Manu Cultural Zone (03 Days – 02 Nights)
Manu Cultural Zone is a National Park that covers the high mountains, mesophilic mountain forest and the low jungle. The Cultural Zone of Manu has a cloud forest that is currently one of the areas of the world where wildlife still live in abundance in its natural habitat where there are 8,000 species of plants, more than 400 species of birds and 10 species of mammals have been identified in the cloud forest of Manu. This area also offers a walk in the Cocha Machuwasi in a raft of topa, a tree used by the old settlers to move in the Madre de Dios high river, a walk to the forest of CEIBA or giant trees and finally observe the activity of the Parrots and Macaws.
Itinerary
Day 1 Cusco – Andes – Forest Of Clouds
Departure from the city of Cusco very early in the morning in one of our vehicles. We will cross interesting inter-Andean valleys and picturesque rural communities. We will visit pre-Inca tombs, then stop at Paucartambo, a pretty colonial town and its interesting museum. Lunch on the route. We continue to the Cloud Forest, an area very rich in endemic species such as the Spectacled Bear and Gallito de las Rocas, orchids, bromeliads, ferns, etc. observing the nature and then continue until we reach our hostel Orquídeas de San Pedro where we will spend our first night comfortably installed.
Day 2 Forest Of Clouds – Erika Lodge
Very early we will look for the interesting Cock of the Rocks, national bird of Peru that makes a unique ritual of courtship. After breakfast we continue to the village of Pilcopata *, then to the Atalaya port, located on the Alto Madre de Dios River, 700 meters above sea level from where we will start the descent by boat to observe the enormous diversity of existing bird species, such as herons, vultures, cormorants, etc. until we reach our Private Reserve “Erika”. We will walk through the interesting trails of this transitional point between high jungle and low jungle where the guide will look for, show and explain the interesting diversity of wildlife in the surroundings. Overnight at the hostel. A night walk will be scheduled to observe insects and amphibians.
* 1 Optional free – Rafting: From Pilcopata we will do 1 and a half hours of canoeing (classes I and II) along the Koñeq and / or Alto Madre de Dios rivers. You will enjoy the landscape, you will swim in its refreshing waters.
* 2 Optional free – Canopy tour: Our clients of Erika Lodge go from tree to tree and their aerial platforms using harnesses in horizontal cables with a system of lanes with which they slide at great speed on the treetops of this fabulous Amazon forest until it is lowered in rappel from 15 meters high.
Day 3 Erika Lodge – Cusco
Very early we will board our boat to go to the Collpa, a wall of the river where the different species of parrots such as the blue-headed parrot, white-eyed parrot and possibly the Maracano macaw, among others go down every morning to extract clay necessary for their dietary balance . At the end of this daily activity we return to our hostel Erika to pack and sail by boat to the Port of Atalaya, where the bus will take us back. We had lunch en route arriving at night to Cusco
End Of Our Services.
Included/ Not Included
Includes:
- Ground transportation
- River transport
- 01 night in our hostel Orquídeas de San Pedro
- 01 night in our hostel Erika
- Complete feeding (vegetarian option available)
- Specialized bilingual guide
- Complete boating equipment
- First aid kit
- Baggage guard service
- Safe for valuables.
Not Included:
- First breakfast
- Water for the first day
- Soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Handicrafts
- Tips
- Last Supper.
Important
- Carry only what is necessary
- The price shown in the upper part of the itinerary is in shared service or Pull (Group of 8 to 14 people). Prices in private service according to the number of passengers, check rates at reservas@peruplanetexp.com
Recommendations
You Need To Carry:
- Towel for the entire trip.
- Medicines and personal hygiene implements
- Slippers or hiking shoes, sandals
- Flashlight with batteries and replacement bulbs
- Hat or cap, sunglasses, sunscreen
- Insect repellent (recommended with 40% or more of DEET),
- Waterproof, long-sleeved shirts, cotton pants, swimwear, warm clothes in case of cold weather
- Binoculars, Camera
- Baggage backpack and small backpack, plastic bags
