TAMBOPATA RAFTING - 9 DAYS
Tambopata - Candamo is a natural reserve in the Peruvian Amazon basin with an enormous biodiversity, which represent native flora and fauna. This river flows from the eastern slope of the Andes from Puno region to the capital city of Puerto Maldonado. We consider as one of the best trips that we offer if you wish to mix adventure with nature, ideal for white water rafting with more that 100 rapids along the river, innumerable variety of life with a lot species and families of trees, species of mammals, butterflies and species of amphibians. A trip to Tambopata rafting is the ultimate once in a life time experience.
Itinerary
DAY 1: JULIACA AIRPORT-PUTINA PUNKU
This trip usually start in Puno, but we can organize a transfer if you are in Lima or any place in Peru. This adventure begins at 8 am. where we depart from Junliaca city. This ride will take us high into the Andes (15,700 feet, 4785 m), passing llama herds, glaciers and spectacular mountain ranges. We begin to descend through small Pre-Inca Sites Cuyo-Cuyo and so to the Amazon cloud forest. From here we drop deeper into the jungle and finally to San Juan de Loro-Putina Punku where will be the beginning of the rafting trip. We organise the expedition, we pack all the gear on the rafts so we can be ready to give a briefing about commands and safety instructions, followed by practice in the river. Only once the passengers have a good working knowledge of the commands and of safety we start descending the river. Today is short with nice little rapids until the first camp.
DAY 2-6
The Tambopata river is different as we enter more into the Jungle. In the beginning the river is narrow with many technical rapids level II and III and III+. As we descend, the Tambopata river changes, with more tributaries that will be increasing the volume of the Tambopata creating class IV rapids with nice waves and holes. There will be plenty of time to take pictures of the rapids and the spectacular scenery around us. After all this exiting section of rapids, the Tambopata river relaxes floating silently through the Amazon jungle, this is a good opportunity to observe the variety of life surround us. We paddle very quiet so we can see capibaras, monkeys, macaws, tapirs, caymans, giant otters, countless species of birds, butterflies and a variety of vegetation. Usually is very difficult to see jaguar and anaconda, but we can be lucky this time and observe this two great animals. In one of this days we will explore a beautiful side trek into the Amazon jungle and see the surroundings around this area. In most of the trips we have a delicious dinner with a fish that our guides will may catch on the Tambopata river.
DAY 7
After an exciting days on this Tambopata rafting, the river becomes flat until we arrive to the last camp. Our camp will be near a macaw clay lick so we can see this natural spectacle the next day.
DAY 8
Today we wake up very early so we can see an extraordinary spectacle of hundreds of macaws, parrots, and parakeets feasting on the minerals contained in the cliff wall, there after after our motor boat will transfers us to Puerto Maldonado, here we can enjoy the luxuries of a refreshing shower, a comfortable bed, fresh food and cold beer and with that the end of our trip.
DAY 9
After breakfast we take an airplane to Cusco or Lima depending the itinerary of each person.
What's included
Professional English speaking guides, certified in swift water rescue and wilderness first responder guides. State of the art rafting equipment including self-bailing rafts, hi-flotation life-jackets, helmets, paddle jackets, dry bags for personal gear, special containers for cameras. Meals (9 breakfast, 8 lunches, 7 dinners). Double tents, safety and professional river system, satellite phone for emergencies, private round trip transportation, video and picture service, complete First aid kit, one night hostal at Puerto Maldonado.
What's not included
Sleeping bag, inflatable mattress, flights or bus from any place at the arrival to Juliaca, tips.
What to bring
Sleeping bag (may rent for $4.00 per day), inflatable mattress (may rent for $4.00 per day) torch/ flashlight, clothing: lightweight long trousers (for evening), shorts, fleece/thermal top, T-shirts, bathing suit, sandals, personal items: eco-friendly toiletries ie. bio-degradable (no place to wash except in the river, no pollutants please!!), hat, sun-block, insect repellent.
PRICE PER PERSON
USD 1800
EUR 1350
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Tambopata rafting can combine with our trekking tours or any other tour in Peru