MANU NATIONAL PARK

DAY 1: CUSCO - PILCOPATA.

We leave from Cusco by private bus, first stopping to visit the pre Inca burial towers of Ninamarca. We then drive through the mountains, to get to the typical and folkloric town of Paucartambo. Here we will take a short walk around the town before carrying On to Tres Cruces, the highest point and entrance to Manu National Park. From here we will continue into the Cloud Forest and at San Pedro we will walk for around 1 hour to observe the National bird of Peru, the cock of the rock, and different kinds of monkeys, plants and flowers. We arrive to Pilcopata in the evening where we will sleep in a local lodge.

DAY 2: PILCOPATA – BONANZA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE

After breakfast we will continue by private bus to Atalaya. On the way we will stop to observe a coca plantation, we will also stop at a view point where you can get a good overview of the jungle and river. From Atalaya we leave by motorized boat to Aguas Calientes. Where you can bath in the nature hot spring. A long the boat trip we will see many different kind of animals, birds, plants and flowers, then we will continue down river to our lodge, where we will have a walk later in the afternoon.

DAY 3: BONANZA – HARPY EAGLE LODGE

This day after breakfast we will walk in the jungle for several hours and see different animals, birds such as tiger heron, eagle, flycatcher, kingfisher etc. and many different kinds of plants and flowers. In the afternoon we will visit Machuwasi Lake where we will take a balsa raft and see the pre-historic Hoatzin bird, watch the beautiful sunset and after dark we will look for Caimans.  We will spend the night in our rustic at Harpy Lodge.

DAY 4: HARPY EAGLE LODGE - CUSCO

We will leave early to visit the parrot clay lick and after breakfast we will return to Atalaya by boat where our private bus will be waiting to take us back to Cusco.

We return to Cusco via the cloud forest and Paucartambo. We will arrive back in Cusco in the late afternoon.

NOTE: If we didn´t see the Andean cook of the rock the first day in the afternoon, we can visit the last day in the morning.

THE SERVICE INCLUDES:

Private transport van  and boat

Rubber boots

All camping equipment

Qualified  bilingual native guide with own equipment

Mineral water

First aid kit

3 meals per day

Cook

Entrance to the accommodation

RECOMMENDATION THINGS TO BRING

Sleeping bag

Rain coat or rain poncho

Repellent with a minimum of 15 % deet

Binocular

Camera with extra batteries

Flash Light with extra batteries

Sun lotion

Pocket Money

Daypack

Water bottle

Sun hat

Sandals

Toilet paper

Dark clothes

Pre-departure briefing the night before of your trip at your hotel with your tour guide.