Manu Through The Andes

Location

MANU CULTURAL ZONE - MADRE DE DIOS

Life Experience

ENJOY IT WITH YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS

Duration

04 DAYS - 03 NIGHTS

Itinerary

Early in the morning, we leave Cusco. We will cross interesting inter-Andean valleys and picturesque rural communities. We will visit pre-Inca tombs, and then we will stop in Paucartambo, a beautiful colonial town. Lunch on the route. We continue to cloud forest, an area very rich in endemic species such as Spectacled Bear and Gallito de las Rocas, orchids, bromeliads, ferns, etc. then we will continue until reach our lodge where we will spend our first night comfortably. Dinner and night off. Overnight.

Very early we will go in search of Gallito de las Rocas, Peruvian national bird, that has a very unique courtship dance. Return to the lodge for breakfast. After, we will continue our tour to Pilcopata Town, then we will move to the port of Atalaya, located on the banks of Alto Madre de Dios River 700 meters, from we will start to descend by boat to observe an enormous diversity of bird, such as Herons, vultures and cormorants etc. until we reach the lodge.  We will walk along interesting trails between high and low jungle and our guide will search, show and explain the interesting wildlife diversity around us. Dinner. At nightfall, we will have the chance for a night walk to catch a glimpse of insects and amphibians. Overnight.

After have our breakfast, we will go in search of  wildlife. Then, We will board our boat to cross the river and walk for 30 minutes along a path to observe and talk about interesting flora such as plants, heliconias, fruit trees, etc. until we reach Machuwasi Lake where we paddle in rustic canoes to observe birds like primitive hoatzin, caimans with a bit of lucky, monkeys and capybaras. Return to the hotel. Later on, we will walk around our lodge to catch a glimpse of a variety of insects and amphibians. Come back to the lodge. Overnight.

Very early, we will board our boat to go to Collpa, a wall of the river where the different species of parrots such as the blue-headed parrot, white-eyed parakeet and possibly the Maracano macaw, among others go down every morning to extract clay for its feeding. At the end of this daily activity we return to our lodge to pack up and take our boat to Atalaya port, where our vehicle will be waiting for us and go back to Cusco. We have lunch on route. Arrival to Cusco.

B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner

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Detail

  • Transfer Cusco – Lodge – Cusco
  • River transportation
  • 03 nights of accommodation
  • Full Meal Plan (vegetarian option available)
  • Transfers to the mentioned places
  • Activities to the places mentioned
  • Professional Guidance (Spanish – English)
  • First aid kit
  • Baggage guard service
  • Safe box for documents and values.
  • National and international Air/bus tickets not mention in the programme.
  • Consumptions and/or services not specified in the programme as beverages, additional service or others.  
  • Personal towels
  • Medication and personal hygiene supplies
  • Hiking shoes and sandals
  • Flashlight with batteries and replacement bulbs
  • Hat or cap, sunglasses, sun block
  • Insect repellent (recommended with 40% or more of DEET),
  • Waterproof, long-sleeved shirts, cotton pants, swimwear, warm clothes in case of cold.
  • Binoculars, Camera
  • Luggage backpack and small backpack, plastic bags
  • Hotels SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.
  • The itineraries are subject to changes due to the weather in a particular season of the year.
  • Rate does not apply to National Holidays (Peru), Christmas, New Year and long scheduled holidays
  • Fares may change without prior notice because of the lodging or others in case of ticket entrance to touristic places of national heritage, which are subject to Ministry Culture/Environmente of The Peruvian State

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