Ecoamazonia Lodge Tambopata

Eco Amazonia Lodge, located two hours from Puerto Maldonado navigating Madre de Dios river, an Ecological 11856.1ac Reserve within the rainforest in the heart of Amazon paradise in Tambopata, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru.

Few places in the world nature shows so magical conjugation of a vibrant forest, winding rivers, huge swamps, forming lush sustainable ecosystems aguajales, this is why Puerto Maldonado is known as the capital of the Biodiversity of Peru.

Alluvial forests make the area protected by Eco Amazonia Lodge, a tourism project which aims to bring together the visitor with nature. The forests up to 60m (180ft) high and 3m (12ft) in diameter are home to many dominant tree species.

Eco Amazonia Lodge has 50 Bungalows designed and built from local materials following standards of environmental and social responsibility, to provide the comfort, meet your expectations and a feel safe during your stay.

The environment of each room is properly furnished with nets (avoiding the entrance of insects); comfortable room with a master, double or triple beds and private bathroom.

TAMBOPATA
Officially created in 1990 as Tambopata Reserve – Candamo, is located to the east and south of Puerto Maldonado. It consists of 1.5 million hectares (3.5 million acres) in the regions of Madre de Dios and Puno.

Tambopata National Reserve protects a wide variety of landscapes and wildlife, including lakes with Herons, Kingfishers, Caimans and Giant Otters, spectacular waterfalls, incredible clay licks visited by hundreds of Macaws, monkeys and Tapirs, palm swamps different nesting birds, rivers with sandy beaches for camping. All these wonders attract tourists, scientists and wildlife photographers.

ECOPARADISE
An extended visit to The Amazon Paradise

DAY 1
Upon your arrival in Puerto Maldonado, Peru´s Capital City of Biodiversity, we will welcome you at the airport. Then, we´ll start our program with a visit around the city, on a bus. Afterwards, we will go to Puerto Capitanía, to board a motorized riverboat, and we´ll navigate on the Madre de Dios River.

During the journey, we will submerge into a fascinating natural environment, if we are lucky we will witness Ronsocos, Caimans, Turtles, Herons, Cormorants and other animal species in their natural environment.Arriving at the Ecoamazonia Lodge, we will enjoy an exquisite welcome drink, we´ll get settled in our bungalows and will have lunch together.

CAIMÁN COCHA
Once satisfied, you will be conducted by our specialized tour guide through an interpretive trail conveniently signposted to the Caimán Cocha, a small lake with an abundant presence of specimens of Black Caiman (Melanosuchus Niger) and Caiman (Caiman Crocodilus).

At the end of the evening, you will witness the spectacular sunset in the Amazon, an experience full of intensities overwhelming color ranges. Upon returning to the Lodge, a delicious dinner will await you, and enjoy free time to share unforgettable moments at the bar, equipped with an excellent game room and all the drinks you can imagine.

DAY 2
The morning begins with the sound of beautiful birdsongs from the Amazon Paradise. A hearty breakfast will provide the energy for a morning full of new experiences.

LAKE APU VICTOR
After breakfast, we´ll start to hike towards the depths of the forest, on trails especially prepared, with bridges to cross gorges and rivers. During the journey we will observe the flooded forest and a variety of Flora and Wildlife, and continuing we´ll get to the majestic Lake Apu Victor with its crystal clear waters, surrounded by marshes and giant trees.

Afterwards, we´ll go up to the Observation Deck, from which we´ll enjoy a panoramic view on the lake, observing Parrots, Macaws, Toucans, Camungos, Shanshos, Herons and other animals, such as Caimans, Turtles, etc., and if we are lucky, we´ll have a chance to observe the Giant Otter, one of the rainforest´s most spectacular animals. After several hours, we´ll head back to the Lodge to enjoy lunch together.

MONKEY ISLAND
In the afternoon, accompanied by our specialized guide, we will visit Monkey Island, a unique place in the heart of Madre de Dios River, five minutes away from the Lodge.

During the hike, we will observe extraordinary landscapes, with an exuberant flora, sheltering a variety of monkey species, in their natural habitat, such as Maquisapas, Capuchins, Small Lion Monkeys, Frailes, Cotos and other animal species like the Coati and Sloths and a great variety of birds.

Finally, we´ll complete our visit of the island, enjoying the sunset, with the most impressive dusk in the jungle. Back to the lodge we conclude the day with a pleasant dinner.

DAY 3
The morning begins with the sound of beautiful birdsongs from the Amazon Paradise. A hearty breakfast will provide the energy for a morning full of new experiences.

LOST COCHA
After breakfast, we will start an adventure in the virgin rainforest, and accompanied by a local guide, we´ll go on a hike in the deep jungle, to get to the Lost Cocha which constitutes a refuge and feeding ecosystem for a huge variety of animals.

There, we´ll have the chance to observe Otters, Caimans, Turtles, Sachavacas (Tapirs) Birds with multicolored feathers, the majestic Jaguar and a variety of fish species. This area is unique and proper to the Ecoamazonia´s Ecological Reserve which maintains it intact, with huge swamps and diverse “aguajales”.

Then, we´ll get to the extraordinary Observation Deck, from which we´ll be able to appreciate the immense and magical rainforest. Afterwards, we´ll have a pleasant canoe ride around the lake and will return to the lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon, we´ll have the opportunity to pay an optional visit to the local Botanical Garden or if you prefer, you´ll have the option to relax around the Pool. In the evening, enjoy our farewell dinner, a fun night at the bar and game room to say goodbye to friends you made during your stay.

DAY 4
The morning begins with the sound of beautiful birdsongs from the Amazon Paradise. A hearty breakfast will provide the energy for a morning full of new experiences.

GAMITANA RIVER
After breakfast, we will set off on another excursion through the magical jungle, navigating on the Madre de Dios River to the GAMITANA or BRIOLO RIVER for a fun, refreshing and safe swim.

Enjoy sport fishing activities, birds, alligators, turtles, observation at the majestic Madre de Dios River panorama, we will also visit to a local family dedicated to agriculture within the jungle banks of Madre de Dios River.

We will return to the lodge to enjoy our lunch. In the afternoon, free time to take pictures, enjoy the Lodge and the possibility of visiting the botanical garden to watch our medicinal plants and fruit trees. In the evening, enjoy our farewell dinner, a fun night at the bar and game room to say goodbye to friends you made during your stay.

DAY 5
After a restful night’s sleep, the morning begins with the sound of beautiful birdsongs from the Amazon Paradise. In our dining room awaits a farewell breakfast before embarking the return to Puerto Maldonado.

BIRDWATCHING
Ornithology, birdwatching, it is a special fascination of observers and a great amount of people who without being it set out to see with their own eyes different species of birds that live in this area.

Ecoamazonia lodge, an ecological and natural reservation, it offers us an appropriate place for those who please of observation, the reservation lodges a great variety of bird species that is considered a glad, intensive and elegant attractive because of their forms and colours.

We’d like to invite you to increase your bird’s list, make new discoveries about the bird’s behaviour and their ecology, and finally you can enjoy looking at the birds.

There are lots of exclusive and strategic places, from where you can investigate or observe birds, the most important places are: The Monkey Island, Las Plataformas de la Cocha Perdida, Apu Victor and other places as beaches and Aguajales. The watcher will take the most necessary provisions, and the time availability , in order to reach the goal, “BIRDWATCHING”.

According to the study conducted by the “Tambopata Project” – tourism development and its impact on neotropical fauna Tambopata in southeastern Peru, recommended for Tourism and Conservation.

Project led by Tambopata Reserve Society – Research and Monitoring Studies (TReeS-RAMOS), an investigation that lasted 23 months (January 1997 – November 1998), and published in March 2000. Of all the included locations of study in “Tambopata Project” Ecoamazonia Lodge included 378 different species, also being Ecoamazonia Lodge with the most species of birds recorded.

Rooms: 50

Price: from 477 EUR per night

Source: www.ecoamazonia.com