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Puerto Maldonado & Tambopata, 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 southwestern Amazon basin. The nearby Tambopata National Reserve protects over 270,000 hectares of primary rainforest, recognised as one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet, home to giant river otters, macaws, tapirs, caimans, and hundreds of species of birds and butterflies. Travellers come here for jungle lodges, wildlife spotting, canopy walks, and visits to the famous Chuncho clay lick — one of the world's largest macaw licks. It's one of the most accessible yet genuinely wild entry points into the Peruvian Amazon.

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Puerto Maldonado & Tambopata, Peru · 4 days

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Self-Launched Amazon Lodge & Jungle Camping Adventure — 4 Days

A self-launched 4-day Amazon adventure based out of Puerto Maldonado, the gateway to the Tambopata National Reserve. Instead of a fixed group departure, you book a small independent jungle lodge directly (many offer the same naturalist-guided excursions, night walks, oxbow lake visits, clay-lick trips and caiman-spotting cruises that G Adventures includes), then add a single night of organised jungle camping for the full immersion. Transfers, boat transport, rubber boots and all excursions are typically bundled into the lodge package — you just arrange your own flights/bus into Puerto Maldonado and pick a lodge shore. Costs are approximate backpacker rates in GBP.

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