Cusco Manu Exotic 4D/3N

DAY 1: CUSCO + NINAMARCA + CLOUD FOREST LODGE

Leaving Cusco early, we will pass through the preinca Tombs of Ninamarca, the colonial town of Paucartambo known as the region’s folklore center. The next stop is Acjanacu (3,530m/11,870ft) which is the entrance to the Manu Biosphere, for an overview of the amazon Basin. After that, we’ll descend through different ecological floors such as the puna, the elfin forest, down into the lush Cloud Forest, along the way we may see endemic flora and fauna such as, butterflies, giant tree ferns and orchids, monkeys, birds like, toucans, tanagers, etc. The Cloud Forest is home of Peru’s National bird which is “the Cock of the Rock” (Rupicola peruviana, we visit its lek) and the spectacled bear (tremarctus ornatus) -the only bear found in South America. We overnight at our comfortable and typical Lodge.

DAY 2: CLOUD FOREST + NATIVE COMMUNITY + PILCOPATA TOWN LODGE

We have a pre-breakfast walk to possibly look for endemic birds of the cloud forest, like quetzals, cotingas, tanagers, toucans, woodpeckers, manakins, hawks, Oropendolas, as well as the woolly monkey, brown capuchin, insects and more, after a hearty breakfast, we continue our ride to the village of Pilcopata, from where will start our hike to the native community of Huacaria (Huachipaire ethnic group), on the way we can see some farms, here we will have opportunity to observe their culture and typical way of living, we will hike their trails and swim in their rivers. Late in the afternoon, we will return to Pilcopata to spend the night in a cozy lodge.

DAY 3: PILCOPATA TOWN + RAINFOREST ATALAYA PORT + LODGE

45 Min. ride to Atalaya (500m rainforest) where we will board our motorized canoe that will take us to our Lodge (40min. down stream) situated on the banks of the mighty Alto Madre de Dios River. Here we will spend the day exploring the surrounding area and very interesting trails that will show us an amazing ecosystem in a little oxbow lake and mysterious swamp where we may see the prehistoric Hoatzin, some Caimans, Capibaras, Squirrel monkeys, and different species of birds. After dinner, we will hear sounds of the Amazonian night like the Night Monkey(Aotus trivirgatus), the Kalinowski Rat, frogs, Great Potoos and the Pigmy Owl, among many others inhabitants of the night in a night walk.

DAY 4: LODGE + PARROTS CLAY LICK + CUSCO

Very early we will have 15 minutes down the river by boat to observe the parrots clay lick, where loudly different species of Parrots and parakeets giving a color show and impressive uproar, We will then board our motorized boat to start towards Atalaya where our vehicle is waiting for the ride back to Cusco, arriving late in the afternoon.