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Tambopata Wildlife

Tambopata
Duration
5 Days · 4 Nights
The route
Tambopata
Style
The great macaw clay lick of Tambopata
Best season
May – October · best
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Red-and-green macaw
Red-and-green macaw
At the clay lick.
Giant otter
Giant otter
On the oxbow lakes.
Howler monkey
Howler monkey
In the canopy.
Black caiman
Black caiman
In the lakes.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Tambopata National Reserve

Arrive Tambopata National Reserve

The journey begins.

Arrive in Tambopata National Reserve, met and transferred to your accommodation. Tambopata's Colorado clay lick draws hundreds of macaws and parrots at dawn — the largest such gathering known.

02Tambopata National Reserve

Tambopata National Reserve

A full day in the field.

Rainforest trails and canopy towers for birds. A full day of Amazon wildlife and photography.

03Tambopata National Reserve

Tambopata National Reserve

A full day in the field.

A full day of Amazon wildlife and photography. Clay licks, otters and night safaris.

04Tambopata National Reserve

Tambopata National Reserve

A full day in the field.

Clay licks, otters and night safaris. A dawn macaw clay lick and oxbow-lake otters.

05Depart Tambopata National Reserve

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Tambopata National Reserve — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

May – October

Peak season

The dry season — peak clay-lick activity and the best access.

Year-round

Good season

A year-round rainforest; the dry season is easiest.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds Primates

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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