Expedition “Chuncho Clay Lick”

DAY 1: Puerto Maldonado – Chuncho Clay Lick

Arriving at the city we will be transferred from the airport “Padre Jose Aldamis” directly at the river port “Capitania” to board a motorized boat that would take us on a relaxing journey through the Madre de Dios River (upstream) for 7 hours approximately.

In this journey through the Tambopata River, we will find different birds like the famous kingfisher, white herons, vultures, among others. You can also see some alligators and lizards on the banks of the river where they often sunbathe.

Today we will have a delicious lunch aboard the boat, during the tour we will see beautiful landscapes until we reach our main destination which is the Chuncho Clay Lick where we rest and set up our camp for dinner and spend the first night.

DAY 2: Chuncho Clay Lick – Night Walk

The Chuncho Clay Lick is considered the second most important in the Tambopata National Reserve, attracting a considerable number of birds and mammals, so this day we will wake up very early, we must leave at dawn to arrive to the clay lick before the birds. There we will observe many species of parrots, parakeets, macaw (Green-Winged Macaw and Scarlet Macaw), among others. After observing this wonderful colorful spectacle we will return to our campsite for breakfast and rest.

In the afternoon we will walk around the nearby trails to explore a variety of ancient trees such as cedar, mahogany and chestnut obviously also find animals in the path, then we return to our campsite and at night we will have time to explore the beach of the place, where we see more exotic animals like the capybara (the largest rodent), tapirs and the jaguar. Today we will spend the night in the camp near to the Chuncho Clay Lick.

DAY 3: “Infierno” Native Community – “Tres Chimbadas” Lake – Puerto Maldonado City

After breakfast we will board the motor boat downstream to the Community of “Infierno” inhabited by natives of the Essejas ethnicity who still retain their customs and ancestral experiences, they make interesting crafts and are visited by tourists.
This population has many myths and legends; currently they use natural medicine and quackery and include medicinal plants such as ayahuasca which is used for spiritual sessions and baths. It has an Ethno Botanic place and nearby there is a small lake called “Tres Chimbadas” where families of otters live, many species of fish and variety of birds are observed as well; we will go there after lunch where we will fish and see a variety of fish such as piranhas, carachamas, catfish and other species of the place. Then return by boat to the city of Puerto Maldonado.

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