Posada Amazonas/Refugios Amazonas Lodge Excursion - 5 Days

Today we’ll set off to the Three Chimbadas Oxbow Lake. We’ll board our boat and cruise along the river for 30 minutes, followed by a beautiful 45-minute hike. Once we reach the lake, we can paddle around the lake on a catamaran, searching for the resident family of nine giant river otters! We can’t guarantee that you’ll see them, but around 60% of our visitors get to see these charming creatures. We should also see plenty of other animals, including caiman, hoatzin, and horned screamers.  

After lunch,  we’ll take a 20-minute boat drive downriver that leads to a trail designed by the staff of the Centro Ñape. The Centro Ñape is a communal organization that produces medicines out of forest plants and administers them to patients at their little clinic. The trail leads through the various medicinal plants, and your local guide can tell you all about their properties and their various uses.   

Later, we’ll head out on a night walk. Many animals are still active after dark, but they are obviously hard to see. But some creatures, like frogs, are much easier to find. And the sound of the jungle at night is quite an experience, making these nocturnal excursions very memorable. 

*Activities at both of these lodges are completely optional so that you can take as easy or as active as you like!

*All activities and excursions are subject to change according to weather conditions and seasons.

Today we’ll head to a wonderful parrot clay lick, which is only a 20-minute walk from Posada Amazonas. From a hide located about 20 meters away, you will see dozens of colorful parrots and parakeets as they come to ingest the clay on the river bank, which contains important minerals. Species you can see here include southern mealy parrots, yellow-headed Amazon parrots, blue-headed parrots, and dusky-headed parakeets. The clay lick is most active at dawn, during the late mornings and mid-afternoons. We’ll head back to the lodge and then set off on our second adventure of the day, a two-hour trek to see the largest tree in the area: the giant ceiba tree. During the hike your guide will tell you more about the natural history of the rainforest and its principal taxonomic groups, and point out many of the incredible plants that grow in this ecosystem.  

On our return to the lodge, we’ll have a tasty lunch before heading downriver for 30 minutes to visit the most complete farm in the community of Infierno. The owner grows a diverse variety of Amazonian crops, some of which are quite common and others that are largely unknown outside of the Amazon Basin. In his garden, just about every plant and tree serves a purpose, and he’ll tell you all about them. After this fascinating trip to the farm, we’ll head back to the lodge for dinner – and maybe a drink or two at the bar. 

*Activities at both of these lodges are completely optional so that you can take as easy or as active as you like!

*All activities and excursions are subject to change according to weather conditions and seasons.

After breakfast, we’ll set off on a short hike to a beautiful old-growth patch of Brazil nut forest. This location has been harvested for decades, if not centuries, and you can see the remains of a harvesting camp that is used two months a year by Brazil nut gatherers. Here your local guide will explain the entire harvesting and production process of the rainforest's only sustainably harvested product, from collection through transportation to drying. This is one of the main sources of income for the local population of Puerto Maldonado, making it one of the sustainable activities with the greatest impact.

After lunch, at the lodge, we’ll set off along a two-kilometer trail to the banks of the Tambopata River. Here we will see the distinction between terra firme forest (rainforest that is not inundated by flooded rivers) and secondary forest, as the trail takes us through both habitats. We’ll also have great views along the Tambopata River.

Afterwards, we’ll head back to the lodge to relax and have dinner on what is, unfortunately, our final night at Posada Amazonas.

*Activities at both of these lodges are completely optional so that you can take as easy or as active as you like!

*All activities and excursions are subject to change according to weather conditions and seasons.

After breakfast it will be time to make our return journey to Puerto Maldonado. We’ll head back to the Tambopata River Port and then continue on to the city. When we arrive in Puerto Maldonado, we’ll take you to the airport or to your hotel. We hope you enjoyed your wonderful experience at the Posada Amazonas in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest! 

Your visit will make a direct contribution to the Native Community of Infierno in their efforts to protect Tambopata.

*Activities at both of these lodges are completely optional so that you can take as easy or as active as you like!

*All activities and excursions are subject to change according to weather conditions and seasons.