Manu National Park is unique for its impressive biodiversity, one of the places with the greatest variety of species in the world. Stretching from the Andes to the Amazon rainforest, it is home to indigenous communities and is protected as a World Heritage Site, offering an authentic experience deeply connected to nature.
Hotel pickups will be made as long as they are within the historic center. The guide will contact you 5 to 10 minutes before picking you up.
We leave Cusco early in the morning (5:00-6:00 am is the usual pick-up time at the hotel) and drive through the Andes Mountains and rural communities. Visit the pre-Incan tombs of the Lupaca culture and stop in Paucartambo, a beautiful colonial town. Visit the city museum and have lunch in the cloud forest. Continue your descent through the cloud forest, an area rich in endemic species such as the spectacled bear and the cock-of-the-rock, Peru's national bird. See orchids, bromeliads, and ferns. Observe the spectacular nature along the way until you reach Pilcopata Lodge for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, transfer to Atalaya and take a 40-minute boat ride to the Amazon Manu Lodge. Rest or swim in the river before lunch. After lunch, you have the option to go ziplining. In the afternoon, visit Lake Machuwasi and explore by boat to see birds such as the hoatzin, a prehistoric bird, and, if you're lucky, other animals like monkeys and capybaras. Take a night walk through the forest to look for insects and amphibians. After the hike, have dinner and spend the night at the lodge.
Early in the morning, take a boat ride to the parrot clay lick, a wall along the riverbank where different species of parrots gather each morning. Watch as they eat the clay, which is rich in minerals and helps them digest and eliminate toxins from their bodies. Return to the lodge for breakfast and take the boat back to Atalaya. Transfer to Cusco and stop for lunch en route. Arrive in Cusco in the late afternoon at approximately 5:00 p.m.
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