Amazon Expedition Tour 5days

Itineray Amazon Expedition tour  5 days

 Tours Day 1 : Cusco Urcos – Mazuco Rainforest .

A very long travel amazon expedition tour  awaits us today, it means 11 hours! But no worries, we do stops in each interesting place on the way.First, we ascend by our private vehicle to the highest point of the tour – Pituhuaylla Pass at 4,750 m.a.s.l. to

later continue via other high points of a savannah and a tropical rainforest – Expedition. Then, we start descending through a cloud forest with its lush vegetation (e.g. ferns, bromeliads and orchids) to lowlands of the rainforest

around Inambari River. In the afternoon, we reach the village of Mazuco (500 m.a.s.l.), also known as a gold mine.We pass the night there in a private twin room of a local hostel.

Optional: A night walk in  the tour .

Expedition Day 2:   Jungle Wildlife -Puerto Colorado To Maquisapajoq .

After breakfast, we continue expedition to a nearby port to sail across the Inambari River on boat  and afterwards, we get on again our private vehicle and continue riding for about an hour until we reach the main port at Puerto

Colorado. Our motorboat awaits us there to sail up the Madre de Dios River for about 4 hours travel expedition to take us to the Maquisapayoq Lodge, a place of a red-faced spider monkey habitat On the route, we are given

opportunity to see the wildlife of its rocky shores, for example, 13 monkey species, herons, purple magpies, vultures, caimans and crocodiles. In the afternoon, we reach the lodge and accommodate ourselves in private twin

rooms with private bathrooms in Manu Center Optional:A night walk expedition to spot some rainforest insect, frogs, snakes and others.

Expedition Day  3: Maquisapayoj  to Macaw Clay Lick and Tapir Lick – Amazon expedition.

We wake up at 4 am to be able to go to the famous and splendid macaw’s clay-lick of Blanquillo. The takes 40 minutes on boat and 15 minutes by walk. We have breakfast there before our observation. The

“show” starts at about 5:50 am with an arrival of smaller parrots and parakeets and finishes with an arrival of big macaws (Ara Chloroptera). All of them come to eat clay that helps them to digest and clean their bodies from

toxins!! We return to the lodge for lunch. Later on, an exploration of a nearby route expects us to bring us to the stunning place of the Maquisapayoq tapir´s clay-lick! in amazon. There, we spend the night observing tapirs and

other mammals from an opposite hidden platform (with cushions and mosquito´s nets) placed just 3 metres far away from the clay-lick in Manu . Please note: you can also spend the night in a lodge close

to the river (in twin rooms), if you prefer.

Expedition Day  4: Maquisapayoj  to Cocha Blanco and  Camungo Lake .

Very early in the morning, we set out to explore Blanco Lake (Cocha Blanco) so we are given a chance to watch a giant river otter family when fishing! We can also spot a prehistoric bird hoatzin, sparrow hawk, snail, howler

monkey, monkey capuchin with a white forehead, spider monkey, sloth and other typical animal species of the lake! For lunch, we return to the lodge to later continue to another excursion to the Camungo Lake! There, we first

climb a 42 meter high observation tower to watch birds and take photos of lovely  scenery. Afterwards, we board a boat to observe typical inhabitants of the lake – river otters and a variety of birds in jungle!

Later on, we return to the lodge to be served dinner and have a rest. Then, we are given another opportunity to go to observe tapirs in case; we did not have good luck the previous night in manu   Expedition.

Expedition Day  5:  Maquisapayoj  to Puerto Maldonado or Cusco .

Today is a returning day so we wake up very early again and after breakfast, we start packing. Then, we board our motorboat and sail down the Madre de Dios River until we get back to the port of Puerto Colorado.

There, we change for our land vehicle expecting us there and taking us back to the port of Inambari River, which we pass again on a boat. Afterwards, we continue on road until we get to Cusco at around 6:30 – 7 pm.

IMPORTANT!!
It is not necessary to be vaccinated against Yellow Fever, to do the tour in the jungle.