Explore the Amazon Manu National Park in Peru 4 days
Discover the treasures of the Manu Amazon Rainforest Tours in Peru 4 days, exploring the amazing Manu National Park.
The Manu Biosphere Reserve is home to 1,025 species of birds, around 10% of the world’s bird species; 221 species of mammals (5% of the world total); more than 1,300 species of butterflies (15% of the total of the globe), 136 of dragonflies, 650 of coleopterans and more than 300 species of ants; 210 species of fish in rivers and lakes, 155 amphibians, 132 reptiles; species that were recorded by the different expeditions of naturalists, becoming the most biodiverse protected area in the world with respect to these animals.
Immerse yourself in the strange world of colors, sounds and smells of the Manu National Park and let yourself be carried away by deep relaxation in this dreamy idyll. This tour takes you amid the nature of a unique biotope with its lush mountain cloud forests on the eastern slopes of the Andes and the fertile rainforests of the Amazon rainforest, where the flora and fauna are more diverse than anywhere else. Place of the world. Manu National Park in Peru is a heaven for wildlife viewing and offers many opportunities to explore different species of plants.
Trip Highlights
- Lush nature: If you are already tired of visiting monuments, archeological sites or man-made wonders, and you want to merge with nature and have the most extreme adventure you had dreamed of, the jungle is the ideal place for you.
- You will have the opportunity to learn that the Manu Amazon Rainforest offers a great variety of plants with amazing medicinal properties, you can also find unique plant species in the world.
- The fauna that inhabits the Manu Amazon rainforest of Peru is one of the reasons why many people visit it, you can see capybaras, alligators, turtles, puffins, dart poison frogs, otters, monkeys, macaws, coati, tapir, sloths, toucans, parrots, capuchin monkeys, jaguars and more. And don’t forget the colorful Amazonian butterflies and the unusual insects, always accompanied by a specialist.
- Disconnect from everything, literally. You have the option of staying in Lodges deep in the jungle where the experience is complete. At night be without electricity, live only with the light of the moon and fireflies, change the traffic noise by the singing of animals hidden at night.
- Spend the day surrounded by greenery, where you look considered that bright natural green. It may be the best medicine to cure even the most stressed mind.
- The delicious dishes of the region.
- Probably the most important reason, the warmth of its people, kind, affectionate, always receiving you with a smile and willing to take another with their occurrences.
Inclusions of this tour
CUSCO - PAUCARTAMBO - SAN PEDRO CLOUD FOREST - PILCOPATA
This day the pickup will be from your hotel or lodging in the city of Cusco, at 6:00 am, and then we will head towards Paucartambo, the first stretch lasts 3 hours, this day you can buy your first breakfast in the town of Huancarani. Then we will visit the chullpas of Ninamarca, which was a pre-Inca funerary complex of great importance. From here it is another hour to the colonial town of Paucartambo, a beautiful colonial city. Continue to the cloud forest, an area rich in endemic species such as the spectacled bear, the cock of the rocks, you can also see the woolly monkey, the capuchin monkey. In this part we will make several stops to observe birds and mammals of the Manu amazon rainforest. Our lunch will be in the middle of the jungle enjoying the beautiful landscape with varieties of orchids, bromeliads and ferns, etc. This day we finish the tour at 5 pm, arriving at our lodge in the town of Pilcopata.
El Paraiso Lodge
MANU AMAZON RAINFOREST TOURS: ATALAYA- AMAZON LODGE-MACHUWASI LAKE
After breakfast we will continue on private transportation to the Atalaya Port, which is located on the banks of the Madre de Dios River (700 m). Here we will take a boat that will take us to the second lodge in the middle of the jungle, the trip takes 30 minutes, along the river you will see an enormous diversity of bird species, such as herons, vultures and cormorants, kingfishers, if You can also see Capibara one of the largest rodents in the world, leopard, etc. Upon arrival at the lodge you can enjoy the warm climate of the jungle. At 10 am, we will start the walk in the forest where the guide will point out and explain the interesting diversity of wildlife that surrounds you. In the afternoon there is a visit to Machuwasi Lake, here you can take a ride on a handmade raft, on the site you can see several endemic birds, it is also possible to see the alligator, monkeys, etc. This day we finish the adventure at 5:00 p.m.
Amazon Eco Lodge
MACAW CLAY LICK OBSERVATION- AMAZON RAINFOREST WALK
Today we will get up very early (5:15 a.m.) to go to the lick of the parrots, by boat it is 15 minutes. If we are very lucky we will have a very beautiful show of the macaws, which have reds, yellows, blues feathers, as well green parrots with turquoise, likewise many parakeets, who descend to the clay cliffs in search of minerals and sulfates very important for their diet of the birds. On our return we will have a delicious breakfast with lots of energy for a 3-hour walk in the forest, to learn about medicinal plants, fruits, if you are lucky you can also see the lazy bear, this day you will meet the largest tree “the ceiba ” In the afternoon after lunch you participate in a therapy activity with mud, you can also swim in the Madre de Dios river. To end the day we visit a small lake near our lodge, to know the family of capybaras and also nocturnal monkeys. Today we will have our special farewell dinner with all the work staff.
Amazon Eco Lodge
ATALAYA PORT - RETURN TO CUSCO
Our awake at the lodge is at 5:00 am, to have breakfast and pack all our stuff. Those who wish can also do the shooting activity of the bow and arrow. At 6.45 am we left our boat to the town of Atalaya, where we pick up the private transport to Cusco, this trip will last 7 hours. During the trip you can still see some observation of monkeys and birds if they did not have much luck the first day. Today we will have lunch at the Ajanacu pass at 12.00 pm. After descending to the valley of Challabamba, we pass Huancarani, and finally we reach the City of Cusco at between 4:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The final point will be the Kusipata square, which is very close to the city center.
Best season to travel
The best time to visit Peru is during the dry season, between May and November, when the weather is dry and bright, with more frequent rainfall occurring between November and April.
Manu Amazon Rainforest Tours 4 Days
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