Manu Jungle 5d/4n
Manu is located in the south east of Peru in the province of Manu in the department of Madre de Dios. It includes part of the Peruvian sierra or mountain area as well as tropical rainforest. It has an area of over 2 million hectares and is rich in flora and fauna and has a great variety of habitats
including high Andes, cloud forests and tropical rainforest. Manu is the habitat of 10% of the vegetation species of the world. A single hectare of rainforest in Manu can shelter more than 220 species of trees, whereas in Europe and North America a hectare of temperate woodland might have only 20 species of trees.
The Manu National Park in Peru is probably the protected park with the highest the highest biological diversity in the world.
Day 1.- CUSCO - PILCOPATA
We leave from Cusco by private bus, first stopping to visit the pre Inca burial towers of Ninamarca. We then drive through the mountains, to get to the typical and folkloric town of Paucartambo. Here we will take a short walk around the town before carrying on to Ajanaco, the highest point and entrance to Manu National Park.
From here we will continue into the Cloud Forest and at San Pedro we will walk for around 1 hour to observe the National bird of Peru, the cock of the rock, and many different kinds of monkeys, plants and flowers. We arrive to Pilcopata in the evening where we will sleep in Asuncion LODGE.
Day 2.- PILCOPATA - BONANZA CAMP SITE
After breakfast we will continue by private bus to Atalaya. On the way we will stop to observe a Coca plantation, we will also stop at a view point where you can get a good overview of the jungle and river. From Atalaya we leave by motorized boat to Aguas Calientes, where you can bath in the nature hot springs. From there we will continue by boat to Bonanza (camping platforms). We will arrive mid-afternoon. In the late afternoon we will walk in the jungle, returning our campsite for dinner. After dinner we will take a night walk
in the jungle to look for spiders and snakes. We will camp on our platforms in tents.
Day 3.- BONANZA CAMPSITE - AGUAS NEGRAS RIVER
(Strictly preserved in a nature state).
We walk thought the jungle to the agues Negras River, bringing all the equipment including food. On the way we will appreciate many different kinds of animals; such as tapir, collared peccaries, monkeys, coati; birds such as eagles, parrots, toucans, medicinal plants, flowers, and the giant trees of the jungle. On arrival we
will swim in the river and fish. After on dark we will catch Caimans. We camp close to the river in tents, deep in the jungle.
DAY 4.- AGUAS NEGARAS RIVER - ARPI LODGE
We walk for the other way till ours camp site. From here we take our boat to Teparo Lodge. In the late afternoon we will walk in the jungle and we will visit Salvacion Lake and take a balsa raft giving us the opportunity to see many different kinds of wildlife, and the beautiful sun set from the jungle.
After dark we will have another opportunity to catch Caimans. In the evening we will build a bonfire, relax and have some drinks and a BBQ. We will spend the night at Arpy Lodge or camping on sand bank (optional).
DAY 5.- ARPI LODGE - CUSCO
(Optional) We will get up early *to visit the parrots clay lick* and after breakfast we will return to Atalaya by boat where our private bus will waiting for us to take us back to Cusco via the cloud forest and Paucartambo.We will arrive back in Cusco in the later afternoon.
Included:
- Private bus and boat
- Rubber boots and rain poncho
- All camping equipment
- 3 meals per day
- Bilingual native guide
- Mineral water
- First aid kit
- Cook
- Entrance to the Natural hot springs
- Entrance Arpy Lodge
- Entrance to Bonanza Camp site (2)
Video and Photo Service.
We recommended to bring:
- Repellent with a minimum of 15 % deet
- Binocular
- Camera with extra batteries
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Sun lotion
- Pocket money
- Daypack
- Water bottle
- 1 water bottle
- Sun hat
- Swim clothes
- Sandals
- roll paper
- Dark clothes
- Sleeping bag
- towel
The program can change according to the weather,
river conditions and wishes of the group.
PRICE:
PRIVATE SERVICE.
2 pax $ 490 per person
3 pax to more $ 425
SHARED SERVICE
$ 370 per person (min. 2 travelers)
