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Manu
Wildlife Center
4 Days / 3 Nights
Day
1 - Flight to Manu and Journey to Manu Wildlife Center
Early morning our representative will pick you up from your hotel
to transfer to Cusco airport.
A thirty-five minute flight in a radar-equipped plane takes you to Boca
Manu. Here you take a motorized canoe for the 90 minutes journey down
the Madre de Dios River to Manu Wildlife Center to arrive for lunch. The
afternoon will be spent exploring some of the 30 miles of clean forest
trails that surround the lodge. On these trails you have an excellent
chance to encounter some of the 12 species of monkeys, which include the
Monk Saki and Emperor Tamarin, which inhabit the surrounding forest. After
dinner you will have a short night excursion to explore nocturnal life
in the rainforest. (L,D)
Day
2 - MWC - Macaw Clay Lick / Tapir Clay Lick
Rising before
dawn, we take a 25 minute boat journey downstream to the only large parrot
and macaw clay lick in the Manu area. From a floating catamaran blind
we are afforded excellent views and photo opportunities of hundreds of
medium-sized and large parrots arriving first at the lick, followed by
the large Red-and-Green Macaws arriving to eat the clay. Please note that
the clay lick is not as active in May, June and July.
After lunch at the Center we continue to explore the forest trails surrounding
the lodge, and plan to spend the late afternoon up a 34 meter canopy platform.
Here, we watch the last frantic activity in the rainforest canopy, or
rush hour, before night settles. We can return for dinner back at the
Center, or pack our meal for the leisurely hike about 60-75 minutes through
the night forest to the Amazon's largest known Tapir clay lick. Here we
climb a 17 by 17 foot observation platform perched almost 20 feet above
the lick itself where we wait for the lumbering Tapirs to arrive. Then,
using powerful flashlights we hope to observe and photograph them in action.
(B,L,D)
Day
3 - MWC / Excursion to Cocha Blanco
After another
early morning departure by boat and short hike from the river, you have
what promises to be an exciting visit to Blanco Oxbow Lake. This lake
has populations of a variety of aquatic life and water birds, including
the prehistoric-looking hoatzin and the possibility to see the resident
family of giant otters.
After returning for lunch at the Center your guide is available to further
explore the forest trails for more wildlife encounters. Alternatively,
time is available to independently practice your abilities and experience
this expanse of rainforest habitats on your own. This evening, from the
late afternoon until after Dinner, we offer an opportunity to search for
caiman and other nocturnal life along the riverbank by boat. (B,L,D)
Day 4 - Departure
Day
After early
breakfast, we leave near dawn by motor canoe for the two hour return trip
to the Manu landing strip, taking advantage of valuable early morning
wildlife activity along the river. From here you fly to Cusco, where your
jungle adventure ends. Arrival at Cusco Airport, reception and transfer
to your hotel. (B)
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End Of Our Services ***
| Departures:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, all year |
| 2010
Prices per person: $1285 in double room, Single Supplement:$225 |
Tour
includes: Activities include a visit to Manu's only accessible
macaw clay lick, a visit to the world's largest tapir clay lick, oxbow
lakes with Giant Otters and unlimited access to our unique spiral
staircase to a large canopy observation platform, Accommodation, full
board, transportation and airfare Cusco/Boca Manu/Cusco.
Not included: International airfares |
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INKANA
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