Manu National Park Jungle Tour 4 Days

• Description

 

The Manu National Park, located in the southeastern part of Peru (between the Cusco and Madre de Dios regions) Is one of the largest tropical parks in South America. The park extends from the highlands to the jungle. It covers 2 million hectares (4.5 million acres), and the territory is rich in flora and fauna with a hugh variety of habitats including the high Andes, the cloud forests, and the lowland tropical rain forests.

In 1977, Manu National Park was designated as a World Biosphere Reserve since it shelters the best existing example of biodiversity in a protected rain forest area, as well as in the cloud forest endemic areas. Here we can observe the Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis), the Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger), the majestic Jaguar (Panthera onca), the strange Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus), the Tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the Ocelot (Felis pardalis), as well as, 13 different species of primates, and an estimated one thousand species of birds including seven species of Macaws.

At the same time,10% of the world's vascular plant species, including several species of figs and palms, and countless species of medicinal plants, which are currently being catalogued by scientists, grow in Manu National Park. A single hectare of forest in Manu can hold up to 220 species of trees, while a hectare of temperate forest in Europe or North America may only hold 20 tree species. Manu National Park may be the most biologically diverse and protected park on the planet.

 

• Itinerary

 

Day 1 CUSCO - SAN PEDRO

At 5:30 a.m. We begin our trip from Cusco to Paucartambo, on the way, we will visit the Chullpas of Ninamarca, Breakfast. Then we will continue to Paucartambo(an small Colonial Town), and visit it and its famous Bridge, Carlos III. Continuing our trip, we will begin to ascent until the high pass of Ajanacu(11,500 Ft. or 3.500 msnm.), there we will go down to San Pedro, arriving at Approximately 4:30, spending the night in a Jungle lodge.

Note: We have passed today, from the central chain of the Andes, to the Eastern Chain of them, we can apreciate the differences betwen both places, like: Ecosystems, Altitudes, Changes of Landscapes, Humidity, this is for the tradewinds, them, hit in the Eastern Mountains originating from Brazil, this first day, we will observe: The famous Cook ofthe Rock(Rupícola Peruviana), as well as some species of Monkeys, Birds and Plants.

Optional: Take a Down Hill ride of Bicycles from Ajanacu to San Pedro.

 

Day 2 SAN PEDRO PILCOPATA HUCARIA

At 5:30 a.m. we will go to see the Gallito de las Rocas, at 7:00 a.m.. We will have breakfast and at 8 a.m., we will continue the trip to Pilcopata, also we will begin to go down inside the Hupper Low Land Rain Forest, will be able to see monkeys, Fig trees and Palm Trees, as well as medicinal plants, there, we will be on a Secundary Rain Forest, with local plantations like Coca, Pinapple, Yucca, etc. We will get to have lunch in Pilcopata, in the afternoon, we will visit and know the traditions and the culture of the native community of Huacaria, spending the night in a basic local Hostal in Pilcopata.

Optional: The next day, we can do some River Rafting from Pilcopata to Atalaya’s port on the Alto Madre de Dios River.

 

Day 3 PILCOPATA ATALAYA - AMAZONIA LODGE

Breakfast, then, we will take our bus to Atalaya, there, we will take our motor boat to cross to the other side of the river to the Amazonía Lodge, there, we will be in a Primary Forest, in the evening, we will have an excursion to the trails, where we will see giant trees, cutting Ants, Fishes, 14 types of Colibríes, also we will go up to the tower of the lodge, there, we will see some Woolly Monkeys, and other species, camping.

 

Day 4 RETURN TO CUSCO

We will take the motorboat back to Atalaya, there our Bus will be waiting for us, from there we have our long trip back to Cusco, arriving at 9:30 Pm Aprox, end of our services.

 

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• Prices

 

PRIVATE SERVICE
Manu National Park	1 PAX	2,3 PAX	4 + PAX
4 Days	1650.00	850.00	680.00