Day 1:
Flight to Cuzco. Connecting flight for the 35 minute
journey to Boca Manu, a small airstrip cut into the rainforest.
Reception by your rainforest guide and transfer to the river
for the two hour trip down the Madre de Dios River to the
Manu Wildlife Centre, a strategically located lodge. On the
river journey you will see amazonian wildlife and riverside
birds such as Skimmers, Terns, Herons, Egrets and Orinoco
Geese. Arrival at the lodge for lunch and a chance to talk
with some of the visiting biologists working there. In the
afternoon, an exploration of a local trail that leads out
to a lookout point high above the river where you can watch
out for flights of Parrots as the sun sets. Also perhaps a
chance encounter with a troop of monkeys in the forest. Optional
night walk with the guide in search of nocturnal inhabitants
of the forest. Night at Manu Wildlife Centre.
Day 2:
Early start for the Macaw Clay Lick. A truly great
wildlife spectacle as hundreds of Parrots and Macaws congregate
to eat the mineral rich clay that is essential to their digestion.
A floating blind is used to get close to the birds. The noise
alone is incredible and the sight of these brightly coloured
birds at the lick is a sight not to be forgotten. As the lick
slows down during midmorning, you will head for Cocha Blanco,
an old, ox-bow lake, in search of a family of Giant Otters
and canoe around the lake on a floating platform looking for
other wildlife. After lunch at the lodge, an exploration of
other trails in search of Emperor and Saddleback Tamarin monkeys,
and perhaps the rare Goeldi's Monkey. Night at the Manu Wildlife
Centre.
Day 3:
A full day to explore the forest and trails around the lodge.
Looking for Monk Saki - a rarely seen monkey and also for
groups of Manakins, neo-tropical birds that perform their
strange mating dances. Also a walk to a blind close to a large
mammal lick where Guans, Parakeets and groups of Black Spider
Monkeys visit on occasions. You may return with the guide
to the lodge or stay at the lick after dark until midnight
to see nocturnal creatures coming to the lick. Tapirs, the
largest South American land mammal are frequent visitors with
up to 12 animals visiting in one night. Night at the Manu
Wildlife Centre.
Day 4:
After breakfast, head upriver to the small airstrip at Boca
Manu. Early morning flocks of birds normally pass over the
boat, and you may see Capybara, the world's largest rodent.
Arrival at the airstrip, board your aircraft for the 35 minute
flight back to Cusco, and your onward flight to Lima.
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