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Within this massive territory scientists have cataloged 32 species of parrots, 190+ mammals, 575+ bird species, 1100 kinds of butterflies and over 9,000 vascular plants (and counting) over the years. And this is only what has been cataloged, there is much to be discovered still.
To that end, a small group of dedicated people who love wilderness and come from all parts of the social, economic and spiritual worlds helped to build a series of lodges across this land – all connected by one highway – the Tambopata River.
We will be visiting two of these lodges – Posada Amazonas and Tambopata Research Center (TRC), all of which offer the amenities services and guides that will take us to the animals. We will spend one night in Puerto Maldonado at the beginning of the trip, one night at Posada Amazonas and four nights at the Tambopata research Center (TRC), the lodge furthest away but the one that has the best animal-viewing due to it’s location – far away from civilization.
We will have excellent beds, showers, food and guides that are experts in sighting and finding the animals that we are here to photograph. Normally people will fly into Lima then connect with a domestic flight to Puerto Maldonado, near the Bolivian border. From there we head upriver on the Tambopata to each lodge, making photos of unique, rare and beautiful animals and plants. We will spend most of the time at TRC where we can really explore the area. This is where the famous macaw clay licks are located and we will have the opportunity to photograph them early in the morning as they begin their daily activity – eating clay to combat the poisons and other effects of the fruits and plants they eat. It’s a spectacle of Mother Nature that many people want to see with their own eyes. There are great photo ops in the bathrooms as frogs hang out there all the time!
We can run this trip at any time of the year, so please let us know your date preferences and we will create a custom departure date for you and your group.
Current tour departure dates:
- April 12-18, 2021
- May 3-9, 2020
- June 7-13, 2020
- July 5-11, 2020
- August 2-8, 2020
- September 6-12, 2020
- October 4-10, 2020
The guides are local, bi-lingual and lovers of the natural world. We will spend parts of the day shooting and also downloading photos and seeing our progress in order to learn and improve. We return to Puerto Maldonado on the last day and you can either spend the night or catch the late-afternoon flight back to Lima, Cusco or wherever you may be headed next.
International airfare is NOT included in this itinerary.
Arrival to Peru: Fly from home to Lima or Cusco, Peru
Fly from home to Lima or Cusco, Peru. You may need to overnight in Lima or Cusco so you can catch the AM flight to Puerto Maldonado the next day. We suggest you try to get to Puerto Maldonado (PM) a day earlier if possible because flights to the Amazon basin can be delayed due to weather in the highlands and the lowlands. International and domestic airline tickets, meals pre/post flights and hotel nights before day # 1 are not included in the tour price. This is merely to let you know how to plan your flights so you arrive in the MORNING to Puerto Maldonado on day 1 of the tour.
Please consult Geo Travel at 800-938-7285 or your travel agent for booking airline tickets for both international and domestic flights to and within Peru.
Itineraries
Day 1
Arrival in Puerto Maldonado

Day 2
Puerto Maldonado – Posada Amazonas

Day 3
Posada Amazonas – Tambopata Research Center (TRC)

Days 4 & 5
Tambopata Research Center (TRC)

Day 6
Tambopata Research Center (TRC)

Day 7
Tambopata Research Center (TRC) – Pto. Maldonado – Cusco/Lima, etc.

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As per the itinerary:
- hotels (as per the itinerary)
- most meals (B,L,D)
- private transport
- professional photographer guide
- local bi-lingual guides
- airport transfers,
- decades of experience and local knowledge
The guides are local, bi-lingual and lovers of the natural world. We will spend parts of the day shooting and also downloading photos and seeing our progress in order to learn and improve. We return to Puerto Maldonado on the last day and you can either spend the night or catch the late-afternoon flight back to Lima, Cusco or wherever you may be headed next.
*International airfare is NOT included in price
In order to make a reservation for a photo tour you can either fill in the form found in "BOOKING" and send it in directly from this website, you can e-mail us directly with any questions or call us.
The procedure from beginning to end is roughly the following:
1. Initial contact from you to us via several methods; online form (below), e-mail, postal mail or by phone
2. We respond to your query and send you whatever information you may have asked for
3. You fill out the Trip Application Form and send in a deposit (non-refundable) for a specific tour
4. We acknowledge receipt of Trip Application Form and your deposit and send you a Receipt/Invoice for the balance due
5. We send the general Pre-Departure information packet so you can begin to make preparations (gear, visas, clothing, vaccinations, etc.)
6. You send in final payment (60 days before departure date) and required paperwork (Medical Form, Liability Release, copy of passport, Travel Arrangement Form)
7. We send you the Receipt/Invoice for all payments and any balance due (if any) and final itinerary
8. We communicate with you about any last minute requests or questions you may have
9. We meet you at the starting point of the photo tour
10. We all have a great tour and you make awesome images to cherish forever
YES!
Anyone can book a single spot on any tour group at any time. These prices reflect the cost for one person, based on the total number of fully-paid people booked on a trip. If you have more people in your group and/or if the total number of people rises, the cost per person goes down. These prices are NOT based on a person or complete group bringing in a set amount of people on a tour
Final group size / price tier will be known 60 days before departure
Yes. You can check the current price tier for any group at any time. Every time we have a new booking we will update the price tier. The same goes if somebody cancels the trip.