Manu Jungle Tour (3 Days)

Manu Jungle Tour (3 Days)

The Manu National Park is situated in Southeastern Peru where it covers 1.9 Million hectares. Around 6500 Quechua and 2000 Amazonian peoples are living inside the Reserve. The Manu National Park is concerned by 3 major biogeographically provinces (the Puna, the Yungas and the Amazonian provinces). It ranges from 200 to 4020 m a.s.1. Combined with topographic, soil and climate conditions; The Manu National Park is characterised by a very high level of diversity (Natural World Heritage Site). Some of the wildlife species are endangered.

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco - Paradise Lodge

Stop At: Pillcopata 08145, Peru
We´ll depart from Cusco in our private expedition van, and drive all day through the Andes. The bus stops frequently during the trip, to permit short visits to small Andean towns the colonial village of Paucartambo, here you will have a short walk around the town and the guide will explain you about the town custom. Then, we will climb up to 3,600 meters, then drive into the Manu Reserve. Here is where the exploration of the incredible range of cloud forest habitats, with different species of plants, animals and birds, starts. We will be able to see orchids, primitive ferns, etc., and wildlife, such as our national bird, the cock of the rock, and hopefully, the wooly monkey. In the evening we will arrive to Pilcopata, where we will stay in a paradise lodge. Showers and toilets available: Lunch and Dinner.
Duration: 8 hours

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

Day 2: Paradise Lodge - Soga de Oro Lodge

Stop At: Manu National Park Peru
After a comfortable night sleep in our Lodge,We will continue in our private car until we reach the Atalaya port. There our motorised boat awaits us where it will take us to the next lodge, then, 3-hour walk, to explore the deepest jungle. Here, we will have the opportunity to see many medicinal plants, which are used for all imaginable cures, by the local people. If we are lucky, we will also be able to spot some big animals, as the Ant-eaters, etc. Back in the lodge, after lunch, we will have the opportunity to choose to go for a refreshing swim in the river, or a comfortable bath in the lodge. After some good relaxation, we will go for a trip over the lake, with a big wooden raft. Around us, you will be able to see birds in transit. We will be back at the lodge before dinner. Optional night walk (to see caiman ). Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Soga De Oro Lodge

Day 3: Soga De Oro Lodge - Cusco

Stop At: Manu National Park Peru
Very early in the morning, we will have a boat ride 15 minutes down the river to the parrot clay lick to observe loudly screaming green parrots, where many different species of parrots, parakeets and some macaws give a colourful show. After returning to the parrot clay lick, your guide is available to further explain about the forest. After all this, we will take our motorised boat back to the lodge. After breakfast, we will return to Atalaya by boat where our private bus will be waiting to take us back to Cusco. We will return to Cusco via the cloud forest and Paucartambo. We will arrive back in Cusco in the late afternoon.
Duration: 8 hours

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