Night Monkey, Photo : Walter Mancilla

Wildlife Tour:

Shows you Manus most interesting areas and Indian villages for 6 days

Itinerary: 6 Days

Wildlife Expeditions

Day 1: Cusco - Cloud Forest - Pilcopata

Begins with a trip to Paucartambo, The trip will then continue to the Andino area, at 3,532 meters above sea level, this is the highest part of Manu. Lunch will be served at 1pm, after which the journey will continue, descending to the cloud forest. This journey will take us through 13 different ecological levels varying in altitude of 550 meters above sea level, to 4,000 meters.

After an early rise there will be a visit to Lake Huacarpay (30km outside Cusco). Using a telescope, it will be possible to see some of the 95 species of birds that are registered at the lake, including Black-crowned Night-Herons, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagles, White-tufted Grebes, Silvery Grebes, Plumbeos Rails, Sparkling Violetears, Giant Hummingbirds, Green-tailed Trainbearers, Bearded Mountaineers, the Andean ducks and the Puna Ibis.
During the descent, there will be areas that we will walk. These areas are known to be inhabited by the Hooded and Scarlet-Bellied Mountain-Tanagers, Grass-Green Managers, Orange-Eared Tanagers, Golden-Headed Quetzals, Masket Trogons, Highland Motmots, Versicolored Barbet, Emerald and Blue-banded Toucanets, Grey-Breasted Mountain-Toucans.
We will sleep in Pilcopata Gallito de las Rocas Hotel.

Day 2: Pilcopata - Amazon Manu Lodge

At 6am (after breakfast) we will head to Atalaya where there will be a boat waiting to continue the journey down the Madre de Dios river for 7 hours. Stopping at the populated area of Boca Manu. Continue travelling down the river and sleep at Amazon Manu Lodge.

Day 3: Macaw 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.

Dinner will be served at Amazon Manu Lodge followed by a night boat ride searching for Black and White Caimans with flashlights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-and-Green Macaw, Photo: Tomoko Suzuki

Day 4: Blanco Lake- Mammal Clay Lick

Begins with another early start and a visit to Cocha (oxbow lake) Blanco lake, where the Giant Otter’s family (Pteronura brasiliensis) may be spotted.
In the afternoon we will walk the trails around the Amazon Manu Lodge, we will look for a monkeys like Emperator Tamarin and Howler Monkey.

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. Don’t 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.

Day 5: 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. You are going to visit the Camungo Lake where a group of other leave 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Caiman, Photo: Walter Mancilla

Day 6: 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, land trasnportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. Manu checking list. All entrance fees 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:

• Special discounts for groups and agencies.
• Private Service, since 1 people.
• Contact as for more details.
• 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.