Manu: 7-Day Amazon Wildlife Tour with Jungle Lodges

Explore Manu National Park on a 7-day wildlife adventure. Travel by boat, walk through rainforest trails, visit oxbow lakes and clay licks, and look for monkeys, capybaras, caimans and birds.
Start your 7-day adventure from Cusco and travel from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest of Manu National Park. Explore archaeological sites, cloud forests, rivers, oxbow lakes and remote jungle trails while looking for wildlife in its natural habitat.

Day 1: Cusco – Ninamarca – Paucartambo – Acjanaco – Cloud Forest – Pilcopata
Depart Cusco around 5:45 a.m. Visit the pre-Inca Chullpas de Ninamarca and the traditional town of Paucartambo. Cross Acjanaco Pass before descending into the Cloud Forest, where you can look for colorful birds, hummingbirds, toucans, tanagers and the Andean cock-of-the-rock. Continue to Pilcopata and spend the night at a jungle lodge.

Day 2: Pilcopata – Atalaya – Shintuya Hot Springs – Boca Manu
Visit a hummingbird garden before traveling to Atalaya on the Alto Madre de Dios River. Board a boat and travel through the rainforest, watching for birds and other wildlife along the riverbanks. Stop at the Shintuya hot springs to relax before continuing to Boca Manu for the night.

Day 3: Boca Manu – Manu Reserved Zone – Casa Matsiguenka
Enter the Manu Reserved Zone and navigate the Manu River. Look for caimans, turtles, capybaras, monkeys and birds along the riverbanks. Continue to the Casa Matsiguenka area, explore rainforest trails and visit Cocha Otorongo, where observation platforms and a canopy tower offer opportunities to look for giant river otters. An optional nocturnal walk may be available.

Day 4: Casa Matsiguenka – Cocha Salvador
Explore Cocha Salvador and its surrounding rainforest. Look for giant river otters, black caimans, hoatzins, monkeys and numerous bird species. After lunch, continue exploring forest trails. An optional nocturnal walk may be available to observe frogs, insects and other nocturnal wildlife.

Day 5: Casa Matsiguenka – Manu River – Tapir Clay Lick
Travel by boat toward the tapir clay lick, watching for caimans, monkeys, turtles, capybaras and birds along the river. Visit the clay lick and spend the night in a simple jungle shelter, offering an opportunity to observe nocturnal wildlife.

Day 6: Tapir Clay Lick – Alto Madre de Dios River – Atalaya
Begin the return journey by boat along the Alto Madre de Dios River. Enjoy the rainforest scenery and continue looking for birds and wildlife before reaching your lodge near Atalaya for the night.

Day 7: Atalaya – Cloud Forest – Cusco
Travel from the Amazon through the Cloud Forest and across the Andes toward Cusco. Arrive in Cusco between approximately 4:00 and 6:00 p.m., marking the end of your Manu adventure.

Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed because animals live freely in their natural habitat. The itinerary may be adjusted according to weather, river conditions, park regulations, safety and recent wildlife activity.

Para garantir a disponibilidade, reserve o mais cedo possível. A reserva antecipada vale a pena considerar especialmente se você estiver planejando a viagem durante a alta temporada, como feriados ou fins de semana.

Esta excursão você pode cancelar sem custo até 24 horas antes do início da viagem. Se você cancelar após 24 horas ou não comparecer à excursão, ainda será cobrado o preço total da atividade. Chegar atrasado na coleta ou partida será considerado como não comparecimento.