MANU WILDLIFE TOUR SINCE $2180 USD Per Person - Group Service

After early breakfast we pick you up by our private van or overland vehicles, and then travel through Andean villages till the highest mountain chains (4700m) of Paucartambo. Approximately mid-morning visit the interesting tombs of Ninamarca, commonly know as Chullpas or burial chambers, of the Pre-Inca Lupaca people. Continue driving to Paucartambo, a picturesque Spanish colonial town, and then to the Acjanacu pass, which marks the beginning of the cultural zone of Manu Biosphere Reserve. Our transport descend through the mysterious cloud forest, exists between 2000 - 3500m, and at least 50% of the plant species found here are endemic. The humidity provides ideal habitat for full of beautiful orchids, bromelias. Stopping to give you opportunity to witness Cock of the Rocks (Rupicola Peruviana) mating ritual, Amazonian Umbrella bird (Cephalopteros Ornatus), the South American bear, the Spectacled bear (Tremarctos Ornatus). At the evening arrival to open air lodge at Pilcopata, shower and toilet available.

After an early but delicious breakfast, the bus transfers the group to the port of Atalaya. The rest of the day will be boat trip on the Alto Madre de Dios River. On the way you can see a variety of birdlife, like herons, egrets, kingfishers, and the ever present vultures of which the most spectacular one is the condor of the jungle, King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa). In the afternoon a short stop at the village of Boca Manu to have refreshing cold beverage. Later on the group arrives to the campsite which is located very close to the famous Macaw Clay Lick. Walks in the afternoon and a night walk to spot caimans in the lake. Shower and toilet available.

Very early in the morning the group visit the Macaw clay lick. From a floating hide you can observe how dozens or even hundreds of parrots start to gather to eat the clay, which they need on their diet. After the parrots, the brilliant and colourful macaws start to arrive, squeaking loudly and illuminating trees with their bright colours. In the afternoon the group arrives to a lodge near Boca Manu. Walk to explore one of the trails in the area. Stay at lodge, shower and toilets available.

The boat trip goes on and one will be able to understand why Manu is so famous for its wildlife. On the river edges you will be able to observe groups of turtles, White Caimans (Caiman cocodrylus), Capybaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) and maybe a Jaguar (Panthera onca) resting on a log and observing its territory, arrival to our camping at Otorongo. After walk the trails around the Otorongo Oxbow Lake and the giant otter observation tower together with the guide to learn the functions and secrets of the tropical rainforest. Dinner and stay in tents. Shower and toilet available.

Today the group visits another oxbow lake called cocha Salvador, which is half an hour boat trip from Otorongo. Here paddling silently on a Catamaran, you have again possibilities to observe a family of giant otters fishing and playing, black caimans and many different rare birdlife like the Hoatzins (Opisthocomus hoatzin). Here in Manu the animals have never suffered hunting pressure from man. In the afternoon we return to our campsite in Otorongo. Shower and toilet available.

Early in the morning, we start with our return trip to Cusco, first by boat to Colorado village and then by car to Puerto Carlos, after crossing the Inambari River, we take our private bus to Cusco, we will be arriving around 19:00 hours and leave you at your hotel.

B= Breakfast L= Lunch D= Dinner