Birding Manu Park 10 days

¿WHAT WE EXPECT?

Birding Manu Park 10 days

Diverse Birding Areas: Visit key birding hotspots including Cusco, Huacarpay, Manu National Park, Huyquecha Biological Station, the Cock of the Rock Lodge, Manu Cloud Forest, and Amazonia Lodge.
Breathtaking Bird Species: Encounter a variety of bird species, including some rare and endemic ones (***), with many species unlisted in the itinerary due to the sheer abundance of wildlife in the region.
Vibrant Ecosystems: Explore the three main environments—cloud forest, high jungle, and lowland Amazonian rainforest—each providing a distinct set of bird species and wildlife.

Birding Manu Park

  • Length: 10 Days/ 9 Nights in trips birding
  • Type of service : Private or Group in tour Manu
  • Location: Southern Peru, Madre de Dios Department, Puerto Maldonado,  .
  • Activities: Birding Amazon
  • Altitude of the manu: 139 – 400 m.a.s.l.
  • Best time to visit to the tour birding: All Year
  • Departure: Every day in trips manu
  • Minimum of participants in birding : 2
  • Maximum of participants Manu Bird: 10
  • Price per person:  USD
  •  Departure : Daily
  • Physical Demand : None

DETAILED TOUR ITINERARY:

Birding Manu Park 10 days

Tour Birding Day 1: Cusco Huayquecha Reach Station

Today we depart at 5:30 am from the hotel heading towards laguna huacarpay for Birding Manu Park which will take approximately 45 minutes where we can see the bearded mountaineer that is a special hummingbird called ENDEMIC birding

manu  park . It is the only hummingbird that you can see in the region of Cusco but it does not exist in other parts of the world. We can also observe many other types of birds such as: plumbeous rail, cinnamon teal, puna teal,

yellow billed pintail, White tufted grebe, cinereous harrier, black chested buzzard Eagle, streak fronted thornbird, many colored rush tyrant, rusty fronted canastero which is also called ENDEMIC, and many

others. Afterwards, we will have a quick breakfast and then continue viewing more birds around the lake. Later we will take the bus to Manu to some lakes to stop and observe a creamy crested spinetail which is ENDEMIC, a

special bird you can only see in Peru and only in parts. Sometimes we can see the black faced and others. Later we arrive in the higher part of rufterwardta to have lunch at the entrance of the national park of Manu; it is named

Ajanacco and is about 3500 m.a.s.l.. From hear we enter the cloud forest to see tangers y kolibris antpittas, tyranulets, flycatcher, tuocan and tuocanets and many other species until we arrive at Huayquecha reach station.

We will arrive approximately 4:30 pm and later we will take are rooms and then we will search for a swallow tailled nightjar and finally go sleep in Huayquechaimes.

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Tours Birding Day 2 :

Birding  Manu  Part to Huaquecha Cloud Forest –

We head out today after breakfast at 5:40 A.M. to observe birds at the elevation of 3600 m.a.s.l. such as: puna thistleail, Rufous Antpitta, puna Tapaculo, Greal sapphirewing, yungas pygmy Owl, red crested cotinga, Barred

fruiteater, Buff Brested Mountain Tanager, Hooded Moumtain Tanager, Grass green Tanager, Golden plumed Parakeet, Scalynaped Parrot, Moustached plowerpiercer, Rufous Bellied Bush tyrant, sedge wren, Scarlet Bellied

Mountain Tanager, White browed conebill, Three striped Hemispingus, line fronted Canastero, scribble tailed

canastero, and many more. Then we return to Huayquecha for lunch and a short rest. We will then continue searching for more birds like: White winged Black tyrant, rufous capped thornbill, plushcap, crimson Mandle Woodpecker, trilling

tapacuco, gray breasted Mountain toucan, and Blue capped tanager. Later we will search for a swallow tailed nightjar, and then return to the lodge for dinner.

Rainforest Birding .

 Day 3 : Birding  Manu Park to Exploring  Huayquecha cock of the Rock Lodge

We take off today  to Cock of the Rock lodge but all day we have to observe the birds in route such as: golden collared tanager, Grass green Tanager, scaled metaltail, mountain Casiqui white collared jay, barred parakeet,

Barred fruiteater, Band tailed fruiteater, Marcapata Spinetail , red and white antpitta, while we eat a Box Lunch.

More birds that we will observe consist of Red and White Antpitta, Blue Banded Toucanet, Hooded Mountain Tanager, Black and Chestnut Eagle, Black solitary Eagle, White throated Antpitta, slaty Tanager, Slaty Backed Chat

tyrant, fulvos Wren, Chestnut crested Cotinga, crested Quetzal, Golden Headed Quetzal, Black Streaked

Puffbird, Yellow Throated Tanager, Buff Breasted Mountain Tanager, Superciliared Hemispingus, and many more. At around 5:30 pm we will return to the lodge where we will have the chance to see Rufous Bellied

Nighthawk, then dinner and to our private rooms.

 Day 4 : Birding  Manu  Park to  Cloud  Forest   Cock of the rock Lodge .

We head out today for Lick de Gallito for the Andean Cock of the rock. In the afternoon we have chance to photograph the most beautiful bird which is considered the national bird of Peru. Also we will be able to see:

White crowned Tapaculo, Yungas Manakin, crested quetzal, versicolored Barbed, Orange Eared Tanager, Highland Momot, and many more. After that we shall return to have breakfast then go out for a walk along a trail

to see more birds and such as: Slaty Gnateater, Chestnut breasted Wren, Cinnamon faced Tyranulet, Spotted Nightingale Thrush, Amazonian Ambrella Bird, Tyrannine Woodcreeper, Masked Trogon, Crimson Bellied

Woodpecker, Black

Streaked puffbird, Paradise Tanager, Saffron Crowned Tanager, Golden Tanager, Brown Tinamou, and possibly monkeys.

Later we will return to have lunch at the lodge in the garden where there are blue flowers and local fauna.

There are 13 species of kolibris for example:

ooted Racket Tail, Wire crested Thorntail, Gree Hermit, Buff Tailed Sicklebill, Many Spotted Hummingbird, Violet

Fronted Brilliant, White Bellied Woodstar, Peruvian Piedtail, long

Tailed Sylph, Wedge Billed Humminbird, Speckled Humminbird, Fawn Breasted Brilliant, and common

Sparkling Violet ear. Then we will have lunch before going for another walk along the road to see the Lyre Tailed

Nightjar and the Rufusent Screech Owl. Then we will return to the lodge to have dinner and go to bed.

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 Day 5: Clod forest  Cock of the Lodge to Amazonia Lodge  – Birding Manu Park.

Today, we go after breakfast on the Amazon route to observe: ornate flycatcher, lanceolated monklet, peruvian piedtail, Black backed tody flycatcher, black faced tanager, blue headed Macaw, chestnut fronted

Macaw, fiery capped Manakin, white eyed parakeet, chestnut backed Antshrike, Golden Tanager, Orange eared

Tanager, black solitary eagle, and much more. Next we will go to Pilco Pata and Talaya to eat lunch and take a

boat down the river for 20 minutes or lunch. We will start be for 15 minutes to the Amazonia lodge where we can appreciate: rufous crested coquette, violet headed humminbird, golden tailed sapphire, koepcke´s Hermit, amethyst woodstar,

rufous webbed Brilliant, and Gould´s jewelfront. Then we will hike along the trail for 3 horas to search for:

Amazonian Antpitta, blue headed macaw, Great Tinamou , spot back antbird ,Hoalzin, Sungrebe, chestnut

capped puffbird, and others before returning to the lodge for dinner. After dinner we will return to the trail to 

observe owls such as: Tawny bellied screech owl, long tailed potoo, black bandad owl, Great potoo, Band Bellied

owl and after we return to the lodge. rainforest peru birding

 Day 6 :  Amazonia Lodge to  Explorer Birding Manu Park .

  We set off today after breakfast to walk along the trail to an observation tower where we may see canopy species such as: Plum throated Cotinga, Spangled Cotinga, opal rumped tanager, turquoise tanager, round tailed 

Manakin, Striolared puffbird, halp collared Gnatwren, Tawny throated leaftosser, Razor billed Corassow, Military

Macaw, and much more. Then we will return to the lodge for lunch before hiking another trail to observe: Scarlet

Hooded Barbet, lemon throated Barbet, Buff Throated Woodcreeper, Red Billed Tyranulet, Fine Barred Piculet, Double Toothed Kite, Undulated Tinamou, Rufous breasted Piculnet, and Plain browed Woodcreeper. After lunch

we have the options of going for another walk or taking photos of the birds in the famous garden. We can see Blue

crowned Trogon, Red Throated Caracara, chestnut fronted Macaw, Black Capped Tinamou, cinereous Tinamou,

Bluish fronted Jacamar, Pygmy Antwren, Goldi’s Antbird, and others. Then we return to the lodge for dinner.birding watching 

Day 7 : Amazonia lodge  to  Pantiacolla Lodge . Birding Manu Park

We take off today  after breakfast to travel down the river for 3 hours to the Pantiacolla lodge to observe: Great Jacamar , Black faced Antbird , Blue crowned Manakin , chestnut eared Aracarí, curl crested Aracari,White

fronted Nunbird, White Flanked Antwren, Long winged Antwren, Gray Antwren, Bluish Slate Antshrike, and Plain

winged Antshrike. We will then return for lunch and a rest before walking through the bamboo part to

search birds such as: Peruvian Recurvebill, Rufous Headed Woodpecker, White Throated Jacamar, Manu Antbird,

White line Antbird, Bamboo Antshrike, Goldi’s Antbird, Striated Antbird,White cheeked Tody Tyrant,

Scarlet Hooded Barbet, and much more. Then we are going back for dinner at the lodge to recuperate before embarking on a search for owls.

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Tour Birding Day 8 :

Birding Watching  to  Pantiacolla Lodge –  full Day .

We head out today   to walk the trails where we can observe: Royal Flycatcher, purple Throated Fruitcrow,

Amazonian Barred Woodcreeper, Elegant Woodcreeper, Black Banded Woodcreeper, Rusty

Breasted tapaculo, Ash throated Gnateater, Bare Necked Fruitcrow, Band Tailed Manakin, Round Tailed Manakin,

Johannes’s tody Tyrant, white eyed Antwren, white crested spadebill, Ringed Antpipit, Black tailed

leaftosser, Red Necked Woodpecker, Black bellied Cuckoo, Cream Colored Woodpecker, yellow Backed tanager, paradise Tanager, Red crowned Ant Tanager, Golden Collared toucanet, White throated toucan, sooty Antbird,

Black Spotted Bare eye, white throated Antbird, and mucho mas. After, we shall return to the lodge for lunch and to rest. In the afternoon we will go hiking another trail to experience: pale winged trumpeter, Barred Forest

Falcon, Black and white Hawk

eagle, Ornate Hawk Eagle, Slate colored Hawk, before returning to the lodge for dinner. Again we will have the

option of going out to view owls.

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Tour Birding Day 9 :

Manu National Park  to Pantiacolla Lodge

Today we depart very early after breakfast to go for a long hike to observe: Orange Breasted Falcon , Black

Tinamou, Great Tinamou, Gray Tinamou, Bay Headed tanager, Opal rumped Tanager, Blue Naped Chlorophonia,

Hairy crested Antbird, and others that we will see in route. We will have lunch at the lodge then later in the

afternoon we’ll explore some trails before returning for dinner and a well deserved rest.

Tour Birding Day 10:

Exploring  to  Pantiacolla Lodge  Back Cusco .

On our final day, we make our way back to Cusco after breakfast. We will first take a boat to Atalaya where we will

catch a bus heading to Cusco. While in route we shall have various stops to observe any birds we may have missed

we arrive in Cusco.

 

 

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WHAT TOUR SERVICES:

Included in the Tour Birding Manu Park

  • A professional naturalist Tour Guide
  • Motorboat transportation;
  • Private vehicle land transportation
  • Entrance to the Reserve
  • A professional Cook
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinking water (Please note: vegetarian option upon request for no extra cost)
  • Accommodation: 9 nights in lodges;
  • First aid kit, including a poison extractor, mosquito bite treatment and an antidote for a snake bite;
  • Radio communications;
  • Rubber boots.

Not included in the Tour Birding Manu Park

  • Any flight nor airport departure taxes;
  • Travel insurance;
  • Vaccination;
  • Breakfast on the first day and dinner on the last day;
  • Drinks; in birding peru
  • Tips to local staff.

What to take with you to the Tour Birding Manu Park

  • Mosquito repellent (DEET 35 recommended as a MINIMUM),
  • Original passport,
  • Small backpack,
  • Long sleeved cotton shirts (preferably green coloured),
  • Long cotton trousers,
  • Cotton long socks (to be put into your trousers),
  • Comfortable walking shoes,
  • Sandals or light shoes,

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ABOUT LODGE:

General Information

Birding Areas:
Cusco – The gateway to the trip, offering scenic vistas and birding opportunities around the city.
Huacarpay – Known for its wetlands and marshes, where highland bird species thrive.
Manu National Park – A UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve, home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth.
Huyquecha Biological Station – An excellent base for exploring the high jungle and observing Andean and Amazonian species.
Cock of the Rock Lodge – A prime location to spot the striking Andean Cock-of-the-Rock and other montane species.
Manu Cloud Forest – A misty, humid environment teeming with endemic and migratory birds.

Amazonia Lodge – Situated in the Amazon Basin, offering easy access to one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.

Bird Species: While the bird species mentioned in the itinerary are popular and common sightings, the biodiversity in Manu National Park means many more species may be observed during the tour. Please note that endemic species will be marked with ***. We encourage a flexible mindset, as nature is unpredictable, and every outing could bring new surprises.

Climate: Expect highly variable weather conditions. The mornings and evenings are cool and foggy, while midday can bring warmth and sunshine. Rain showers are frequent, so it’s essential to prepare for sudden changes in weather. We recommend bringing rain ponchos and umbrellas to stay comfortable in the wet conditions.

Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate – The walking is generally on well-maintained trails and roads, though some longer journeys with early starts are involved. These walks should be manageable for most birdwatchers, but be prepared for some off-trail hiking and early morning birding expeditions.

Group Size:

This tour is available for individuals and small groups, with tours starting from one person.

Accommodation: The tour includes hotel and lodge accommodations throughout the duration of your birding journey. Please note, accommodations in Cusco before and after the tour are not included, but we are happy to assist with booking lodging that fits your needs.

Gear for the Tour: To enhance your birdwatching experience, we provide high-quality spotting scopes and binoculars. Bring your own equipment if you have specific preferences, or use the gear provided.

 

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