Manu National Jungle Park Tour 4D/3N

Early morning we leave from Cusco by private bus (for groups larger than 4 persons) or 4WD car (for small groups up to 4 persons) and drive through the Andean Mountains. We make a stop at Ninamarka to see the pre-Inca burial towers before we begin our descent in to the Cloud Forest. During the hike the flora reveals a variety of ferns, orchids and different parasitic plants. The fauna on the other hand might show us among others the famous Cock-of-the-Rock bird, monkeys and the almost extinct Spectacled Bear. We spend the night in a nearby lodge in the Cloud Forest.

In the early morning we walk from the lodge to spend time on a hidden platform to observe the dance ritual and meeting place of the Cock of the Rocks birds. We return to the lodge to enjoy breakfast. After breakfast we continue towards Bonanza Lodge. On the way we visit some local families and their small farms, pass through Pillcopata town and board the boat in Atalaya or Shintuya port. From here we continue by motorized boat, going down the Alto Madre de Díos River. Along the riverbanks we often see cormorants, herons and vultures. We stop in Aguas Calientes near Shintuya Native Community for lunch. Here it is possible to enjoy a natural hot bath. In the early afternoon we continue down river to Bonanza Lodge. On arrival we get arranged in the Lodge and then we go for a late afternoon walk on an island just in front of the lodge. Especially the birdlife here is very busy and colorful and small mammals can be seen as well. We return to the Lodge in the early evening and spend the night in comfortable beds.

After an early breakfast we will start our ecological excursion through the jungle, going to Aguas Negras River and the Amarakaeri Reserve. We arrive to our campsite around midday. In the afternoon we will visit different trails going into the virgin jungle, where we have the chance to watch abundant wildlife. The system of trails offers different walks according to your wishes. In the late evening before we go to sleep, we enjoy another nightwalk.
Tonight a special experience awaits us as we sleep on comfortable mattresses in tents in our open air campsite.

Early morning we leave our camp and walk another trail back to Bonanza Eco Lodge, where we have breakfast.  Later we get ready to sail up river back to Atalaya port (we have lunch at the boat). In Atalaya our private bus or 4WD car will awaits us and will take us back to Cusco.