Cusco: 4 Days inside the Manu Park - Jungle Amazon Reserve

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
DAY 01: CUSCO - CLOUD FOREST - PAUCARTAMBO – PILCOPATA LODGE
3 stops
1
We pick you up from your hotel very early in the morning from 5:30 a.m. at 6:00 a.m. in our comfortable and private bus. On the way, we visit the funerary towers or Chullpas de Ninamarca at 3750 meters above sea level and a brief visit to Paucartambo, a folkloric town, a colonial bridge.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Paucartambo
• We ascend to the area of Paucartambo, the Acjanaco sector. (4000 m.s.n.m) This is the point of entry to the Manu National Park. • Then we descend through the mysterious cloud forest, which hosts a great variety of flora and fauna, full of beautiful orchids, heliconias, and primitive ferns. We take a walk to give you the opportunity to witness the Cock of the Rocks (Rupícola Peruviana) in the ritual of mating. There are also possibilities to observe Trogones (Trogon sp.), Quetzales (Pharomachrus sp.) In addition, much more, and if we are lucky we can observe Spectacled Bear (Tremantus Ornatos).
4 hours • Admission ticket free
3
• In the afternoon, we arrive at a village called Pilcopata 550 meters above sea level in our typical lodge that is outside the town with private bathrooms and showers where we will spend the night.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
DAY 02: PILCOPATA LODGE- ATALAYA – MACHUWASI LAKE– PAITITI LODGE
1 stop
4
• After a delicious breakfast, we continue our trip by bus to Atalaya for 45 minutes, a height of 490 m.s.n.m, where we will embark by boat for 30 minutes to the Paititi lodge, where we will spend the night in our typical lodge with private bathrooms and showers. • On the way, we will observe a variety of animals. • After the delicious lunch, in the afternoon we will go to the Cocha Machuwasi, where we will ride a catamaran typical of the area, to observe a variety of birds such as the Shansho (Ophisthocomus hoazín), monkeys, reptiles, dwarf alligators and insects, and perhaps some broncos (Hydrochaerus). • At night, we have the optional night trekking program. Night in Hostel with private bathrooms and showers available.
1 day • Admission ticket free
Day 3
DAY 03: PARROTS CLAY LICK – LAKE MARAVILLA
1 stop
5
• Very early, we left by boat until the clay lick of green parrots (Wall of clay with minerals) where 3 to 4 species of parrots are observed, then we returned by boat where we will have a walk inside the forest, arriving to the private lagoon or cocha maravilla from a platform we can see a variety of birds, monkeys, small reptiles, dwarf alligators and insects. • In the afternoon, we return to our hostel for lunch. • At night, we will have night walks. Night in a hostel with bathrooms and private showers.
1 day • Admission ticket free
Day 4
DAY 04: PAITITI LODGE - ATALAYA - CUSCO.
1 stop
6
• After our delicious breakfast we return by boat from the Paititi lodge to Atalaya, where the bus awaits us to return to Cusco, again passing through the mysterious cloud forest to the city Imperial of Cusco. (Approximate arrival at 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
12 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The day before the excursion, we will meet for a briefing in our office to give you all the necessary information about organization and safety.

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