Manu Jungle Tour 3 Days 2 Nights
Local Trekkers Peru offers the 3 Days tour in the Manu National Park, this wonderful biosphere is located in Madre de Dios and Paucartambo, Cusco. It is an area protected by the Peruvian government in 1977 and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. It is the largest National Park in Peru, with an area 1 909 800 hectares. It is divided into three large areas: The National Park, with 1,532,806 hectares; The Reserved Zone, with 257,000 hectares; And the Transitional or Cultural Zone, with 120 000 hectares. The park protects several ecological zones due to this topographic range, it has one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world. In this park there are more than 15,000 species of plants in Manu, and up to 250 varieties of trees have been found per hectare. It also houses more than 1000 bird species more than the number of bird species found in the United States and Canada combined and almost 10% of the total bird species in the world. It also has one of the largest amounts of terrestrial vertebrates found in the tropical forests of Latin America, it is also the last refuge of the largest feline (The Great JAGUAR) of the Peruvian Amazon.

Itinerary
DAY 01: CUSCO – BAMBOO LODGE
We will leave Cusco early in our comfortable bus until we reach the folk village of Paucartambo, then we will visit the pre-Inca funerary towers of Ninamarca, then we will drive through a cloud forest full of plants and beautiful orchids, we will have the opportunity to observe the national bird of the Peru: Gallito de las Rocas (Rupicola Peruviana), monkeys, many birds and other species and with a little luck, we will see the only South American bear, the spectacled bear (Tremarctos Ornatus). In the afternoon we arrive at Pilcopata, where we will spend the night at the Lodge there will be showers and private bathrooms to cool off.

DAY 02: BAMBOO LODGE – ATALAYA PORT – SOGA DE ORO LODGE – MACHUHUASI LAKE
After our breakfast, we will continue our trip on the private bus until we reach Atalaya, during this trip we will see coca plantations and stop at a point where we can observe the entire jungle and the Madre de Dios river, then we will cross the river on board A motorized boat until we reach our lodge, in this part we can see the first birds and flowers. In the afternoon we will go to Machuwasi Lake where we will sail in a native raft to the place where the Capybaras (the largest rodents in the world) live, and we can also observe the prehistoric Birds, after the beautiful sunset, we will go in search of the alligators, finally we will return to our rustic Soga de Oro Lodge to rest.

DAY 03: SOGA DE ORO LODGE – CLOUD FOREST – CUSCO
We will leave Soga de Oro Lodge early in the morning to see small Clay lick parrots and then towards Puerto Atalaya from here; We will take the van directly to Cusco through the Cloud Forest.

Map

Inclusions
Includes:
- Bilingual and certified Tour Guide
- A briefing about the trek with your guide the day before
- Pick up from your accomodation
- Private transportation to go to the Park (First and last day)
- Mineral water
- Lodges (Private, double, triple, quadruple rooms availables)
- Blankets
- Rubber boots to walk inside the jungle
- Permits and entrances fees to the Manu National Park
- Boat to move along the river
- Boat driver and his assistant
- Confortable Mattress and mosquito nets
- Professional Cook
- Snack for each day of trip
- First Aid kit
- Survivor T – Shirt for each member of the group.
Doesn’t includes:
- Extra expense if you want to buy things during the tour
- First Breakfast and last dinner
- Tips for the team (Is not obligatory but if you wish to do it, it will be welcome).
packing list
- Original Passport
- Travel Insurance card (you have to le tus know the name of your Travel Insurance company and you travel Insurance Number)
- A back pack
- Rain coat or Rain Poncho
- Cold Clothes (For the first day)
- Bottle of Water
- Sandals
- Bottle of Water
- Flash Light with extra batteries
- Insect Repellent (30% Deet as minimum Recommended)
- Towel
- Toilet Paper
- Sun Block
- Sun Glasses
- Caps or Hats
- Binoculars
- Rain Pants
- Medicines for Personal Use
- Personal use stuff (Face moisturizer, Handsanitizer, Tooth brush and paste, etc)
- Camera with extra bateries (electricity available in some lodges)
- Extra money especially in soles to buy thing along the trek
POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE.
Price
PRICES FOR 2024-2025
Number of People for GROUP SERVICE : | ||||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5-6 | 7-10 |
Price USD$ (per person): | ||||
470 USD$ | 450 USD$ | 430 USD$ | 400 USD$ | 380 USD$ |
Number of People for PRIVATE SERVICE: | ||||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5-6 | 7-10 |
Price USD$ (per person): | ||||
550 USD$ | 530 USD$ | 500 USD$ | 450 USD$ | 400 USD$ |