This tour adventure is not to long, no to short, this four day tour is ideal for people looking for a relaxed or shorter visit to the peaceful and wildlife rich area of Manu, year round.
Don’t let this incredible opportunity pass you by, and experience the natural beauty of Manu National Park and wildlife near Cusco!
In our four days tour, you will have the opportunity to spot different types of monkeys, exotic birds, reptiles, tarantulas and mammals such as capybaras, tapir and sloths, all of these in their natural habitat, also enjoy our night excursions, It always depends on the weather conditions and lucky factor.
Amazon Tours Perú loves creating and operating great and unique tours. We believe in promoting sustainable tourism by working together with local people and guides to produce the best quality tours for fair prices.
Frequency: (Best time march through november)
DAILY WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE CLIENTS
Fixed departures
Transport: In and out by bus-boat (round trip)
We offer special rates for group rates
Bookings:
-A 50% deposit is required to guarantee the reservation. The remaining balance must be paid in the briefing time that is a week prior to departure date. Your reservation will be automatically wait-listed if no deposit is received.
- Amazon Tours Peru reserves the right to offer last minute special rates.
Travel Operator
Amazon Tours Perú & Wildlife E.I.R.L
ITINERARY
Day 1: Cusco - Amazon Pona Lodge.
On the first day of our adventure into the Jungle of Manu, we will pick you up around 5:00 AM from your Hotels in Cusco, using Amazon Tours Peru private transport, our first stopping to visit the pre Inca burial towers of Ninamarca. We then drive through the mountains to get to Tres Cruces, the highest point and entrance to Manu National Park to one of the most protected natural areas in South America. From here we will continue into the Cloud Forest and at Fog forest we will explore for around 3 hours to observe the National bird of Perú, (the cock of the rock), the biggest monkey in Peru (woolly monkeys) and to observe different types of bromeliads, beautiful orchids and in a lucky day we might encounter the Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and many others exotic birds like Blue-banded Tucanet, Golden-headed Quetzal and Crested Quetzal. Then we arrive to our Amazon Pona Lodge where we will sleep in a beautiful and rustic lodge, this night before dinner we do short night walking using our rubber boots (night walk optional).
Accommodation: Amazon Pona Lodge
Meals: Lunch (Box Lunch) Dinner
Day 2: Amazon Pona Lodge – Harpy Eagle Lodge (Boat ride - Machuwasi lake).
After breakfast we continue by our van to tropical lowland rainforest, stopping along the way to visit a coca and banana plantations. Arriving at the small village Atalaya at 650m, we change into a motorized canoe to navigate down the fast of Alto Madre de Dios River, with all equipment (life jackets) along the boat trip, we can see a variety of birds, such as herons, kingfisher and always the presence of vultures of which the most spectacular is the condor of the jungle, the king of vultures (Sarcoramphus papa).
After lunch, in the afternoon we will visit Machuwasi Lake where we will take a balsa raft and see Capybara (the biggest rodent in the world) different varieties of wildlife such as the pre-historic Hoatzin bird, Cormorants, Herons, Horned screamer and watch the beautiful sunset, (included night expeditions) to see tarantulas, different types of spiders, poisonous frogs, tree frogs, snakes, alligators, night monkeys, armadillos and boas.
We will spend the night in our rustic at Harpy Lodge.
Accommodation: Harpy Eagle Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Harpy Eagle Lodge (swimming, sport fishing, Parrot Clay Lick, exploration day).
We will leave early to visit the parrots, parakeets and mini macaws clay lick, and after a good breakfast We will explore by different trails and enjoy the amazing sounds of birds like Macaws, woodpeckers, Toucans, Parrots, harpy eagles. We have chance to see many species of mokeys like, squirrel Monkeys, Capuchin Monkey, Titi Monkeys, Howler Monkeys, wild pigs and many other species. Also the tour guide will explain you everything about the ecosistem of the jungle, medicinal plants and giant trees. Before dinner (other night expedition which is optional) to see more nocturnal creatures.
We will spend the night in our rustic at Harpy Eagle Lodge.
Accommodation: Harpy Eagle Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Harpy Eagle Lodge - Cusco.
We will leave early to keep exploring the jungle until breakfast time and after we will return to Atalaya port by boat where our private bus will be waiting to take us back to Cusco.
We return to Cusco via the cloud forest and Paucartambo. We will arrive back in Cusco in the late afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Note:If we didn´t see the Andean cook of the rock the first day in the afternoon, we can visit the last day in the morning.
Tour Includes:
- Private transport van and boat
- Rubber boots
- All camping equipment
- Qualified bilingual native guide with own equipment
- Mineral water
- First aid kit
- 3 meals per day
- Cook
- Entrance to the accommodation
You will need to bring:
- Binocular (optional)
- Rain coat or rain poncho
- Repellent with a minimum of 30 % deet
- Binocular
- Camera with extra batteries
- Flash Light with extra batteries
- Sun lotion
- Pocket Money
- Daypack
- Water bottle
- Sun hat
- Sandals
- Toilet paper
- Dark clothes.
Important Note: The sequence of the itinerary is subject to change due to weather conditions.
Pre-departure briefing the night before of your trip at your hotel with your tour guide.