Manu reserved zone at Manu park – 5D/4N

Day Highlight: Guided rainforest trail walk and river navigation toward Matsiguenga Lodge with native naturalist commentary.

After breakfast, we continue our journey downstream to the native community of Diamante and learn about their life and costumes. After the program, we go to the Boca de la Manu village to have some cold drinks, unwind and then we go into the reserved area of the Manu.

Our first stop in Limonal, then we continue our journey by boat to Casa Machiguenga Lodge, but on the way we will appreciate many different types of animals such as capybara, peccaries, monkeys, bright birds and the adult black, white Caiman, or even a pair of Jaguars. In the afternoon we will arrive at Casa Machiguenga Lodge, which includes the same comforts while remaining rustic, cozy and intimate in its Manu Jungle setting. Managed noteworthy by Machiguenga Indians, the original caretakers of the Manu Desert.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Quiet catamaran navigation across secluded oxbow lakes in search of resident families of giant river otters.

Machiguenga Lodge – Cocha Otorongo & Cocha Salvador
This day we will traverse the jungle most of the day, on the way we will appreciate different types of animals; such as tapir, collared peccaries, monkeys, coatis; birds like eagles, parrots, toucans, medicinal plants, flowers and the giant trees of the jungle. We will have lunch in the jungle and continue our tour to witness the beautiful Salvador Lake and Otorongo, where we will travel by catamaran and savor seeing the wild population of the Amazon Lake such as the white caimans and the famous “Giant Otter”, we will return to Casa Machiguenga Lodge and spend the night here.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Guided rainforest trail walk and river navigation toward Dorado Lodge with native naturalist commentary.

We depart after breakfast, from Casa Machiguenga Lodge to continue our adventure traveling downstream to Boca Manu. On the way, if we are lucky, we will see the famous Jaguar along the beaches, and we will stop in the community of Diamante, we will appreciate their culture and lifestyle if you are interested in handicrafts and meet the local people, you can buy handicrafts from the people of the community of Diamante, we will also witness in the afternoon a lake where we will a clay lizard tapir, towards Dorado Lodge. In the evening, we will have a bonfire, unwind and have some drinks, we will spend the night here.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.

Day Highlight: Guided rainforest trail walk and river navigation toward Cusco with native naturalist commentary.

We will wake up early to take our motorized boat to Atalaya, where our private bus will be waiting to take us back to Cusco through the cloud forest and Paucartambo, arriving in Cusco in the evening.

Day Technical Data:

• Timing: Early morning start with well-spaced afternoon transitions.
• Terrain: Variable mountain stone paving, compacted soil paths, and loose gravel slopes.
• Physical Effort: Moderate to demanding exertion adapted to traveler acclimatization.
• Transport Profile: Private van pickup from Cusco hotel and dedicated linking transfers.