Day 1

Early in the morning transfer to the airport for a short flight in a small charter plane to Boca Manu. At arrival you will join the rest of the group, who traveled by bus and continue to Limonal where you will camp along the riverbank at the Park Rangers Headquarters. Short walk around the area.

Day 2 to 3

You will follow the Manu River until we arrive to Salvador Lake, your base campsite. From this vantage point you will have great views of riverside birds, sunbathing caiman, and the enormous capybara. For these two days you will hike through virgin forest and explore, by canoe. You will often see animals sunning themselves on beaches, or foraging for food in the trees lining the riverbanks.

Day 4

Once again you will wake up early, enjoy a brief morning walk, eat a relaxing breakfast, then pack up camp and descend the Manu River until Boca Manu. This village is situated a short distance from the confluence of the Manu River with the Alto Madre de Dios River, from here you descend the Madre de Dios River. Early in the afternoon after three hours you will camp on a beach and spend one more night in this magical amazon jungle.

Day 5

After a very early wake up, you will board a camouflaged catamaran and go down the river to the “Collpa” macaw lick. You will quietly observe the various parrots feeding on the clay for mineral and salt supplements to their diet of seeds and fruits. The brightly colored macaws usually wait patiently in the surrounding trees until the smaller parrot species have left the area. Slowly, the macaws come down to the clay wall to feed. You need a lot of patience and silence on the catamaran so as not to disturb them as they eat the clay. Around mid morning you will board our canoe to return to the airstrip at Boca Manu and fly back to Cuzco. 

What is included:

Own ground transportation (overland buses and 4WD vehicles)

Own boat transportation (covered motor boats)

Specialized and bilingual guides

01 night in San Pedro open air lodge

01 night in Erika Lodge

2-person tents, sleeping mattress, meals, dinning tent, cooking tent

First aid Kit including anti- ophidian shots

Air charters in/out Cuzco-Manu

Park permits

Radio communication equipment in all lodges and campsites

What is not included:

Beverages

Tips & personal expenses

Sleeping bag (can be rented in Cuzco at $5 per day)