Manu Road links Cusco and with the remote port town of Atalaya Manulocated on the upper reaches of the Rio Madre de Dios. This famed birding route passes from high elevation paramo grassland through Elfin forest, cloud forest, and subtropical/foothill forest to lowland rainforest. The result is a bird-rich environment hosting some 590 different species of birds. Our 8-day Peru Manu Road Tour takes full advantage of this diversity. It can be combined with our Peru Highlands Tour and/or our Peru Lowlands Tour. It can also be combined with our Peru Tambopata tour with an intervening flight from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado.

The tour begins early in the morning in Cusco. The first stop is the high elevation Huacarpay Lagoon area. From there we continue on to Wayqecha Biological Station with birding en route, especially at the Acjanaco Pass. We'll spend 2 nights at this high elevation site before descending down Manu Road, birding our way eventually to San Pedro, where we'll stay at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge for 3 nights. We then continue downslope into the foothills and subtropical region for a 3-night stay at the Manu Biological Station. The tour ends with a morning connection for our boat trip down the Rio Madre de Dios on our Peru Manu Lowlands Tour or return to Cusco, depending on your tour arrangements.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
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• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge
• Huacarpay Lagoons
• Manu Biological Station
• Manu Road
• Pillahuata
• Wayqecha Biological Station