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About Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion Activities - in their own words:
Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcióon offers a selection of 10 excursions distributed in fixed itineraries according to the length of stay. The excursions vary in difficulty, duration, and attractions. Excursions are leaded by an Inkaterra Explorer Guide in Spanish, English or French, as requested upon reservation; some of these are specifically recommended for children. All activities and excursions are subject to change depending on weather conditions.

CLASSIFICATIONS

Duration: 1/4 day

1/2 day

1 day

Difficulty level: I (easy)

II (moderate)

III (difficult)

Schedule: Morning – Afternoon - Evening

Attractions: Birds, ants, fishing, canoe, photography, native skills, native food, frogs, astronomy, footprints, butterflies, and medicinal plants

BUTTERFLY HOUSE

Located near the Puerto Maldonado Airport, the Butterfly House is a welcome and information center for travelers. Here you will learn about the fascinating transformation of these colourful insects, bred in our laboratory.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Morning and Afternoon

Attractions: Butterflies / Photography

 

CONCEPCIÓN TRAILS

Take a walk inside Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción nature trails. Learn about primary and secondary rainforest, its components, uses and transformations by the humans, and its relevance for the world. See the cacao plantation, bread fruit trees, rubber trees, etc.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Afternoon

Recommended for children

Attractions: Footprints / Birds / Ants / Medicinal plants / Native skills

 

TWILIGHT RIVER

At dusk, take a ride by outboard motorized canoe on the Madre de Dios River. Learn about the river ecosystems, Amazonian creeks, nocturnal animals’ behavior, and the southern constellations.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Evening

Recommended for children

Attractions: Astronomy / Photography

 

HIDDEN RAINFOREST

Explore the Amazon rainforest at night and encounter nocturnal animals with intriguing behavior patterns and enhanced senses. Observe the nocturnal sounds of the rainforest, and get a first-hand look inside this hidden world.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Evening

Attractions: Footprints / Birds / Frogs / Astronomy

 

CACHUELA

Short trip by boat upstream the Madre de Dios River. Arrival to the Cachuela clay lick. Learn about the importance and benefits of clay licking activity while observing colourful parrots and parakeets among other exotic birds.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Morning

Attractions: Birds / Photography Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción 9

 

INLAND COLLPA

Walk 15 to 20 min. toward one of the four clay licks at Hacienda Concepcion and observe the wildlife inside the "blinds" strategically located and especially designed to observe the normal routine of the fauna without disrupting the environment. Learn about this mammal inland collpa activity and the difference between collpas according to their location. Look for footprints and traces of animal activity on the clay lick salted walls, such as agoutis, monkeys, and peccaries among others.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: II

Schedule: Morning and Afternoon

Attractions: Footprints

 

BOTANICAL GARDEN

Walk to our botanical garden within our hotel grounds and discover the immense variety of medicinal plants that can be found in the Amazon region. Compare the medicinal uses of local plants with traditional remedies.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Morning

Recommended for children

Attractions: Medicinal Plants / Native Food

 

NATIVE FARM

A short boat ride takes you to a local farm, where its inhabitants use ancient methods to grow their crops. Learn about local techniques of cultivation and taste some of the local products

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Morning

Recommended for children

Attractions: Native Skills / Native Food

 

LAKE SANDOVAL

Walk into the Tambopata National Reserve through terra firma forest, towards Lake Sandoval. Then navigate by dugout canoe around this beautiful oxbow lake. Learn about the reserves conservation efforts, the lake formation, the water palms (Mauritia flexuosa) and the animals that inhabit this lake such as the endangered giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis), blue and yellow macaws (Ara ararauna),

red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus), black caimans (Melanosuchus niger), and one of the world’s biggest fresh water scaled fish, paiches (Arapaima gigas). (Limited access during months of rain).

Duration: 1/2 day

Difficulty Level: II

Schedule: Morning

Recommended for children (Except during months of rain)

Attractions: Birds / Ants / Canoe / Photography

 

INKATERRA CANOPY WALKWAY & ANACONDA WALK

Take a 20-minute ride by outboard motorized canoe to the Inkaterra Canopy Walkway Interpretation Center. Learn about its construction and the conservation projects of ITA-Inkaterra Asociación (NGO). Ascend one of the 98-foot towers (30 m.) and cross the 7 hanging bridges that connect the treetops at 91 ft. high (28 m.). Descend and take a walk along the 656-foot wooden bridge (200 m.) over the aguajales or swamps (Mauritia flexuosa), home of the legendary anaconda. Learn about the fauna and flora of these flooded ecosystems, part of the largest natural monoculture in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Duration: 1/2 day

Difficulty Level: II

Schedule: Afternoon

Recommended for children

Attractions: Birds / Frogs / Ants / Astronomy / Photography

 

COCHA (natural pond)

Take a dugout canoe ride on the Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción oxbow lake. Fish native style using the "catch and release" technique as you enjoy the scenery, observing hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoazin), a diversity of fly catchers, and gray-necked woodrails (Aramides cajanea). Disembark at the remains of the renowned Fitzcarrald steam boat. Learn about its history and how it inspired Inkaterra to ask Werner Herzog to film the award-winning "Fitzcarraldo" (Best Director at Cannes, 1982).

Duration: 1/2 day

Difficulty Level: II

Schedule: Morning

Recommended for children

Attractions: Birds / Fishing / Canoe / Photography Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción 11

 

GAMITANA FARM

Navigate towards Gamitana Creek and walk through the Model Farm. Learn about the community projects of ITA-Inkaterra Asociación (NGO) and the importance of farm work in Madre de Dios, one of the primary economic activities. Taste seasonal fruits and crops, either on site or later on with your meals.

Duration: 1/4 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Afternoon

Recommended for children

Attractions: Birds / Native Skills / Native Food / Medicinal Plants

 

CACAO

Visit the cacao plantation at Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción and take part of the chocolate making process. Learn how to select the fresh cacao fruits and discover how the seeds are fermented and sundried. After pealing the toasted cacao seeds and grinding them into an aromatic paste, end the excursion with a selection of treats made from our organic chocolate.

Duration: 1/2 day

Difficulty Level: I

Schedule: Morning

Recommended for children

Attractions: Medicinal Plants / Native Food / Native Skills

 

BRAZIL NUT

Take a walk within the hotel grounds to a small hut where our explorer guides will teach you about the importance of the Brazil nut Tree in the local economy of Madre de Dios. Learn how the Brazil nut is collected using traditional tools and techniques, and try to open one of them using a machete and a nut cracker, to finally enjoy a fresh Brazil nut.

Duration: 1/2 day

Difficulty Level: II

Schedule: Afternoon

Recommended for children

Attractions: Medicinal Plants / Native Food / Native Skills