SHORT TOUR TO MANU 5d/4n

 Car,  Boat in and fly out are included in the tour.

DAY 1:- Cusco- Cloudforest- Pilcopata.

Departure from Cusco city very early in the morning in one of our trucks specially prepared for this road. We will pass through interesting Inter-Andean valleys and picturesque farmer communities. In the middle of the day we are going to visit the pre-Inca buried towers of Ninamarca, known as “chullpas”. After that we will arrive to Paucartambo city, which is a typical colonial town. It had a lot of  importance and it still conserves it’s flavor.
Continuing  our trip we drive up until  the Abra of Accjanaco which is found at 3850 meters over the sea. From this point we start to go down passing through the cloud forest, which is an area rich in endemic species as the spectacular “Andean Bear” and  “The Cook of the Rock”  (The Peruvian National Bird), “Orquis”, “Bromelias” and “Ferns” etc.
Then in San Pedro we will visit a lek of “Cook of the Rocks”, in which these birds every morning and afternoon made during a very interesting dance called “Displays”.After that we continue our tour until reaching Pilcopata, where we will stop and spend our first night.

DAY 2:- Pilcopata - Atalaya- Mammal clay lick .

After eating our breakfast we continue the tour by bus going through the high forest arriving to Atalaya which is found next to Madre de Dios river ( 700 meters over the sea). From this point we start to go down river in a motorized boat (55 hp). At the riverside we will have the opportunity to see a lot of bird species such as “Herons”, “Vultures”, “Cormorants” etc. After some hours we will arrive to Aguas Calientes (a hot spring), where we are going to have a comfortable bath. Passing three in the afternoon we will arrive to our lodge, where we accommodate and get new water resources to be able to take an one hour walk through the forest. With luck in this walk we will have a possibility to see the impressive “Tapirs” licking salt in a mammal clay lick called “Collpa”.  After this impressive experience we go back to the lodge where our delicious dinner is going to wait.
 
 
Option: This night is possible to spend in the middle of the jungle in a hidden platform, having high possibilities of seeing “The Tapirs”.

DAY 3:- Yanayacu- Boca Manu CommunityValles Oxbow Lake- Blanquillo Lodge.

In the morning we continue our trip down river in the boat and will later on arrive to Boca Manu Community. Here we accommodate in our lodge and after that visit the Valles Oxbow Lake. At the lake we will be sailing in a floating Catamaran, spotting birds and fishing “Piranhas”. We return to the town in the afternoon, where it will be possible to buy beers and other refreshments. To reach our lodge in Blanquillo  where we will spend the night, we need to go with boat  for a few hours more.

DAY 4:- Blanquillo lodge- Macaw Clay Lick - Camungo Oxbow lake.

Very early in the morning before having our breakfast, using a totally camouflaged hidden place we will observe a Macaw Clay Lick. This is a clay wall on the riverside, where different species of Parrots and Macaws come down each morning to extract necessary minerals for their diet balance. “The Parakeets”, “Amazon Parrot”, “The Blue headed Parrot” give an unforgettable pallet of colored wild life and as a perfectly finish to this picture the fabulous “Macaws” will arrive. Impressed by nature we return to our lodge. Digesting a good, strong lunch we continue the adventure with a walk for a few minutes to arrive to Camungo Oxbow lake. Before sailing on the lake, we will climb a metal tower ( 42 meters high) next to the lake from where we can get a beautiful view over the landscape. We will be enjoying this lake on a Catamaran all afternoon with the possibility of spotting “Giant Otters”. 
 
When it gets dark we are in the perfect position of spotting “Caymans” and with luck we will catch one of them.Still “shaking” after this exiting adventure we will go back to the lodge and have a deserved rest after a delicious dinner.

DAY 5:- Boca Manu - Cusco.

After having our breakfast we start the returning trip to Boca Manu from where we will take our plane to Cusco. FROM THERE OUR SERVICES END.

Tour includes:

• Private bus and boat
• Rubber boots and rain poncho
• All camping equipment
• Professional guide. In bird watching
• Mineral water
• First aid kit
• 3 meals per day
• Cook
• Entrance to the Natural hot springs
• Entrance to Yanayacu Ecological Reserve.
• lodge in Pilcopata, Boca Manu and Blanquillo.  

*Price per person (2010): US$900.00