An autentic Amazon trip into the reserved zone of Manu National Park, where you can spend more days in the jungle developing the following activities.
hike in the cloud forest along the Manu road, boat trip approx. about 5 hours along the Madre de Dios River and about 6 to 7 hours along the Manu River, where is posible to see caimans, capybaras, sloths, turtles, monkeys, and the most importan thing in this Amazon trip to manu rezerve zone is psosible to se the majestic Jaguar.
in this Amazon trip we spend 2 nights inside the manu national park visiting to salvador and otorongo lakes to see giant otters, and bird watching from observation tower, visiting matsiguenka macaw lick to see large macaws eating clay.
And one night in the camouflaged house to see nocturnal animal during the night such as: the tapirs, porcupines, deer and other animals eating clay front the mineral area. other nights we do night walks to see Caimans, snakes, tarantulas, frogs, insects.
we also visit botanical garden and hummingbird garden to se humminbirds and beutifull color tanagers. this Amazon trip is an authentic expedition for any tipe of traveler visitor who likes the narture 00200200202whre you will typical jungle foods and drinks made from jungle products.
We leave Cusco early in the morning in our private car adapted for the route with mountains and jungle, in the course of the trip we will pass many places of tourist attraction such as: Ninamarca which is a pre-Inca construction of the Lupaca Kindong culture, then we will be passing through the valley of Paucartambo and a small town of paucartambo known as the folkloric capital of Peru.
then we will arrive at the Ajanaco pass which is the beginning of the Manu National Park from this point we will descend to the Amazon rainforest; going through a unique cloud forest in the world.
In this area we will make short stops and hikes to see exotic birds of the cloud forest especially the Peruvian National bird the Andean cock-of-the-rocks, toucans, tanagers, monkeys and coaties, with good luck Sloth and a lot variety of flowers and orchids. Arriving at sunset to our Lodge. L.D.
After breakfast at the lodge we continued our Amazon trip in our private car to Atalaya, from there we began our trip in a motorized for 4 to 5 hours by boat along the Madre de Dios River towards Shintuya Hotspring, and then to the next lodge, along the way we will be able to observe many more birds and animals such as:
capybaras that live near the river and enjoy the beautiful Amazonian landscape. In the afternoon we will arrive at the lodge.
At the lodge we will have a short break to rest, then we will go to a camouflaged house to spend a night to see animals at night such as: tapir, porcupine, deer and other nocturnal rodents eating clay in these clay lick.
This place is a place rich in salts minerals where animals obtain these minerals for their metabolism. And with a lot of luck we will be able to see jaguar, puma or ocelot that sometimes come to hunt in this place and you will enjoy the sound of the jungle at night. B.L.D.
On this day we continue our trip along the Madre de Dios River for approximately two hours more and then along the Manu River. The Manu River is located within the Manu National Park and is a very special habitat with very warm waters, the beaches and banks of the river are the perfect place to see large black caiman and the white caimans, turtles, butterflies and mammals.
With good luck you can see also the Jaguar, the Puma or other small cats, and a great variety of monkeys of different species, some of them eating clay on the river bank, and also you can see by the river, seagulls, skimmers, toucans, macaws, eagles, etc.
It will be a long trip of approximately 8 hours with some short stops along the way, arriving at sunset to casa Matsiguenka lodge. B.L.D.
This day in the morning we explore the cosha Salvador lake on a catamaran, here we can see the Giant Otter (river wolf) the most endangered animals, the reason is that these mammals eat between 3 to 5 kilos of fish each of them every day, and there are no longer many lakes in the Amazon jungle with abundant fish, only in national parks like Manu.
We will also see a lots of Caimans, turtles, herons and many species of monkeys in large groups.Then in the mid-morning we will go to see the Matsiguenka macaw clay lick, to see the big macaws eating clay, this clay lick is very rich in minerals and for that reason many species of birds and mammals visit frequently to obtain the minerals that they need in their metabolism
In the afternoon after lunch we continue exploring this beautiful jungle looking for more species of animals, and the guide explains the relationship between plant, animal, insect and the function of different ecosystems and the medicinal functions of plants. At night an optional night walk. B.L.D.
Very early in the morning we leave the ,Lodge and begin to return along the same Manu River towards Otorongo Lake, here we will climb a 20 meter high Tower to be able to see parrots, macaws, eagles, toucans and many birds flying by the treetops and enjoy the panoramic view of the lake.
then we will continue our boat trip along the Manu River, arriving at the park ranger checkpoint, here acording the time we will have an option to go another observation tower located in a swamp forest to see parrots, yellow macaws and Emperator monkeys.
This day by the river we will also have opportunities to see more caimans, tapirs, sloth , turtles, monkeys, toucans, macaws, herons and other animals. And with good luck jaguar, puma or other small cat. B.L.D.
This day you can rest until a little later on bet and then we will walk towards the forest in search of more wildlife, and after a delicious breakfast we will leave the Lodge and begin to return by boat along the Madre de Dios River to Atalaya. This day on our amazon trip we will also have the opportunity to see some animals by the river side. In the afternoon we will arrive to Atalaya and fron there we will take a car that will bring us back to the first Lodge. B.L.D.
Today after breakfast we begin to return in our private car to Cusco making some stop for lunch. Arriving in Cusco approximately 4:00pm B.L.
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