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looking the rainforest. Mosquito nets are provided. Electricity is available at lunchtime
and from 5:30pm to 9pm.
LODGE
Explorer's Inn $$$
Offline map
(
www.explorersinn.com
;
s/d 3 days & 2 nights US$238/396)
Cuzco
( 084-23-5342;
Plateros 365);
Lima
( 01-447-8888, 01-447-4761; sales@explorersinn.com; Alcan-
fores 459, Miraflores);
Puerto Maldonado
( 082-57-2078)
About 58km from Puerto
Maldonado (three to four hours of river travel) and featuring 15 rustic double and 15 triple
rooms, all with bathrooms and screened windows. Around since the 1970s, it's a more
open lodge than the others previously mentioned, in a pleasant grassy clearing . The cent-
ral lodge room has a restaurant, a bar and a small museum; outside is a soccer pitch and a
medicinal garden. The lodge is located in the former 55-sq-km Zona Preservada Tam-
bopata (itself now surrounded by the much larger Reserva Nacional Tambopata). More
than 600 species of bird have been recorded in this preserved zone, which is a world re-
cord for bird species sighted in one area. Despite such (scientifically documented) re-
cords, the average tourist won't see much more here than at any of the other Río Tam-
bopata lodges during the standard two-night visit. The 38km of trails around the lodge can
be explored independently or with naturalist guides. German, English and French are
spoken. Four-night tours include a visit to the macaw clay lick (single/double US$620/
1040).
LODGE
Cayman Lodge Amazonie $$$
Offline map
( 082-57-1970;
www.cayman-lodge-amazonie.com
; Arequipa 655, Puerto Maldonado;
s/d 3 days & 2 nights US$400/560)
Some 70km from Puerto Maldonado, this lodge is run
by the effervescent French Anny and her English-speaking Peruvian partner, Daniel, and
boasts an open, relaxing environment with banana,
cocona
(peach tomato) and mango
trees in a lush tropical garden. Activities include visits to the oxbow Lagunas Sachava-
cayoc and Condenado, and there is also a five- to seven-day shamanism program, where
you can learn about tropical medicine and even be treated for ailments. There is a large
bar and restaurant area. The rooms are a little on the small side, but are more than com-
fortable; windows have mosquito meshes. One of its more arresting features is the ham-
mock house, from where you can watch the sun set over the Río Tambopata. Reserve en-
trance fees are not included.
LODGE
Libertador Tambopata Lodge $$$
