TOUR TO THE RESERVED ZONE OF MANU NATIONAL PARK 7d/6n

Note:  Flights are not available at Boca Manu Airport from November to April because this is the rainy season in Peru and because the runway at Boca Manu is not paved it is just dirt. Flights are available from April/May to October and are determined based on the weather conditions.  

7D/6N MANU PARK TOUR ACTIVITIES	TOUR MAP
Boat and Bus Out Fly from Cusco to Boca Manu Bird Watching Visiting a Lek of the Peruvian National Bird Caiman Searching Giant Otter Searching Jaguar Searching 6 Nights in Lodge Trekking in the Jungle Night Walkings Sailing in Oxbow Lakes Bathing in the Natural Hot Spring Fishing Visit to a Native Communitie Survival lessons Boat sailing

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1: Cusco Aiport - Boca Manu:

Staff from our office will take you from your hotel to the airport to board our plane to Boca Manu, a 45 minute flight. At this point you will meet your guide and your group. More or less at noon we will enter the Reserved Zone of the Park for a 4 hour hike in this primary forest. At nightfall we will stay in a comfortable lodge in Boca Manu, at the entrance to the Park. This is an opportunity for a nocturnal walk, during which we will hopefully see nocturnal birds such as the sand-colored nighthawk as well as listen to the spectacular sounds made by Night monkeys (Musmuqui), the world's only nocturnal primate, the Amazon bamboo rat, numerous species of toads and insects and other inhabitants of the forest which only emerge at night. ( L. D)

DAY 2: Boca  Manu - Manu River - Limonal - Salvador lake:

Today we will continue our journey along the Manu River as far as the Matshiguenka lodge, inside the Reserved Area, passing Limonal, the Park Ranger Station, where we will register before entering the Reserved Area. In the course of the trip we will see birds, toucans, macaws, parrots and some mammals such as capybaras, tapirs, peccaries and many varieties of turtles, caiman and, if we are lucky, an impressive, lone jaguar. We will arrive at our lodge in the mid-afternoon, near the Salvador oxbow-Lake, where we will spend two nights. (B. L. D)

DAY 3: Salvador Lake All Day:

Today we will start with a long walk of some three or four hours, from the banks of Manu River to Otorongo lake, here we will climb a 15m high observation tower, from where birds such as the exuberantly feathered and primitive Shansho (Hoatzin) can be seen, as well as monkeys feeding on fruits and several species of flowers and brightly-colored butterflies. We will then return to our camp by canoe to enjoy a delicious lunch. The afternoon will be dedicated to exploring Salvador Oxbow lake and the surrounding area aboard our catamaran, from which will be able to observe the mega diversity attracted by this oxbow lake, including Black Caiman, White Caiman, a family of Giant Otters and waterfowl. Return to the lodge in the evening. (B. L. D)

DAY 4: Salvador Lake - Boca Manu:

Early in the morning we will have another chance to go for a nature walk or one more visit to the oxbow lake and hear choirs of birds defining their territory in song. As the sun rises, the eastern sky changes to a pale yellow and we will be able to see falcons or other predatory birds patiently searching for prey from the treetops. After lunch we will board our boat again and head downstream towards Boca Manu but this time just floating with out the engine in order to have the opportunity to observe with plenty of time this mighty and diverse environment. Arriving at Boca Manu we will visit the native community of the Matshiguenka and Yine ethnic group; also we will visit their botanical garden of medicinal plants and share their activities. (B. L. D)

DAY 5: Boca Manu - Alto Madre de Dios River :

In the morning we will go to the airfield at Boca Manu, where we will say goodbye to those passengers who opted to return to Cusco by plane. The rest of the group will then continue along the river Alto Madre de Dios river to our camp site near a parrot clay lick. (B. L. D)

DAY 6: Alto Madre de Dios river - Bamboo Lodge: 

After a delicious breakfast, we continue upstream along the Madre de Dios towards the port at Atalaya, where the bus will be waiting to take us to our lodge where we will spend our last night. (B. L. D)

DAY 7: Pilcopata Lodge - Cusco:

This morning will be our last opportunity to visit the Cock-of-the-Rock lek. Where we will have the opportunity to see these colourful birds displaying. After breakfast our bus will take us back to Cusco, arriving in the afternoon (B.)