7-Day Manu National Reserve from Cusco

Day 1: City Tour of Cusco – Ninamarca/Pilcopata Town (D)

We leave Cusco early in the morning to start by private car the visit to this places called Ninamarca to observe pre-Incan “chullpas” (tombs) of the Lupaca’s culture. Then, we continue to Paucartambo, a colonial town where people still keep presence of a cock of the rock, Peruvian national bird. After noon we get to Pilcopata (700 m,a,s,l) lodge to enjoying dinner and a shower.

Day 2: Pilcopata Towm / Atalaya Port / Boca Manu (B)

After breakfast, we get on our private vehicle to ride for 1.5-hour to the main port of the Manu National Park – Atalaya (500 masl). There, we board a motorized boat to continue for about 7 hours navigating on the Madre de Dios River. Along the river, we have a great opportunity to observe various species such as herons, vultures, kingfishers, turtles and some of 13 monkey species living in Manu!

In the afternoon, we reach our next lodge situated in Boca Manu where we spend the night.

Day 3: Boca Manu to Lake Otorongo / Manu National Park

Today we will change for a navigation on the Manu River. In the afternoon we reach lodge called Otorongo that offers us basic rooms with bathrooms. Later on we explorer the Otorongo Lake where an observation tower watch giant otters living there in the lodge dinner and spend the night.

Day 4: Lakes Salvador & Ototongo / Manu National Park

Today visit the Salvador Lake in our silent rowing boat that allows us observing a family of playful giant river otters, black caimans as well as many rare bird species including a prehistoric bird called shansho You can be sure that animals here in wild Amazon later back to our lodge night walk.

Day 5: Otorongo Lake and Amazon Explorer

In the morning, our group starts the travel on boat from Otorongo Lake and explorer to amazon offering us to see more wildlife. We follow some Amazon paths while watching other mammal’s species afternoon. Return to our lodge to rest in the reserve center.

Day 6: Otorongo Late / Boca Many & Rainforest Lodge

Today surely starts with a howler monkey scream that wake us up. After breakfast we navigate on the Manu River to Boca Manu. Change there for the Madre de Dios River and continue navigating until reaching Rainforest Lodge, a place of our next overnight in wildlife.

Day 7: Rainforest Lodge & Atalaya Port to Cusco

Wake up very early to go by boat (10 minute) parrot clay-lick! After that, get back to the lodge where we're serving breakfast adding us energy for our last travel so that we board a Manu Tour motorized boat and start navigating towards the Atalaya Port.

Our private vehicle awaits us there to take us back to Cusco. We arrive there approximately between 6 and 6:30 pm.