
MANU RESERVED AREA
Cusco → Cloud Forest → Manu
MANU RESERVED AREA
Manu Brashco Tour 3D/2N
3 days / 2 nights
From USD 559
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Manu · Manu National Park
Tour overview
A 7-day, 6-night program from Cusco visiting Bambu Lodge, Dorado Lodge, Casa Matsiguenka and Otorongo and Salvador lakes. The return spans days 5 to 7: river travel out through Limonal, onward travel to Atalaya and Bambu Lodge, then road travel to Cusco. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed. Review this tour's visits and included services, and confirm departure and return arrangements before booking.
Day by day
A 7-day, 6-night program from Cusco visiting Bambu Lodge, Dorado Lodge, Casa Matsiguenka and Otorongo and Salvador lakes.
Our journey of experiences and adventure will begin by crossing “From the Andes to the Amazon”. Pick up at the hotel very early in the morning, we begin our trip in a private minivan, ascending to the high mountain area at 4000 meters above sea level. Our first stop, guided tour in Ninamarca, where you can photograph the pre-Inca cemetery, then we continue to the town of Paucartambo recognized by the UNWTO as “one of the best tourist towns in the world”, our guide will give you information about this charming town. We continue in our van, enjoying spectacular views of the biodiversity of Manu, we will descend the eastern slope of the Andes, we will travel through the cloud forest where the exuberant vegetation can be seen (ferns, orchids, bromeliads, etc.). During our walks you can see birds including tanagers, quetzals, swallows, toucans and brightly colored hummingbirds, as well as hawks and monkeys. Our main activity will be to find the national bird of Peru (Rupícola peruviana) in the San Pedro sector, showing its mating dance. In the afternoon we arrive at Bambu Lodge (700 meters above sea level) where we will spend the night (rooms with private bathroom). After dinner your guide will brief you on the next day's activities.
In the morning we will have a delicious breakfast and continue our trip in the minivan, on the way we will visit the hummingbird garden, which are ventures of the local people where you can observe different species of birds, hummingbirds and orchids, then we will go to the port of Atalaya (600 meters above sea level). We embark on our private boat, we will sail for approximately 6 hours. On the Alto Madre de Dios River, we will visit Lake Machuwasi, where we will explore and navigate its waters on a wooden rowing raft. Around you can see species of birds, insects, monkeys, etc. We return to the boat and continue sailing down the river, along the way we will spot flora and fauna, we will visit the thermo-medicinal baths where you can enjoy and relax in the natural pools. We continue sailing until we reach the Dorado Lodge located (300 meters above sea level), where we will spend the night (double rooms with private bathroom). Before or after dinner we will explore a night walk along its trails.
Very early in the morning we will embark on our motor boat, we will sail on the upper Madre de Dios River, we will have breakfast on the boat while we go to the Limonal checkpoint, where we are welcomed by the park rangers and a brief information about the National Park of the Manu. Afterwards we will continue sailing along the Manu River for approx. 6 hours in the middle of immense trees listening to howls, bird sounds, etc. Depending on the climate we will have the possibility of observing the biodiversity of species of macaws, birds, eagles, mammals such as the jaguar (Panther onca), capybaras, tapir, monkeys, etc. Reptiles such as 4 meter black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), white caiman (Caiman crocodrylus), anaconda (Eunectes murinus), taricayas (Podocnemis unifilis). On the way we will visit Lake Cocha Otorongo, from a 10 meter observation tower in the rainforest canopy overlooking the lake is available to observe wildlife. In the afternoon we will arrive at the Matsiguenka House where we will spend 2 nights with the Matsiguenka families in double room bungalows with private or shared bathrooms.
This day we will visit the famous lake "Cocha Salvador", we will navigate its waters in a rowing catamaran to observe the home of the giant otters, this Cocha Salvador is the highlight in the Manu National Park especially in the dry season, It is full of birds that nest and feed on herons, egrets, alligators, skimmers, species of monkeys that generally feed on exotic fruits. We will explore the trails walking in the primary forests of the Amazon rainforest, where the sensation is unique, because we are in. an ecosystem that has remained unchanged since the formation of the Amazon. In the afternoon, depending on the climate and time, we will take night walks. We will spend the night at Casa Matsiguenka.
We will get up early to return, where we will sail approximately 6 hours by boat. along the Manu River, along the beaches we can once again observe more wildlife such as monkeys, alligators, woodpeckers, etc. Until we reach the Limonal checkpoint, we will make a stop to register our departure after having visited the Manu National Park Reserve Zone. We continue on our boat, on the way we will make a brief stop in the native community of Diamante to contribute to them by buying crafts, typical products, fish, manioc and papaya. We continue by boat until we reach our lodge, before or after dinner we will take a night walk where we can find tarantulas, snakes, spiders, frogs, nocturnal birds, etc. Visit the tapir clay lick. Overnight at Dorado Lodge (double rooms with private bathrooms)
Very early in the morning we will go to visit the parrot and macaw clay lick. It is a special place where you can see the natural spectacle of parrots, where they come down to eat clay that helps them with digestion, among the species we can see auroras, parakeets, parrots, the military macaw, blue-headed macaw, chestnut-fronted macaw, etc. Bolivian macaws and scarlet macaws can be seen perching in the trees. After the activity we return to the lodge, we pack our things to return, we board the boat and we sail on the Madre de Dios River for approximately 5 hours. On the way we will have our breakfast. We return sighting flora and fauna until we reach the Atalaya port where our mobility awaits us. We continue on the journey, we will make a brief stop in the town of Pilcopata where we will contribute to the local people by buying the fruit juices and ice creams of each season (cupuaçu, buriti, pineapple, cocona, etc.). We boarded our van until we reached the Bambu Lodge. Where we will spend the last night.
After our breakfast, we board our mobility on the way, we will make brief stops for lunch, take photographs of the flora and fauna that we find on our journey, we will end our adventure tired but happy and happy to have visited the Lung of the World, leaving them in their respective Hotels.
Trip details
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Tour FAQ
Manu Reserved Zone Tour 7D/6N lasts 7 days and 6 nights.
The published price starts at USD 1299.00 per person. The final amount may vary by date, availability, and selected services; confirm it before booking.
The listing includes: Transportation by private minivan; Transportation by private boat; Professional bilingual jungle specialist guide (Telescope, binocular, information material); Sighting list (flora and fauna); 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), with a vegetarian option at no extra charge; the meal exclusions listed on this page apply; 7 Snacks (mango, passion fruit, banana, apple, orange etc. Cookies). Review the complete included and excluded lists on this page.
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The published itinerary uses Bambu Lodge, Dorado Lodge and Casa Matsiguenka. The Casa Matsiguenka stage describes two nights and allows for private or shared bathrooms. Confirm your room and bathroom allocation before booking.
Yes. Day 6 travels back by boat towards Atalaya and continues to Bambu Lodge. Day 7 returns by road from Bambu Lodge through the cloud forest to Cusco. Confirm the expected arrival time before arranging onward connections.
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