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MANU WILDLIFE CENTER
5-day/4-night program

Manu Wildlife Center located east of the Manu River on the north bank of the Madre de Dios River, and reached by a 35-minute light plane flight from Cusco, offers the Amazon’s finest short, in-depth wildlife safari. The Lodge contains 22 double-occupancy fully screened bungalows with private bath (with hot shower), a large fully screened dining room, and a bar with hammocks for relaxing.

Two fixed departure programs per week, departing from and returning to Cuzco : Thursday & Saturday
   

Day one
Early morning our representative will pick you up from your hotel to transfer to Cusco airport.

A thirty-five minute flight on a regularly scheduled commercial flight takes you to Puerto Maldonado where you travel overland for three hours to Santa Rosa Village. A short 15-minute boat crossing of the Inambari River is followed by an hour's drive to Boca Colorado Village where you board your motorlaunch for the final motorized boat journey to the lodge. En route you'll have a box lunch.

After dinner there will be an enchanting night walk along the trails, in search of nocturnal birds and animals of the rainforest. (BL/D)

Day two
Rising before dawn, we take a 25 minutes 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 miles of forest trails surrounding the lodge, and spend the late afternoon up a 34 meter canopy platform. Here we watch the last frantic activity in the rainforest canopy before night settles.

We return for dinner back at the center and then leisurely hike for 60-75 minutes through the night forest to the Amazon’s largest known Tapir clay lick. We climb up a 17 foot by 17 foot observation platform perched 17 feet above the lick itself where we wait for the lumbering Tapirs to arrive, then using powerful flashlights we observe and photograph them in action. (L/B/D).

Day three
Rising at dawn you will board the motor-canoe to visit the Camungo Oxbow Lake. In addition to touring the lake by catamaran to look for the resident family of giant otters and other lakeside fauna, we will explore the forest trail and visit the 40 meter high canopy platform. This canopy platform provides a beautiful view of the camungo lake as well as the forest canopy. And on very clear days it is possible to look over the rainforest to the andes.

After lunch at the Center we will explore the forest trails with the emphasis on visiting the fruiting trees that our experienced naturalist guides have been monitoring. Here we will hope to encounter more monkey species as well as numerous species of birds.

After supper, those explorers still with enough energy will have a chance for a final visit to the Tapir clay lick. (B,L,D,).

Day four
In the early morning you will spend the morning visiting the nearby blanco oxbow Lake. This lake has populations of a variety of aquatic life and water birds, including the prehistoric-looking Hoatzin and a family of giant otters.

After lunch at the Center your guide is available to further explore the forest trails for more wildlife encounters. Alternatively time is available to independently explore the forest trails.

After dinner there is an opportunity to see caiman and other nocturnal life along the riverbank by boat. (B/L/D).

Day five
Rising at dawn you board the motorlaunch for the return three-hour journey to Colorado Village with breakfast on board and a chance to enjoy the early morning wildlife activity along the river banks. From Colorado begin the overland journey back to Puerto Maldonado where you catch the return return flight to Cuzco. (B).

Please note that the program may vary slightly so as to maximize your wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our researchers and experienced naturalist guides based at the lodge.