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Wildlife Expeditions
Shows you Manu’s most interesting areas and Indian villages for 7, 9 days and 8 nights
Itinerary: 7/9 Days and 8 nights
Departure: Every Friday
Wildlife Expeditions:
- Fixed departures every Friday.
- 7 / 9 days tours.
- Cloud Forest Pilcopata, Boca Manu, Manu Camping Lodge, and Macaw Mammal Clay Lick.
- in by bus, out by plane or bus.
| 7 days tour: Price per person in a group of 03-6 |
Pax: | s/. 2581 per person |
| 9 days tour: Price per person in a group of 03-06 |
Pax: | s/. 2378 per person |
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 – Manu Camping 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, where it is possible to buy chocolate, ice cream, soda drinks and beer and also we will show you the boat building process with the ecological Cedar wood which they collect from Manu river natural erosion during the raining season.
Continue travelling down the river and sleep at Manu Camping 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 Manu Camping Lodge followed by a night boat ride searching for Black and White Caimans with flashlights.
Day 4 - Lago Blanco (Blanco Lake)
Begins with another early start and a visit to Cocha (oxbow lake) Blanco where the Giant Otter’s family (Pteronura brasiliensis) may be spotted.
In the afternoon we will walk the trails around the Manu Camping Lodge, we will look for a monkeys like Emperator & Saddle Back Tamarins and birds like Piping Guan.
Day 5 - Tapir Mammal Clay Lick
This morning after breakfast you will walk the trails around the Camping place looking for the monkeys and birds.
After dinner 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.
Day 6 –Canopy Tower
Early in the morning you will visit and climb Camungo´s 42-meter (140 feet) tower taking in the spectacular view of Manu from the canopy at the top. You are going to have the second option to visit the Camungo Lake where a group of other leave there. Back at the base camp you’ll have lunch, and in the afternoon, take another walk to further explore the rainforest and visit the Piraña Lake where you can have an opportunity to do fishing with a special fishing line and try piraña dish.
Day 7 – Manu Camping Lodge – Boca Manu – Yanayacu Lodge
If you are participating in the 7-days trip. You return to Cusco by light aircraft, (45 minute flight) you will be met here by an Oropéndola representative who will make sure you are returned safely to your hotel. If your tour is 9 days, it continues as follows:
You will be taken to Yanayacu Lodge, in Boca Manu we will have a chance to visit the Isla de los Valles Community (Machiguenka Indian people), where you will see their life stale and also to the other community Santa Teresita they are Piro Indian people that live close to Boca Manu. We carry on up the Alto Madre de Dios River. Night at Yanayacu Lodge.
Day 8: Yanayacu - Pilcopata
This day we travel upstream to Atalaya where our bus is waiting to take us back to Pilcopata and spend the night at Gallito de las Rocas Hotel.
Day 9: Pilcopata - Cloud forest - Cusco
Early in the morning we travel by bus take us back to the cloud forest and over the Andes to Cusco.
Includes:
- Qualified naturalist guide speaking English and Spanish.
- Telescope 20x60 Kowa TSN-664 ED for the group use.
- Neotropical Rainforest Mammals Field Guide Book, Field Guide to the Birds of Peru and Flora check list.
- First Aid Kit Transportation from Cusco to Atalaya by private bus.
- Transportation from Cusco-Atalaya-Boca Manu – Manu Campiing Lodge-Macaw and Mammal Lick- by private boat- bus to Cusco.
- Flight from Boca Manu to Cusco.
- Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
- Manu checking list.
Not Included:
- Airport tax for those returning by plane Boca Manu to Cusco on 7 day tours (10 Dollars pp to be paid before departure).
- Soft drinks and beers.
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Peru - Cusco - Machupicchu