Cusco · PUERTO MALDONADO & TAMBOPATA TOURS
10 reviewed
A short flight drops you from thin mountain air into the Amazon basin. These are the best Tambopata trips: lodge standards on the river, night walks and canopy towers, Sandoval Lake canoe days, macaw clay licks, and how many nights you actually need to see something.
Three days in Peru’s Tambopata rainforest with a 35-meter canopy zipline, river caimans, Lake Sandoval wildlife, and clay licks.
“The guided tour, the guide and the flexibility it offered. The overall experience!”
A 4-day Tambopata rainforest tour from Puerto Maldonado with night hikes, Lake Sandoval wildlife, sloth and clay-lick birding, and culture visits.
“I had a great stay. The staff is super friendly, the guides were super motivated and everything was organized very well. Thanks a lot!”
4-day Sandoval Lake and rainforest adventure from Puerto Maldonado, with monkey island, caiman nights, canopy walkway, zip-line, and wildlife.
“Great food, lovely team and guides. They taught us so much. Remember long sleeves and repellent.”
Small-group 4-day Tambopata from Puerto Maldonado: canopy sunrise, Sandoval Lake wildlife, caiman night hunts, and parrot clay licks.
“Know what you're signing up for!! This experience can be very uncomfortable if you're not prepared for it. There was nothing luxurious about this adventure. Bare-bone sleeping spaces, minimal and cold water for showers, electricity available just a few hours per day, absolutely no cell service or wifi available. That's what I was imagining when I booked this tour, and that's exactly what it was. An absolute amazing time. Luckily I got along really well with the group of travelers I was with, which made a huge difference. Sometimes the food was a bit sketchy but the staff did everything they could to make the experience better. Keep in mind,…”
4 days in Tambopata from Puerto Maldonado with monkeys, canopy tower views, Lake Sandoval wildlife, night walks, and a clay-lick sunrise.
“We had an amazing time at the Paradise lodge with our local tour guide from Puerto Maldonado, Borris. He made the trip extra special for us with his patience, care and knowledge of the jungle, the experience was so much more than we imagined. All of the activities/ trips was great, the lodge was so clean and with lots of friendly staff, we was super looked after there. We had lovely food everyday where they served us big portions daily to keep us fuelled. Thank you to all the team at Paradise. From the office staff, to everyone at the lodge, and our tour guide Borris :) we highly recommended…”
Eco Jungle 3D/2N from Puerto Maldonado: small-group Tambopata, Monkey Island, Sandoval Lake boat ride, canopy views. $240 pp.
“Had really great time during this tour, the arrangements of the tour is good, not too tired also did a lot of things, our tour guide he is really knowledgeable with a lot of experience which is so fascinating, the food was surprisingly nice, ppl who wanna hotel level stay might find the lodge very basic, but it’s very nice for me as we stay in the real natural and it got mosquito net.”
A small-group 3-day Tambopata outing from Puerto Maldonado with rainforest wildlife spotting, macaw clay licks, and river time for $490.
“What a magical time in Tambopata! We had such a warm welcome and everything was expertly planned. The food was so great, as was the accommodation. We felt so comfortable and the entire staff were both professional, knowledgeable, and kind. We would recommend this to anyone!”
3 days in Tambopata from Puerto Maldonado, with Sandoval Lake giant otters, a night caiman safari, canopy hikes, and great lodge food.
“Great food and clean accommodations. Very easy pick up and drop off from the airport and all the transportation went very smoothly. We had wonderful weather and did everything on the itinerary. We saw plenty of birds monkeys Caymans. All in all was a very great experience. Would recommend to anyone who wants to get a taste of the Amazon without anything to extreme. Beware though the treetop hike is quite high if you have a fear of heights!”
Two days in Puerto Maldonado with Canopy Tower, zipline, river caiman search, and guided hiking plus canoeing at Lake Sandoval.
“Great overall trip, would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to see the Amazon jungle. 5/5 stars! A few tips for review readers I would have liked to have read. 1) They suggest you leave your bigger bags and just take small rucksacks but most other guests had their entire bag. 2) You’re likely to get wet when canoeing so bring extra clothes. 3) They limit electricity in the rooms so recommend a charging bank for electronics. 4) Binoculars and cameras were a good to have but not essential. 5) They have unlimited free drinking water, well priced snacks and drinks (ours took card) and plenty of food at meal…”
Full-day Sandoval Lake trip from Puerto Maldonado with canoeing in Tambopata, a jungle walk, lunch, and a sunset river return.
“Llegaron 2 horas tarde de lo que pone, lo que supuso hacer la excursión con un calor asfixiante. A pesar de que claramente pone que la excursión es en español, el guía Sergio solo hablaba en inglés, por más que le insistimos traducía solo una parte y de forma incompleta y malas formas, cuando es su lengua materna. Éramos 6 españoles en el grupo que se lo estuvimos continuamente diciendo. Luego decidió mandarnos con un compañero suyo para separarnos y él no tener que hablar en español. En el camino de vuelta, pasó lo mismo, no volvió a hablar en español. No entiendo, porque se ofrece esta excursión de esta…”
