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The
Reserved Zone is closed for camping by the Ministry of Agriculture
between the 15th January and 31st March every year.
APRIL
18-25
MAY 02-09-16-23-30
JUNE 06-13-20-27
JULY 02*-04-11-16*-18-25-30*
AUGUST 01-06*-08-15-22-29
SEPTEMBER 05-12-19-26
OCTOBER : 03-10-17-24-31
NOVEMBER : 07-14-21-28
DECEMBER : 05-12-19-26 |
Includes:
Naturalist guide in English and Spanish
Transportation Cusco/Atalaya by private bus (5 & 7 day tour) and back
Atalaya/Cusco (9 day tour)
Transportation by private boat: Atalaya/Lake Salvador/Boca Manu (5 day
tour) – Macaw Lick/Boca Manu (7 day tour) – Pantiacolla Lodge/Atalaya (9
day tour)
Flight Boca Manu/Cusco (5 & 7 day program)
Overnights in lodges and camping huts
Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Guide book for rainforest of Manu – Talking About Manu
Paper work for entrance
Not included:
Entrance fee reserved zone ($50 per person)
Sleeping bag (can be rented in Cusco at $2 per day)
Soft drinks and beers
$12 airport tax (5 & 7 day tours) |
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DAY 1: Cusco-Cloud Forest
Leaving Cusco early in the morning, we begin an 8-hour journey
over the Andes by bus, stopping for a coffee at the beautiful
colonial village of Paucartambo. Continuing, we climb to the
highpoint of the Manu Biosphere at about 3,530 m before descending
to the cloud forest. In these mysterious surroundings we take a
hike to the lek of the incredible cock-of-the-rock, to see the
‘performance’ of the males right under our eyes. We spend our
first night in the rustic lodge Posada San Pedro (appr. 1,600 m).
DAY 2: Cloud Forest-Atalaya-Manu River
At daybreak we continue by bus to tropical lowland rainforest.
Here at the small village Atalaya at 650 m, we change into a
motorized canoe to navigate some 5 hours down the turbulant Alto
Madre de Dios River to Boca Manu. As night falls we stay in a
basic lodge, or camp next to that lodge, depending on
availability.
DAY 3 & 4: Lake Salvador and Lake Otorongo
On the morning of the third day we turn up the Manu River for a 6
hour ride into the heart of Manu’s Reserved Zone. From this
vantage point we will have great views of riverside birds,
sunbathing caiman, and the enormous aquatic guinea pig, the
capybara. We reach our camping huts deep inside Manu in the
afternoon. This will be our base for the next two days. During
this time, we will hike through virgin forest and explore one of
the most beautiful lakes of the Manu basin, Lake Salvador, by
catamaran. There is a chance to see a huge variety of colourful
birds, numerous species of monkey and with luck, a family of giant
otters. There is another hike in this habitat-rich forest, that
will end in Lake Otorongo and a 20 metre-high observation platform
overlooking the lake. At night we can explore the forest by
torchlight or go moonlight caiman-spotting on the lake.
DAY 5: Lake Salvador-Boca Manu
After a final walk through the forest surrounding Lake Salvador
(flight schedule permiting), we return back down the Manu River.
At Boca Manu, you return mid-day to Cusco by light aircraft , if
you are participating in the 5-day trip
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