Base in Manu Wildlife
Center
This program is similar to our traditional "Bio-Trip" but features the
Wildlife Tented Camp as the lowland rain forest site instead of the Manu Wildlife
Center.
By far the richest, most extraordinary biological transect in the Amazon, or the world, starts in
Cusco and runs northeast by road and river to the great Manu Wilderness.
Manu offers by far the greatest quantity and diversity of animals and plants in the world. No other destination in Peru or beyond can compare. Nowhere else can you enjoy a superbly intact transect of tropical habitats from Andean grasslands and cloud forests down to foothill and lowland forests.
Manu boasts the highest bird, mammal, and plant diversity of any park on Earth, including 1,000 of the world's 9,700 bird species, 200 species of mammals, and 15,000 species of flowering plants. The most photogenic spectacles are frolicking Giant Otters, 1,000 parrots and macaws at a riverbank clay lick, dancing Cocks-of-the- Rock, habituated monkeys, and huge Lowland Tapirs at a forest clay lick.
One of our lodges, Manu Wildlife
Center, currently offers the world's finest viewing of this elusive animal, which elsewhere is harder to see even than the Jaguar, which also is a frequent sight in Manu.
In terms of wildlife for your money, our Manu itineraries offer the greatest payoff of wildlife per dollar of any rain forest site in Latin America. Other New World rain forest may be somewhat less expensive than Manu, but NONE of them offer Manu's tremendous wildlife diversity. For travelers who want the finest rain forest experiences in the world, Manu offers the ultimate "bio-trip". All trips described here start and end in Cusco and include all air and ground transport, food, lodging, and guided rain forest outings.
Day 1: (L/D)
Sunday. Depart Cusco
in our private, custom-designed expedition bus with reclining seats and extra legroom and drive all day through all elevated in our private, 11000-acre (4,400-hectare) cloud forest in Peru. The bus stops frequently during the trip to permit visits to small Andean towns and exploration of the incredible range of cloud forest habitats.
(Lunch and dinner)
Day 2: (B/L/D)
Monday. Observe Cocks-of-the-Rock displaying and calling at down, and the enjoy breakfast back at the lodge. Explore the cool, moist, mosquito-free cloud forest and search for the confiding Brown Capuchin Monkeys. Travel by bus for 2-3 more hours to the riverside hamlet of Atalaya, where we board our motor canoes to travel down the Alto Madre de Dios River towards the mouth of the Manu River. Depending on the road and river conditions on this day, we either sleep in a simple tented camp (with small tents) or in a rustic local lodge near the mouth of the Manu River.
(Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Day 3: (B/L/D)
Tuesday. Dawn in the forest or on the riverbank, and the travel by motor canoe up the Manu River for 5-6 hours to the Wildlife Tented Camp near Cocha Salvador.
(Breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Day 4: (B/L/D)
Wednesday. Visit Cocha Salvador and take a canoe or catamaran outing on the lake to observe birds and to search for Giant Otters. Also walk trails through different forest types, with excellent chances to observe monkeys.
(Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Day 5: (B/L/D)
Thursday. Short motorcanoe ride on the Manu River to the trail head for Cocha Otorongo, walk the trails at Cocha Otorongo to search for Woolly Monkeys (the best place to see them in the Manu lowlands), climb a 50-foot
(17 m), metal tower to the mid-canopy, and return to Wildlife Tented Camp for the night.
(Breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Day 6: (B)
Friday. Leave very early to motor down the Manu River and catch the flight
to Cusco. Manu River and catch the flight to Cusco. Transfer to your hotel in Cusco.
(Breakfast)
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Please note that the program may vary slightly so as to maximize your wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our researchers and native guides based at the lodge.
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Fixed departures from Cusco on Sunday
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Private departures available upon request at extra cost.
- Price per person in double accommodation - Minimum 02 passengers
We recommend to you:
- Good binoculars |
- Camera gear (ASA 50, 100 and 200) |
- Two or three pairs of long cotton pants |
- Four pairs of absorbent sacks |
- Rain suit or large poncho |
- Three long-sleeved cotton shirts |
- Three T-shirts |
- Sunscreen lotion |
- Swimsuit |
- Sunglasses |
- Insect repellent |
- A photocopy of your passport |
- A bottle or canteen to carry water |
- One pair of shorts |
- Two pairs of sneaker or hiking boots. |
Important:
Though we have never heard of anyone contracting yellow fever anywhere in
Peru or neighboring countries Peru nevertheless requires a current yellow fever
vaccination for trips to the rain forest region. This vaccinations normally is
required or recommended for all forest regions around the world.
Tour Operator: InkaNatura Travel