Manu National Park Tour 6 Days

Day 01: Cusco / Cloud Forest / Amazon Lodge

Starting at 5:00 a.m. in our private minivan, we will travel southeast to Manu National Park through fascinating mountains and valleys. We will arrive at the colonial town of Paucartambo (the folkloric capital of Cusco) and stop for breakfast. From here we drive to the highest point, the Acjanaco pass at 4000 m (13,123 ft) entering the Manu Biosphere. After contemplating the panorama, we descend through the cloud forest, a sea of shrubs, trees and flowering plants that feed on the mist that rises through the mountain. Different types of plants such as lichens and orchids adorn the mountain. Birds that can be found in the area are hummingbirds, quetzals, trogons, toucans, parrots and tanagers. The country’s national bird, the cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana) is also a resident of Manu. It is also likely to see the woolly monkey, exclusive to the cloud forest, among the many waterfalls and waterfalls.

Day 02: Amazon Lodge / Casa Machiguenga

After a delicious breakfast the group continues its journey by boat to navigate the Alto Madre de Dios River. A long journey awaits us where we can observe a great variety of birds, such as herons, kingfishers and always the presence of vultures of which the most spectacular is the condor of the jungle, the king of the vultures (Scarcoramphus papa) and the Jaguar (Panthera Onca). Then a brief stop in the town of Boca Manu to rest and then continue our journey and one begins to realize why Manu is so famous for its wildlife. On the banks of the river we observe groups of turtles, white caimans (Caiman cocodrylus) or maybe some ronsocos (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) and much more. In the afternoon we arrive at our campsite where we will spend the night.

Day 03: Salvador Lake / Otorongo Lake

Today the group visits Cocha Salvador, we visit the oxbow lake to paddle silently in a catamaran that gives us the possibility to observe the wolves of the river and a great variety of strange birds like the sultana cock (Porphyrula martinica) or the agami heron (Agamia agami). Later we will navigate in the Otorongo trail one of the most impressive oxbow lakes of the Manu jungle, with the guide we will learn the functioning and the secrets of the tropical forest. In the afternoon we return to our camp in Machiguenga house.

Day 04: Machiguenga House

After an Amazonian breakfast, we will spend the morning at the Salvador oxbow lake. We will go canoeing from where you will be able to see the wildlife of the meander. Here we will see the agami heron, capuchin monkeys.

We will spend the rest of the day hiking looking for different types of animals, medicinal plants, groups of peccaries. At sunset we will return to the Machiguenga house to enjoy our dinner and spend the night.

Day 05: Matsiguenka Lodge / Palotoa Ecological Reserve

After breakfast we will say goodbye to the Machiguenga house to start our return trip. We will take our boat along the Boca Manu River for four hours. Then we will continue on the Madre de Dios River for another four hours. During this trip we will enjoy the wildlife around the river.

Our lodge awaits us in the middle of the jungle. Here we will have dinner and take our last night walk.

Day 06: Cusco

On the last day we will take the boat that will take us to the Atalaya port from where we will take our car to return to Cusco, where we will arrive around 7:00pm.