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PIRWA TOURS IN MANU

• Fascinating jungle 5 days
• Fascinating jungle 4 days
• Spectacular jungle 3 days
• Macaw Clay Lick 6 days
• Manu National Park 3 days
• Parrot Clay Lick 4 days
• Nature and Culture 5 days

 

 

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Pirwa travel Peru

Phone: +51 084 244315

E-mail: pirwatravel@gmail.com

Cusco - Peru

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PARROT CLAY LICK 4 DAYS/ 3 NIGHTS

Witness the stunning diversity of Manu Biosphere Reserve as we descend several ecological floors from the high Andes through Cloud and Dwarf Forests to finally arrive in the Rainforest, share in activities with the native Huacaria tribe and learn about life in the jungle, observe the sounds and colors of the creatures which call the jungle home, and most importantly, take back with you unforgettable memories.

DAY 1: CUSCO ANDES – CLOUD FOREST

Leaving early from Cusco, we´ll first visit Chullpas, or pre-Incan tombs, at the Ninamarca archeological site. We´ll also stop at the picturesque colonial town of Paucartambo, the region´s folkloric center. The next stop is Acjanacu Pass (3,530m/11,870ft), from where we´ll be able to get our first view of the Amazon. Acjanacu also serves as the entry point to the Manu Biosphere. We´ll descend through various ecological floors from the High Andean Plateau through the Dwarf Forest and the Cloud Forest. Along the way we´ll have the possibility of seeing a large amount of flora and fauna. This includes orchids and tree ferns, butterflies, monkeys, birds, toucans, and tanagers, among others.
The Cloud Forest is the habitat of Peru´s National Bird, the Cock of the Rocks. We´ll visit it´s lek, or communal courtship site, where the males of these colorfully and spectacularly plumaged birds defend their display courts or perches from other males and go through a ritual of bobbing, hopping, and noise-making designed to catch the females´ attention. The Cloud Forest is also home to the only bear in South America and the last of the short-faced bears, the spectacled or Andean bear. We´ll spend the night in a typical and comfortable inn in the Cloud Forest. (Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 2: CLOUD FOREST – HUACARIA TRIBAL GROUP – PILCOPATA

Before breakfast we´ll take a walk through the Cloud Forest in search of bright tropical birds such as quetzals, cotingas, tanagers, tucans, woodpeckers, manakins, cooper´s hawks, and South American blackbirds. We´ll also be hoping to catch sight of some yellow-tailed woolly monkeys, capuchin monkeys, butterflies and other insects, and more. After a nice breakfast, we´ll continue on towards the small town of Pilcopata, from where we´ll begin the route towards the indigenous community of Huacaria (of the Huachipaire ethnic group). Along the way we´ll see small farms and tropical birds. Once we arrive at the Huacaria community we´ll have the opportunity to learn about their culture and way of life. We´ll explore their narrow paths and you´ll be able to bathe in their rivers if you so choose. In the evening we´ll return to the town of Pilcopata, where a cozy inn awaits us. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 3: PILCOPATA – RAINFOREST

Today we´ll travel for about 45 to Atalaya Port (500masl), where we´ll board our motor boat and navigate 40 minutes downriver to our new inn. Our lodging is located in the Rainforest on the shores of the Alto Madre de Dios River, which feeds into the mighty Amazon River. Once we arrive, we´ll spend the day exploring the surroundings, walking along interesting paths and learning about the area ecosystems. We´ll visit a small lake where we´ll have the possibility of seeing the prehistoric Hoatzins (large tree-dwelling tropical birds with weak flight), some Cayman Alligators, Capybaras (the world´s largest rodents), squirrel monkeys, and different species of birds. After dinner, we´ll hear the sounds of the Amazon such as the three-striped night monkey, Kalinowski´s mouse opossum, frogs and the dwarf owl among many other nocturnal inhabitants during a night walk. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

DAY 4: PARROT CLAY LICK - CUSCO

Today we´ll head out very early in the morning and navigate downriver 15 minutes to arrive at a Parrot Clay Lick, a river wall rich in mineral and salt deposits. We´ll watch as the hundreds of different varieties of parrots and parakeets come to feed on the wall in an impressive show of color, movement, and sound. Later we´ll take a boat to begin the return trip to Atalaya where our vehicle awaits us to take us back to Cusco; we should be arriving at the Imperial City at around 6pm. (Breakfast, Lunch)

 

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