The Manu National Park covers an area of around 1.5 million hectares. It is a wildlife sanctuary located in Peru, between the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco. Around 5,000 plant species and 1000 animal species inhabit the park. The harpy eagle, the giant river otter, the jaguar, and the black caiman are among the most emblematic species of the reserve. The park is also famous for being the home of hundreds of species of butterflies.
The Pre-Incan and Incan ruins found in the Manu prove that the area has been inhabited for a very long time. The Paititi local legend, which claims that the ‘Lost City of the Incas’ is situated somewhere inside the Manu, has attracted both explorers and researchers to the zone. Currently, just a few indigenous groups live there permanently. While some of them have sedentary lifestyles, others lead nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles.
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Cusco hotel transfer.
7:00 am
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco early in the morning. Then, we will drive to Ninamarca town to explore the nearby funerary towers, also known as chullpas. Next, we will visit Paucartambo town, famous for its colonial architecture. We will stop at Paucartambo to have lunch. Afterwards, we will visit the Three Crosses viewpoint, from where we will get amazing views of the Andes mountains.
After leaving Paucartambo, we will enter the Manu National Park. Along the route, you will start to notice the cloud forests and lowland environment of the protected area. Once at the Manu, our staff will transfer you to Paradise Lodge, where you will be accommodated in a room. Next, you will have dinner and spend the rest of the night at the lodge.
After having a delicious breakfast, we will go to Atalaya Port, where you will board a boat to explore the Madre de Dios river. Along the way, you will spot different animals, such as parrots, macaws, capybaras, caimans, and numerous species of birds. Amidst the trip, we will stop to have lunch.
We will reach Hummingbird Lodge in the afternoon, around 5:00 pm. Once there, our staff will transfer you to your room. Then, you will have dinner and spend the rest of the night at the lodge.
We will leave the lodge early in the morning after having a delicious breakfast. Then, we will navigate from the Madre de Dios river to the Manu river. Before entering the Manu river, we will stop at the Limonal checkpoint.
During the boat trip, you will be able to appreciate the incredible wildlife of the Manu National Park. You will be traveling among one of the most beautiful places of the Amazon rainforest. We will stop amidst the trip to have lunch.
After lunch, we will continue navigating. We will reach Casa Matsiguenka Lodge, located on the Cocha Salvador’s shores. Our staff will accommodate you in a room. Then, you will have the chance to explore the nearby jungle trails. You will visit the Cocha Otorongo lake and its observation tower.
Then, we will return to the lodge to have dinner. As an optional activity, you will have a nocturnal of the surrounding rainforests after dinner.
After having breakfast, we will spend the rest of the morning on Cocha Salvador lake. You will practice canoeing on the lake’s waters. Also, you will be able to spot giant otters swimming in the lake. We will also hike through the nearby rainforests.
Around noon, we will have dinner near the shores of Cocha Salvador. In the afternoon, we will return to Casa Matsiguenka to have dinner and spend the rest of the night.
We will leave our lodge after breakfast. Then, we will navigate to Cocha Brashco lagoon, a wildlife sanctuary. This lagoon is home to one of the largest snakes in the world, the anaconda.
We will have lunch near the Cocha Brashco shores. Later, in the afternoon, we will go to El Dorado Lodge, where you will have dinner and spend the rest of the night.
After breakfast, we will leave El Dorado Lodge to travel to our Jungle lodge located near the Palotoa river. You will be navigating on the Madre de Dios river for around 5 hours before reaching the lodge. We will stop amidst the trip to have a traditional Amazonian lunch.
After being accommodated in our lodge, you will have a guided hike through the pristine rainforest. During the hike, we will stop at a viewpoint to appreciate the natural beauty of the Manu National park.
Then, we will return to our lodge to have dinner and spend the rest of the night. After dinner, you will have a night hike to spot some nocturnal animals.
We will leave our lodge early in the morning after having breakfast. Then, we will navigate to Atalaya Port. Once there, we will board our private vehicle to return to Cusco city, where we will be arriving around 7:30 pm.
