Manu
Wildlife Center
Complete itinerary 5 days/4 nights
Departs
: Thursday and Saturday
USD
1390
Price
per person based on 2-persons in double accommodation.
Reduced rates available for bookings of 5 or more people.
Day 01
Early morning our representative will pick you up from
your hotel to transfer to Cusco airport.
A thirty-five
minute flight in a radar-equipped twin engine plane takes
you to Boca Manu. Here you take a motorized canoe for the
90 minutes 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
you will have a short night excursion to explore nocturnal
life in the rainforest.
Day 02
Rising before dawn, we 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 of hundreds of medium-sized
and large parrots arriving first at the lick, followed by
the large Red-and-Green Macaws arriving to eat the clay.
Please note that :
- The
clay lick activity reaches its best from August to October
and decreases during the months of May and June.
-
During the dry season (June-September) the water level
on the river does not always allow for a floating blind
and it will then be sitting on the ground.
After lunch at the
Center we continue to explore the forest trails surrounding
the lodge, and plan to spend the late afternoon up a 34
meter canopy platform. Here, we watch the last frantic activity
in the rainforest canopy, or rush hour, before night settles.
We can return for dinner
back at the Center, or pack our meal for the leisurely hike
about 60-75 minutes through the night forest to the Amazon’s
largest known Tapir clay lick. Here we climb a 17 by 17
foot observation platform perched almost 20 feet above the
lick itself where we wait for the lumbering Tapirs to arrive.
Then, using powerful flashlights we hope to observe and
photograph them in action. Our scientific reports reveal
that tapirs usually visit the clay lick between 9:00 pm
and midnight; however, their activity continues until dawn.
(B/L/D)
Day
03
After another early morning departure by boat and short
hike from the river, you have what promises to be an
exciting visit to Blanco Oxbow Lake. This lake has populations
of a variety of aquatic life and water birds, including
the prehistoric-looking hoatzin and the possibility
to see the resident family of giant otters.
After returning for lunch at
the Center your guide is available to further explore the
forest trails for more wildlife encounters. Alternatively,
time is available to independently practice your abilities
and experience this expanse of rainforest habitats on your
own.This evening, from the late afternoon until after Dinner,
we offer an opportunity to search for caiman and other nocturnal
life along the riverbank by boat. (B/L/D)
Day
04
Rising at dawn you will board the motor-canoe to visit the
Camungo Oxbow Lake. In addition to touring the lake by catamaran
to look for the resident family of giant otters and other
lakeside fauna, we will explore the forest trails and visit
the 40 meter or 130 foot high canopy platform. This platform
provides a beautiful view of the Camungo Lake as well as
the forest canopy, and on very clear days it is possible
to look over the rainforest to the Andes.
After
lunch at the Center we will explore the forest trails
with the emphasis on visiting the fruiting and flowering
trees that our experienced naturalist guides have
been monitoring. Here we will hope to encounter more
monkey species as well as numerous species of birds.
Again, before or after supper, those explorers still
with enough energy will have another chance for an
additional visit to the Tapir clay lick. (B/L/D) |
Day 05
After early breakfast, we leave near dawn by motor canoe
for the two hour return trip to the Manu landing strip,
taking advantage of valuable early morning wildlife activity
along the river. From here you fly to Cusco, where your
jungle adventure ends. Arrival at Cusco Airport, reception
and transfer to your hotel. (B)
Please note
that the program may vary slightly so as to maximize your
wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our researchers
and experienced naturalist guides based at the lodge.
Do
not forget to check the
| Combine
your Manu Amazon Tour with Cusco and Machu Pichu or
the famous Inca Trail ask
for details |
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Discover
the wonders of the rainforest in Manu and Manu National Park a biosphere
reserve in Peru
Manu
Wildlife Center
