Puerto Maldonado Amazon ToursSandoval Lake 4-Day, 3-Night Tour from Puerto Maldonado
This Sandoval Lake 4 day tour keeps you at one lodge rather than on a moving circuit, with the group capped at ten and the boat an hour upriver. It holds a 4.6 from 128 reviews and runs, in the operator's own words, rain or shine. Two lines in the small print decide whether the $430 is really $430: the Tambopata entrance is charged separately at $20 a head, and a room to yourself costs 30% more.
About This Four-Day Tour
4 days and 3 nights at Monte Amazonico Lodge
$430 per adult, plus $20 per person for the reserve entrance
4.6 from 128 reviews on GetYourGuide
An hour upriver each way, plus night caiman searches
Small group, capped at 10; Spanish and English guiding
Three 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 4-Day, 3-Night Guided Tour
- Operator MonteAmazonico Lodge
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 476232
- Starting price $430 USD per adult
- Price last checked September 2026
- Rating 4.6 out of 5
- Review count 128 reviews
- Review source GetYourGuide verified bookings
- Duration 4 days
- Nights 3 nights at Monte Amazonico Lodge
- Guiding languages Spanish, English
- 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, caiman search
- Canopy or zip line Not listed
- Cancellation 24 hours before the start time
- Reserve now, pay later Offered
- Age and health limits Not suitable for babies under 1
- Difficulty Moderate
- Accessibility Not suitable for people with mobility impairments, heart conditions or hearing impairment
- 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 3-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 $430 here was read from the listing in September 2026 and excludes the reserve fee.
Quick answer Ten people maximum, and the two charges that sit outside the price
Monte Amazonico's 4-day, 3-night tour costs $430 with a 4.6 from 128 reviews, and caps the group at ten. It runs from a fixed lodge an hour up the Madre de Dios: Monkey Island opposite, night boat searches for caimans and capybara, and the full Sandoval Lake day. The reserve entrance is $20 per person on top, and a single room carries a 30% supplement.
Key takeaways
- The group cap of ten is among the smallest on this page, Green House allows 18
- The $20 reserve charge is the operator's own figure; SERNANP's published tariff for four days or more is S/ 150, about $40
- Solo travellers pay 30% more for a room to themselves
- The same lodge sells a 3-day version at $300 with identical terms
- Not suitable for travellers with mobility impairments, heart conditions or hearing impairment, or babies under one
What the Four Days Include
Arrival, the lodge and Monkey Island
You are met at the airport, bus station or your hotel and taken to the operator's town office for the briefing, then to the port for the hour upriver. Welcome juice, rooms, lunch, and in the afternoon, Monkey Island directly across the Madre de Dios.
After dark the boat goes out along the banks looking for caimans, with a chance of capybara. Bring a torch: the listing asks for one.
The lake day and the rest
Sandoval Lake fills the middle of the trip, the walk in through flooded forest, the canoe on the water, the walk back. The remaining days are rainforest walks and river time from the same base, which is the trade this tour makes: less moving, more repetition of the good hours.
The operator states the tour takes place rain or shine, so pack for wet trails from November to March, when the monthly rainfall runs 240 to 343 mm.
What the price does not cover
The Tambopata entrance at $20 per person, drinks including sodas and alcohol, snacks, tips, and the single-room supplement of 30% if you do not want to share.
For two people sharing, that is $40 on top of $860. Worth adding before you set this against a tour whose fee is already inside the price.
About That $20 Reserve Charge
What SERNANP actually charges
SERNANP's published tariff for foreign visitors is S/ 30 for a single day, S/ 60 for two to three days and S/ 150 for four to thirty days, roughly $8, $16 and $40 at current rates. This is a four-day tour, so the official band is the S/ 150 one.
The operator's flat $20 is therefore below the published four-day rate, not above it. It may cover a shorter window inside the reserve than the whole trip, since not every night is spent inside the protected area. Ask what it covers when you book, and treat the figure as the operator's estimate rather than a government price. The full tariff is on the home page.
Questions About This Sandoval Lake Tour
How much is the reserve fee on this tour?
The operator charges $20 per person, listed separately from the $430. SERNANP's own published tariff for a four to thirty-day pass is S/ 150, about $40, so ask what the $20 covers.
Do solo travellers pay more?
Yes, if you want your own room: the single supplement is 30%. Sharing avoids it.
How big is the group?
Capped at ten, which is small for a four-day tour. Only Eco Amazonia's Viator listing, at eight, is smaller among the tours compared here.
What happens if it rains?
The tour runs anyway, the listing says rain or shine. In the wet season, November to March, expect mud on the trails and pack accordingly.
Is there a shorter version?
Yes, the same lodge's 3-day, 2-night tour at $300, with the same $20 fee and the same 30% single supplement.
What Travellers Said
Verified GetYourGuide reviews of this tour, quoted as written.
We were a group of five and we highly recommend this experience. Our guide, Fernando, was fantastic: he had so much knowledge and made the experience way beyond our expectations.
This was a great way to see and spend time in the Amazon! Samuel, our tour guide, was so knowledgeable and great. The lodging was beautiful, big, spacious and clean with an insect net over the bed.
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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