
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 4-day, 3-night program from Cusco visiting Bambu Lodge, Dorado Lodge, Limonal and Cocha Brashco. Day 4 returns from Dorado Lodge by 4x4 toward Salvacion, changing to a minivan for the journey 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 4-day, 3-night program from Cusco visiting Bambu Lodge, Dorado Lodge, Limonal and Cocha Brashco.
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 town of Salvación, we will visit the Machuwasi lagoon, we will navigate its waters in a rowing raft where around you can see species of birds, insects, monkeys, etc. After lunch, we board the 4x4 trucks where we will continue 2 more hours of travel spotting flora and fauna and crossing rivers and streams that are part of the road passing through indigenous villages until we reach the Dorado Lodge located (350 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, return. Overnight in lodge
Very early in the morning we will embark on our motor boat and sail on the upper Madre de Dios River. Downstream we will have our breakfast on the boat while we head to the Limonal checkpoint, where the park rangers welcome us and give us brief information about the Park Manu National. Then, we continue traveling by boat along the Manu River, depending on the weather, we will have the possibility of observing different species of birds, macaws, eagles, etc., mammals such as the jaguar (Panther onca), capybaras, tapirs, monkeys, etc. Reptiles such as 4 meter black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), white caiman (Caiman crocodrylus), anaconda (Eunectes murinus), taricayas (Podocnemis unifilis). We arrive at the port, disembark to explore the jungle in the middle of immense trees, we will walk along the trails watching and listening to the sounds of birds, mammals, howls, etc. until we reach the Brashco lake where we will sail into the lake on the catamaran to observe families of giant otters (pteronura briasiliensis). In our way back we will have the opportunity to stop and visit he native community of Diamante where we can meet their people and at the same time we can collaborate with them by buying some handicrafts that they work themselves as well as fruits and fish. 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. Overnight at Lodge
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, have our breakfast and pack our things to return, we board the 4x4 trucks for a 2-hour tour, spotting flora and fauna, we will once again cross the rivers and streams that are part of the road, passing through the indigenous villages until we reach the town of Salvación where we will change our truck for the minivan. We continue in our van on the way, 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 board our van to return to Cusco, we will end our adventure tired but happy and glad to have visited the Lung of the World, leaving you at your respective hotels.
Trip details
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Tour FAQ
Manu Brashco Tour 4D/3N lasts 4 days and 3 nights.
The published price starts at USD 599.00 per person. The final amount may vary by date, availability, and selected services; confirm it before booking.
The listing includes: Private transportation in minivan; Private boat transportation; Professional bilingual jungle specialist guide (Telescope, binoculars, information material); Flora and fauna observation checklist; 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), with a vegetarian option at no extra charge; the meal exclusions listed on this page apply; 3 Snacks (mango, passion fruit, banana, apple, orange, etc. Cookies). Review the complete included and excluded lists on this page.
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