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MANU NATIONAL RESERVE (BIRDING) |
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Birding |
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Lima, Zona Reservada Pantanos de Villa, Puerto de Pucusana, Cusco, Laguna Huacarpay, Localidad de Boca Manu, Parque Nacional Manu, Lomas de Lachay |
| Trip Length: |
11 Days / 10 Nights |
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Day 01:
... / LIMA
Upon arrival, reception and transfer to selected hotel. The city of Lima was founded by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 5, 1535, the eve of the Epiphany of the Magi – from which it derived its evocative original name of La Ciudad de los Reyes or “The City of Kings”. It is a colonial city of rare fascination and unexpected pleasures; with quiet elegant corners among ancient buildings where the night air is scented with jasmine. Overnight in lima.
Day 02:
LIMA
After breakfast, you will enjoy a guided visit to the Villa Marshes. Here, in these typical coastal marshes, you will be looking for several species of ducks (White-checked Pintail, Cinnamon Teal, Speckled Teal, Andean Duck, among others), Peruvian Thick-knee, Great Grebe, Gray Gull, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, American Kestrel, Rufus-collared Sparrow, Shiny Cowbird, among others species. If time allows it, you will head to the port of Pucusana looking for Gulls, Terns, Humboldt Penguins, among other seabirds. Return to your hotel. Overnight in Lima.
Day 03:
LIMA / CUSCO
After breakfast, early morning transfer to the airport to board your flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the morning at leisure to rest and acclimatize. In the afternoon you will enjoy a guided birding excursion to the Huacarpay Lake and marshes. These Wetlands, a RAMSAR site, will show you a nice complement to the coastal Villa marshes in Lima. The lake is surrounded by Inca and pre-Inca ruins making it an interesting touristic point. Here you will see a variety of high Andean waterfowl birds including the Puna Teal, the Andean Duck, the Silvery Grebe, the Yellow-winged Blackbird, among others species. Moreover in the surroundings our champions will be the Rusty-fronted Canastero and the spectacular Bearded Mountaineer. Return transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 04:
CUSCO / BOCA MANU / MANU WILDLIFE CENTER
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board your flight to Boca Manu. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to the dock, where a motor boat ride will take you to Manu Wildlife Center Lodge. Upon arrival, after a short briefing, you will settle into your beautiful cabaña for a refreshing siesta. In the afternoon, after lunch, you will explore some of the clean forest trails that surround the lodge, having an excellent chance to encounter a unique fauna. Return to the lodge. After dinner, a night hike through the forest trails will take you to the Amazon’s largest known tapir clay lick. Return to the lodge. Overnight at lodge.
Day 05:
MANU WILDLIFE CENTER
After an early breakfast, a short boat ride will take you to the spectacular parrots and macaws large clay lick. Upon arrival from a specially designed blind you will witness this colorful display of hundreds of macaws and parrots. Here you will see the beautiful Orange-cheeked Parrrot, hundreds of Blue-headed Parrots as well as the Mealy and Yellow-crowned Parrots. Smaller visitors include the White-eyed, the Cobalt-winged and the Dusky-cheeked parakeets. After the birds leave you will visit an oxbow lake on our way back to the lodge. After a late lunch, you will enjoy a birding excursion on the trails. The area around this lodge has the most forest types (bamboo, varzea, terra firme and mature transitional floodplain) of anywhere in the Manu area and thus the highest bio-diversity, which means the most species of birds. Although investigation on birds is in its early stages it is expected that this lodge area holds more species of birds than anywhere else in the world, while the bird list is already over 600 species. Return to the lodge Overnight at Manu Wildlife Center.
Day 06:
MANU WILDLIFE CENTER
After breakfast, you will enjoy several birding excursions and activities in a variety of habitats. Your activities will include extensive birding in terra firme forest, where the grid will give you access to several known territories of hard to get birds; and morning birding excursions to the canopy tower, where birds will be at your level or below. In both cases you will have the opportunity to look, among many other species, for the Sclater’s Antwren, the Chestnut-winged, the Lineated Foliage-gleaners, the Three-striped Flycatcher, the Red-billed Pied Tanager, the Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak and a variety of Tanagers, like the Dacnis and Honeycreepers. You may also enjoy excursions to the unique bamboo island habitat to look for the Rufous-fronted Antthrush among other species in the area. You may also enjoy a visit to a typical large oxbow lake where you will see lakeside birds including the Hoatzin, the Sungrebe, Agami Heron, the Greater Large-billed Seed-finch, the Band-tailed Antbirds, the Amazonian Streaked-Antwren, the Rufous-sided Crake, the Gray-breasted Crake and you may be lucky and see one of the two Giant Otter families that live in the area. Finally night birding excursions will give you the opportunity to look for the Great Gray Owl, the Amazonian Pygmy Owl, the Spectacled Owl, the Ocellated Poorwill and the Silky-tailed Nightjar, among other species. Return to the lodge. Overnight at Manu Wildlife Center.
Day 07:
MANU WILDLIFE CENTER
After breakfast, you will enjoy several birding excursions and activities in a variety of habitats. Your activities will include extensive birding in terra firme forest, where the grid will give you access to several known territories of hard to get birds; and morning birding excursions to the canopy tower, where birds will be at your level or below. In both cases you will have the opportunity to look, among many other species, for the Sclater’s Antwren, the Chestnut-winged, the Lineated Foliage-gleaners, the Three-striped Flycatcher, the Red-billed Pied Tanager, the Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak and a variety of Tanagers, like the Dacnis and Honeycreepers. You may also enjoy excursions to the unique bamboo island habitat to look for the Rufous-fronted Antthrush among other species in the area. You may also enjoy a visit to a typical large oxbow lake where you will see lakeside birds including the Hoatzin, the Sungrebe, Agami Heron, the Greater Large-billed Seed-finch, the Band-tailed Antbirds, the Amazonian Streaked-Antwren, the Rufous-sided Crake, the Gray-breasted Crake and you may be lucky and see one of the two Giant Otter families that live in the area. Finally night birding excursions will give you the opportunity to look for the Great Gray Owl, the Amazonian Pygmy Owl, the Spectacled Owl, the Ocellated Poorwill and the Silky-tailed Nightjar, among other species. Return to the lodge. Overnight at Manu Wildlife Center.
Day 08:
MANU WILDLIFE CENTER
After breakfast, you will enjoy several birding excursions and activities in a variety of habitats. Your activities will include extensive birding in terra firme forest, where the grid will give you access to several known territories of hard to get birds; and morning birding excursions to the canopy tower, where birds will be at your level or below. In both cases you will have the opportunity to look, among many other species, for the Sclater’s Antwren, the Chestnut-winged, the Lineated Foliage-gleaners, the Three-striped Flycatcher, the Red-billed Pied Tanager, the Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak and a variety of Tanagers, like the Dacnis and Honeycreepers. You may also enjoy excursions to the unique bamboo island habitat to look for the Rufous-fronted Antthrush among other species in the area. You may also enjoy a visit to a typical large oxbow lake where you will see lakeside birds including the Hoatzin, the Sungrebe, Agami Heron, the Greater Large-billed Seed-finch, the Band-tailed Antbirds, the Amazonian Streaked-Antwren, the Rufous-sided Crake, the Gray-breasted Crake and you may be lucky and see one of the two Giant Otter families that live in the area. Finally night birding excursions will give you the opportunity to look for the Great Gray Owl, the Amazonian Pygmy Owl, the Spectacled Owl, the Ocellated Poorwill and the Silky-tailed Nightjar, among other species. Return to the lodge. Overnight at Manu Wildlife Center.
Day 09:
MANU WILDLIFE CENTER / BOCA MANU / CUSCO
After an early breakfast, a motor boat ride will take you back to Boca Manu's airstrip, where you will spend a few hours birding secondary habitats and forest edge, before returning to Cusco. Upon arrival reception and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, we suggest to just sit and sip a coca tea in one of the cafes on the balconies overlooking the Plaza de Armas; stroll through the bustling Plaza de Armas in the heart of Cusco; or visit the San Blas district, with its narrow and very picturesque streets, which is known as the artists distinct and is full of workshops and craft shops as well as some good cafes and restaurants. At night we recommend visiting any restaurant or bar near the Main Square and enjoy the night atmosphere trying the delicious Peruvian cuisine with and a Pisco Sour, while listening to traditional Inca music. Overnight in Cusco.
Day 10:
CUSCO / LIMA
After breakfast, early morning transfer to the airport to board your flight to Lima. Upon arrival reception, and immediately you will enjoy a birding guided excursion to the Reserve Lomas de Lachay, an area of low coastal hills that are covered in an unique fog vegetation. This reserve is home to the endemic Coastal Miner, the Greyish Miner, the endemic Thick-billed Miner, the Whimbrel, the Sparkling Violeter, among other species. A short distance away is a desolate desert canyon, where among the sparse cacti and large boulders you shall look for the endemic Cactus Canastero, the Burrowing Owl, the Harris Hawk, among other species. On the return journey you shall diligently search through recently plowed fields for the cryptic Peruvian Thick-knee and the diminutive Short-tailed Field-Tyrant, while in hedges and brushy areas we may find Groove-billed Ani, the Parrot-billed and the Chestnut-throated Seedeaters. Once in Lima a brief visit to the Pacific Ocean shore, before arriving to your hotel, will enable you to watch the numerous seabirds that feed in the nutritious waters of the cold Humboldt current, including the huge Peruvian Pelican, Peruvian Booby, Guanay Cormorant, the Band-tailed Gull, the Grey-hooded Gull, among other species. Overnight in Lima.
Day 11:
LIMA / ...
After breakfast, you are free to walk to Larcomar, just a few blocks from your hotel, a recreation center with a great view of the Pacific Ocean, where you will find a Shopping Center, a Fun and Gaming place, with wonderful services and culture center; or just walk around Miraflores, which is known for its shopping areas, restaurants, gardens, flower-filled parks and beaches. At the appointed time, transfer to the airport to board international flight.
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