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CHUNCHO CLAY LICK TAMBOPATA NATIONAL RESERVE 03 Days / 02 Nights RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS SAC Av. Aeropuerto Km6 cpm La Joya Puerto Maldonado Telephone (+511) 719-6422 info@rainforest.com.pe www.PeruNature.com RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS – REFUGIO AMAZONAS ECOLODGE
Refugio Amazonas is built on a 200 hectare private reserve on the buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve. It is becoming integrated to the communities of Brazil nut extractors that surround it, attempting to extend the benefits of ecotourism to the families that commit to the sustainable use of the forest within this buffer zone. To get here you must fly to Puerto Maldonado from Lima or Cusco on daily commercial. From the airport you are transported by bus to the Infierno River Port where you board our boats for the two and half hour trip to Refugio Amazonas. Refugio Amazonas is located ten minutes walking from the river. Refugio Amazonas is our new 32 bedroom lodge, opened in 2005. Its location two hours upriver from Refugio Amazonas is ideal for stand-alone two or three night experiences and for breaking the expeditions to and from Tambopata Research Center. ITINERARY DAY 1 Arrival & Reception by Guide Our guides are tourism professionals or community members. Unless noted otherwise, our guides speak English. We assign guides at 10:1 ratio in Refugio Amazonas. This means groups smaller than 10 people will be merged with other groups under one guide. If you would like a private guide or a guide in a language other than English please let us know. Transfer Airport to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters 1
Upon arrival from Lima or Cusco, we will welcome you at the airport and drive you ten minutes to our Puerto Maldonado headquarters. While enjoying your first taste of the forest in our gardens we will ask you to pack only the necessary gear for your next few days, and leave the rest at our safe deposit. This helps us keep the boats and cargo light. Transfer Pto Maldonado Headquarters to Tambopata River Port Skirting Puerto Maldonado, we drive 20 kilometers to the Tambopata River Port, entering the Native Community of Infierno. The port is a communal business. Transfer Boat - Tambopata River Port to Refugio Amazonas The two and a half hour boat ride from the Tambopata Port to Refugio Amazonas will take us past the Community of Infierno and the Tambopata National Reserve´s checkpoint and into the buffer zone of this 1.3 million hectare conservation unit. Orientation Upon arrival, the lodge manager will welcome you and brief you with important navigation and security tips. Caiman Search We will be out at the river’s edge at night, scanning the shores with headlamps and flashlights to catch the red gleams of reflection from caiman eyes. Meals : Box Lunch & Dinner Overnight : Refugio Amazonas Lodge DAY 2 Canopy Tower A thirty minute walk from Refugio Amazonas leads to the 25 meter scaffolding canopy tower. A bannistered staircase running through the middle provides safe access to the platforms above. The tower has been built upon high ground, therefore increasing your horizon of the continuous primary forest extending out towards the Tambopata National Reserve. From here views of mixed species canopy flocks as well as toucans, macaws and raptors are likely. Chuncho Clay Lick Two hours from Refugio Amazonas, deep in the Tambopata National Reserve we will stop at the Chuncho claylick. After a brief walk (~5 minutes) we will have the chance to see dozens of large macaws feeding on the special sodium rich clays of the riverbank. The Chuncho claylick probably attracts more large macaws than any other claylick in the world and the sight of dozens of macaws taking flight is truly unforgettable. The details of our stopover will depend on the weather and the amount of macaw activity, as the birds don’t visit the clay lick when it is raining. Oxbow Lake Visit We will paddle around the lake on a canoe or a catamaran, looking for lakeside wildlife such as hoatzin, caiman and hornerd screamers, hoping to see the otters which are infrequently seen here. You will also be rewarded with overhead sightings of macaws. 2
Night walk You will have the option of hiking out at night, when most of the mammals are active but difficult to see. Easier to find are frogs with shapes and sounds as bizarre as their natural histories. Meals : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Overnight : Refugio Amazonas Lodge DAY 3 Transfer to Puerto Maldonado Headquarters Airport We retrace our river and road journey back to Puerto Maldonado, our office and the airport. Depending on airline schedules, this may require dawn departures. Meals
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RATES: Room Type
Pax en Doble
Superior Room 615 Classic Room 535 Additional Night – Superior Room 217 Additional Night – Classic Room 175 ** Add US$.50 Park entrance fee per person
Pax en Simple 798 698 295 242
NOTES: Prices in American dollars GENERAL CONDITIONS: Included Price per person Meals as mentioned in the itinerary Accommodations River transportation, and transfer from and to the airport of Puerto Maldonado. Not Included International or domestic airfares Airport departure taxes or visa fees Excess baggage charges Additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations Alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks. Insurance of any kind Laundry Phone calls or messages US$. 50 Park entrance fee. 3
Boat Transportation Rainforest Expeditions boats are 20-foot long, roofed canoes. Outboard boat engine are 75hp 4 cycle, eco-friendly, low emission motors. Transfer-in (From Puerto Maldonado to Lodge): we have two departures daily at 13:00 and 14:30 Transfer-out (Lodge to Puerto Maldonado): Two daily departures at 07:00 and 08:00 For other schedule possibilities please consult us TRIP RECOMMENDATIONS Luggage is hand-carried at various stages in the trip for long distance. We strongly recommend you limit your weight to 15 kilos (32 pounds a piece). If you are visiting other destinations in Peru or South America that require different kinds of clothing, you can always pack separate bags and safely leave them at our offices in Puerto Maldonado on the first day so we won’t be carrying them around uselessly. Your bag will be waiting for you at the airport the day you leave. What to bring suggestions: Good binoculars Camera gear Tight-weave, light colored, long cotton pants Long sleeved, tight-weave, light colored cotton shirts Ankle-high hiking boots and sneakers Flashlight with batteries Sun block lotion Sunglasses Broad-brimmed hat Rain suit or poncho Insect repellent Small denomination bills Small daypack Booking and cancellation policies: As soon as your booking is confirmed by Rainforest Expeditions we will send you a link payment and will request the following information for your trip: forename, surname, passport number, country of origin, occupation, date of birth, language for guiding, arrival and departure flight information in Puerto Maldonado like the Flight number in order to issue the boarding pass when leaving from Puerto Maldonado. Please report any dietary restrictions or physical condition that we should be aware of. CANCELLATIONS – NO SHOWS
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Cancellations within 15 days before departure date will be billed at full fare. These cancellations will be considered as no show.
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