Manu Reserve Zone 6D/5N

Day 1  Cusco – Ninamarca – Paucartambo – Cloud Forest – Salvation

5:00 am is very early. We will pick you up from your hotel in our private car and drive to southeastern Peru. We begin our climb up the Andes, passing several towns along the way, including Huancarani, stopping to visit the pre-Inca tombs of Ninamarca, commonly known as Chullpas or burial chambers (3,750 meters above sea level). We then descend into the Paucartambo valley, reaching the city and stopping for breakfast and an excursion to the main square. We continue our journey for an hour to the entrance of Manu National Park, a place called Ajanaco (3,550m). Here we will see a different type of vegetation and clouds descending towards the jungle, we can see the entrance of the cloud forest and see the vegetation covering us all around the mountains quickly turn into clouds, overlooking the valley leading to the Amazon River, the mountains and waterfalls, We will stop at various points in the cloud forest to be able to spot birds such as woodpeckers, pythons, orioles, and look for opportunities to see the rock-crowned bird (the national bird of Peru). We will take a short walk and then have lunch in the cloud forest. We then continue our journey through the jungle towns of Patria, Pilcopata, etc. before reaching the town of Salvacion where we will spend the night at a private house or hotel. We will have a typical dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 2  Salvacion – Lake Machuwasi – Shintuya Hot Springs – Petroleo Streem – Coco’s House

In the morning before breakfast, we drive 5 to 10 minutes to Lake Machuwasi, where we board the raft. We spent an hour exploring the lake, observing a variety of birds, chickadees, cardinals, coral lorikeets, cormorants, horned warblers, flocks of green parrots and the unique shrieks of the jungle. We also saw puffins in the treetops. After exploring the lake for 1 hour, we returned to our accommodation and enjoyed a delicious breakfast. About 1:30 minutes by car, we will arrive at Shintuya Native Community, where our boat will be waiting for us to take us to Shintuya Hot Spring, Changed our transport to a motor boat, which takes about 20 minutes. Lower reaches of the Alto Madre de Dios river. To reach the hot spring, we first walk for 45 minutes. Go swimming and cliff jumping at the Petroleo Stream waterfall. Back at the hot springs, we can enjoy the hot water in the handmade pools on site. In the afternoon, we take a motorboat down the river to the town of Itahuania, where our car will be waiting for us to pick us up from the port and take us to Coco’s House Hotel, where we will spend the night.

Day 3  Coco House – Parrot Licking Clay – Pantiacolla Trails

Early this morning we took a 15 minute boat ride up the current. Until parrots lick up groups of blue-headed parrots These species of parrots come to this place to fetch or lick clay for minerals and salts which are very important in their diet, named after seeds and fruits that help them remove toxins from their digestive system, after observing this natural wonder return to our Coco’s house for healthy breakfast, we continue across the river to Pantiacolla Private Nature Reserve, where we will hike trails for 3 hours and have the chance to see giant trees and a variety of monkeys and birds. In the afternoon we visited some local farms and late in the evening we returned to Coco’s House for an overnight stay and a delicious dinner.

Day 4  Coco’s House – Tambo Blanquillo

After breakfast, we leave on our boat down the Alto Madre de Dios river, always on the way some pleasant surprise awaits for us, many types of birds accompany us for the 7 hours approximately the trip lasts. With some luck, some capybara or tapir will be captured by our camera, the jaguar is sometimes the big surprise of the day!

We arrive to our next camp “Tambo Blanquillo”. In the afternoon we visit Cocha Blanquillo, on the way it is frequent to see troops of monkeys where our cameras will not stop clicking.

DAY 5  Blanquillo Macaws Lick – Cocha Camungo – Coco’s House

Nearby Macaw Clay Lick is the  first stop where classic large parrots and macaws are at their most active feasting on nutritious minerals and then flocking away. Afterwards, you’ll follow several trails  through a forest Around noon we are going head up the river Madre de Dios, passing for a rapids we are going to arrive to Coco;s House for a fresh shower and delicious dinner.

DAY 6  Coco’s House – Cloud Forest – Cusco

Early this morning we will take our private car back to the city of Cusco, we will make a stop at the Dos loritos place, here you will be able to see different species of birds and mammals that were rescued and trained for their original habitat, continuing our trip we will be able to make a stop In the cloud forest to see the beautiful landscape of mountains with vegetation and waterfalls, in the afternoon we will arrive in the city of Cusco, transfer to your hotel.

Includes

• Transportation Cusco – Atalaya – Cusco by private bus
• Transportation by private boat
• Accommodation while on the tour in lodge
• Bread fast,  Lunch, Dinner and snacks during the tour
• Gumboots
• Purified water any time and refreshing drinks (lemonade)
• Entry fees to all of the sites covered on the trip (Gallito de las Rocas, the hot spring,
• Macaws Clay Lick, Canopie Tower, Cocha Machuwasi and Camungo (ox bow lakes)
• A professional, Naturalist who has a solid command of both Spanish and English.

Does Not Include

• Soft drinks and beer
• Personal expenses
• Boutique purchases
• Gratuities
• Personal expenses

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