Manu tour 5 days Manu National Park is located in Cusco Madre de Dios in Peru. This tour is very interesting walking and by boat through the jungle and arriving at the Reserved Zone of the Manu National Park, it is ideal for people passionate about adventure with newly recharged energy; What defines this route is walking and boat. We will pass through many animal and bird sites until we reach the Manu National Park. The 5-day Manu tour is not a simple alternative option to the classic one, it is the most original adventure that takes you to Manu. This tour is recommended for people of all ages who have a great sense of adventure, curiosity and energy. For tour days, the recommended months are from April to November.
On the first day of our adventure in the Manu Jungle, we will pick you up around 5:30 AM from your hotels in Cusco, using the service of our private transportation. The first part of our excursion will take us through the majestic Andean mountains. Then, we will visit the town of Huancarani which contains the funerary towers of Ninamarca, a cemetery of the Pre-Inca Lupaca Culture, which we will visit briefly on our way to Paucartambo, which is known as the folklore capital of the Cusco district. Faced with modern times, this small colonial town has managed to maintain its rich tradition for centuries and centuries. At noon we will arrive at the entrance to the Manu National Park and access one of the most protected natural areas in South America. We will continue in our private transportation along a dirt road and through the thick fog from which this section of the jungle takes its name. Finally we will arrive at the home of the exotic Peruvian national bird, the “Cock of the Rocks”, where it is known to gather with others of its species for a kind of social gathering that seems reminiscent of a grand courtship. It is an amazing spectacle complete with an impressive range of sounds and colors that can only be found in the jungle. The first night we will stay in the beautiful Lodge, where we will arrive at approximately 5:00 p.m.
This morning from the clear waters of the Alto Madre de Dios River we will enter the clay-laden waters of the Manu River, after leaving our lodge at 3:30am we will head towards the Port of Atalaya and from there we will continue our trip by boat and from there we will sail directly to the Reserved Zone of the Manu Park. With a brief stop at the ranger station in Limonal to present our permits, we will travel for about five hours along the Manu. The beaches, especially in the dry season, are filled with nesting and feeding birds such as herons, egrets, Orinoco geese, terns and skimmers, to name a few. Some beaches are home to black and white alligators (South American relatives of alligators) and side-necked turtles. Hundreds of sand-colored nightjars roost during the day on logs and beaches, and there is a chance of encountering a sunbathing jaguar, the third largest cat in the world. In 1999 one in three of our trips saw jaguars in Manu. We will see some species of primates on this river trip, possibly red howler monkeys or the smaller squirrel monkeys.After having lunch next to the river we will arrive at our Safari Camp near Cocha Salvador Lake. We will have the afternoon to explore some of the trails through the area’s pristine rainforest. A visit to Cocha Otorongo Lake is planned, where there are observation docks and a 20-meter observation tower in the rainforest canopy overlooking the lake for wildlife viewing. We will also be on the lookout for a large family of giant otters that inhabit this lake. Before or after dinner, you can take an optional excursion into the forest at night with your guide in search of nocturnal creatures. The lakes are filled with the bright eyes of the large Black Cayman and if we are lucky we may encounter an Olingo Kinkajou or even an Ocelot on the trails. Certainly, the nighttime noise of tree frogs and forest insects is an experience not to be forgotten. At night, at the Casa Matshiguenka lodge, there are flushing toilets and showers.We will navigate the Manu River, along the river we will have the opportunity to see several species of animals including black caimans, white caimans, turtles, monkeys, capybaras and deer. Search for Jaguars: In the Manu River we will have our best opportunities to see Jaguars both on the way up and down. Visit to Cocha Otorongo, Cocha otorongo is a lake, in this lake we will have our first opportunity to see giant otters and large black caimans.
We will begin our activity very early in the morning in the Salvador lake using a floating platform called a catamaran. This morning we will be able to see countless species of birds and mammals, herons, cormorants, eagles, falcons, squirrel monkeys, capuchin monkeys, giant river otters. The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) can reach 1.82 m in length and weigh up to 31 kg. They consume between 4 and 5 kilos of fish a day. This is one of the rare animals on earth that are common in Manu. We will also look for some of the 15 species of monkeys that inhabit this place. The sound of red howler monkeys through the fog can make your skin crawl. Right after seeing the giant otters in the Salvador pond we will go back to the Lodge and from there we will walk about 30 minutes to a Macaw Clay Lick. (In this clay lick you can see red and green macaws and scarlet macaws). Around 10:00 a.m. The macaws begin to descend. This colorful and noisy scene continues for 20 to 40 minutes while the birds eat their clay ration or until danger arrives in the form of a hawk, eagle or ocelot. It is one of the largest wildlife spectacles in the world.In the afternoon we will return to Casa Matsiguenka Lodge for lunch. After lunch at our lodge we will explore one of the trails through the jungle and observe the complex ecosystem that surrounds us. Our ecologist guide will explain to us how plants and insects interact with the forest. We will be on the lookout for some of the jungle’s smallest inhabitants, such as the emperor tamarin or the saddleback tamarin. Along the way it is also possible to come across a group of peccaries, a species of wild boar found here. Accommodation at Casa Matsiguenka LodgeVisit to Cocha Salvador, Cocha Salvador is the largest lake in the Manu National Park, in this lake we have the opportunity to see giant otters, black caimans, several species of birds and monkeys.
Visit to the Macaw Clay Clay, near our hostel we have a small macaw clay lick where two species of large macaws can be seen, there we will see red and green macaws. Night Walk, during our night walks we can see several species of nocturnal creatures including insects, amphibians, reptiles, night monkeys and owls.
Early in the morning we will have another opportunity to take a nature walk or one more visit to the lake and listen to choruses of birds defining their territory in song. As the sun rises, the eastern sky changes to a pale yellow and we can see hawks or other predatory birds patiently searching for prey from the treetops. After lunch we will board our boat again and head downriver to Boca Manu and from there we will begin our trip upriver to our lodge. In the afternoon we will arrive at our lodge and from there we will go to the Tapire Clay Lick where we will spend the night in the middle of the jungle.
Tapir clay lick: In the afternoon we will visit a mammal clay lick where tapirs can be seen. Spending a Night in the middle of the Jungle, To be able to see the tapirs we will have to spend a night in a camouflage house.
This day we will begin our trip back to Cusco, the first part of the trip will be by boat and after arriving at Atalaya we will continue our trip by car. We will arrive in Cusco between 4 to 7pm.
