Manu
Explorer
Manu National Park
Complete
itinerary 6 days/5 nights
Fixed
Departures:
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 |
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June |
|
10
& 26 |
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July |
|
15
& 29 |
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August |
|
5
& 12 & 29 |
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September |
|
2
& 16 & 30 |
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Octuber |
|
14
& 28 |
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November |
|
11 |
Price
per person (*)
| Manu
Explorer |
|
Details |
2/4 |
5/up |
Sing
Supp |
| Leave
Cusco
By bus
|
Return
Cuzco by plane |
|
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| 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 .
| Combine
your Manu Amazon Tour with Cusco and Machu Pichu or
the famous Inca Trail ask
for details |
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