Manu Birding Tours Perú 8 days


Manu birding tours will give you chance for bird photography enjoying wildlife and pristine forest with a great number & selection of endemic birds with restricted range.

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TIME TOUR

8 Days

TYPE

Bird Watching, night walk, wildlife, photography tours, rainforest, wildlife tours,

PRICE

$ 1490

ITINERARY

Day 1: Cusco – Huacarpay Lake Dry Andes To Manu Clud Forest  – Wayqecha Lodge. B.L.D.
Pick you up from the airport or hotel We’ll spend the morning birding at Huacarpay Lake , looking for wetland species like Many-coloured Rush-Tyrant and Plumbeous Rail and searching the adjacent scrub for Rusty-fronted Canastero, Streak-fronted Thornbird and a variety of others. We’ll then make the drive through the dry Andes towards Manu road can be seen such as Mountain Parakeet, Black-tailed Shrike-Tyrant, Cinereous Ground-Tyrant and Spot-winged Pigeon. we are hoping to find three endemics en route: Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch, Bearded Mountaineer, and Creamy-crested Spinetail. In the afternoon we’ll have our first crack at the humid forest, hoping for treeline specialties like Golden-collared Tanager, Moustached Flowerpiercer, and – with lots of luck – the rare Scribble-tailed Canastero.”

Late in the day, we will have our first chance for one of the enigmatic and endemic red-and-white Antpitta.

We spend the night in the humid montane forest, enjoying the stars with the opportunity to look for some nocturnal birds Yungas Pygmy-Owl, Rufous-banded Owl, Swallow-tailed Nightjar, where we will spend the night- Wayqecha research station (2700m).

Day 2: Wayqecha Lodge – Manu Road – Clud Forest – Cock-Of-The Rock Lodge. B.L.D
After a morning around Wayqecha, looking for more high-elevation species like Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan, Red-and-white Antpitta, Puna Thistletail, Marcapata Spinetail, Rufous-capped Thornbill, and many others, we’ll work our way down the Manu Road, birding the most productive areas. Possibilities are nearly endless, from relatively common specialties like Blue-banded Toucanet and Handsome Flycatcher to mega-rarities like Greater Scythebill and Andean Potoo. We should encounter some good flocks that could include a variety of tanagers as well as Versicolored Barbet, Striped Treehunter, Inca Flycatcher, and even Band-tailed Fruiteater if we’re lucky. In the not-so-rare but difficult category are Hazel-fronted Pygmy-Tyrant, Unadorned Flycatcher, and White-throated Antpitta… sound like enough to keep us busy for the day?. We will spend the night in cloud forest in more temperate environment at 1400 meters of height less than the previous night (4593,176 ft,) in the ideal habitat for the Cock of the rock.

Day 3: Manu Cloud Forest – Cock-Of-The Rock Lodge.  B:L:D
We’ll have ono full day around Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge – this is tanager paradise! Depending what birds we need, we’ll visit elevations from 1000 m. – up to 2400 m.( 3280,84 ft. – 7874,016 ft.). We can expect at least a couple great mixed flocks during our stay which could include Golden-eared (uncommon), Golden-naped, Black-goggled, Orange-Eared, Fawn-breasted, Yellow-throated, Spotted, Paradise, Golden, Bay-headed, and Black-goggled Tanagers, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Montane Foliage-gleaner, Grey-mantled Wren, Streak-necked, Slaty-capped and Lemon-browed Flycatchers, the restricted-range Bolivian Tyrannulet, Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant, Tropical Parula, Russet-crowned and Three-striped Warblers, Slate-throated Whitestart, Golden-eyed (or Deep-blue) and Bluish Flower-piercers, Blue-naped Chlorophonia, the restricted-range Slaty Tanager, Yellow-throated and Common Bush-Tanagers, and Black-faced (or Dark-faced) Brush-Finch (split from Rufous-naped). Yellow-rumped and Yellow-breasted Antwren, Ash-browed Spinetail, and many, many more. Away from flocks we’ll search for Crested and Golden-Headed Quetzal, Andean and White-eared Solitaires, Amazonian Umbrellabird, and Solitary and Black-and-chestnut Eagles, rare and Difficult to detect Black-Streaked Puffbird.

The lodge gardens are visited by Many-spotted Hummingbird, Violet-fronted Brilliant, Booted Racket-Tail, and others, sometimes including Wire-crested Thorntail and the rare Buff-Tailed Sicklebill and of course Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks are frequently seen in the area – if all else fails, we can visit a lek!, Behind the garden there is a trail system where we can look for Chestnut-breasted Wren, Scaled Antpitta, Rufous-breasted and Short-tailed Antthrush’s, Slaty Gnateater and the endemic Cerulean-capped Manakin (very rare). Night birding is usually slow, but we should see Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Band-Bellied Owl and Rufescent Screech-Owl is also a possibility.

Day 4: Cock-Of-The Rock Lodge – Lower Manu Road – Villa Carmen Lodge. B:L:D
Today we’ll spend the morning on the lower part of the Manu Road where we’ll try for some very difficult endemics: Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher, Cerulean-capped Manakin, Peruvian Piedtail, and even an beautiful but undescribed tanager species known from this location ( “Bamboo Tanager” – “San Pedro Tanager” ), although it appears to be very rare, species of tanager are possible – feeling lucky? There are lots of others to hope for too, including Lanceolated Monklet, Two-banded Warbler, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Stripe-chested Antwren, Versicolored Barbet, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Fulvous-breasted Flatbill, Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Ornate and Lemon-browed Flycatcher, Cabanis’s Spinetail.and many more birds Around mid-day we’ll have a quick look for some open country birds (there isn’t much appropriate habitat on this tour!)

We’ll arrive in the afternoon for a short walk around Villa Carmen lodge (biological station recently working in turism 500m – 1640,42ft ), this area will provide different selection of trails with special habitats in the southeast of South America “Bambo” where many specialties are restricted to this type of habitat and make birdwatching so special around Manu National Park.

We have a night birding with some great night birds: Stripe, Black-banded and Spectacled Owl are some goodies that we can get, including Tawny-Bellied Screech-Owl (Garden guy)

Day 5: Villa Carmen – Bamboo Forest – Amazon Foothill –Amazonia Lodge. B:L:D
Bamboo forest offers a great selection of birds restricted to this habitat so we will be birding one full day looking for all possible specialties.

Some of our bamboo targets are the wonderful White-cheeked Tody-Flycatcher, Manu, Striated, Goeldi’s, and White-lined Antbirds, Ihering’s Antwren, Bamboo Antshrike, Large-headed and Dusky-tailed Flatbills, Flammulated Tody-Tyrant, Rufous-capped Nunlet, and Brown-rumped and Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaners, Red-billed Scythebill, Dot-winged Antwren, Ornate Antwren and Rufous-breasted Piculet If we’re very lucky, we may also get Rufous-headed Woodpecker and Peruvian Recurvebill, but these are usually difficult and rare species,

Outside the bamboo we can expect good activity too; we may add Rusty-belted Tapaculo, Amazonian Antpitta, Red-necked Woodpecker, and Striolated Puffbird and rare and local Scarlet-hooded Barbet to our list. And of course this is an amazing place for antbirds & amazonian birds, we should build up a good list in one day, Fine-barred Piculet is one of the local endemic specie found in the area usually around the lodge, Including lowland hummingbirds and of course flying by some psittacidae Military, Beyond the frontier town of Pilcopata we cross some low hills reaching 1000m, with scenic views over the Alto Madre de Dios river, which also sometimes permit views of Military and Blue-headed Macaw and Wattled Guan. Other birds recorded on this stretch include Fine-barred Piculet, Chestnut-breasted Wren, Russet Antshrike, Orange-fronted Plushcrown, Red-billed Tyrannulet, Plum-throated and Spangled Cotingas, Yellow-billed Nunbird and Pheasant Cuckoo, Blue-headed and Chestnut-fronted Macaws. In the late afternoon we cross the river to Amazonia Lodge. as well as we can find some mammals – Monkeys, without forgetting the nocturnal activity.

Day 6: Amazonia Lodge – Amazon flood forest – lost oxbow lake. B:L:D

At Amazonia Lodge we shall be checking out the blue vervain for hummingbirds. Rufous-crested Coquette is one of the specialties here. Special features at Amazonia Lodge include a good canopy tower up the ridge trail and the famous jeep-track, which is very good for crossing Tinamous (including Black-capped Tinamou), Gould’s Jewelfront, and Sapphire-spangled Emerald, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Blue-tailed Emerald, Koepcke’s Hermit (endemic species) rare visitor among a variety of other hummingbirds. A short afternoon walk to lost lake will get us our first Hoatzin for the trip, Amazonian Antpitta, Black-capped & Cinereous Tinamou, Blue-throated Piping-Guan, Fiery-capped, Band-tailed and Round-tailed Manakins, Bluish fronted Jacamar, Chestnut-capped Puffbird, Spot-backed Antbird, and rare and local threatened Razor-billed Curassow are possible. In the evening, we have a good chance of seeing Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, but the local Black-banded Owl – though we usually hear it – is much more difficult!

Day 7:  Parrot Clay Lick – Lowland Forest  – Machu Wasi Oxbow Lake. B:L:D

Early morning we will visit a parrot clay lick our visit should ensure good looks at the endangered Blue-headed Macaw; other species that usually show up include White-eyed Parakeet, Blue-headed Parrot, and Chestnut-fronted Macaw. There are also river-edge birds to get here, including Mottle-backed Elaenia and Dark-breasted Spinetail. Orange-headed Tanager. After a mid-morning walk we scan around the lodge (check for soaring raptors and swifts!), we’ll try the floodplain forest for Slender-billed Xenops, Fine-barred Piculet, Black-faced Antthrush, Amazonian Antpitta, Dark-breasted Spinetail,Speckled Spinetail Red-billed Tyrannulet, Black-banded Woodcreeper after lunch we’ll catch a boat down the river for 15 minutes about, we’ll start our river bird list too; from here where birding walking in a new forest, afternoon we will visit an small oxbow lake, Horned Screamer, Pale-eyed Blackbird, Rufous-sided Crake and extremely lucky would be Agami Heron. Late in the day we go back to the lodge.

Day 8: Amazonia Lodge – Clud Forest – cusco. B:L
Birding in lowland forest is totally surprising after days, weeks or even years (for local Guide) always there is a good rewards, we visit a different trail looking for some missing species, those can be Amazonian Antpitta, Black-capped Tinamou, Fine-barred Piculet, Scarlet-hooded Barbet and many more to find in this forest after breakfast  we’ll take our ground transport to finish our birding trip in Cusco, depending your preference we can drop you in your hotel / airport for your flight .

 

IT INCLUDES

  • Private transport in all the way.
  • All accommodations in all the tour (Cusco/Cusco).
  • Three meals per day (breakfast, lunch/ picnic or box lunch depending where we are, dinner, snacks, water available all the time).
  • Bird guide specialist.
  • Bird checklist per person.
  • Private boat service in all amazonian tropical rainforest area.
  • Entrances to all Birding spots.
  • Basically full board in a private tour.
  • What I (guide) will have with me
    • Recording stuff Roland R-05/Microphone SENNHEISER ME66/K6.
    • Playback set ( iPods- speakers.)
    • A Swarovski ATX 80 scope 20-60 zoom
    • Green laser pointer
    • Owling light.
    • Personal Swarovski Binoculars.
    • I will be carrying the new field guide Birds of Peru.

NOT INCLUDED

  • Laundry, calls, medical costs or hospitalization, excess baggage charges, insurance, or other items of personal nature. Domestic flights from Lima to Cusco, but we can assist you

RECOMEDATIONS

  • Binoculars
  • Day pack
  • Plastic bags (to keep everything dry)
  • Rain gear
  • Sweater, fleece or light jacket
  • Long pants, long socks and long-sleeved shirts
  • T-shirts/Shorts
  • 1 pair of hiking boots and 1 pair of light shoes or sandals
  • Sunhat, sunglasses, sun block
  • Insect repellent
  • Water bottle
  • passport
  • Money for soft drinks or beers and handicrafts

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SOME FREQUENT QUESTIONS

Yes, it is open the whole year. The best time to visit is from April to November during the dry season. The heavy rainy season is from February to March, when access by both road and air becomes more difficult and when trails in the forest can become flooded.

In Southern Peru there have been reported yellow fever, malaria and leishmaniasis, but so far no tourists who visited Manu have reported getting any tropical diseases. However, there is always a possibility, so we recommend following the instructions of your doctor.

The amount will depend on the time of day, but as in any Amazon region, there will be mosquitoes. We suggest to wear repellent if needed and long-sleeved shirts and long trousers.

It is not a requirement, but one should be able to walk a trail of several kilometres to fully enjoy what Manu has to offer.

Your tour operator will provide drinking water. Some use the bottled water that is brought from the nearest cities and others with filters and / or boiling to purify the water from small springs or the river to make it fit for human consumption. Consult your travel agent for more information.

Tourist sites are located in the tourist and recreational area of the Manu River. In these spaces, each concessionaire has built ecolodge or adequate and comfortable shelters. They offer services like: dining room, bathrooms, showers and some short ways of connection between all the structures. All beds have mosquito nets to prevent mosquito or insect bites. The details of each hostel are diferent.

The National Park is a Protected Natural Area owned and managed by the Peruvian state as part of the national system of protected areas of Peru ((Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado en el Perú – SINANPE). Its objective is to protect and preserve intact ecosystems, which may contain a High biological and aesthetic diversity and landscape of relevant interest, where activities of indirect use can be done as: research, education, tourism and recreation.

The Biosphere Reserve is a representative ecological area with three self-complementary functions: scientific research, conservation and sustainable development. Today, the Manu Biosphere Reserve is divided into a nuclear zone represented by the territory of the Manu National Park, a buffer zone and a transition zone.

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