Puerto Maldonado Amazon ToursSandoval Lake 3-Day, 2-Night Tour from Puerto Maldonado
This Sandoval Lake 3 day tour is the shorter version of the Monte Amazonico four-day trip, from the same lodge an hour upriver, with the same cap of ten travellers and the same 4.7 range of feedback. At $300 it is the cheapest three-day tour on this page, before you add the $20 reserve charge the operator lists separately, and the 30% supplement if you want a room to yourself.
About This Three-Day Tour
3 days and 2 nights at Monte Amazonico Lodge
$300 per adult, plus $20 per person for the reserve entrance
4.7 from 30 reviews on GetYourGuide
An hour upriver, plus the night caiman search
Small group, capped at 10; Spanish and English guiding
Two nights at the lodge; single room adds 30%
Listing at a Glance
The same fields on every tour page here, read from MonteAmazonico Lodge's listing on GetYourGuide in September 2026. Prices, availability and cancellation terms are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout on their site.
- Tour name Sandoval Lake 3 Days, 2 Nights
- Operator MonteAmazonico Lodge
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 466147
- Starting price $300 USD per adult
- Price last checked September 2026
- Rating 4.7 out of 5
- Review count 30 reviews
- Review source GetYourGuide verified bookings
- Duration 3 days
- Nights 2 nights at Monte Amazonico Lodge
- Guiding languages English, Spanish
- Group size Small group, limited to 10
- Hotel or airport pickup Included
- Tambopata entrance fee Charged separately
- What the fee note says The operator charges the Tambopata entrance separately at $20 per person.
- Meals All meals; drinks, snacks and tips excluded
- Sandoval Lake Yes
- Clay lick Not listed
- Monkey Island Yes
- Night excursion Yes
- Canopy or zip line Not listed
- Cancellation 24 hours before the start time
- Reserve now, pay later Offered
- Age and health limits None stated
- Difficulty Moderate
- Accessibility None stated
- Ethical note Monkey Island is a rescue-and-release island where groups draw the monkeys in with fruit
- Weather note Runs rain or shine, in the operator's own words
- Alternative on this site Monte Amazonico 4-day Sandoval tour
- Listing read on September 2026
Check Dates and Availability
Live dates and prices from GetYourGuide. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. The $300 here was read from the listing in September 2026 and excludes the reserve fee.
Quick answer The cheapest 3-day tour here, once you add the two extras
Monte Amazonico's 3-day, 2-night tour costs $300 with a 4.7 from 30 reviews and a group capped at ten. It covers pickup from your hotel, the airport or the bus station, two nights at the lodge, all meals, Sandoval Lake, Monkey Island opposite the lodge and a night caiman search. The reserve entrance is $20 per person extra and a single room adds 30%.
Key takeaways
- At $300 it is the cheapest three-day tour compared here, and $20 of that gap goes straight back on as the reserve fee
- Ten travellers maximum, which is small for the price
- Monkey Island sits across the river from the lodge; the monkeys are fed by visiting groups
- Runs rain or shine, worth knowing between November and March, when 240 to 343 mm falls a month
- The four-day version is $130 more for one extra night and day
What the Two Nights Cover
The lodge and the river
Pickup from your hotel in town, the airport or the bus station, the briefing at the operator's office, then the hour upriver by boat. The lodge is the base for all three days rather than a stop on a circuit.
The afternoon of day one is Monkey Island, straight across the Madre de Dios. After dark the boat goes out for caimans along the banks, with a chance of capybara, the operator asks you to bring a torch.
Sandoval Lake and the forest walks
Day two is the lake: the walk in through flooded forest, the canoe among the palms, the walk back. The remaining time is rainforest walks looking for insects and nocturnal animals, and river time.
The listing is short on hour-by-hour detail compared with rivals, which is worth knowing if you like a fixed plan. What it is precise about is what costs extra.
The Two Charges That Change the Price
$20 for the reserve, 30% for a room
The Tambopata entrance is quoted at $20 per person and is not in the $300. SERNANP's published tariff for a two to three-day pass is S/ 60, about $16 for a foreign visitor, so the operator's figure sits slightly above the official band for this length. Ask what it covers at booking; the full tariff table is on the home page.
The single supplement is 30%, which turns a $300 tour into $390 for a solo traveller who wants their own room. Drinks, snacks and tips are also outside the price. For two people sharing, the realistic total is $640 rather than $600.
How it compares once the extras are in
With the reserve fee added, this tour costs about $320 per person, the same as Inka Altitude's three-day before its own add-ons, and $50 under PVTravel's $370 trip, which includes every site fee and carries 395 reviews.
What this one buys for the money is the group cap. Ten people on a canoe-based itinerary is a materially different day from fifteen or eighteen.
Questions About This Three-Day Sandoval Tour
What does the $300 leave out?
The Tambopata entrance at $20 per person, drinks, snacks, tips, and a 30% supplement if you want a single room.
How many people are on the tour?
Ten at most. Among three-day tours here only JunglePro's Viator listing matches that, and it costs $550.
Is Monkey Island part of it?
Yes, on the first afternoon, the island is directly opposite the lodge. Groups feed the monkeys to draw them in, which is worth knowing before you go.
What is the difference from the four-day version?
The four-day adds a night and a day at the same lodge for $130 more, with identical terms on the fee and the single supplement.
Does it run in the rain?
Yes, rain or shine, in the operator's words. Between November and March the trails are muddy and rubber boots are worth having.
Page last reviewed September 2026. Price, rating and review count read from the listing on September 2026. Prices, availability and terms are set by the operator and confirmed at checkout.
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