Manu Nature 6 days

¿WHAT WE EXPECT?

 Amazon Nature – Wildife Peru

Manu Nature Tour itinerary. It provides an adventure experience in the Peruvian jungle, with the opportunity to observe a variety of flora and fauna, as well as visit native communities and enjoy activities such as hiking and river navigation.

Tour Day 1: Cusco City – Cloud Forest / Paradise Lodge Inn.

• Early morning departure from Cusco.
• First stop in Ninamarca to observe the “chullpas” (tombs) of the Lupaca culture.
• Continue to Paucartambo, a colonial town with narrow streets and a beautiful church.
• Ascent to the Tres Cruces viewpoint (3,900 masl) to observe a beautiful view of the Nature Basin.
• Descend into the Manu National Park, home to the Rooster of the Rock (Peru’s national bird), hummingbirds, brightly colored quetzals, trogons, speckled flycatchers, and woolly monkeys.
• Chance to spot the only bear species in South America, the Spectacled Bear.
• Arrival in the town of Pilcopata (700 masl) in the afternoon, where you will spend the night in a jungle lodge.

Tour Day 2: Manu Nature – Rainforest Jungle Lodge – Manu Nature.

• Early breakfast and continuation of the trip in private transportation to Puerto Atalaya.
• Board a boat and navigate the Alto Madre de Dios River.
  Possibility of observing different species such as herons, vultures, kingfishers, turtles and 13 species of monkeys.
• Stop at the Hot Springs.
• Visit to the native community of Diamante.
• Arrival at the Rainforest Jungle Lodge in the afternoon.
• Optional: night walk through the jungle.

Tour Day 3: Boca Manu – Machiguenga House.

• Early visit to a parrot lick to observe them.
• Return to the lodge for breakfast.
• Navigation on the Manu River to observe different species such as turtles, white caimans, capybaras and jaguars.
• Arrival at Machiguenga Lodge in the afternoon.
• Visit to Oxbow Lake in Otorongo to observe the giant otters.
• Optional: night walk in the jungle.

Tour Day 4: Machiguenga House – Cocha Salvador – Cocha Otorongo – Manu Nature.

• Visit to Cocha Salvador, where you can observe giant otters and different species of birds.
• Walks through the jungle in search of monkeys and other mammals.
• Return to the Lodge in Otorongo.
• Optional: night walk in the jungle.

Tour Day 5: Machiguenga House – Rainforest Peru.

• Return by the Manu River, with the possibility of spotting turtles, white caimans, capybaras and jaguars.
• Arrival at the lodge and exploration of the jungle through the trails.
• Night activity after dinner.
• Return to the lodge to rest.

Tour Day 6: Return to Puerto Atalaya – Cusco.

• Observation of a parrot “lick” near the lodge.
• Return to the lodge for breakfast.
• Boarding the boat and sailing back along the Madre de Dios River.
• Arrival at Puerto Atalaya and transfer back to the city of Cusco in a private vehicle.

DETAILED TOUR ITINERARY:

WHAT TOUR SERVICES:

Included in the Nature Rainforest 6 days

• A professional naturalist tour guide;
• Motorboat transportation;
• Private vehicle land transportation;
• Entrance to the Reserved Zone ;
• A professional cook,
• Meals: 5 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 5 dinners, and drinking water (Please note: vegetarian option available upon request for no extra cost!);
• Accommodation: 5 nights in our lodges;
• First aid kit, including a poison extractor, mosquito bite treatment, and an antidote for snake bites;
• Radio communications;
• Rubber boots.

Included in the Wild Nature 6 days

• Flights and airport departure taxes;
• Travel insurance;
• Vaccinations;
• Breakfast on the first day and dinner on the last day;
• Drinks;
• Tips to local staff.

What to take with you on the  Nature  Trips:

• Mosquito repellent (DEET 35 recommended as a MINIMUM!!),
• Original passport for the nature travel,
• Small backpack in the jungle nature,
• 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 in thekking  nature ,
• Rain gear (e.g. rain poncho),
• Sweater (for the beginning of the tour in Andes and the cloud forest only),
• Swimsuit;
• Binoculars (also available for rent) take a  nature jungle widllife,
• Camera and charger,
• Plastic bags to be used for clothes and camera,
• A hat as protection against the sun and/or rain,
• Toiletries,
• Small towel,
• Toilet paper,
• Sun cream,
• Sunglasses,
• Flashlight (with spare bulb and batteries),
• Water bottle (1 litre as a minimum),
• Pocket money (soles) to buy some beverages and souvenirs, as well as to tip.

ABOUT LODGE:

About Us Lodge Peru in Manu Biosphere Reserve Zone

Discover in Peru the lodges that are within the Manu National Park

Frequently asked questions (FAQs):

The Cloud forest Amazon:

extends approximately between 650 and 2000 metare above sea level.

These areas are characterized by the marked domination of misty, low

clouds over the forest nature -almostconstant and dense enough at times to impede visibility. All the while, these

mists moisten every surface, no matter how small. This phenomenon

makes the cloud forest a privileged place for many epiphytes, among them many species of orchids in this nature area.

The temperature, depending on the time of year, varies between 16°

and 25° C. Water collects in little cascades and streams, which empty into

the Kosñipata River. Here, along the road at a place called “The Lookout,” is the end of the Unión Trail, whose exacting route can require up to two

days. A few minutes below is San Pedro, where there are comfortable accommodations for visitors in the nature paradise.

The zone between 650 and 2700 meters above sea level (lower montalne forest and cloud forest)

is also called “highland rainforest nature the humid tropical forest, also

called owland rainforest,” extends between 300 and 650 meters above sea level in Amazon Nature.

This is the most extensive landscape within the territory of nature reserved.

The mists have been left behind and the air feels warm and humid. During

the day the mean  emperature is 25° C-sometimes reaching 36° C between August and  September-with a mean of 18° C at night.

Here, over  an almost  flat Terrain, the Manu River snakes its way slowly along creating larget closed curves known as meanders.

These forests are known for  their gigantic trees,

occasionally reaching heights of 60 meters. Orchids grow on the highest

branches and as such are extremely difficult to identify (though sometimes they can be observed at close range on branches that have fallen in a storm).

Towards the upper limit of this zone one finds the town of Pillcopata, the

port of Atalaya and, a little further downstream, the community of Salvación. In the lower part of this zone, at the confluence of the  nature and Upper

Madre de Dios Rivers, is the town of national park Continuing up the

Manu River one finds the guard posts of Limonal and Pakitza.

GIANT RIVER OTTERS

The giant river otter has almost become the symbol of Peru’s wild- life.

The once highly endangered species has been able to thrive Madre de Dios be-cause of the strict lawsprotecting it.

They inhabit several of the oxbow lakes (parts of rivers that have

been isolated due to a change in the rivers’ course) in the area and live in groups of four to eight otters, though as many as 20 have been observed together.

They are lively hunters and eat up to nine lbs of fish each day. From June to November, when the young are born, they

are more difficult to spot. If you see one or a group of them, at any time of the year, consider yourself lucky.