MANU SHORT WILDLIFE ADVENTURE

  • 3 DAYS

DAY 01: CUSCO-BAMBOO LODGE

We leave early from Cusco to Manu National Park, begin our tour through the Andes by our private bus, where we will see the pre -Inca cemetery called Lupaca after that, we are heading to picturesque village of Paucartambo where we are able to have our quick tour to main square to know about their history and then we will heading to Manu National Park entrance located at 3500 m.a.s.l. (11482ft).

From this place we will drop to mysterious cloud forest covered for ever green mountains ; today we’ll have the possibility to see some animals such as : Common-Woolly Monkey, Brown-Capuchin Monkey, Tayra, Spectacled Bear (uncommon),...etc. Amazing colorful birds such as: Golden-Headed Quetzal, Masked Trogon, Mountain-Hooded Tanager, Dusky-Green Oropendola; cloud forest is also the habitat of Cock of the Rock beautiful colorful bird considered national bird of Peru which we will have the chance to see on the route.

We take the opportunity to make a fascinating walk along the road looking for more wildlife and after that we continue our trip another hour more until bamboo lodge 830 m.a.s.l (2723ft).

DAY 02: BAMBOO LODGE- SOGA DE ORO LODGE (480m.a.s.l/1574ft)

Today morning after breakfast we continue our journey by car to next lodge passing two small towns before get to denser Amazonian jungle we can also feel the change of climate this home stretch is definitely the transition zone between cloud forest and the Amazon jungle and we will have the chance to see the jungle from strategic viewpoint before to arrival to Atalaya port.

Here we change our car for motorized boat and we sail downriver approximately twenty-five minutes on Madre de Dios river to next lodge where we will check in and after this we are beginning our first hike in the jungle where we have chances to see wildlife like: Parrots, Macaws, Oropendolas, beautiful small birds, Common Squirrel Monkey, Dusky Titi Monkey, Peccaries in pristine forest…..Etc.

After lunch we are heading to small lake called Machuwasi which is located half hour by walking through the jungle, we can navigating in traditional rafts made of balsa tree there: we will see hoatzins beautiful birds descendants from first pre-historic feathered bird called Archaeopteryx also we can see colorful birds.
After this activity we'll return to lodge and have our dinner and after this we could make one-hour night walk to observe nocturnal wildlife and feel the experience.

DAY 03: SOGA DE ORO –CUSCO

Today we will leave after breakfast towards the city of Cusco; we will sail against the current of the river to Atalaya and from there we’ll take our car private through the mysterious cloud forest where we do fast stops if we will see some animals or colorful birds.
Arrival to Cusco will be early evening.

CONSIDERATIONS OF TOUR:
Difficulty: easy to moderate
Climate: The unpredictable weather may force us to change our itinerary; the program could be subject to changes at any time.
Route: we are making the tour by dusty and narrow road (cloud forest) motorized boat (Madre de Dios River).

ACCOMMODATIONS:
Jungle lodges are basic but comfortable, some having electricity from a solar panel and provide energy to charge our batteries from a generator, and the rooms are two beds with mosquito net (depending on the area) with hygienic services shared in some lodges.

THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE:
Torch for nocturnal walking
Poncho / rain jacket
Hiking shoes
Camera and extra batteries
Personal Toiletries
Recommend carrying a binocular for better enjoyment of nature (8 x 42)

INCLUDES:
All accommodations system
All meals (some are picnic)
Drinking-water at any time
Expert bilingual guide
The entire transport system
First aid kid

NOT INCLUDED:
Personal expenses
First breakfast
Last supper

ABOUT TIPS:
We recommend each passenger to tip ten soles per day (about three dollars) according to your personal satisfaction because in our culture is gratefully received it.