Sandoval Lake Lodge
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Ewww spiders
For some reason we were put on the 6.50pm train with Lisa and Geoff getting us back to Cuzco at 10.30pm (our only complaint with Llama Path really as they didnt advise this before and both us and Lisa and Geoff had early flights) we arrived back at Ninos Hotel.
Back in the hotel, no problems with our room or getting our bags and we laid …
In darkest Peru...
Okay - we've now seen what Peru has to offer in the way of colonial cities, Inca ruins, volcanoes - what more could a couple of thrill-seekers like us need? How about something a bit diferent? Something a bit closer to nature?
So off we went to the airport at Cusco to catch a flight over the jungle to Puerto Maldonado - a (and I quote …
Into the Jungle.
We flew to Puerto Maldonado where we were met by our guide for the five days. Oscar was to show us a lot of new things.We were taken to a wharf where we were to get on to a boat to go up river to the first of two lodges.
We did see some wildlife on the way.
Well we arrived at the …
Welcome to the Jungle!
My excitement grew as my plane neared Puerto Maldonado. Perhaps it was because I knew I was getting close to being immersed in the Peruvian Amazon rain forest. I've always felt most connected to God when I am in nature. You won't see me trudging into a stuffy church dressed in my Sunday best. Nature is my religion. The plane doors opened at 11:00 a …
Ahhh...Love is in the Air.
At 5:30 a.m. our trio was back in the canoe with our guide, Oscar, to tour the west end of the lake. He told us how the lake will not be here in 100 years because it is slowly filling with silt. We saw beautiful birds, howler monkeys and even the rare black caiman. At 10:00 a.m. we set out on a hike through both virgin and new growth rain forest. ( …
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TravelPod Member ReviewsSandoval Lake Lodge Puerto Maldonado
“ My Jungle experience. ”
Reviewed Mar 11, 2010
For the isolation of the area all was good. Great to be out on the Lake spotting the Giant Otters, as well as walking through the jungle finding the monkeys.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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