DETAILED ITINERARY

FIRST DAY:

Cusco – Pilcopata.- The setting off time es Cusco - 6.00 AM. Starting the travel by bus, going through beautiful valleys and peasant communities. In the middle of the morning, we’ll visit the pre-Inka graves of Ninamarca, better known as “chullpas” to then go headed to the Andean Village known as Paucartambo, where we’ll have breakfast, to then take our chance to take a walk throught that village. After that, we’ll resume our travel going up the hill to reach the Acjanacu Summit of the Pass (Abra de Acjanacu), which is located on 3850 m.a.s.l. (meters above sea level). Right here we are going to get into National Park of Manu, and if we are a bit lucky, we’ll enjoy of a very beautiful landscape of the Rain Forest, better known as “Low Jungle”. After lunch, we’ll get started on our way up the hill to go through the so called “Forest of Clouds” that is a land full of orquideas, heliconias, primitive leaches, that are kinds of flowers. This is the homeland of the only South-American bear, known as the bear of the glasses. But sighting the bear of the glasses is a rare event, because it is very shy and it is in extinction process nowadays. On our way down the hill, will call to a stop to get off our bus, to take a walk for about 30 minutes, along which, we’ll get a chance to see the famous “gallito de las rocas” , while it mates. This is an exotic Peruvian flying-bird scientifically called as Rupicola Peruana. It is the representative Peruvian National Bird. We’ll get our chances to see other animals as trogons, quetzales, tangaras and lots of others, as well. We’ll stay overnight in Pilcopata Village, in a hotel called Albergue Gallito.

SECOND DAY:

Pillcopata – Yanayaco.- After having a delicious breakfast, we’ll get on our way headed to Puerto de Atalaya, where we’ll change our vehicle to get on a boat, to then go headed down the river, to reach Shintuya, to then go past the therapeutic-hot-srping bath place, where we’ll get a bath to so get full of energy to then keep going on our spectacular travel, always by boat to so voyage on Alto Madre de Dios River. On our way, we’ll get our chances to watch a great variety of Peruvian birds as garzas, martin pescador (Martin the fisher), and the constant presence of the vultures, from which the most spectacular one is the Condor of the Jungle, better known as the King of the vultures. By the afternoon, we’ll reach our lodging place in Yanayaco.

PILCOPATA

Right there, we’ll take our rest sitting in “perezosa” seats, that are a kind of hammocks, but to sit, not to lie. This rest will be a kind of preparation to later take a long night-time walk for about 50 minutes. This walk will be headed to get to the place so called Collpa de Tapires. Right there we’ll get a shelter place, which is built four meters high from the ground, and equipped with mattresses and defense against mosquitoes. We’ll wait in silence the activity for the purpose of seeing the biggest mammal of South-America eating the salty-clay. Afterwards, we’ll get on our way back to the lodging place in Yanayaco, to then go to bed to so dream of the angels of the jungle.

THIRTH DAY – YANAYACO:

We get up early to set off headed to a nearby Collpa, where several species of parrots live. Then, we’ll go back to our lodging place to have breakfast, to then get ready to take a walk on hiking trails into our Ecological Reservation, where we’ll enjoy of the view of the assorted flora and fauna. The Neo-Tropical Jungle is something like a scientific laboratory, from which up to 25% of the therapeutic products come to city laboratories. It is necessary quoting that less than the 1% of the possibilities all those plants give, have been analyzed and researched so far.

BLANQUILLO - YANAYACO

So, we’ll learn something about the therapeutic plants that grow in the jungle, and on our way, will see monkeys, birds, some amphibian mammals and insects. After lunch, we’ll go to the river to enjoy a fishing activity. And, if someone is lucky enough to catch a piranha or any other fish, we’ll cook or fry it to try its taste. At night-time, we’ll go to catch alligators or just to watch them (This is called the alligator-activity)

FOURTH DAY.- Yanayaco – Cusco.

Alter breakfast, we’ll get started on our way up the river headed to Atalaya, where we’ll get our luggage transfered from the boat to the bus, to then set off headed to Cusco City, in which we’ll arrive at about the night fall.

WHAT OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

• All the land, fluvial and aerial transportation described.
• Professional and specialized guidance
• Professional and native guides
• Three meals a day
• Mineral water along the travel
• Radio communication
• First-Aid Kit
• Security equipment
• Professional chef service
• Motorists efficient team
• All nights to stay in lodging places with exclusive (private) bathrooms
• Rubber boots
• Admittance ticket to el Manu