Manu Wildlife Center - 4 Days

Itinerary

Day 1 Cuzco/Manu Wildlife Center

Early morning our representative will pick you up from your hotel to transfer to Cuzco airport. A thirty-five minute flight in a radar-equipped plane takes you to Boca Manu. Here you take a motorized canoe for the 90-minute journey down the Madre de Dios River to Manu Wildlife Center to arrive for lunch. The afternoon will be spent exploring some of the 30 miles of clean forest trails that surround the lodge. On these trails you have an excellent chance to encounter some of the 12 species of monkeys, which include the Monk Saki and Emperor Tamarin, which inhabit the surrounding forest. After dinner you will have a short night excursion to explore nocturnal life in the rainforest.

Day 2 Manu Wildlife Center

Rising before dawn; we take a 25 minute boat journey downstream to the only large parrot and macaw clay lick in the Manu area. From a floating catamaran blind we are afforded excellent views and photo opportunities of hundreds of medium-sized and large parrots arriving first at the lick, followed by the large red-and-green macaws arriving to eat the clay. After lunch we continue to explore the forest trails surrounding the lodge, and plan to spend the late afternoon up a 34 metre canopy platform. Here, we watch the last frantic activity in the rainforest canopy, or rush hour, before night settles. We can return for dinner back at the Center, or pack our meal for the leisurely hike about 60-75 minutes through the night forest to the Amazon’s largest known Tapir clay lick. Here we climb a 17x17 foot observation platform perched almost 20 feet above the lick itself where we wait for the lumbering Tapirs to arrive. Then, using powerful flashlights we hope to observe and photograph them in action. Our scientific reports reveal that tapirs usually visit the clay lick between 9:00 pm and midnight; however, their activity continues until dawn.

Day 3 Manu Wildlife Center

After another early morning departure by boat and short hike from the river, you have what promises to be an exciting visit to Blanco Oxbow Lake. This lake has populations of a variety of aquatic life and water birds, including the prehistoric-looking hoatzin and the possibility to see the resident family of giant otters.After returning for lunch at the Center your guide is available to further explore the forest trails for more wildlife encounters. Alternatively, time is available to independently experience this expanse of rainforest habitats on your own.This evening, from the late afternoon until after dinner, we offer an opportunity to search for caiman and other nocturnal life along the riverbank by boat.

Day 4 Manu/Cuzco

After early breakfast, we leave near dawn by motor canoe for the two hour return trip to the Manu landing strip, taking advantage of valuable early morning wildlife activity along the river. From here you fly to Cusco, where your jungle adventure ends. Arrival at Cuzco Airport, reception and transfer to your hotel.

Trip Details

Accommodation	Manu Lodge (3 nts)
Brochure Notes	Blackout Dates: Dec 01/7 - Mar 31/08
Departure	Mon, Wed, Fri
Group Size	No Minimum
Included Highlights	Various jungle activities and spectacular wildlife viewing by boat and rainforest hiking
Meals Included	All meals at Lodge (drinks not included)
Recommendation	Also offered as a 5-Day package, see TSPJ5M.
StartFinish	ex Cuzco
Transport	Car, van, flight, boat/canoe, walking
Brochure Intro	An Amazon jungle safari through the Manu Wildlife Center

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