Day 1 - Arrive Puerto Maldonado - Amazon Lodge
Transfer to the Lima or Cuzco airport for your flight departing to Puerto Maldonado. The local lodge staff will meet and transfer you by bus to the office to drop off excess baggage then continue to the Tambopata River where you will board the motorized dugout canoe for a 2 hour trip to the renowned Explorers Inn Lodge. Upon your arrival you will enjoy a welcome drink then have time to settle into your quarters. After enjoying lunch you will take an afternoon hike through the jungle searching for the many varieties of animal life that is typical for this region. Return to the lodge for dinner in the early p.m. After dinner you will board the canoe for a short night ride to spot with flashlights caymans on the river banks. Return to the Explorers Inn Lodge and meet with the Resident Naturalists ( Rns ) you will be available to answer questions or brief you on the Amazon rainforest. Overnight at the Lodge. (B/L/D) (actual sites will vary with each lodge)

Day 2 - day & night excursions - Amazon Lodge
After breakfast our guide will take you for a full day guided excursion / trek of 3½ miles to the Cocococha oxbow lake. On the way you will observe exotic plants and insects, colorful butterflies, birds and possibly monkeys and perhaps even some of the large mammals like tapir or capybara. You will as well have time to canoe and ride around to view the wildlife on the shoreline. Return to the lodge in the afternoon for a late lunch. Remainder of the afternoon free for relaxing or independent activities. Evening excursions available on request. Overnight at the Lodge. (B/L/D)

Day 3 - return to Puerto Maldonado
Early departure boat/bus to the Puerto Maldonado airport for your flight to Lima or Cuzco