3 Day Amazon Tour

Day 1:

We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco and take you to the airport, where you will board your one hour flight to Puerto Maldonado. Upon your arrival, the staff from Corto Maltes will welcome you at the airport of Puerto Maldonado and take you, in 40 minutes, by motorized canoe to their lodge.

Upon arrival at the lodge of Corto Maltes, a welcome cocktail will be waiting for you and you will have free time to settle into your private bungalow and relax or explore the area around the lodge.

Lunch.

After lunch, we will take you on your first walking excursion of approximately 3 hours, which will lead us into the tropical forest to discover a great variety of medicinal plants, tropical trees, insects and butterflies. On the trail, we will stop at a viewpoint from where we will have the opportunity to observe toucans and other birds.

Return to the lodge, and at sunset a boat-trip for a ‘caiman safari'.

Overnight at the lodge in your private bungalow.

Day 2:

An early rise and, even before breakfast, we'll prepare ourselves for a short (20 minute) walk to the "collpa"; where at least 5 different species of parrots come down from the trees to eat a special type of clay indispensable for their metabolism.

8:00 AM: Breakfast and free time to relax in your hammocks or explore the nearby trails.

10:30 AM: we will board our motorized canoe for an expedition to Monkey Island, where different species of monkeys live in total freedom. After exploring Monkey Island, we embark and travel for 30 minutes until a place from where it's a 5 km walk through exuberant tropical vegetation in order to arrive at the magical Lake Sandoval. Lunch will be served here.

At Lake Sandoval, we can observe numerous species of animals such as: the Giant Otter, the Hoatzin bird, the Kingfisher bird, the Snakebird, the Howler Monkeys, Squirrel Monkeys and Capuchins monkeys. Among the fish, the Piranha is the most famous and the giant Paiche that can measure up to 2.50m and weigh over 200kgs can be seen. All of this can be discovered comfortably by canoeing until sundown. We will return to the river at night to see some nocturnal animals.

8:00 PM: Dinner is served at the lodge. After dinner, we can enjoy the uncountable stars from the relaxing deckchairs on the veranda, or play pool in the adjacent lounge. Overnight at the lodge in your private bungalow.

Day 3:

7:45 AM: After breakfast, we embark for the return trip to Puerto Maldonado. Before we head to the airport, we will visit Puerto Maldonado's colorful local market (only possible when having a late flight). The visit to the local market can also be scheduled on day 1 of your arrival at Puerto Maldonado. This depends on the arrival and departure time of your flights.

You will then arrive at the airport and board your flight to Cusco/Lima.

End of program.

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* The tour can be cancelled up to 30 days before the departure date and we will send you a full refund for this portion. However, we will not refund the part of your deposit which we used to buy your flight-tickets, plus administration costs (10%)

* No-shows will not be refunded