🦜 Amazon
Tambopata Macaw Clay Lick
Watch hundreds of macaws and parrots blaze across a riverbank clay lick at dawn — one of the jungle’s great spectacles.
🕒 2 days · 1 night 🥾 Relaxed adventure 📍 The Amazon Rainforest
The route
Your journey, stop by stop
The programme
A day to remember
Day 1
Into Tambopata
Boat upriver to your lodge, spotting caimans and turtles; evening night walk.
Day 2 · 05:00
Clay lick
Drift quietly to a hide as macaws and parrots gather in a riot of colour.
09:00
Canopy tower
Climb high above the treetops for toucans, monkeys and endless green.
14:00
Oxbow lake
Paddle a mirror lake in search of giant otters before the journey home.
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Who’s it for
- Birders & wildlife photographers
- Patient early-risers
- Nature lovers
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Need to know
- Very early starts for the clay lick
- Muted clothing helps wildlife viewing
- Hot, humid & buggy — repellent & light layers
- Clay-lick activity is most reliable in drier months
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