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Manu Explorer
Manu National Park

Complete itinerary 6 days/5 nights
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Price per person based on 2-persons in double accommodation.
Reduced rates available for bookings of 5 or more people.

Day 01: Cuzco/Manu Cloud forest (Saturday)
Depart Cusco in our private, custom-designed expedition bus/van with reclining seats and extra legroom and drive all day through all elevated in our private, 11000-acre (4,400-hectare) cloud forest in Peru. The bus stops frequently during the trip to permit visits to small Andean towns and exploration of the incredible range of cloud forest habitats. (L, D)

Day 02: Manu Cloud forest/Boca Manu (Sunday)
Observe Cocks-of-the-Rock displaying and calling at down, and the enjoy breakfast back at the lodge. Explore the cool, moist, mosquito-free cloud forest and search for the confiding Brown Capuchin Monkeys. Travel by bus for 2-3 more hours to the riverside hamlet of Atalaya, where we board our motor canoes to travel down the Alto Madre de Dios River towards the mouth of the Manu River. Depending on the road and river conditions on this day, we either sleep in a simple tented camp (with small tents) or in a rustic local lodge near the mouth of the Manu River. (B,L,D).

Day 03: Boca Manu/Manu wildlife Tented camps at National Park (Monday)
Dawn in the forest or on the riverbank, and the travel by motor canoe up the Manu River for 5-6 hours to the Wildlife Tented Camp near Cocha Salvador. (B,L,D)

Day 04: Manu National Park (Tuesday)
Visit Cocha Salvador and take a canoe or catamaran outing on the lake to observe birds and to search for Giant Otters. Also walk trails through different forest types, with excellent chances to observe monkeys. (B,L,D)

Day 05: Manu National Park (Wednesday)
Short motorcanoe ride on the Manu River to the trail head for Cocha Otorongo, walk the trails at Cocha Otorongo to search for Woolly Monkeys (the best place to see them in the Manu lowlands), climb a 50-foot (17m), metal tower to the mid-canopy, and return to Wildlife Tented Camp for the night. (B,L,D)

Day 06 Manu National park/Boca Manu/Cusco (Thursday)
Leave very early to motor down the Manu River and catch the filght to Cusco. Transfer to your hotel in Cusco. (B)

Fixed departures leaving from Cusco 2006

May
 
13 & 27
 
June
 
10 & 26
 
July
 
15 & 29
 
August
 
5 & 12 & 29
 
September
 
2 & 16 & 30
 
Octuber
 
14 & 28
     
November
 
11

Price per person (*)

Manu Explorer
 
Details
2/4
5/up
Sing Supp
Leave Cusco
By bus

Return Cuzco by plane
   
Saturday
Thursday
 
Package price
1235
1170
250

RECOMMENDED TWO-NIGHT EXTENSION TO VISIT MACAW CLAY LICK, TAPIR CLAY LICK, AND CANOPY PLATFORM

For those who wish to extend their stay to visit the macaw clay lick, tapir clay lick, 120-foot-high (35m-high) canopy platforms and nature oxbow lakes near Manu Wildlife Center, we recommend that you boat down the Madre de Dios River and spend two nights at Manu Wildlife Center with full board. This two-night extension could be done just after our “Manu Adventure” itinerary. Post-trip extensions start at the Manu Landing Strip on Thursday and end on Saturday.

Manu Explorer & Macaw lick Extensión
 
Details
2/4
5/up
Sing Supp
Leave Cusco
By bus

Return Cuzco by plane
   
Saturday
Saturday
 
Package price
1540
1495
350

(*) Important note:

We operate with a minimum of 2 passengers.

Do not forget to check the predeparture information.

Combine your Manu Amazon Tour with Cusco and Machu Pichu or the famous Inca Trail ask for details

 

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Manu Wildlife Center is highly recommended by South American Handbook, Lonely Planet and Insight Guides of Discovery Channel.
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Article 2004 in Telegraph Newspaper Online - Section Travel
 
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