Program 5 Days and 4 Nights (expedition)

The program can change according to the road, weather and river conditions and wishes of the group.

DAY 1: CUSCO – RAINFOREST LODGE.

We leave from Cusco by private bus, first stopping to visit the pre-Inca burial towers of Ninamarca. We then drive through the mountains, to get to the typical folkloric town of Paucartambo. Here we will take a short walk around the town before carrying on to Tres Cruces, the highest point of and entrance to Manu National Park. From here we will continue into the Cloud Forest and at San Pedro we will walk for around 1 hour to observe the national bird of Peru, the Cock of the Rock, and many different kinds of monkeys, plants and flowers. We arrive at our private Rainforest Lodge in the evening where we will stay for the night.

DAY 2: RAINFOREST LODGE – BONANZA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE.

After breakfast we will continue by private bus to Atalaya. On the way we will stop to observe a coca plantation, we will also stop at a view point where you can get a good overview of the jungle and river. From Atalaya we leave by motorized boat to Aguas Calientes, where you can bath in the natural hot springs. During the boat trip we will see many different kinds of animals, especially birds, and a beautiful landscape. Then we will continue downriver to R.E.Bonanza where we will have a walk later in the afternoon and fish in the river. We return to Bonanza Lodge for dinner. After dinner we will take a night walk in the jungle to look for spiders and snakes. We will spend the night in our beautiful, comfortable lodge.

DAY 3:  BONANZA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE – CAMOUFLAGED HOUSE.

This day we will explore the jungle on our vast trail system, carrying a small day pack including lunch. On the way we will see many different kinds of animals such as monkeys, collared peccaries, birds such as eagles, parrots, toucans and medicinal plants and the giant trees. Later in the evening we get to the mammals clay lick we will prepare our beds in the camouflaged house and wait to see wild pigs and tapirs feeding on the mineral salts. Overnight we will stay in the camouflaged house, taking shifts to watch for nocturnal animals (protected by mosquito nets).

DAY 4: CAMOUFLAGED HOUSE – SALVACION LAKE.

In the morning we walk back to the lodge on a different track. There you have some time for relaxing and a big breakfast. Afterwards we go by boat upriver to Salvacion Lake. There we will walk in the jungle and visit the lake. A balsa raft on Salvacion Lake gives us the opportunity to observe more wildlife and the beautiful sunset in the jungle. After dark we will have another opportunity to see some Caiman eyes. In the evening we will build a bonfire, relax and have some drinks and a BBQ. We will spend the night at the banks of the Alto Madre de Dios River, sleeping in tents.

DAY 5: SALVACION LAKE - CUSCO.

We will get up early to visit the parrots clay lick and after breakfast we will return to Atalaya by boat, where our private bus will be waiting for us to take us back to Cusco via the cloud forest and Paucartambo. We will arrive in Cusco in the late afternoon.

Tour includes:

• Private transportation (bus and boat)
• All camping equipment (chair, tens, tables, mattress, rubber boots, rain poncho)
• Professional bilingual local guide
• Mineral water
• First aid kit
• 3 meals per day
• Cook
• Snacks (biscuits, candy, fresh fruit, juice)
• Entrance to the natural hot springs
• Duffel bags
• Entrance to Reserve Ecological Bonanza
• Entrance to Rainforest Lodge
• And much more...

You will need to bring:

• Light Sleeping bag
• Repellent with a minimum of 25 % deet
• Binoculars
• Camera with extra batteries
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Sun lotion
• Pocket Money
• Daypack
• Water bottle
• Sun hat
• Hiking sandals
• Toilet paper
• Dark clothes
• Towel