Do you want to go to the jungle without investing much? This is your option Manu cultural zone, the tour takes place in the cultural zone of the Manu National Park, where you can feel the warm climate of the jungle and enjoy the beautiful landscape with walks inside the forest looking for animals such as: monkeys, rodents, reptiles, birds, incest, etc.
We will leave Cusco very early in the morning in one of our private car. We will cross interesting valleys between the mountains of the Andes and picturesque rural communities. We will visit the pre-Incan burrial tawers of the Lupaca culture and then we will stop in Paucartambo for breakfast in a beautiful colonial city,. On the way, we will have lunch in the cloud forest.
We will continue our descent through the cloud forest, an area rich in endemic species, such as the spectacled bear and the cock of the rock, the Peruvian national bird that performs a ritual of unique courtship. We can also see orchids, bromeliads, ferns, etc. We will continue to observe the spectacular nature throughout our trip until we reach our lodge, Pilcopata Inn, where we will spend our first night
Today in this progran of Manu cultural Zone, We will have breakfast very early and then we will take a walk, during which we will be able to observe the fauna of the forest, like monkeys and birds. Then, we will visit a coca plantation and a wildlife rescue center. After this, we will travel to Puerto Atalaya, located along the banks of the Alto Madre de Dios River at 500 meters above sea level.
There we will begin our descent by boat to observe the enormous diversity of bird species, such as herons, vultures, cormorants, etc.Until we arrive at Amazon Manu Lodge.
There, we will bathe in the river and have lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit a swamp where we can observe birds such as toucans, woodpeckers, macaws, etc. At night, before dinner, we will observe the eyes of the coimans, which stand out at night. We will spend the night in the lodge. B.L.D.
Very early in the morning, we will board our boat and head to the macaw clay lick, a wall along the riverbank where different species of parrots, such as the blue-headed parrot, the white-eyed parakeet, the macaw with chestnut front, among others, meets every morning. Here they eat clay, which is rich in minerals and helps them digest and eliminate toxins from their bodies. After, we will return to our lodge for a delicious breakfast.
Afterwards we will take a walk through the forest for 2 to 3 hours. We will return to the cabin for lunch and then rest or swim in the river.
Then after lunch In the afternoon, we will visit Lake Machuwasi, where we will explore rafts to observe birds, such as the prehistoric hoatzin and, with luck, other animals such as monkeys and capybaras. Then we will make a nocturnal walk through the forest to look for insects and amphibians. After the night walk, we will have dinner and spend the night in the Lodge. B.L.D.
After breakfast, we will go to enjoy a swim in the hot waters of atalaya and then we will board our boat back to Puerto Atalaya where our car will wait for us to return to Cusco. We will have lunch along the route back to Cusco, and we will arrive around 5:30 p.m. at 6:30 p.m. B.L.
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