Day 1: Flight to Puerto Maldonado

Flight to Puerto Maldonado town (120 mt). As soon as we arrive to Southern Amazon, we will be transfer to the main river dock at Madre de Dios River side to take our short boat trip for 30 minutes downstream with the chance to watch some wading bird species as Drab Water Tyrant, Southern Lapwing, Collared Plover, Large and Yellow-billed Tern. As soon we arrive to the entrance of Lake Sandoval located in Tambopata National Reserve, we will take the only trail available for visitors which in last few years was build a woody platform walkway along the trail making much easier to walk because before was all muddy and too hard to walk through. The trail is only 3 km to reach a small waterway where all visitors take a small boat with paddles and get into the main lake and lodges located at one side of the lake Sandoval allowed by the National Reserve. We will have a chance to find several species along the trail and along the lake on our way to our lodge to stay. Night in Sandoval Lodge

Day 2-3: Oxbow Lake birding, Giant River Otters, Monkeys & Trails

Early birding by boat along the lake for several species such as Ringed, Green, Amazon, Green and Rufous, Pygmy Kingfishers, Agami, Capped, Cocoi Herons, Green ibis, Sungrebe, Silvered, Banded Antbirds, Streak Antwren, Long-billed Woodcreeper, Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Hoatzin, Black-cowled Wood-Rail, White-winged, White-banded Swallows and many others species and with good luck a family of Giant River Otter, Black Caiman, Red-howler Monkey. After a great first hour of the morning, we will back for breakfast and then some birding along the trails with the chance to find: Cream-colored, Lineated, Ringed Woodpeckers, Crimson-crested, Red-necked Woodpeckers, Great, Bluish and Paradise Jacamar, Black-tailed, Blue-crowned, Collared, Amazonian Trogons, Amazonian, Rufous, Broad-billed Motmots, Pale-winged Trumpeter, Curl-crested, Ivory-billed, Letter, Chestnut-eared Aracaris, Buff-throated, Cinnamon-throated, Elegant, Inambari, Wedge-billed, Plain-brown, Long-tailed Woodcreepers, Black-faced, White-browed, Chestnut-tailed, Gray, White-throated Antbirds, Purple-throated, Bare-necked Fruitcrow, Golden-Collared Toucanet. Nights in Sandoval Lodge

Day 4: Birding to Puerto Maldonado – Refugio Amazonas Lodge

Morning birding along the trails and after we will start our trip back to Puerto Maldonado to be transfer to our last lodge in Tambopata. The lodge is located at one side of Tambopata River by boat is 1 hour and with by car and boat 2 hours from Puerto Maldonado town. The lodge surrounding provides different types of forest to find some species that we did no see yet and there is a canopy tower about 43 mt hight providing an amazing view and better chances to see canopy species. Night Refugio Amazonas

Day 5-6: Macaw Clay lick & birding trails

Early visit the biggest concentration of macaws & parrots in Tambopata Reserve knows as Macaw Clay Lick, where more than hundred species meet every morning to socialize and some clay from the river cliff as part of their diet. After amazing morning we will head back to our Lodge. In the afternoon we will do the canopy tower and some trails, if time permits we will search for some owls. Night in Refugio Amazonas

Day 7: Morning birding & Back to Puerto Maldonado 

Early birding and then we will be transfer to Puerto Maldonado hotel and after we will keep birding for some species only found near Puerto Maldonado as Purus, White-throated, Bluish-fronted Jacamars, Straight-billed Woodcreeper, Hooded Tanager, Blue-headed Macaw, Rusty-backed Antbird, Black-bellied and white-faced whistling-duck, Brazilian Teal, Southern and Pied Lapwing and several other species. 

Day 8: Birding to Cicra los Amigos Research Center

Today we will have a nice trip to at the other side of Madre De Dios and los Amigos River for more amazonian species. We will have a 1 hour drive and then 3 hours by boat up Madre de Dios River. As soon we arrive will be accommodate and then some birding arround the lodge and trails. Night in Cicra

Day 9 -10: Full day birding at Cicra

Early birding along the trails searching for mixed flocks and more target species. And during the nights some owls search. Nights in Cicra

Day 11: Birding back to Puerto Maldonado - Flight to Lima

Early birding and then back to Puerto Maldonado, if time permit we can do some birding at other spots for some missing species the we will be transfer to the airport for the flight to Lima.