10day Manu Park Photography Tour

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco - Bamboo Lodge:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: Along the cloud forest we will visit a Tanager Garden, where several species of tanagers and hummingbirds are photograph
Target of the day: Andean cock-of-the-rock, Golden-headed quetzal, Andean motmot, Grey-breasted mountain toucan, Gray Woolly monkey, Versicolored barbet and Andean Potoo

Day2: Bamboo Lodge – Hummingbird Garden - Bamboo Lodge:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities:  Hummingbird Garden photography where up to 21 species can be observed.
Target of the day: Common Potoo, King Vulture, Scarlet-hooded barbet, hummingbirds and Tanagers.

Day3: Bamboo Lodge - Tapir Clay Lick or Tapir Lodge:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: Long day Journey by boat along Madre de Dios River
Target of the day: Harpy Eagle.

Day4: Tapir Clay Lick – Macaw Clay Lick – Tapir Lodge:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: Today we will visit the largest Macaw Clay Lick in Manu Park.

Target of the day: Red and Green macaws, Chestnut-fronted Macaws, Blue Headed Parrots, Amazon parrots and Three-toed sloth

Day 5: Tapir Clay Lick – Macaw Clay Lick:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: Second Chance to visit the largest Macaw Clay Lick in Manu Park.

Day6: Tapir Lodge – Manu Biosphere Reserve:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: Long day by boat at the beginning along Madre de Dios River and then Manu River but with a lot of photography opportunities.

Day 7: Manu Biosphere Reserve:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: Today we will visit Salvador oxbow lake, there would be several photography opportunities from the Catamaran and when walking.
Target of the Day: Giant Otters, Emperor tamarin

Day 8: Manu Biosphere Reserve – Papaya Lodge:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: This day we will start our trip back to towards Papaya Eco lodge that is found along Alto Madre de Dios River

Day 9: Papaya Lodge – Bamboo Lodge:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: We will continue by boat towards Bamboo Lodge, in the way we will stop in a hot spring in order to take a bath and relax. We will arrive to the lodge around 5pm.

Day 10: Bamboo Lodge – Cusco:

Activities of the day and Photo Opportunities: Last Chance to do some bird photography before return to Cusco. We will reach Cusco around 6pm.