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Manu Adventure 5 days and 4 nights
tour
Price per person in USD
| 1 pax |
2/4 pxs |
5 pxs |
| US$ 1680 |
US$ 1380 |
US$ 1320 |
Fixed Departures: Saturday
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Day 1: Cusco/Boca Manu/Manu wildlife Tented camps at park (Saturday)
Early
morning our representative will pick you up from your hotel to transfer
to
Cusco airport (airfare included). A thirty-five minute flight in a
radar-equipped plane takes you to Boca Manu. Here you will join a group
to
take a motorized canoe for 5-6 hours to the Wildlife Tented Camp near
Cocha
Salvador. We will stop at the Guard park station to be registered. On
the
way we will have the chance to observe beaches with different birds,
black
caimans, capybaras, turtles, etc. Afternoon arrival at Manu Wildlife
Tented
camp. Then we will explore some trails of primary forest searching for
monkeys. After dinner, the visitors with enough energy will explore
other
trails looking for different species including insects and frogs.
(L,D).
Day 2: Manu National Park (Sunday)
Visit Cocha Salvador and take a canoe or catamaran outing on the lake to
look for the famous endangered Giant Otters and observe some birds and
monkeys searching for food. The rest of the day we will explore other
trails
through different forest types, with excellent chances to observe
monkeys.
(B,L,D).
Day 3: Manu National Park/Manu Wildlife Center (Monday) Leave very early
to
motor down the Manu River to Boca Manu (here some of the people will
take
the flight to Cusco). After some time exploring Boca Manu community.
Then we
take a motorized canoe for the 90 minutes journey down the Madre de Dios
River to Manu Wildlife Center. Late afternoon will be spent exploring
some
of the 30 miles of clean forest trails that surround the lodge. On these
trails you have an excellent chance to encounter some of the 12 species
of
monkeys, which include the Monk Saki and Emperor Tamarin, which inhabit
the
surrounding forest.
We can return for dinner back at the Center, or pack our meal for the
leisurely hike about 60-75 minutes through the night forest to the
Amazon's
largest known Tapir clay lick. Here we climb a 17 by 17 foot observation
platform perched almost 20 feet above the lick itself where we wait for
the
lumbering Tapirs to arrive. Then, using powerful flashlights we hope to
observe and photograph them in action. Our scientific reports reveal
that
tapirs usually visit the clay lick between 9:00 pm and midnight; however,
their activity continues until dawn. (L/D)
Day 4: Manu Wildlife Center (Tuesday)
Rising before dawn, we take a 25-minute boat journey downstream to the
only
large parrot and macaw clay lick in the Manu area. From a blind we are
afforded excellent views and photo opportunities of hundreds of medium-sized
and large parrots arriving first at the lick, followed by the large
Red-and-Green Macaws arriving to eat the clay.
Please note that:
. The clay lick activity reaches its best from August to October and
decreases during the months of May and June After lunch at the Center we
continue by boat and short hike from the river, you have what promises
to be
an exciting visit to Blanco Oxbow Lake. This lake has populations of a
variety of aquatic life and water birds, including the prehistoric-looking
hoatzin and the possibility to see the resident family of giant otters.
Alternatively, time is available to independently practice your
abilities
and experience this expanse of rainforest habitats on your own.
This evening, from the late afternoon until after Dinner, we offer an
opportunity to search for caiman and other nocturnal life along the
riverbank by boat. (B/L/D)
Day 5: Manu Wildlife Center/ Cusco (Wednesday) After early breakfast, we
leave near dawn by motor canoe for the two-hour return trip to the Manu
landing strip, taking advantage of valuable early morning wildlife
activity
along the river. From here you fly to Cusco (airfare included), where
your
jungle adventure ends. Arrival at Cusco Airport, reception and transfer
to
your hotel. (B)
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Important note: Please note that the program may vary slightly so as to
maximize your wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our researchers
and experienced naturalist guides based at the lodge.
INCLUDES:
All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double occupancy. All scheduled land,
lake and river transportation. All transfers. All scheduled excursions with
English-speaking guide services. All entrance fees. Meals and domestic
airfares as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess baggage
charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight cancellations,alcoholic
and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water, snacks, insurance of any kind,
laundry, phone calls, radio calls or messages, reconfirmation of international
flights and items of personal nature
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