Manu National Park Reserved Zone 6 Days

MANU NATIONAL PARK – RESERVED ZONE

6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS IN AND OUT BY BUS 6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS

Fixed departures every Monday minimum 4 persons or ask for different date of travel.

Emails: info@easybirdingperu.com / abrahamfelixhuamanleo@gmail.com

Price per person:

This program is on the buffer zone and on the touristic area inside the Manu National Park (ex-reserved zone). On this tour you visit undisturbed area deep on the Manu River and visit two lakes where we can see giant river otters and monkeys, the chance for jaguar spotting is 30% mostly going by boat.

DAY 1: CUSCO TO BOCA MANU HUMMINGBIRD  LODGE OR TAPIR CLAY LICK PLATFORM:

4:00 am leaving in a private bus. The trip will be around 11 hours approximately; the highest pass on this road is 4000 msl. On this day we travel over the Andes,  over the famous cloud forest and later over the lowland rainforest. The night is spent at the Hummingbird Lodge in double rooms with private bathrooms or spend the night at an special observation platform to observe the tapirs eating clay. B, L, D.

DAY 2: HUMMINGBIRD LODGE BOCA MANU TO CASA MATSIGUENKA:

We leave very early 5:00 am up the Manu River after 40 minutes we stop at Limonal Guard station and show our permission for the park. Later we continue our boat trip for approximately 6 hours inside the Manu National Park. During the boat ride we have the best options to see the famous Jaguar, Capybaras, Caimans sleeping on the beach, Herons fishing at the edge of the Manu river, Macaws, Toucans, Vultures, Eagles and other species of birds which will show up along our trip. We spend the night in the rustic casa Matsiguenka Lodge in double rooms with private bathrooms. Optional night walk. B, L, D.

DAY 3: EXPLORING SALVADOR & OTORONGO LAKES & TRAILS:

We leave very early to explore the impressive lake “Salvador” where it is possible to observe the Giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis), the biggest black Caimans, the different species of monkeys which inhabit Manu (15 species), the prehistoric bird call Hoatzin, King Fishers and many more species.

After lunch we visit Lake Otorongo, here there is an observation tower to appreciate the lake, also it is possible to observe another family of Giant River Otter that uses this lake. We spend the night in the rustic casa Matsiguenka in double rooms with private bathrooms. Optional night walk. B, L, D.

DAY 4: CASA MATSIGUENKA TO MANU BIRDING LODGE:

We will leave very early so we can have the best chance to try to see the rarest Jaguar, the best time to observe animals on the rain forest are early in the morning and late in the afternoon. The trip on the boat will be around 7 hours down the Manu and Madre de Dios River.  After arriving to Manu Birding Lodge we go to the tapir lick and spend the night there or if we have luck and see the tapir early we can spend the night at the lodge in double rooms with private bathrooms and hot shower. B, L, D.

DAY 5: TAMBO BLANQUILLO MACAW CLAY LICK  AND  MANU BIRDING LODGE TAPIR  CLAY LICK:

5:0 am we leave to go to the macaw clay lick, the trip is 10 minutes by boat and 20 minutes walking to the special observation hide. The activity begins around 5:30 am with the small parrots and later the big macaws. The Parrots eat the clay which has minerals that helps the stomach digestion that is the reason why hundreds of parrots parakeets and macaws come to this particular place.

After lunch we wait near the lodge  for the elusive Goeldi´s monkey (Callimico goeldii), Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) and  Saddle-back Tamarin ( Leontocebus fuscicollis) Late in the afternoon we  walk slowly  to the Tapir clay lick; here there is an especial observation platform to see the Tapir (Tapirus terrestris). The tapirs are usually active at night for this reason we have mosquito nets, mattresses and blankets to spend the night. B, L, D.

DAY 6.- MAQUISAPAYOJ TO CUSCO / PUERTO MALDONADO TO  LIMA:

Early in the morning, we start with our return trip to Cusco, first by boat to Boca Manu village and then by car to Cusco, we will be arriving around 19:00 hours and leave you at your hotel.