Tambopata Tour With Full Sandoval Lake 3d/2n

Duration

3 days

Max People

12

Min Age

6+

Pickup

Hotel - Bus

Tour Details

Tambopata Tour & Full Sandoval Lake Expedition (3 Days / 2 Nights)

Our Tambopata Tour with Full Sandoval Lake 3D/2N is the perfect short Amazonian adventure, starting from the biodiversity capital of Peru, Puerto Maldonado. This immersive itinerary takes you deep into the heart of the Tambopata National Reserve to explore one of the most beautiful and wildlife-rich oxbow lakes in the Peruvian Amazon.

Expedition Highlights:

  • Sandoval Lake Navigation: Cruise down the scenic Madre de Dios River and hike into the reserve to reach the pristine mirrors of Sandoval Lake. Enjoy a breathtaking, unforgettable Amazonian sunset from our wooden rowboats.

  • Abundant Wildlife Spotting: Multi-species monkey troops (howler, squirrel, and capuchin monkeys), prehistoric Hoatzin birds, black caimans, and legendary Giant River Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) playing in their natural habitat.

  • The Palm Clay Lick (Collpa de Palmeras): Witness an incredible morning spectacle at the palm clay lick, where colorful macaws, parrots, and parakeets gather to feed on palm seeds and minerals.

  • Ancient Giant Trees: Hike beneath a pristine rainforest canopy dominated by ancient, towering trees—such as the majestic Brazil Nut and Kapok trees—that are over 100 years old.

  • Amazonian Night Walk: Venture into the jungle after dark with an expert naturalist guide to discover a completely different world of nocturnal creatures, including tarantulas, frogs, and glowing insects.

Trip details


  • Location: Tambopata National Reserve (Sandoval Lake)

  • Duration: 03 Days / 2 Nights

  • Availability: Daily Departures

  • Altitude: 183 m.a.s.l. (Lowland Amazon Rainforest)

  • Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

  • Boat Navigation: Approx. 45 Minutes along Madre de Dios River

  • Transportation: Motorized Outboard Boat & Jungle Trekking

  • Group Language: English / Spanish (Official Naturalist Guide)

Recommendations


  • High-SPF sunblock protection.

  • Mosquito repellent with at least 10% DEET.

  • Comfortable cap or sun hat.

  • Waterproof rain poncho or rain gear.

  • Lightweight long pants and long-sleeved shirts (essential for trail walks).

  • Flashlight or headlight with extra batteries for the night walk.

  • Sturdy hiking shoes or trekking boots.

  • Binoculars (highly recommended for spotting otters and birds on the lake).

  • Ziploc or plastic bags to protect cameras and electronics from humidity or unexpected rain.

Bring With You:


  • Original passport / Valid ISIC student card

  • Waterproof clothing and comfortable walking shoes
  • Camera and extra batteries

  • Mosquito repellent and sunscreen

  • Cash in small denominations ($, €, or S/)

Included/Excluded

  • Bilingual local tour guide.
  • Meals according to requirements (vegetarian).
  • Purified water.
  • Transfer transportation to the airport.
  • Rooms with private bathroom.
  • First-aid kit.
  • Rubber boots for the rainy season.
  • Entrance tickets to the Reservation Tambopata.
  • Alcoholic drinks.
  • Airplane or bus tickets.
  • Taxes of the airport.
  • Tips.

Tour Plan

Day 01 Puerto Maldonado – Walk- Sandoval Lake

Upon arrival to Puerto Maldonado, at the airport or bus station, you will meet your guide, who will be waiting for you and will transfer you to our office located in downtown, where you will be able to re-pack and to leave the baggage that you won’t need to take to the tour. Then we will go to the Touristic port (Puerto Capitania), from where we will go aboard in a motorized boat, that will take us for 45 minutes downstream until the port Sandoval, and we will enter to the lake Sandoval located inside the Tambopata National Reserve. To arrive to the lake Sandoval, we will have to walk 3 Km. (muddy in the wet season) in one hour approximately and we will arrive at a small port, where we will take a rowing canoe, and after half hour of rowing we will arrive at the port of the Maloka Sandoval Lodge. When we will arrive to the lodge we will have a hot welcome with a flavorful typical juice, and after a brief explanation above the lodge, you will be lodging in a comfortable room. After a rest, equipped with a flashlight or headlight we will take a night walk in the forest to go in search of the night monkey (Musmuqui), frogs, snakes and insects that are active during the night. Return to the Lodge to has dinner and spend the night.

Day 2 Sandoval Lake- Brasil Nut Trail- Caiman Search Night

Early on board of a canoe, we will go around the lake Sandoval trying to see some of the most important conserved species in the lake, considered as flag species, ones of the endangered animal that lives in small and very territorial family groups: the giant river otters or river wolves (the biggest in the world) that feed and fish around the lake early morning, the giant otter feeds up to 4 kilos of fish a day. We will return to the Lodge for the breakfast, brief rest. After the necessary resting, we will leave the lodge and we will go to walk in the Terra Firme forest trying to know more about the medicinal plants and diurnal mammals like monkeys, wild cats, peccaries and birds like toucans. In addition, we will try to know about the ecology of the Brazil nut tree or chestnut tree that is considered like an umbrella species, because helps to protect other flora and fauna species. Return to the Lodge for lunch and nap time. In the afternoon we will leave again the lodge to take a canoe to go around the lake Sandoval lo look for monkeys (cappuccinos, squirrels, red howler), herons, kingfishers, cormorants, shanshos that live and they feed in the forest around the lake, at the time that we will go back to the lodge, helped with flashlight we will be able to see the reflection of the black caiman eyes that usually hunt at night in the shore of the lake, we will approach them, we will take to them photos and we will talk about their natural history. Return to the Lodge to have dinner and spend the night.

Day 3 Sandoval Lake- Puerto Maldonado

Very early after breakfast we will leave the Tambopata National Reserve taking the same way to the entrance, going back to the Sandoval port in the Madre de Dios River, where will be waiting for us our boat to return to Puerto Maldonado, after re-packing your luggage, the guide will take you to the airport or terrapuerto.

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