Routes to destinations in Tambopata around Philadelphia alternate between road and boat sections. When choosing your accommodation and planning excursions, it is therefore worth considering each leg and destination separately.

Getting there and boat sections

An official tourism inventory dated November 22, 2024, lists a tourist minibus on a paved road for the journey from Puerto Maldonado to the Comunidad de Filadelfia. The route is listed as 43 kilometers and 30 minutes. Between the Comunidad and the Embarcadero Filadelfia, a public minibus on a surfaced gravel road is listed; the figures here are 19 kilometers and also 30 minutes. A boat is planned for the section from the Embarcadero to the Puesto de Vigilancia y Control Malinowsky, covering 3.5 kilometers in 30 minutes.

These details vary both by mode of transport and by starting and ending point. Before your trip, check which connections are actually available on your travel date.

Routes to the clay licks and the Río Malinowski

An October 2023 SERNANP tourism plan lists the routes to Collpa Chuncho, Collpa Colorado, and the Río Malinowski via Puerto Maldonado, Poblado Florida Baja, Poblado Filadelfia, the Río Tambopata, and PCV Malinowski. These journeys are planned first by tourist bus and then by fiberglass boat with an outboard motor. The route to Collpa Chuncho is listed as 82 kilometers and 2.5 hours. The plan gives the same figures for the Río Malinowski. The route to Collpa Colorado also passes through Collpa Chuncho; it is listed as 112 kilometers and four hours.

The comparison makes the difference in travel time between the planned routes clear: the plan lists Colorado as 30 kilometers and an hour and a half longer than Chuncho. These figures refer to the respective routes in the 2023 plan; check current travel options before your trip.

Nature destinations and activities nearby

Collpa 8 Gallinas is close to Philadelphia. It is located in the Alto Tambopata sector, in the Inambari district and Tambopata province, at an altitude of 260 meters within the Tambopata National Reserve. The site is on exposed ravine walls on the left bank of the Río Tambopata. Visitors arrive by boat before 5:30 a.m. SERNANP rangers specify the landing point so that engine noise does not scare the birds away; arriving early and using the designated landing point are therefore part of planning a visit.

For Collpa Chuncho, the SERNANP tourism plan lists wildlife and parrot observation, non-commercial photography, walks on adjacent trails, nature interpretation, and camping. The route also includes hides, viewpoints, trails, and landing points for visitors. Check the condition of individual facilities before your trip. Boat trips are also planned as a tourist activity on the route to Collpa Colorado.

On the Río Malinowski, the options listed in the plan include boat and kayak trips, walks on adjacent trails, camping, and sport fishing. They also include observing wild flora and fauna, nature interpretation, and non-commercial photography of landscapes, birds, and mammals. These activities can help you tailor your excursion plans to your interests.

A planned two-day package

An official tourism action plan from 2023 describes the two-day package “Aventura por las Collpas de Guacamayos.” On the first day, visitors were to be transferred to the Comunidad de Filadelfia in the buffer zone, where adventure activities and camping were planned. Check whether the offer is currently available before your trip.

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