MANU NATIONAL PARK: 08 days - 07 nights / ( 05 nights camping and 02 nights hostel )
Huacamayos Lick :
Many birds and mammals have a special diet according to each species, they supplement their feeding necessarily lacking in minerals with minerals lacking in the foods you normally eat. For this reason they frequently visit the clay licks as is known in this town, mud-rich clay minerals where the forest wildlife will eat this clay to extract what they need. The most famous clay lick in Manu is Whitey, where he made a report from the National Geographic on the birds. At dawn, the show begins with the collection of parrots in the trees on the riverbank. Once they have gathered a large amount already, they descend in droves to eat clay, after the march concluded and parrots, the macaws start to arrive, screaming loudly and lighting up the trees with their shimmering colors, unless they're disturbed, they descend to eat clay sidewalks. A well camouflaged catamaran bamboo disabled visitors to get closer to the clay lick for a closer look at this show.
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First Day: CUZCO / CLOUD FOREST
Am out in tourist bus to the Biosphere Reserve. Around noon you can see the ruins of Ninamarca, commonly known as "Chullpas." The trip continues to the picturesque town of Paucartambo Ajanacu taking the step that marks the beginning of the Cultural Zone of the Biosphere Reserve Manu. This area is characterized by permanent mist forming an ideal habitat for tropical plants such as bromeliads, orchids, mosses and lichens. This cloud forest is located between 2000 and 3500 meters, at least 50% of plant species found here are endemic, ie, typical of this region. Camp. Overnight.
Second Day: CLOUD FOREST / RIO MADRE DE DIOS
Early in the morning we will wake up to watch the bird Rupícola Peruviana (Cock of the Rock), Peru's national bird. Then we will concentrate on observing the mating rituals of various species of birds. After breakfast we continue with the tour bus travel a narrow road between waterfalls and canyons toward the town of Atalaya. Here we board motorized boats to sail the Rio Madre de Dios. Rose up camp in one of the boundaries on the River. Overnight.
Third Day: RIO MADRE DE DIOS / BOCA MANU
After breakfast continue the trip by motorized canoes down river to Boca - Manu, about four hours of travel will be seen on the horizon a small village where you can buy cold drinks and food, to continue the journey. After some hours we enter the Manu River and the Reserved Zone, stopping in Limonal where the camp is set. Overnight.
Fourth Day: BOCA MANU / LAKE SALVADOR
After an early breakfast the journey continues Limonal the Manu River to the camp in Lake Salvador. At the appointed time, we will canoe trip which will allow us to observe the immensity and diversity of birds, reptiles and mammals. Then we'll have time for lunch. He gets up camp in Lake Salvador, will be observed in the sun.
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Fifth Day: SALVADOR LAKE / LAKE OTORONGO
There will be a first morning walk before breakfast. You can observe wildlife in search of food, morning, being conducive to a pleasant temperature at this time of day. Free time to relax and swim in the lake. After lunch, then travels down the river, about 8 kilometers, reaching Lake Otorongo, watching from there wildlife in the area, including the Giant Otter (Pleronura brasiliensis), which is an endangered species. You can see the Black Caiman, who lives in the depths of the lake. Locating in a clearing near the lake stands the camp. Overnight.
Sixth Day: LAKE OTORONGO / BLANQUILLO
He gets up early to enjoy a brief morning walk and then break camp and continue the journey down the river to reach Boca Manu around noon, then the journey continues to Whitey on the banks of the Madre de Dios River where stands the camp. Free time for swimming in the river and for those who want a brief visit to Cocha Blanquillo.
Seventh Day: BLANQUILLO - LICK HUACAMAYOS
Leave early in the morning on a catamaran specially camouflaged in order to observe the macaws in their "licks" natural habitat of this species, all the time trying not to disturb the quiet of the area, mainly in their food or breeding activities. At the appointed time, we continue the journey to get to Atalaya, where the camp will rise. Overnight.
Eighth Day: RETURN
Pilcopata return bus to Cuzco. Transfer to hotel. |
