Green Toad Bus Peru Bus

Recommended Minimum Nights: 4
Transport Mode to Puerto Maldonado: Semi-bed Bus
Recommended Add-on: Inca Trail, Salkantay Trek, Bike, Hike, Raft & Slide to Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Tour

The Inca Capital of Cusco, the navel of the earth as its name suggests in local Quechua. Cuzco is a city where history abounds in Inca foundations built upon by the Spanish conquerors. You will need at least 2 whole days to see Cusco and its nearby surrounds, but be warned, it is hard to leave, and why should you leave so soon when one of the worlds truly marvelous sites, Machu Picchu, is only a train ride away, or even take a 4 day hike on the famous Inca trail or Lares Trek. From Cusco you board your overnight bus to Puerto Maldonado.

Recommended Minimum Nights: 2
Included Activitiy: 3 day/ 4 Night Jungle Trip
Transport Mode to Next Sector: Semi-bed Bus
Recommended Add-on: Extra Night (4 Day / 3 Night Puerto Maldonado Tour)
Not included in price is the Tambopata National Reserve Entrance Fee ($15 USD)

You will be picked up at the Puerto Maldonado Bus Terminal on arrival for your three day journey into the Amazon. Native animals and tropical settings await you as you navigate the Madre de Dios River on your way to the Jungle lodge. This 3 day trip will take you on a journey to discover the secrets of the Peruvian Amazon as you look for giant otters, monkeys, caiman, and more!

You will be met at the Puerto Maldonado Airport and taken to the Madre de Dios River for a one hour boat ride to your jungle lodge. After a refreshing welcome drink and lunch you will be off to visit Monkey Island in the afternoon to spot the various species of monkeys inhabiting the area along with other jungle animals and birds found there. Later that night dinner will be served at the lodge before you embark on a guided night-walk in the surrounding area.

Greet the morning by immersing yourself in the sights and sounds of the jungle on your 1.5 hour walk to the Sandoval Lake where a family of rare giant otters are often spotted. On your canoe ride you will also discover caiman (alligators), turtles and colourful fish and a chance to fish for piranha. Take the opportunity to cool down with a refreshing swim before jungle dining with a box lunch. In the afternoon you have the chance to take a canopy walk on suspension bridges before returning to the lodge for dinner.

Waking early take the opportunity to observe numerous green parrots at dawn gathering at a clay wall before setting off on the return journey to Puerto Maldonado where if time allows you can visit a snake farm or the local marketplace before your drop-off at the Bus terminal for you overnight bus back to Cusco.

Note: Itineraries can change.