Manu national park 4 Days

Overview

Itinerary

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Overview

Manú National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional del Manu) is a biosphere reserve located in Madre de Dios and Paucartambo, Cusco. Before becoming an area protected by the Peruvian government, the Manú National Park was conserved thanks to its inaccessibility. The park remains fairly inaccessible by road to this day. In 1977, UNESCO recognised it as a Biosphere Reserve and in 1987, it was pronounced a World Heritage Site. It is the largest National Park in Peru, covering an area of 15,328 km². The Biosphere Reserve includes an additional 2,570 km², and a further 914 km² are included in a “Cultural Zone” (which also is afforded a level of protection), bringing the total area up to 18,811 km².

Itinerary

The program could change according the group and weather conditions.

DAY 1: CUSCO – CLOUD FOREST-PILCOPATA.

We leave from Cusco in our comfortable bus, ascending to the folkloric town of Paucartambo. On the way we visit the Pre Incas funeral towers of Ninamarca. Then we drive through the impressive cloud forest full of plants and beautiful orchids, here we take our first hike and we have the chance to observe the Peru´s national bird-Cock of the Rocks (Rupicola Peruviana), monkeys and many differents species of birds. With luck the only South American bear-the Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos Ornatus). In the evening we arrive to Pilcopata, we sleep in a typical lodge. Showers and toilets shared.

Day 02. PILCOPATA – ATALAYA – HARPY LODGE.

After delicious breakfast in the morning the bus transfers the group to the port of Atalaya. Aproximality you will go 30 minutes on the Alto Madre de Dios river. On the way you can see a variety of bird life, like herons, egrets, kingfishers, and the ever present vultures of which the most spectacular is the condor of the jungle, King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa). In the afternoon we will have to walk and explore inside the jungle aproximality 3 hours .Night in Lodge. Showers and toilets shared. Option night walk.

Day 03. COLLPA OF PARROTS.- LAKE MACHUHUASI.

Very early in the morning . We take the boat for aproximaly 25 minutes to the parrots lick , where we can see the green parrots and also some birds or small animals .after to see parrots we will come back to the lake Machuhuasi where there are balsa rafts to go a long the lake for 2 hours. Where you can see other species of bird like hoatzin, then we will walk one hour inside the jungle. Nigh in Lodge.

Day 04. HARPY LODGE – ATALAYA-CUSCO.

After a delicious breakfast unfortunately we will come back by boat to the port Atalaya after that we will take the bus to returne until Cusco . Transfer to the hotel.

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