Macaw Claylick, Photo: Walter Mancilla

Day 1: Puerto Maldonado - Colorado

We will meet you at the airport and take our bus, to Colorado or Santa Rosa depending on your flight arriving to Puerto Maldonado. And spend the night at the beach next to the river with a tent, a 4 hours car drive away from Puerto Maldonado. 

Day 2: Colorado - Amazon Manu Lodge

Early in the morning we start our trip by motorized canoe up Madre De Dios River, in the way we are going to have the opportunity to see peccaries, caiman, monkeys and birds, depending on the whether condition. After 4 our boat driving we make stop at Blanquillo reserve zone to visit the Blanco Lake and trying to see the Giant river otters, moving with the catamaran around the lake by paddling. Arriving the Lodge before dusk and spending the night at AML lodge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giant river otter, Photo: Walter Mancilla

Day 3: Macaw Clay Lick -Tapir Mammal Clay Lick

On this day there will be a 45 minute boat ride down the Madre de Dios River, to the Macaw Clay Lick. At approximately 6am you will be treated to the sight of hundreds of Parakeets, Parrots and Macaw arriving at the lick to eat the clay. This really is a spectacular sight and is said to be one of the highlights of the trip. Species you can expect to see include: Red and Green Macaw, Yellow Crowned, Mealy, Blue Headed, Orange-Cheeked Parrot, Dusky Headed and White Eyed Parakeets.

After lunch your guide will take you to a platform overlooking a Mammal clay lick in the heart of the forest. Here you can experience the incredible sounds of the night whilst keeping an eye out for visitors to the clay lick. Dont worry if you fall asleep, your guide will be on full alert and ready to wake you at the first sign of activity. Animals that may visit the clay lick are the Tapir (a large mammal found in the Amazon), Deer and the Agouti paca. Dinner will be served at the mammal clay lick platform and spend the night at the platform, which it has mosquito net, mattress and cover shit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tapir Photo: Walter Mancilla

Day 4: Canopy Tower - Puerto Maldonado

Early in the morning you will visit and climb Camungos 42-meter (140 feet) tower taking in the spectacular view of Manu from the canopy at the top. And visit the Camungo Lake where a group of other leaves there. We will continue our trip down river to Colorado, where we are going to take our car to Puerto Maldonado, spending the night at the Lodge or hotel in Puerto Maldonado.

Day 5: Transfer out:

Early in the morning we go for hiking in the forest and we try to see the Night Monkey in their sleeping place next to the Lodge at the Bamboo forest. Breakfast and we transfer to the airport to catch the flight to Lima.

End of our services:

Includes:

Lodge accommodations based on double occupancy.  All cost of land, lake and river transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. Manu checking list. All entrance fees boxs lunchs and meals.

Not Included:

International or domestic airfares, airport departure taxes, excess baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Important:

• Contact as for more details.
• Special discounts for groups and agencies.
• Private Service, since 4 people.
• We can also arrange expeditions in according the customers required, depending, if they are interested in shorter or longer trips or particularly are interested in ornithology or photographs, etc.
• If you are traveling alone or in a small group of 04 people, please contact us, to see if we can join with another small group and make your tour economic.