Wake up at dawn for a visit to the Tres Chimbadas Oxbow Lake, one of the highlights of the region. After an early breakfast, you’ll depart from the lodge on a 15-minute boat ride followed by a 30-minute walk through the rainforest to the shores of the lake. From there, embark on a canoe excursion around the calm waters, searching for:

• Giant River Otters (a resident family of nine lives here),
• Turtles resting on logs,
• Hoatzins perched in the foliage,
• and various wading birds that frequent the lake’s edges.

After this peaceful morning exploration, return to the lodge’s trail network to visit a small parakeet clay lick. On clear days, dozens or even hundreds of:

• Blue-Headed Parrots,
• Orange-Cheeked Parrots,
• Cobalt-Winged Parakeets,

• and occasionally the rare Rock Parakeet
  gather to consume the mineral-rich clay. Their vibrant greens, blues, and oranges create a stunning and lively spectacle that can sometimes last for hours.

Return to the lodge for lunch and a short rest before your afternoon adventure. In the afternoon, visit the community’s ethno-botanical centre, where locals have been preserving and sharing their ancestral knowledge of Amazonian plants for over a decade. Accompanied by a local resident, you’ll walk the surrounding trails, learning how forest resources are used for medicine, construction, food, and crafts.

In the evening, after enjoying dinner and a refreshing happy hour, you’ll have the option to join a guided night walk. Equipped with flashlights, venture into the rainforest to look for:

• Amphibians like frogs and toads,
• Nocturnal insects,
• and, if lucky, some small nocturnal mammals.

Overnight at Posada Amazonas Lodge.