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Puerto
Maldonado |
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SANDOVAL CLASSIC 4 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS TOUR |
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Daily Departures on High Season (From
April to November)
Per Person Prices:$558 based on Double occupancy
Per Person Prices:$636 based on Single occupancy |
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Note: We require minimum two
passengers traveling together If single traveler ask for
the supplement.
The Sandoval Classic is an interesting visit to the
Sandoval Lake, the Reserved Zone, and the adjacent
Bahuaje-Sonene National Park. This park is home to over
20,000 plant species, over 900 species of birds (more
than all the species in the continental USA), 91 mammals,
1230 butterflies, 127 amphibians and reptiles, and much
more! It is also a haven for the Amazon's largest, most
spectacular and most endangered predators - the Jaguar,
the Giant Otter, the Harpy Eagle and the Black Caiman.
Located a 25 minute motor canoe ride down the River
Madre de Dios from Puerto Maldonado, Sandoval Lake Lodge
is perched above what many rainforest specialists feel
is the most attractive lake in Southern Peru, if not in
the entire Peruvian Amazon. The whole complex is housed
in one structure and includes 25 double occupancy rooms
(16 with private baths and 9 with sharing facilities),
hot showers, and a spacious dining room overlooking the
lake. |
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Duration 4 Days & 3 Night
High season: From April to November
Low season From Jan to Mar and Dec
Departures Daily departures
Airfares Not included, available upon request
Customizable YES, feel free to ask for extra
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DAY 1 DISCOVER THE JUNGLE
Transfer
from Puerto Maldonado airport to the river port on the
Madre de Dios River. A 25 minutes journey down the Madre
de Dios River by motor canoe brings you to the riverside
trailhead to Sandoval Lake Lodge. From here the trail
takes you on a 2-miles (3,2-kilometers) walk through
secondary forest, until we reach a small canal where we
board canoes and are paddled 220 yards (201 meters)
through a flooded forest of 100-foot (30-meters) tall
Mauritia palms. As the canal opens onto the shimmering
surface of the lake, we transfer to a catamaran and are
leisurely paddled across half the lake to the lodge.
After lunch and a brief rest to avoid the early
afternoon heat, we will learn about the history of the
lodge and the philosophy of its founders. Then we once
again board the catamaran and set off to explore the
entire west end of the lake. Here, in the flooded palm
forest we drift to the sounds of hundreds of Red-Bellied
Macaws as they return to the palm forest for the night.
This macaw species is found locally in parts of the
Amazon, always living in flooded palm forests such as
the beautiful palm stand at Sandoval Lake. At 500-800
birds, this flock of macaws at Sandoval Lake is
currently the largest reported in the world for this
highly-specialized macaw.
As night falls we will look for the large and extremely
rare Black Caimans. If it is a clear starlit night, we
will also be able to float in the middle of the lake to
marvel at the brilliance of the sky and listen to the
sounds of the forest.
We return to the lodge for a short video or slide
presentation and dinner. At any point, you could step
out from the bar to admire the wide variety of nocturnal
moths, beetles and praying mantis attracted to our black
light in the lodge clearing.
For those with lots of energy, our guide will take us on
a short night-walk into the forest behind the lodge. (L,D).
DAY 2 SANDOVAL LAKE
A
pre-dawn wake-up call will enable us to be on the lake
for sunrise and a hopeful encounter with the family of
Giant Otters who frequent the lake and are most active
at this time of day. Sandoval Lake offers abundant
wildlife including over 40 species of birds resident to
its lake margins, most of the fish-eating water birds
around the lake actively fish in the early morning as
well, and this outing should provide excellent views, of
the prehistoric- looking Hoatzins, These are easy to
observe and also photograph from the paddled canoes or
catamarans.
After returning for a late breakfast we set off into the
cool under story of the tall virgin forest near the lake
to see some towering wild Brazil Nut trees and a
demonstration of how our hosts collect, open and
commercialize this important natural product.
After lunch and an hour or so to relax we once again
board the catamaran to explore the eastern part of the
lake, where we might see one or more of the five species
of monkeys who live in the forest near the lake, such as
the Brown Capuchin Monkey and Squirrel Monkey.
Before dinner we will again enjoy an informative natural
history video or slide presentation. We will leave after
dinner to try and spot some Black Caimans on the lake,
or to go on a short night walk through the primary
forest. (B,L,D)
DAY 3 RAINFOREST
After
a dawn breakfast, we will cross the lake by catamaran
and take a short walk into the interior of the Mauritia
palm forest to stand beneath and closely view the
impressive morning congregations, this place has a very
interesting concentration of parrots, parakeets and
large and small macaws that can be observed using dead
Mauritia palm trees, some of them are resident nesters (Yellow
headed Parrot, Mealy Parrot, Blue headed Parrot, Scarlet
Macaw, blue and Yellow Macaw, Red and Green Macaw,
Chestnut fronted Macaw, Dusky headed Parakeet, Red
bellied Macaw, Cobalt winged Parakeet, Tui Parakeet).
Returning from the macaw show we will cross the lake to
explore a primary forest trail and admire the impressive
ancient rainforest trees and lianas with our
knowledgeable resident naturalist guide. As we walk, the
forest will be brought to life as your guide explains
the ecology of the rainforest and its diverse flora and
fauna.
We return for lunch, and then there is an optional rest
for those who would like to escape the early afternoon
heat. For those still full of energy, there is an option
to independently explore some of the forest trails using
our trail map. You might stroll through our medicinal
plant garden or watch hummingbirds visiting the nectar
feeders, or the tanagers visiting our fruit feeders.
In the cooler late afternoon we will once again board
the catamaran to explore the eastern end of the lake,
and hopefully experience a spectacular sunset over the
lake before returning to the lodge for dinner. For some
people, an alternative afternoon activity would be to
relax on benches inside the forest perched above a clear
running stream in which a variety of bathing
hummingbirds and forest birds visit.
After dinner, there is a final chance to look for Black
Caiman on the lake, or to go on a short night hike
through the forest. (B,L,D)
DAY 4 TRANSFER OUT
After
early breakfast we leave near dawn and we take a final,
shorter paddle around the west end of the lake to try
and glimpse the Giant Otters before returning by motor
canoe for the 35 minutes return trip to the Puerto
Maldonado Airport, taking advantage of valuable early
morning wildlife activity along the river. From here you
fly to Cusco or Lima, where your jungle adventure ends.
(B)
Please note that the program may vary slightly so as to
maximize your wildlife sightings, depending on the
reports of our researchers and experienced naturalist
guides based at the lodge.
END OF OUR SEVICES |
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INCLUDES: All hotel and lodge
accommodations based on double or single occupancy. All
scheduled land, lake and river transportation. All
transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking
guide services. All entrance fees. Meals as specified in
the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
Tambopata National Reserve entrance fee. International
or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes or visa
fees, excess baggage charges, additional nights during
the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic
beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any
kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages,
reconfirmation of international flights and items of
personal nature. |
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