5
days/4 nights
From May through
November
Our Manu
Wildlife Tented
Camp is located
inside the Manu
National park
and near Cocha
(Lake) Salvador,
the largest and
most beautiful
of the 13 oxbow
lakes of the
Manu River.
Itinerary:
Day 1:
Cusco/Boca
Manu/Manu
wildlife Tented
camps at park
(Saturday)
Early
morning our
representative
will pick you up
from your hotel
to transfer to
Cusco airport. A
thirty-five
minute flight in
a radar-equipped
plane takes you
to Boca Manu.
Here you will
join a group to
take a motorized
canoe for 5-6
hours to the
Wildlife Tented
Camp near Cocha
Salvador. We
will stop at the
Guard park
station to be
registered. On
the way we will
have the chance
to observe
beaches with
different birds,
black caimans,
capybaras,
turtles, etc.
Afternoon
arrival at Manu
Wildlife Tented
camp. Then we
will explore
some trails of
primary forest
searching for
monkeys. After
dinner, the
visitors with
enough energy
will explore
other trails
looking for
different
species
including
insects and
frogs.
(B,L,D).
Day 2: Manu
National Park
(Sunday)
Visit Cocha
Salvador and
take a canoe or
catamaran outing
on the lake to
look for the
famous
endangered Giant
Otters and
observe some
birds and
monkeys
searching for
food. The rest
of the day we
will explore
other trails
through
different forest
types, with
excellent
chances to
observe monkeys.
(B,L,D).
Day 3: Manu
National
Park/Manu
Wildlife Center
(Monday)
Leave very early
to motor down
the Manu River
to Boca Manu
(here some of
the people will
take the flight
to Cusco). After
some time
exploring Boca
Manu community.
Then we take a
motorized canoe
for the 90
minutes journey
down the Madre
de Dios River to
Manu Wildlife
Center. Late
afternoon will
be spent
exploring some
of the 30 miles
of clean forest
trails that
surround the
lodge. On these
trails you have
an excellent
chance to
encounter some
of the 12
species of
monkeys, which
include the Monk
Saki and Emperor
Tamarin, which
inhabit the
surrounding
forest.
We can return
for dinner back
at the Center,
or pack our meal
for the
leisurely hike
about 60-75
minutes through
the night forest
to the Amazon’s
largest known
Tapir clay lick.
Here we climb a
17 by 17 foot
observation
platform perched
almost 20 feet
above the lick
itself where we
wait for the
lumbering Tapirs
to arrive. Then,
using powerful
flashlights we
hope to observe
and photograph
them in action.
Our scientific
reports reveal
that tapirs
usually visit
the clay lick
between 9:00 pm
and midnight;
however, their
activity
continues until
dawn. (L/D)
Day 4: Manu
Wildlife Center
(Tuesday)
Rising before
dawn, we take a
25-minute boat
journey
downstream to
the only large
parrot and macaw
clay lick in the
Manu area. From
a blind we are
afforded
excellent views
and photo
opportunities of
hundreds of
medium-sized and
large parrots
arriving first
at the lick,
followed by the
large
Red-and-Green
Macaws arriving
to eat the clay.
Please note
that:
The clay lick
activity reaches
its best from
August to
October and
decreases during
the months of
May and June
After lunch at
the Center we
continue by boat
and short hike
from the river,
you have what
promises to be
an exciting
visit to Blanco
Oxbow Lake. This
lake has
populations of a
variety of
aquatic life and
water birds,
including the
prehistoric-looking
hoatzin and the
possibility to
see the resident
family of giant
otters.
Alternatively,
time is
available to
independently
practice your
abilities and
experience this
expanse of
rainforest
habitats on your
own.
This evening,
from the late
afternoon until
after Dinner, we
offer an
opportunity to
search for
caiman and other
nocturnal life
along the
riverbank by
boat. (B/L/D)
Day 5: Manu
Wildlife Center/
Cusco
(Wednesday)
After early
breakfast, we
leave near dawn
by motor canoe
for the two-hour
return trip to
the Manu landing
strip, taking
advantage of
valuable early
morning wildlife
activity along
the river. From
here you fly to
Cusco, where
your jungle
adventure ends.
Arrival at Cusco
Airport,
reception and
transfer to your
hotel. (B)
Important note:
Please note that
the program may
vary slightly so
as to maximize
your wildlife
sightings,
depending on the
reports of our
researchers and
experienced
naturalist
guides based at
the lodge.
Rates
Departures
from Cusco :
Every saturday
(From May
through
November)
What we include:
-
Round trip
transfers to
and from the
Cusco
Airport
-
Round trip
airfare from
Cusco to
Boca Manu in
new aircraft
(Read more)
-
Round trip
canoe
transportation
to the lodge
and Manu
Tented Camp
-
Private
bungalows
with private
bathrooms in
Manu
Wildlife
Center
-
Tented camp
accommodation
with sharing
facilities
at Manu
National
park
-
All meals
and snacks
-
Purified
drinking
water and
juices
-
Bilingual
naturalist
guide
-
Entrance fee
to the Manu
National
Park
-
Visits to
macaw and
tapir clay
licks, oxbow
lake, canopy
platforms
and trail
hikes
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