Filadelfia: Directions and Routes to the Collpas

When choosing a hotel in Filadelfia, it is worth considering the planned stages of your journey. The routes described vary by mode of transport, destination, and stated duration: they include both road sections and boat trips. Looking at these differences can help you decide which destinations to include in your trip.

Compare directions and routes

The official tourism inventory dated November 22, 2024, lists travel from Puerto Maldonado to the Comunidad de Filadelfia by tourist minibus on a paved road. The route is listed as 43 km and 30 minutes. From the Comunidad to the Embarcadero Filadelfia, the inventory lists a public minibus over a compacted gravel road; this route is listed as 19 km and also 30 minutes.

The listed route from the Embarcadero Filadelfia to the Puesto de Vigilancia y Control Malinowsky is by boat over 3.5 km; the stated duration is 30 minutes. These stages show that the journey to the area around Filadelfia is not made up of road sections alone. When planning your destinations, you should therefore also consider where switching to a boat is part of the route.

The SERNANP tourism plan from October 2023 describes the route to Collpa Chuncho via Puerto Maldonado, Poblado Florida Baja, Poblado Filadelfia, the Río Tambopata, and the PCV Malinowski. It is planned by tourist bus followed by a fiberglass boat with an outboard motor; the stated distance is 82 km and the duration is 2.5 hours. The route to Collpa Colorado also goes via Collpa Chuncho. The same modes of transport are listed, along with a distance of 112 km and a duration of four hours.

The route to the Río Malinowski also goes via Puerto Maldonado, Poblado Florida Baja, Poblado Filadelfia, the Río Tambopata, and the PCV Malinowski. The plan likewise specifies a tourist bus followed by a fiberglass boat with an outboard motor, as well as a distance of 82 km and a duration of 2.5 hours. The listed routes are therefore easy to distinguish: the route to Collpa Colorado is longer and has a longer stated duration than the routes to Collpa Chuncho and the Río Malinowski.

Nearby destinations and activities

Collpa 8 Gallinas is near Filadelfia, in the Alto Tambopata sector of the Inambari District, Tambopata Province. It lies at an elevation of 260 m within the Tambopata National Reserve, on exposed walls of a ravine on the left bank of the Río Tambopata. The last listed section runs from the Puesto de Vigilancia y Control Malinowsky by boat over 3.5 km and is listed as taking 30 minutes.

Arrival at Collpa 8 Gallinas is planned by boat before 5:30 a.m. SERNANP rangers determine the landing site so that engine noise does not scare away the birds. This requirement is specific to this site and should be taken into account when planning this leg of the trip.

For Collpa Chuncho, the SERNANP tourism plan lists wildlife and parrot observation, noncommercial photography, walks on adjacent trails, nature interpretation, and camping as activities. The route also includes hides, viewpoints, trails, and landing sites for visitors. Check the condition of individual facilities before your trip.

Activities listed for the Río Malinowski include boat trips and kayaking, walks on adjacent trails, camping, and sport fishing. Other activities include observing wild flora and fauna, nature interpretation, and noncommercial photography of landscapes, birds, and mammals. If you are weighing these options alongside a route to a collpa, you can also distinguish between the activities and destinations listed for each.

A planned two-day package

An official tourism plan from 2023 includes the two-day package “Aventura por las Collpas de Guacamayos.” On the first day, visitors are to be transferred to the Comunidad de Filadelfia in the buffer zone for adventure activities and camping; adventure activities and camping are planned there. Check the package’s current availability before your trip.

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