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Manu Wildlife Classic ( 5
Days 4 Nights )
Price per person
| 1 pxs |
2/4 pxs |
5 pxs |
| 2330 |
1270 |
1230 |
A visit to Manu's only accessible Macaw Clay Lick and to the world's largest
Tapir Clay Lick. Unlimited access to our new "stairway to the stars" -
a unique spiral staircase to a large observation platform in the top of a huge
kapok tree - and other new wildlife attractions.
FIXED DEPARTURE DAY: THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS ( All year round )
Day 1: DISCOVER THE JUNGLE
Early morning our
representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco and transfer you to Cusco
airport.
A thirty-five minute flight in a radar-equipped twin engine plane
takes you to Boca Manu (airfare included). Here you take a motorized canoe for the 90 minute
journey down the Madre de Dios River to Manu Wildlife Center to arrive for
lunch. The 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.
After dinner we will leisurely hike for 60-75 minutes through the night to
the Amazon's largest known Tapir clay lick. We climb up a 17 foot
observation platform perched 17 feet above the lick itself where we wait
for the lumbering Tapirs to arrive, then using powerful flashlights we
observe and photograph them in action. (L/D)
Day 2: MACAW CLAY LICK
Rising before dawn, we twill take a 25 minute boat journey downstream to
the only large parrot and macaw clay lick in the Manu area. From a
floating catamaran blind we are afforded excellent views and photo
opportunities as first hundreds of medium-sized and large parrots, and
then the large Red-and-Green Macaws arrive to eat the clay. Please note
that the clay lick is not as active in May, June and July. Returning for
lunch, the afternoon is spent visiting one of the two oxbow lakes found in
the area. These lakes have populations of a variety of water birds,
including the prehistoric-looking Hoatzin, and also house Giant Otters.
After dinner back at the Center there will be another opportunity to visit
the Tapir clay lick. (B/L/D)
Day 3: WILDLIFE
Rising at dawn we will explore the forest trails with the
emphasis on visiting the fruiting trees which our researchers and native
guides have been monitoring. Here we will hope to encounter more monkey
species as well as numerous species of birds. Or, we will have an early
visit to one or both of the lakes before exploring the forest trails.
After lunch at the Center there will be a further opportunity to explore
more of the forest types which can be found in the vicinity of the lodge.
Alternatively, some visitors may wish to spend time at the strategically
designed observation points in order to observe and perhaps to photograph the brilliantly colored dancing birds
called manakins.
After dinner, those particularly determined visitors can once again visit
the tapir clay lick. (B/L/D)
Day 4: BLANCO RIVER
Rising early, we will board the motorized canoe for a 25 minute
journey to the mouth of the Blanco River. Here we transfer to dugout
canoes where our native guides will paddle us up this beautiful small
tributary of the River Madre de Dios. As we paddle up the river, we will
look for monkeys feeding in the liana-festooned trees which loom
overhead, and will encounter numerous water birds including probable
sightings of the Horned Screamers. Those lucky explores might
also meet giant otters, or the smaller southern river otter, swimming
upstream on a fishing expedition. After lunch at the Center there will
be an opportunity to observe life in the forest canopy from one of our
35-metre tree platforms, or to independently explore one of the numerous
forest trails. After supper, those explorers with enough energy
will have a chance for a final visit to the Tapir clay lick. (B/L/D)
Day 5: TRANSFER OUT
After a dawn breakfast, you will board the motor canoe for the two hour
return trip to the Manu landing strip, from which you fly to Cusco
(airfare included),
where your jungle adventure ends (B).
Please note that the program may vary slightly so as to maximize your
wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our researchers and native
guides based at the lodge. |
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Towering canopy platform |
Macaw clay lick |
Tamarin monkey |
Turtles |
Roomy floating blind |
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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