4 Day Manu Bird Watchers Paradise Group Service

4 Day Manu Bird Watchers Paradise Group Service

4 Day Manu Bird Watchers Paradise

The Amazon Rainforest is a perfect place of adventure for many bird watchers, and there is no better place in the Amazon to see them than in the Paradise Lodge. Peru is a dream destination for birdwatching because in this side of our Amazon forest is the home to more than 1,800 bird species. It also is including 45% of the world’s neo-tropical species, making it the perfect destination for birders.

The outstanding beauty of this tour is in the landscape and the variety of habitats that go from the beginning of the trip, such as the cloud forest covered with orchids where the spectacled bears live and the colorful Cock of the Rocks in the mountains to reach the pristine Amazon rainforest where the number of bird species is more diverse. In other words, embarking on a 4 day Manu bird watchers paradise tour, is to get on one of the richest flora and fauna to be found anywhere in South America.

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco – Cloudy Forest - Paradise Lodge

Pass By: Abra Acjanaco, 08145, Peru
Leaving the village, we will continue as far as Acjanaco Pass (3,850 meters / 12,630 feet), the official entrance to Manu National Park, from where the road descends through Andean grasslands rich in birdlife, before reaching the cloud forest in the afternoon. This ecosystem is home to a wealth of flora and fauna and is the habitat of the cock-of-the-rock, crested and golden quetzal, blue-crowned motmot and gray-breasted mountain toucan, as well as butterflies, ferns and orchids. You will spend your first night of the trip in our comfortable Paradise Lodge (1,470 meters / 4,821 feet).Driving distance: 181 km / 113 miles (6 to 8 hours, including 3 hours of hiking)

Pass By: Paucartambo, Paucartambo, Cusco Region
This journey into the Amazon basin is designed specifically for bird watchers. Peru is home to more than 1800 bird species, including 45% of the world’s neo-tropical species, making it the perfect destination for birders. Leaving the city of Cusco, you will travel through a number of climate zones on the way to the Amazon basin. The southern Peruvian Amazon is home to hundreds of bird species, many of them endemic. Unforgettable experiences include watching Peru’s national bird, the cock-of-the-rock, as it performs its courtship dance, as well as the extraordinary spectacle of hundreds of parrots and macaws gathering at dawn. This unique trip will also introduce you to the Amazon’s animal and plant life, as well as taking you through the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where you will be able to experience traditional Andean life. After an early start departure from Cusco, we will travel through Andean landscapes composed of fertile valleys, high grasslands and rural communities. It is possible to spot highland birds such as the mountain caracara, Puna ibis and Andean flicker during this part of the trip. We will also pass pre-Inca Lupaca culture burial towers, before arriving at the picturesque colonial-era town of Paucartambo, which has been the gateway to the Manu forests since the Incas first explored this territory. Here you will have time to visit the charming local church and view the historic Carlos V Bridge.

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Paradise Lodge

Day 2: Paradise Lodge

Pass By: ATALAYA Kosñipata Paucartambo Cusco, 08145, Peru
After a relaxing night in our cloud forest lodge, before breakfast we will venture into the forests surrounding the lodge to observe the cock-of-the-rock as the males of the species perform their daily courtship ritual. After a good breakfast at the lodge, we will spend the rest of the day exploring the surrounding forest at a leisurely pace, visiting local farmers on their pineapple and coca leaf plantations and enjoying plenty of bird watching, as we look out for quetzals and motmots, green jays, paradise tanagers, bay-headed tanagers, orange-eared tanagers and golden tanagers. All the while, your naturalist guide will assist you in learning more about this unique ecosystem. The road to Pillcopata is ideal for birders, facilitating short hikes into the forest. Our bus will be available to you at any time to take you to the area’s main attractions. And those seeking more adventure can opt to experience mountain biking through the cloud forest and white water rafting (Class II and III rapids) on the Kosñipata River. The night will be spent at our Paradise Lodge.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Paradise Lodge

Day 3: Amazon basin – Clay Lick – Paradise Lodge (

Stop At: Amazon Rainforest, Peru
Today we will experience one of nature’s most remarkable spectacles, as we make an early morning trip to a macaw and parrot clay lick. Here several species of parrots and macaws gather at mineral-rich riverbank clay deposits to feed, creating an incredibly colorful and noisy display. This is a chance to observe Cuvier’s toucans, red and green macaws, blue-headed parrots and other species, as they feed on the minerals essential to their digestive process. (Departure from the Lodge towards Atalaya is very early). After witnessing this remarkable event, we will return to the lodge for breakfast. Today’s adventure will continue with a long, leisurely walk along forest trails in search of birdlife and other fauna, before we return to the lodge for a lunch consisting of typical regional dishes. In the afternoon, we will travel by boat to the port of Atalaya, where our vehicle will be waiting to take you back to the Paradise Lodge.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Paradise Lodge

Day 4: Paradise Lodge – Cusco

Pass By: Cusco, Cusco, Cusco Region
Your final day in the forest will begin with another chance to observe the male cock-of-the-rock perform its daily mating dance. After breakfast, we will board our private bus for the return trip to Cusco, on the road to Paucartambo. From this colonial period village, our route will follow the course of the Qenqomayo River to Colquepata, from where we will continue to the high pass at Apacheta (4,100 meters / 13,448 feet). From here we will descend into the Sacred Valley of the Incas, with time to stop along the way and enjoy the Andean scenery, with its traditional villages of weaver communities, llama herders and farmers. We will also pass the spectacular Inca archaeological site of Pisac during this day’s traveling, above the picturesque village of the same name, which is famous for its local market. In Cusco you will be transferred to your selected hotel accommodation. Driving distance: 192 km / 120 miles (6 hours)

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.