Amazing Wildlife Peru5 days
Tours Day 1: Cusco Ninamarca to Paradise Lodge Inn to Amazing Wildlife Peru
We leave Cusco early in the morning to start our Amazing Wildlife Peru .First, we are taken by private transport to the place called Ninamarca to observe pre-Incan “chullpas” (tombs) of the Lupaca’s culture. Then,
we continue to Paucartambo, a colonial town with narrow streets and beautiful church, where people still keep their old customs.
Later, we ascend to Acjanaco Pass (3,550 masl) considered as an entrance to the Manu National Park
and then we get to the viewpoint Tres Cruces de Oro (3,700 masl) From there, we start descending to the edge of the Manu .
jungle passing first an elfin forest and there a cloud forest where we can view a cock of the rock, hummingbirds,
strikingly coloured quetzals, trogons, spotted flycatcher and woolly monkey. From flora, we can view a variety of orchids, mosses, ferns, etc. Finally, we get to Pilcopata (700 masl) where our first accommodation in our Pilcopata Lodge is
placed. We can refresh ourselves there having a shower and after that, we are served dinner, before we get to bed optional night walk in Wildlife peru with jungle trips.
Tours Day 2: Pilcopa to Rainforest Lodge to Amazing Wildlife Peru .
After breakfast, we continue our journey by private car (one and half an hour) towards the port at Atalaya (500 m.a.s.l). There, we board a motorized boat to continue for about half an hour navigating on the Alto Madre de Dios
River. Along the rocky riversides, we have a great opportunity to observe the river wildlife like many birds, turtles or sunbathing lizards. In the afternoon, we reach our next lodge – Rainforest Lodge . Then we go to explore nearby
paths where we can see a big diversity of species, for example, tarantulas, ants, butterflies, some monkey species, huge trees, erotic plants, palms, etc. After that, we return to our lodge to overnight. Optional:
A night walk in Tour peru with jungle trips .
Tours Day 3: Rainforest Lodge – Parrot Clay Lick – Aguas Calientes .
We wake up today very early to board a motor boat taking us to a 10 minute far away clay-lick of parrots, budgerigars and aras (guacamayo) which is an unforgettable experience! After this activity, we return to the lodge to
have breakfast. Afterwards, we go for a walk following nearby Manu jungle´s paths observing its large flora & fauna biodiversity such as monkeys, birds, medicinal plants used by local people to heal various sicknesses, etc. For lunch,
we get back to the lodge to later continue to another excursion, this time to Aguas Calientes (hot springs located in the Manu National Park) There, we enjoy a hot bath providing us with energy in the afternoon we will back our lodge
Optional: A night ride in a boat to do “caimaneada” (caiman watching) in Rainforest jungle trips.
Tours Day 4:
Jungle Trip to Aguas Calientes – Machuwasi Lake – Rainforest Lodge .
Today, we have another opportunity to go to the parrot clay-lick to view parrots, budgerigars and Macaw eating clay that is very important to their digestion. If we are lucky, we can also spot some big mammals like capybaras,
tapirs, anteater, monkeys, etc. We go for lunch back to the Rainforest Lodge. Afterwards, we have a short break to enjoy a refreshing bath in a river or just relax in the lodge. In the afternoon, we go to visit Machuwasi Lake to check
out a sail in “remos” (hollowed tree trunks used by natives of the area). This is a perfect way on how to watch a
big diversity of local animal species such as a prehistoric bird called hoatzin, some caimans, capybaras or monkeys Tocon
(Callicebus oenanthe). Later on, we return to our lodge to spend the night. Optional: A night walk in Awidlife tour – amazon peru rainforest .
Tours Day 5:
Jungle Rainforest Lodge to Atalaya Port Back Cusco .
After breakfast, we board our motorized boat to start returning. Our first stop is in the Atalaya Port where our private vehicle awaits us to take us back to Cusco arriving there between 7:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
IMPORTANT.
You need to be vaccinated against Yellow Fever as well as to bring some anti-malaria tablets with you.
Visiting Manu :
Some 5,000 visitors make the trip to Manu each year, roughly 5% being dedicated birders. On a typical 2–3 week trip covering all altitudes, birders accompanied
by experienced leaders regularly record 550–650 species. There is something for everyone at Manu. Some birders start early, finish late and ‘bird until they drop’.
Others come for a relaxed birding holiday, staying at comfortable lodges, visiting macaw licks (called collpas), paddling on oxbow lakes and passing a leisurely morning atop one of the many canopy towers.
As access is restricted, almost all visitors come on a tour: only authorised operators can take visitors into Manu National Park and all must be accompanied by an official guide.
Granted, almost all Manu bird specialities and much other wildlife can be seen in adjacent areas, but even these are remote, so access is really only feasible as part of a tour or if you are sponsored by a lodge or NGO working in the area . Amazonia Peru
