Bahuaja-Sonene National Park – tour Peru
Visiting Hours : Daytime.
Location : 90 km from Puerto Maldonado (5 hours on a 55 horsepower boat).
Madre De Dios
The site was established to protect the only tropical wet savannah in Peru. It is located between the Madre de Dios and Puno regions, in the provinces of Tambopata, Carabaya and Sandia. With a size of 1,091,416 hectares, it also crosses into Bolivia. Among the most important animals found in the area, highlights are the maned wolf, swamp deer, giant anteater, giant otter or sea wolf, bush dog, black caiman and harpy eagle.
Billinghurst bridge -Madre de Dios
Visiting Hours: All day Location: City centre. The pendant is Billinghurst Bridge over the Madre de Dios River. Part of the South Interoceanic Highway, which connects Brazil and Peru. With its 722 meters, two towers of 40 meters high which are...
Puerto Maldonado – excursion in Maldonado
Visiting Hours : All day. Location : City centre. Madre De Dios Capital of the region and departure point for journeys along the Tambopata and Piedras rivers and the lower part of the Madre de Dios river. High season...
Serpentarium Tropifauna -Madre de Dios
Visiting Hours: attention is all year from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Location: 6 km. Puerto Maldonado, The Serpentarium is where breeding snakes like anacondas, emerald boa, shushupe, mantonas, chicotillo and crushed it runs. It is the only one in the...
Colpa de Guacamayos – Macaws Sanctuary
Visiting Hours : Daytime. Location : Inside the Tambopata National Reserve, 150 km from Puerto Maldonado (12 hours by boat). Madre De Dios A meeting point for macaws formed on the river banks through an erosion process that encouraged...
Sandoval Lake (Tambopata) – tours Peru
Visiting Hours : Daytime. Location : 10 km from Puerto Maldonado (30 minutes on a 55 horsepower boat). The lake is 5 km inland from the banks of the river (1 hour 30 minutes on foot). Madre De Dios...
Valencia Lake – attractions Valencia Lake
Visiting Hours : Daytime. Location : 60 km from Puerto Maldonado (4 hours on a 55 horsepower boat). Madre De Dios A 15-kilometre lake, 800 metres wide and 15 metres deep, this is a very special area due to...
Bahuaja-Sonene National Park – tour Peru
Visiting Hours : Daytime. Location : 90 km from Puerto Maldonado (5 hours on a 55 horsepower boat). Madre De Dios The site was established to protect the only tropical wet savannah in Peru. It is located between the...
Tambopata National Reserve (Tambopata)
Visiting Hours : Daytime. Location : 45 km south of Puerto Maldonado (2 hours by motorboat). An alternative route can also be taken, 25 km over land (using a 4×4) to where the Infierno (Hell) community is located, followed...
Carnivals
Madre De Dios Begins: 01-February Ends: 31-March There are parades through the main streets of the city, as well as competitions between carnival groups and the election of beauty queens, Miss Manguare and Rey Momo.
NDO EDN DARI – Festival of My Land
Madre De Dios Begins: 27-September Ends: 27-September This fesitval reinforces Amazonian cultural identity through dance competitions, folk music, traditional food and mystic ceremonies (payments to the land and ayahuasca sessions) as well as a conference for Ayahuasca researchers.
Saint John Feast – Festivals in Peru
Madre De Dios Begins: 24-June Ends: 24-June The festival of Saint John the Baptist is symbolic, since water is celebrated as a vital element in the entire Amazon region. People can listen to local bands and sample typical food from this...
Puerto Maldonado Anniversary
Madre De Dios Begins: 10-July Ends: 10-July Over the course of a week, competitions such as regattas and motorcycle races, food tastings and beauty queen contests, are held.
Anniversary of Madre de Dios – Feasts
Madre De Dios Begins: 26-December Ends: 26-December The most important festival in the region, where celebrations begin the night before with parties, songs and dances. On 26 December there are civic parades, sporting championships and craft fairs.
