SANDOVAL LAKE 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS
PROGRAM ITINERARY
DAY 1
Arrival and reception by guide or transfer at the airport or bus station.
Our guides are highly experienced professionals with deep knowledge of the area and rainforest, we provide 1 guide for a group of max 8 people, our tours are focused on nature and wildlife
Transfer from the airport to our main office in town.
Upon arrival to Pto. Maldonado City, our Transfer or guide will welcome you and drive you for a few minutes to our office in town.
In our office we recommend you to pack only the necessary stuff you need for your next couple of days, the main luggage will stay at our safe room, Transportation it’s easier that way, and keep our boats and porter cargo light, we provide you duffel at the office if necessary
In full company and orientation of our
Box lunch in the boat. We can customize your box lunch with a vegetarian option, we also provide cold bottled drinks in the boat
The trail takes you on a 1.6 miles walk (2.5 kilometers) walk through a successional forest, former Giant natural bamboo forest, habitat for monkeys, sloth and macaws, until we reach a small canal where we board our paddle-canoes, we paddle for 100 meters (nearly the same in yards) through a palm-forest swamp, abundance of “aguajes” (mauritia Palms) those palm provide the most popular fruit of the Peruvian rainforest, highly consume by locals as drinks and ice-creams.
Once onto the glass-like surface of the lake, we continue leisurely around the lake to the B&B.
A welcome drink and briefing from the lodge’s manager at the reception area of the B&B.
Accommodation and a Little rest, at rooms or hummocks
Before dinner depending on arrival time we set off to explore part of the lake, looking for monkeys or black Cayman (black Caymans are the biggest of the Cayman and alligator family, the biggest one seen at the lake 6 meters long/20 feet so fur) in the flooded palm forest we can see hundreds of Red-bellied macaws as they return to roost. One the few species of macaws that Amazon in flocks and mauritia palm swamps such the one at Sandoval Lake.
We also have the option of a night walk into the forest behind the B&B.
Dinner at the B&B.
DAY 2
An early wake call and meeting at the lodges’ dining room to visit the lake for sunrise and a hopeful encounter with the friendly family of Giant Otters who are highly active at this time of the lake, Giant otters must eat an average of 8 pounds of fish a day (4 kilos)
Sandoval lake offers abundant wildlife including, red-bellied species of monkeys, black Caymans, over 40 species of birds resident to the lakes’ shore, all 5 species of kingfisher of Peru, and the most abundant group of Hoatzin, all the animals here are easy to photograph from the boats.
Return to the B&B for breakfast.
By mid-morning we set off into the jungle to see Giant trees like the kapok and Brazil nut trees the two biggest trees of the Amazon, our guide will show you and demonstrate how we collect open and commercialize this extremely important product to our local economy.
We return midday to the B&B.
Lunch
A Little rest in the bungalows or hummocks.
At evening we take our paddle-canoe and explore a different area of the lake in search of the different troops of monkeys, highly active at this time of the day, Brown Capuchin monkey and Squirrel monkey live in the forest near the lake.
Before dinner, we will again enjoy a nice night walk looking for the spooky tarantulas and snakes.
Dinner
DAY 3
Optional hiking in the jungle or early visit to the lake before breakfast and transfer back to the office and the airport
important note:
JunglePro tours always have a maximum of 8 people per group*, standard its 4-6 people in order to maximize the experience, which means a much higher standard operational service. the price given its the max price our clients can pay and its full board: Entrances fees, food, transportation, guides, tours, transfers, all payments fees and full 24 H support its included in this max price, price can be lower depending on season, dates and number of people, you must send us an email to give you the final price , you can get additional 5% discount if you pay cash in USD or the equivalent in Soles
*8 people put together at the beginning of a tour, for groups traveling together or family groups, then the number is unlimited.
Inquire this destination mentioning the nights, number of people and dates to jungleproperu@gmail.com