Manu Reserved Zone Tours – Manu Biosphere Reserve
Manu Reserved Zone Tours popularly known as Manu Biosphere Reserve Tours in Peruvian Amazon is one of the unmissable experiences. Home to distinct flora and fauna, Manu National Park boasts an unsurpassable view of Orchids that offers a colourful sight amidst the lush tropical jungle.
With adventure and beauty at every turn, on this six days tour to Manu National Park, you will be witnessing a complete bio-diversity. The experience starts at the reserved zone and later we will be offering you a cultural experience around our family ecological reserve which houses the tree house.
On this six days trip, we will be spending three entire days in the Manu Biosphere Reserve. This part is quite distinct and offers what we call as a “Real Amazon Experience.” We will be travelling far deep into the reserved zone exploring different trails in various places.
The experience will fascinate you with the sight of Macaw Clay Lick. This will be a remarkable sight on your trip to Peru. Macaw Clay Lick happens every morning, dozens of colourful Macaws perch and preen on the clay cliffs.
The clay lick as the name suggests is a process where these colourful birds lick the clay. The salt found in the cliff soil is nutritious to these birds. This is one of the sights that would leave an everlasting impression on those who witness it.
Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, the new world wonder, tops the bucket list of travellers in South America. However, Peru is not just about the Inca ruins. The country has far more things to offer to its visitors.
One of the unmissable places in the country is the Amazon Rainforest which dominates the eastern part of Peru. Manu National Park in Madre de Dios province of Peru is a prominent part of the Amazon rainforest.
In 1987, UNESCO declared Manu National Park a world heritage site.
Why Treehouse INN?
We are a fully locally owned tour operator. The staff of the Treehouse Inn are from the Amazon Rainforest of Manu National Park. All of us are born and raised in this Manu jungle area and have years of experience in guiding tours from Cusco.
We all are dedicated to wildlife conservation because our passion is the flora and fauna.
That’s why we care that no animals are hunted, no trees are cut and if ever possible no chemical products that will contaminate the soil and rivers are used.
Since we ourselves are from the jungle, we feel familiar with the animals and plants. Therefore we make sure that they do not come to harm and that their biodiversity is preserved.
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Manu Reserved Zone Tours – Manu Biosphere Reserve Tours
DAY 1: Cusco – Manu Wildlife Lodge
Your epic six days Manu Reserved tour begins at 0400 AM with a transfer from your hotel in Cusco. We will be driving you to Manu Biosphere Reserve.
This is a little longer journey. To make it smooth and to offer you some cultural experience, we will be stopping at some points of interest on our way.
Our first stop will be at the colonial village of Paucartambo. It is one of the interesting sites on our route. Here we will be having breakfast. Then we will be driving up to the altitude of 3900 metres above sea level.
From here, we will be descending to Manu National Reserve. We will start our 7 Days Manu Rainforest Tour by exploring a zone that houses an incredible variety of flora and fauna of the cloud forest.
Here you will also be able to see primitive ferns, orchids and different medicinal plants. This is the place where you may also be able to spot the Peruvian National bird, the Cock of the rock.
Often travellers also spot different species of monkeys like Capuchin Monkeys, Howler Monkeys and Woolly Monkeys, to name a few. The region also houses many different varieties of parrots and macaws.
Later that afternoon, we will be travelling to the Atalaya boat pier. This is the point where our trip by car will come to an end. From here, we will begin the adventure on the iconic Alto Madre De Dios river, by boat.
After two and a half hours ride along the course of the river, we will be reaching the Manu Wildlife Lodge. It is an eco lodge set in a beautiful setting.
The boat trip offers enchanting views of the lush tropical flora and fauna. You will also get to see giant river otters as we will be sailing deep into the Amazon Rainforest.
DAY 2: Manu Wildlife Lodge – Casa Matsiguenka Lodge
After relishing a typical Amazonian breakfast, we will be leaving the Manu Wildlife Lodge. We will be travelling along the stream of Madre de Dios river to the Manu Reserved Zone. On the way, we will be stopping at the National Park’s Checkpoint. Locals call it Puesto de Vigilancia Limonal.
Almost halfway to Casa Matsiguenka Lodge, we will walk in the Manu Reserved Zone. The boat trip offers rewarding sights of different species of animals. This includes peccaries, capybaras, monkeys, caimans and different types of birds. You may also spot a jaguar.
Later that afternoon, we will be reaching the Casa Matsiguenka Lodge where you will be accommodated for the night. The lodge is owned and managed by two remote indigenous communities of the Matsigenka tribes. The lodge features a rustic design.
It has twelve double bedrooms and each one of them is equipped with a mosquito net. There are many private hiking trails around the lodge. The Matsiguenkas guide the hikes here.
DAY 3: Manu Reserved Zone (Manu Biosphere Reserve) – Jungle Exploration
We will begin the third day of the Manu Rainforest tour quite early. After visiting Cocha Salvador. We will be travelling on a catamaran.
You will be able to see different species of animals namely spider monkeys and egrets. You will also witness the giant otters feasting on fish.
We will then stop for lunch. After lunch, we will travel through the pristine jungle to Cocha Otorongo Lake. This place houses a twenty metres high watchtower. From the top of the tower, you will have the opportunity to see the black caimans and giant otters.
We will be spending the rest of the day exploring the jungle.
The guide will also share some vital information about the way of life of the people in this remote Amazonian region. You will learn about the use of different herbs and plants and food in the jungle.
Here you will also be able to spot a group of Peccaries. Later that evening, we will see the picturesque sunset and return to Casa Matsiguenka Lodge on Manu River.
Day 4: Casa Matsigueka – Treehouse Inn
One of the beautiful days of the six days Manu Reserved Zone Tour. We will start with a long and scenic boat ride from Casa Matsiguenka. On our way to Manu Cultural Zone, we will again spot some jaguars, turtles, caimans and tapirs.
We will be sailing against the stream to Treehouse Inn.
Later that night, we will do a night safari. During this, with the use of a flashlight, you will be able to spot snakes and some Insects and the only nocturnal monkey breed – Douricouli.
Then we will return to the treehouse and set up a campfire and relish on a barbeque and some beverages.
DAY 5: Treehouse Inn (Parrot and Macaw clay lick)
At 0500 AM, we will be leaving the treehouse to witness the macaw clay lick and parrot clay lick. This is an unmissable sight and possibly the highlight of your visit to Manu Reserved Zone You will witness a variety of parrots and macaws feasting on the clay.
Later that afternoon, we will be hiking on one of the picturesque trails around our Treehouse Inn. On this trail, you will be able to see many different birds and animals. You will also see a variety of medicinal plants and massive trees.
We will then return to the treehouse for lunch. We will surprise you with a typical Amazonian meal. After lunch, we will relax by doing river tubing and drifting on the clear waters of the Palotoa River.
In the evening we go to see the mammal’s clay lick, where we stay overnight in the camouflaged treehouse. We wait to watch tapirs eating the mineral salts.
DAY 6: Treehouse Inn – Cusco
Early in the morning, at around 0500 AM, we will start our return journey to Cusco. We will be travelling back on the same route through Paucartambo. We will be reaching Cusco at around 0600 PM.
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