Departures 2008:
From 30. March
Daily (min. 4 participants)
Price per Person: US$ 670 <

Day 01: Cusco - TAMBO PAITITI
We start our jungle tour leaving from Cusco in the early morning in our private bus. During the journey along the small road, we will pass an impressive landscape and small communities. Leaving the colonial village of Paucartambo behind we reach the Acjanaco Pass (3550 m/ 11.647 ft), the entrance to the Manu National Park.
There you will have a first view over the eastern slopes of the Andes to the canopy of the Amazon rainforest. During the trip further down you will observe the fascinating change from the altiplano to the Cloud Forest of the Manu National Park with its unique fauna and flora. In the early afternoon you will reach the San Pedro River. A short jungle walk will take you to the Manu Eco Lodge TAMBO PAITITI (1500 m/ 4.921 ft).

Day 02: TAMBO PAITITI
The early morning is the best time for bird-watching and observation of other animals of the Cloud Forest. Leaving TAMBO PAITITI before sunrise you will get familiar with the flora and fauna of this part of the Manu National Park. You may see the Andean Cock of the Rock (national bird of Peru), Toucan, Quetzal, Tanager and Motmot as well as Woolly Monkeys, Brown Capuchin Monkeys or Night Monkeys.
The Manu Cloud Forest is also habitat of the rare Spectacled Bear, the Jaguarondi, Ocelot, Puma, Weasel, Otter, squirrels and a big family of rodents and bats.After this walk you will be welcomed with a delicious breakfast on the terraces of TAMBO PAITITI. In the afternoon your guide will invite you for another observation walk. Of course, you may also just relax observing nature from the terrace of the lodge and other viewpoints, or you can have a refreshing bath in the San Pedro River. After dinner, during a last walk, you will experience nature within dark and learn more about the fauna and flora of the Manu Cloud Forest.

Day 03: TAMBO PAITITI - TAMBO EORI
After a delicious breakfast in TAMBO PAITITI you will continue the jungle tour to the Amazon lowland rainforest until reaching Atalaya and the Alto Madre de Dios River. After about one hour by boat you will be expected in our Lodge TAMBO EORI (470 m/ 1.542 ft) at Maskoitania, the former settlement of the Masko Natives. Nearby the Jaguar has been seen several times!

Day 04: TAMBO EORI
Different jungle trails which are used exclusively by our groups will lead you into primary and secondary rainforest. The lowland jungle is the habitat of more than five hundred different species of birds, several species of monkeys, a lot of butterflies, amphibians and reptiles. A walk to a Tapir clay lick offers the possibility of observing the biggest mammal of the Amazon from a short distance. You may also see otters and caimans at an oxbow lake nearby. Do not miss the night walk at the end of this unforgettable day.

Day 05: TAMBO EORI - TAMBO PAITITI
After breakfast you will leave the TAMBO EORI and return to the Cloud Forest and TAMBO PAITITI. In the afternoon your guide will invite you for another observation walk. Of course, you may also just relax observing nature from the terrace of the lodge and other viewpoints, or you can have a refreshing bath in the San Pedro River. After dinner, during a last walk, you will experience nature within dark and learn about the wildlife at night in the Manu Cloud Forest.

Day 06: TAMBO PAITITI - Cusco
This morning offers another opportunity for the observation of the Manu Cloud Forest’s wildlife. After breakfast you will take our bus back to the Acjanaco Pass and down to Paucartambo. On our journey back to Cusco you can enjoy once more the variety of landscapes Peru offers. Arrival in Cusco in the afternoon.

Service includes:
Private bus, three nights in TAMBO PAITITI, two nights in TAMBO EORI, food, and guide.


Recommended equipment:
- Binoculars
- Camera + extra batteries
- Flash-light + extra batteries
- Sunscreen lotion (SPF at least 30)
- Insect repellent
- Personal toiletries and medications
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Long-sleeved shirts
- Long pants
- Hiking boots
- Sneakers/ sandals
- Rain suit
- Swimsuit