Manu Wildlife Tour, Tapir and Parrot Clay Lick 5 Days

ITINERARY

Day 01: Cusco City – Cloud Forest – Jungle Hikes – Pilcopata Lodge.

Our Rainforest Expeditions begins at 6.00am through the Andes from Cusco City, in a private minivan, with Wildlife Destination. first break to visit the pre-Inca burial towers of Ninamarca Archaeological Site. Then we will cross through the typical and Picturesque Village of Paucartambo with a quick overview of locals’ lifestyles and colourful clothes, before the entrance of Manu National Park, which is maximum altitude of 3,900m/12,790ft. F. From there we will go into the Mysterious Cloud Forest such as Environment filled orchids, heliconia’s and primitive ferns and at Fog Forest. After lunch we will spot the Peruvian National Bird of Peru, the cock of the rock (Rupicola Peruviana), quetzals, Amazonian Umbrella bird, Trogons (Trogon sp.)  the Biggest Monkey in Peru (woolly monkeys), some Brown Capuchin And with luck the only South American Spectacled Bear, so you can enjoy seeing the surrounding landscapes different level of mountains. In the afternoon, we arrive to   Pilcopata  Village.

Day 02: Pilcopata lodge – Boat Ride – Machuwasi Oxbow Lake – Indiana Top Lodge.

You will Wake up with the singing of Amazonian Birds for the breakfast time then We continue by van through the Southeastern slope of Peruvian Andes to Atalaya port, on the way we will stop to Visit Coca Plantations. Also, there are a nice view to see the Lowland Rainforest. Then we will navigate down by boat through this crystalline river of Madre de Dios. Exploring the Wildlife and the great Machuhuasi Oxbow Lake, where we will take a balsa raft and see the pre-historic Hoatzin bird and Hiking around the lake you will ramble through the early successional flood forest, meantime, you will be provided with some explanations about medicinal plants, reptiles as well as mammals perhaps Capybaras the Largest Rodent in the World. walking several hours around the lake watching Alligators, herons, oropendolas, toucans and, monkeys until sunset. 

 Day 03: Indiana Top Lodge  – Parrots Clay Lick – Hot spring  – Shipitiari Native Community – Tapirs Clay Lick.

We will leave early by boat to Visit the great Parrots Clay Lick to see hundreds of parakeets and small Macaws eating Salts Minerals. After breakfast we will go through the alto Madre de Dios River more deep jungle nearby of Manu Reserve Zone, researching a great variety of birds and mammals, as capybaras the largest rodent in the world, squirrel monkey, blue and green kingfisher, king vulture (Scarcoramphus potato) which is the most spectacular condor into the Amazon River. After lunch we continue along the Madre de Dios River up to Shipitiari Native Community to interacted with them and learning their daily life, costumes and traditions where still preserving the authentic Matsiguenka family. in the afternoon we are visiting mature flooded forest, Almost Dark   we will Visit the Tapirs Clay Lick- there you will wait in front of it salt-lick-muddy pool to spot Tapir eating Salt Minerals. at the most active tapir lick in Peru Amazon. Who come to this lick to eat clay from under the tree roots around the edge, who eat to neutralize toxins in the vegetarian diet.  The Tapir is considered the largest land animal from South America.   This Tapir Experience is unique and exciting because these normally very shy creatures are visible up close, we will wait in silent anywhere from 30 minutes to two or  more hours, when the first Tapir arrives at which point your tour guide gently awakens you to watch the Tapir 10-20m/33-66ft) away below the platform with luck we will see animals during the Night Walk, like ocelots and owls, Then way back to the Lodge.

Day 04: Shipitiari Native Community – Primary Jungle Exploration – Indiana Top Lodge.

Today we are into the deep Amazon Lowland – Terra Firme Forest, where you have all morning to Explore into the Primary Forest, together a Huge Ceiba Trees the mother of the Peru Jungle. Trough the Tropical Dry Forest researching macaws, toucans, snakes, maybe a Jaguar (Panthera Onca) resting on a log. After lunch we will Enjoy Jungle Clay Therapy Healing and swimming in the Manu National Park River. Always looking some Exotic Birds as a toucan’s trumpeters, especially for Bird Watchers and searching for some families of monkeys, peccaries, deer’s the Largest Red Howler Monkey, Brown Capuchin, Spider monkey, white fronted capuchin, tamarins, wooly monkey. After a good lunch  way back along the Madre de Dios River, researching tapir and capibara. Afternoon we arrive to our lodge.

 Day 05: Indiana Top Lodge – Atalaya Port – Cloud Forest – Cusco.

 Guided morning we return along Manu river researching capybaras, tapir and so many birds, enjoying our  tasty breakfast on the boat  to Atalaya port Then by private van to Cusco. drop off close to main square. Approx. 5pm