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Puerto Maldonado & the Tambopata Amazon, Peru

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Puerto Maldonado is a gateway city in Peru's Madre de Dios region, sitting at the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers in the heart of the southwestern Amazon. The area is best known as the entry point to the Tambopata National Reserve, one of the most biodiverse protected areas on the planet, sheltering giant river otters, macaws, tapirs, caimans, and hundreds of butterfly and bird species. Travellers come here for multi-day jungle lodges, wildlife-spotting boat trips, visits to the famous Chuncho and Colorado macaw clay licks, and immersive experiences with indigenous communities. Unlike the more tourist-heavy Amazon hubs, Tambopata retains a wild and relatively untouched character that draws serious nature lovers and eco-travellers.

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Puerto Maldonado & the Tambopata Amazon, Peru · 4 days

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Self-Launched Puerto Maldonado Amazon Budget Eco-Lodge: 4 Days from Puerto Maldonado

A DIY version of Bamba Travel's 4-day Puerto Maldonado budget eco-lodge trip. Instead of paying a packaged group tour price, you book a rustic riverside jungle lodge or hostel in Puerto Maldonado directly (many lodges sell the same boat trips, Lake Sandoval permits, canopy walkway and night caiman excursions à la carte or as cheap add-on packs), sort your own boat transfers down the Madre de Dios, and pick up local guides for the big-ticket activities. Everything the original includes — Monkey Island, Lake Sandoval, the 30m canopy walkway and zip-line, kayaking and piranha fishing — is bookable yourself through the lodge, Puerto Maldonado tour offices or GetYourGuide. Costs are approximate backpacker rates in GBP per person and exclude international flights to Lima and the domestic flight to Puerto Maldonado.

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