Manu National Park Tours from Cusco – Cusco Manu National Park
The three days Manu National Park Tours from Cusco is popularly known as Cusco Manu National Park Tour. It is the shortest tour to Manu National Park in the Peruvian Amazon.
The tour offers a unique experience. It is ideal for travellers wanting to get a quick introduction to the Amazon Rainforest before or after visiting Machu Picchu.
The National Park of Manu is a paradise for nature lovers. The lowland rainforest houses over 850 distinct species of flora and fauna. On this three days Cusco Manu National Park tour, you will also get an insight into the life of the native indigenous communities.
Manu National Park Peru is home to some 30 native communities. They still maintain their traditions. People here continue talking in Quechua.
Manu covers an area of 1,532,806 hectares. This makes it the largest part of the Amazon Rainforest. Manu has vegetation that sprawls from 150 metres above sea level to 4200 metres. The national park comprises of three zones – Manu Cultural Zone, Biosphere Reserved Zone and Core Zone.
The cultural zone is home to the native community. Manu Biosphere Reserve is where most tour activities are conducted. The core zone is dedicated to research centres and the access is restricted.
Travelling with Manu Wildlife Peru offers a better understanding of the national park and life here. We are a fully locally owned tour operator. All the members of our team are born and raised in the region and have a better familiarization with different species of flora and fauna.
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ITINERARY
Day 1: Cusco – Treehouse Inn (Manu exploring)
Early morning from 4:00 to 4:30 AM, our transfer will pick you up directly from your hotel in Cusco, the journey for about 6 hours by car and short activities on the route looking for monkeys, bird watching (Cock of the Rock), our transfer will accompany you directly from Cusco – Paucartambo – Atalaya (boat port), our tour guide will be waiting for you in Atalaya. The next river adventure by motor boat.
First, we drive 2 hours until Paucartambo, here we will have our breakfast. Then we drive four hours until we reach Atalaya (boat port). Here ends our trip by car, our tour guide will welcome you to the jungle and accommodating you in our river transport to a motorized boat. Here our adventure continues through the Madre de Dios River for two hours. Then we change to a smaller motor-boat, local name “Peke-Peke”. It gets its name after the sound of its engine
We will be sailing on the Palotoa river for one hour, along boat trip enjoying the river adventure, landscape, wildlife, until we get at the Treehouse INN.
The Treehouse INN will welcome you with a beautiful and unique landscape. Here we have cool drinks made from the local fruits, mineral water, warm drinks. After check-in, you will be escorted to your treehouse, where you can relax and unpack. All meals and beverages at Treehouse INN are made using fresh fruits, vegetables, as well as other local ingredients.
Night Walk (herping activity): In the evening we will have an opportunity for a night walk with our expert guide looking for snakes such as the false coral, real coral, bush master (shushupe), mantona boa, reaper snake, mouse-eater snake, green parrot snake, rainbow boa, etc. With luck we can find other nocturnal creatures such as frogs, tarantula, night monkey, scorpion spider, nocturnal birds, sloth, fruit-eater bat, red deer, etc. Of course wildlife is not promised, we always waiting for what surprises nature offers us.
We spent the night at Treehouse Inn.
Day 2: Treehouse Inn – Parrot Clay Lick (Manu jungle tours)
At daybreak, we will walk 15 minutes to see the Parrots at the Clay Lick, it is a unique sight. Here we can see different parrots and pigmy macaws fly to the cliff to eat the clay. The clay here contains minerals that help these birds to flush toxins from their body.
After witnessing this activity, we’ll be back to Treehouse INN. Our team will be serving a traditional breakfast with memorable amazon view.
After breakfast we will have a hike through the jungle for three hours. On this three hours tour, with luck we might see some animals like, Deer, Peccary, Sloth, Monkeys. Also, you will be able to see birds like Macaw, Parrot, Toucans, Eagle and more. We will then return to the Treehouse INN for lunch.
Botanical Introduction: After lunch we will do a jungle walking tour for approximately two hours, we will learn about different species of plants and trees. Most of these plants serve as natural medicines for local people. Our expert guide will explain about these plants. With luck we maybe find more wildlife.
River Tubing Adventure: Then we have the river tubing one of our highly entertaining adventures, it is about floating in the currents of the Palotoa river, driving on our own down the river for approximately one hour until we reach our Treehouse INN, this adventure is a unique sensation to feel the noise of the river through the jungle, as well as with luck we can see monkeys and birds along the river. We remind you not to forget to bring repellent, sunscreen, swimwear for this adventure, do not miss it.
After dinner, we will go on a night safari. On this tour we will looking for Kalinowski rats and pygmy owls. We will also try to spot tarantulas, spiders, corals, frogs, caiman, etc. Of course wildlife is not promised, we always waiting for what surprises nature offers us.
After the tour, we will be returning to our Treehouse INN.
Day 3: Treehouse Inn – Cusco (hotel or airport)
After breakfast, form Manu Jungle to Cusco. We return to Cusco through the cloud forest and Paucartambo. We will be back in Cusco in the afternoon at approximately 6:00 p.m.
We drop off at your hotel, we can also drop you off directly at the airport in case you have a flight connection.
In this case we recommend taking your connecting flight after 8:00 p.m.
OUR ACCOMODATIONS
Treehouse Inn
The Treehouse Inn is located in the family ecological reserve where we offer you an insight into jungle life. The family ecological reserve covers 800 hectares of land. It belongs exclusively to the family. Only our clients are allowed to visit this land. It gives you an authentic jungle experience. It is a primary Amazonian jungle in Manu National Park where we offer our visitors extreme biodiversity. During our jungle tours, you can observe the animals in their natural environment as you have never seen them in any other place. Each room has its own private hot shower.