CODE : XA- 9
ROAD : Closed
ALTITUDE : 3350m - 800m
HIGH-SEASON : All year long
DURATION : 04 days (possibility for longer)
Going back to nature couldn't be complete without a visit to Puerto Maldonado from where you can easily enter the jungle and observe the huge bio-diversity of plants and animals as well as the way of life of the Amazonian population.
Puerto Maldonado is the main city of the department of Madre de Dios and was isolated from the rest of the country because of the Andes and the stream of the Madre de Dios for a long time. She's situated between four large natural reserves that are considered to be some of the most beautiful in the world and where are living some of the last Indian tribes that never had any contact with the civilized world.
The city of Puerto Maldonado was born with the rubber-boom in the beginning of the 20st century. She owes her recent expansion to the gold-fever that marked the "70ies in this region and to the construction of an airport in the early "80ies.
Puerto Maldonado is also known because the famous rubber-baron Fitzcarrald passed there in 1897. He has been immortalized by the genius of Klaus Kinski in Werner Herzog's film "Fitzcarraldo" in 1982. The steam-boat that this eccentric character, from a Peruvian mother and American father, had pulled through the jungle and over the mountains still remains nearby there in the jungle.
Around Puerto Maldonado are living countless species of birds, alligators, turtles, bats, butterflies, etcetera Everything one needs to find his place in nature again and to shiver with frenzy An absolute must for all nature lovers!
1 st Day - Puerto Maldonado - Adventure-trip - Campsite
We'll pick you up at Puerto Maldonado-airport and transfer you to the city. From there we'll take you to Puerto Pastora where you'll receive a typical drink of this region and where we'll start our adventure-journey. We'll follow the river Madre de Dios upwards for 6 hours in a private motorized canoe until the Pariamanu Macaw Refuge. Depending at what time we arrive we'll have our lunch-box aboard.
During our trip we'll be able to see numerous types of birds such as herons (big and small), kingfishers, turkey buzzards, wild ducks, caracaras, sparrowhawks, eagles, parrots, caimans, enjoying the sun, etc.
We'll camp in the beach of Pariamanu where we'll have diner. Afterwards we'll explore with our canoes and torch-lights these beaches and, as the jungle mostly awakes at night, we'll be able to see caimans, birds and probably a lot more.
We'll spend the night in a very comfortable campsite.
2 nd Day - Pariamanu Macaw Refuge - Walking - Campsite
In the morning after a very early breakfast we'll continue our journey for 3 hours direction the Pariamanu Macaw Refuge from where we'll have a walk on some small trails to find some animals and admire the diversity of flowers and medicinal plants, exotic palms, gigantic trees, insects, mushrooms, etc.
We'll return to our second campsite that will be in the Pariamanu Macaw Refuge where we'll have lunch and enjoy of a well earned rest. Depending of our time we'll have a bath in safe waters or visit the indigenous people and appreciate their ancestral way of life in harmony with nature.
Back to our campsite where we'll have diner before going on a nocturnal hike direction the small macaw law which is the place where animals gather to eat salt and clay.
3 rd Day - Colpa de Guacamayos - Small Alligator-Lake - Campsite
In the morning we'll visit the macaw law of Guacamayos and parrots where these birds gather in a fantastic mix of colors to eat clay. It's an unforgettable experience.
Afterwards we'll see a small lake called "Alligator-Lake" where we can see a lot of birds and where it's possible fishing. Afterwards we'll head ourselves towards a special place where we'll be able to bathe. We'll camp close to the city where we'll have diner. Afterwards we'll make a campfire and the guide will count us some mysterious tales from the jungle. We'll pass the night gazing at the stars in our comfortable campsite.
4 th Day - Campsite - Puerto Maldonado - Airport
After our breakfast we'll transfer you to the city of Puerto Maldonado and from there to the airport.
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