What can I do in Madre de Dios?

Wildlife-watching from canopy towers and oxbow lakes, canoe and kayak trips, night walks, and dawn visits to the macaw clay licks, all from jungle lodges.

When is the best time to visit?

Year-round, but May to October (drier) means easier trails and better clay-lick activity; the wetter months bring higher water for boat access.

Fly to Puerto Maldonado from Cusco or Lima (a short hop), then transfer by boat to your lodge — an easy add-on to a Cusco trip.

Things to do in Madre de Dios

Madre de Dios is Peru's southern rainforest, holding the Manu and Tambopata reserves — among the most biodiverse places on the planet, and easy to combine with Cusco. From the gateway town of Puerto Maldonado, comfortable jungle lodges open onto a world of macaws, monkeys and giant otters.

Lodges, lakes and clay licks

Canopy towers and walkways, oxbow-lake canoeing, night walks and the famous macaw clay licks, all guided from riverside lodges, in the Peruvian Amazon. Open the Book here tab for dates.