Manu Explorer and the Macaw and Tapir Clay Lick
Manu National Park
Complete
itinerary 8 days/7 nights
Fixed
Departures:
This
program is similar to our traditional “Bip-Trip”
but features the Wildlife Tented Camp and finish at the
Manu Wildlife Center. visiting the macaw clay lick and much
more.
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 Manu 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/Manu Wildlife Center (Thursday)
Leave very early to motor down the Manu River to Boca Manu
and then for the 90 minutes journey down the Madre de Dios
River to Manu Wildlife Center to arrive for lunch. Arrival
and the rest of the day 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. You will have an excursion to explore the trails
in the rainforest, 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 07: Manu
Wildlife Center (Friday)
Rising before dawn, take 25 minutes 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 :
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The clay lick activity
reaches its best from August to October and decreases
during the months of May and June.
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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 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.
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 08: Manu
/ Cusco
After a dawn breakfast you will board the motor canoe for
the two hours return trip to the Manu landing strip, from
which you fly to Cusco, where your jungle adventure ends.
Arrival, reception and transfer to the 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.
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 & Macaw lick Extensión |
|
Details |
2/4 |
5/up |
Sing
Supp |
Leave
Cusco
By bus
|
Return
Cuzco by plane |
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Saturday |
Saturday |
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Package
price |
1540 |
1495 |
350 |
(
* ) Important note:
We operate with a minimum of 2 passengers.
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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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