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Manu Cultural Zone 5 Days and 4 Nights

Manu Jungle Tour 5 Days 4 Nights

Local Trekkers Peru offers the 5 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.

Useful Information
Locations Visited: Manu Park
Starting Altitude: 3400 masl = 11154 Feet
Highest Point: 4000 masl = 13123 Feet
Group: Minimum 2 paxs & Maximum 10 paxs
Physical Grading: 3/5

Itinerary

DAY 01: CUSCO – CLOUD FOREST – 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: PILCOPATA – AGUAS CALIENTES

After our breakfast, we will go by bus until we reach the port of Atalaya, where our motorized adventure begins until the hot waters through the Alto Madre de Dios river, (4 hours), and here we can bathe in the natural hot springs and swim in the river, in all this tour we can appreciate incredible landscapes and also enjoy the warm climate of the rainforest. In the afternoon we will have a walk to explore the jungle for 2 hours to see the alligators (Caiman Crocodylus), and other species and medicinal plants, also continue enjoying the natural hot springs.

DAY 03: AGUAS CALIENTES – SOGA DE ORO LODGE

We will start our day early by boat to go see the parrots eating clay on the river bank, then we will go to the next Soga de Oro Lodge, on this day we can also enjoy beautiful sunsets on this trip. Also in the river we will observe the largest rodent in the world: capybara (Hidrochaeris). In the afternoon we will do different activities, and after sunset we will do a night walk to observe frogs, toads, insects, bats and snakes.

DAY 04: SOGA DE ORO LODGE – LAKE MACHUHUASI

Very early in the morning. We take the boat for aproximaly 25 minutes to the lake Machuwasi where there are balsa rafts to go along the lake for 2 hours. Where you can see Capibaras (biggest rat in the wolrd) and other species of bird like hoatzin (prehistoric birds), then we will walk one hour inside the jungle, nigh in Lodge.

DAY 05: SOGA DE ORO LODGE – ATALAYA – CUSCO

On our last day we will leave very early in the morning, we will sail by boat for 20 minutes, going down the stream where we can see green parrots, blue-headed parrot (Pionus Menstrus), floury parrot (Amazonian farinosa), chestnut-fronted macaw (Ara severe) and many others, returning to the lodge, after breakfast we will pack our belongings, then the boat will take us to the port of Atalaya where our bus will be waiting to take us back to the city of Cusco.

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)
  • Confortable Matrasses and mosquito nets
  • 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
  • Professional Cook
  • Snack for each day of trip
  • Availability of meals to your preference (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, pesquetarian, etc)
  • 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

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Price

PRICES FOR 2024-2025


Number of People for GROUP SERVICE :
2345-67-10
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2345-67-10
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