TOURS EVERY DAY

MINIMUM : 2 Passengers

PRICES : Request On Line

DAY ONE

Leaving Cusco we head over the Andes, stopping at the beautiful colonial village of Paucartambo for breakfast. Continuing, we climb to a highpoint of almost 4,000 m before dropping down to the cloud forest. After lunch, we take a walk through this stunning forest to visit the display area or lek of Manu's most brillantly coloured bird, the cock-of-the-rock. We spend our first night in the camping huts of Posada San Pedro (appr. 1,600 m).

DAY THREE & FOUR

LAKE SALVADOR AND LAKE OTORONGO

On the morning of the third day we turn up the Manu River for a 6 hour ride into the heart of Manu’s Reserved Zone. From this vantage point we will have great views of riverside birds, sunbathing caiman, and the enormous aquatic guinea pig, the capybara. We reach our camping huts deep inside Manu in the afternoon. This will be our base for the next two days. During this time, we will hike through virgin forest and explore one of the most beautiful lakes of the Manu basin, Lake Salvador, by catamaran. There is a chance to see a huge variety of colourful birds, numerous species of monkey and with luck, a family of giant otters. There is another hike in this habitat-rich forest, that will end in Lake Otorongo and a 20 metre-high observation platform overlooking the lake. At night we can explore the forest by torchlight or go moonlight caiman-spotting on the lake.

DAY FIVE

LAKE SALVADOR - MACAW LICK

Joining the Madre de Dios River we arrive at Blanquillo, near the claylick for macaws, where we spend the night in the jungle lodge Tambo Blanquillo.

DAY SIX

MACAW LICK

At first light we head to the macaw lick to watch the dazzling spectacle of hundreds of parakeets, parrots and macaws eating clay. In the afternoon we visit another one of Manu΄s beautiful oxbow lakes, Cocha Blanco. Going back up the river we stay in a basic lodge, or camp next to that basic lodge, depending on availability.

DAY SEVEN

BOCA MANU - PANTIACOLLA LODGE

We carry on up the Alto Madre de Dios River for about 5 hours. Here we get great views of the Andes. For the next two nights we stay at the Pantiacolla lodge, right at the foot of the Pantiacolla Mountains.

DAY EIGHT

PANTIACOLLA MOUNTAINS

This day we hike through a very special rainforest: this is where the Andes and the lowland tropical rainforest meet, providing the visitor with a chance to see a good selection of birds, insects and flora from both zones as well as some endemics.

DAY NINE

ATALAYA-CLOUD FOREST- CUSCO

Back on the boat early in the morning, we head upstream to Atalaya where our bus is waiting to take us back over the Andes to Cusco.

Service Included:

• Naturalist guide in English and Spanish.

• Transportation Cusco/Atalaya by private bus (5 & 7 day tour) and back Atalaya/Cusco (9 day tour) 

• Transportation by private boat: Atalaya/Lake Salvador/Boca Manu (5 day tour) – Macaw Lick/Boca Manu (7 day tour) – Pantiacolla Lodge/Atalaya (9 day tour)
• Flight Boca Manu/Cusco (5 & 7 day program)

• Overnights in lodges and camping huts

• Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Guide book for rainforest of Manu – Talking About Manu

• Paper work for entrance

Service Not Included:

• Entrance fee reserved zone ($50 per person)

• Sleeping bag (can be rented in Cusco at $2 per day)

• Soft drinks and beers

• $12 airport tax (5 & 7 day tours)

Alcoholic beverages, extras, tips, taxes, additional tours, laundry service, insurance, air tickets.

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