This trip is probably the most complete if someone wants to observe many birds in different ecosystems covering the mountains of the Manu National Park Biosphere and then go to the Tambopata National Reserve which is located in the rain forest where there are a large number of birds and mammals of that elevation.
Then these two places will meet your expectations.
DAY 1 CUSCO, HUACARPAY LAKE AND WAYQUECHA STATION (MANU ROAD)
Overnight : Wayqecha Station (9300ft).
DAY 2 WAYQECHA STATION – FULL DAY
Overnight: Wayqecha Station.
DAY 3 WAYQUECHA TO COCK-OF-THE-ROCK LODGE
Overnight: Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge (4900ft).
DAY 4-5 COCK-OF-THE-ROCK LODGE
Overnight: Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
DAY 6 COCK-OF-THE-ROCK LODGE – Villa Carmen Biological Station
Overnight : Villa Carmen.
DAY 7-8 Villa Carmen Biological Station.
Overnight: Villa Carmen Biological Station
DAY 9 Villa Carmen biological station to Cusco
Overnight: Cusco
Day 10 Cusco to Chuncho Lodge in Puerto Maldonado.
Overnight: Chuncho Lodge (L, D).
Day 11 Chuncho Clay Lick
Overnight: Chuncho Lodge (B, L, D).
Day 12 Chuncho clay lick to Sandoval lake (Tambopata National Reserve)
Overnight: Lodge .Includes B. L. D.
Day 13 Sandoval lake to Puerto Maldonado
End of the trip
The day begins when we pick you up at the Cusco airport. The airport is at an altitude of 11,000 feet and Cusco temperatures drop quickly in the evening so bring layers of warm clothing. After a delicious breakfast, we head to Huacarpay Lake, about twenty-five kilometers south of Cusco. As we slowly walk around the lake and marshy grassland we’ll look for two endemic species, the Bearded Mountaineer and the Rusty-fronted Canastero, as well as numerous other high Andean species.
We’ll stop along the Manu road for a tasty box lunch and continue on to several spots in the mountain valleys to look for the Andean Flicker, Black-throated Flowerpiercer, and Creamy-crested Spinetail (endemic). As we approach the Andean pass of Aicanaco we will have beautiful views of the Andes behind us and the Amazon Basin before us. At the pass we’ll have a chance to see the Scribble-tailed and Line-fronted Canastero and the Puna and Diademed Tapaculo. Working our way down the eastern slope of the Andes, the forest becomes more continuous and we’ll find mixed-species flocks of Mountain Tanagers, flycatchers, Gray-breasted Mountain Toucan, White-collared Jay and Mountain Cacique. In the late afternoon we arrive at the Wayqecha Station. Here, we’ll relax in comfortable lodgings with private bathrooms and hot water.
We will overnight at the Wayqecha Station (9300ft).
After an early breakfast we will bird along Manu Road, looking for mixed flocks of tanagers, Golden-collared Tanager, Grass-green Tanager, Scaled Metaltail, White-collared Jay, Black-throated Tody Tyrant, Barred Fruiteater, Band-tailed Fruiteater, Marcapata Spinetail (endemic), Blue-banded Toucanet, Hooded Mountain Tanager, Black and Chestnut Eagles, Solitary Eagle, Slaty Tanager, Slaty-backed Chat Tyrant, Fulvous Wren, Chestnut-crested Cotinga, Crested Quetzal, Yellow-throated Tanager, Buff-breasted Mountain Tanager, and Superciliared Hemispingus. After lunch and a siesta will have another chance to see more birds like the Mountain Tanager, finches, chat-tyrants, Barred Woodpecker, Rufous-capped Thornbill and others.
We will overnight at the Wayqecha Station.
After an early breakfast we will descend through the elfin forest into the cloud forest. Along the way we will see the Barred Fruiteater, Chesnut-crested Cotinga, Violet-throated Starfrontlet, White-bellied Woodstar, Versicolored Barbet, and Andean Cock-of-the-Rock. Other species we may find are the White-crowned Tapaculo, Yungas Manakin, Crested Quetzal, Versicolored Barbet, Golden-eared Tanager, Highland Motmot and many more. We will keep descending in altitude as we bird along the road looking for the Bar-bellied Woodpecker, White-throated Tyrannulet, Ochraceous-breasted and Unadorned Flycatchers, Barred Becard, Mountain Wren, Citrine Warbler Slaty Gnateater, Chestnut-breasted Wren, Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Spotted Nightingale Thrush, Amazonian Umbrella Bird, Tyrannine Woodcreeper, Masked Trogon, Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Black-streaked Puffbird, Paradise Tanager, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Golden Tanager. If we’re lucky we may see gray woolly monkeys. We will arrive to the Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge in late afternoon. Enjoy a welcome drink and settle into your room, before a pre-dinner owl prowl.
We will overnight at Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge (4900ft).
In the early morning we’ll visit an Andean Cock-of-the-Rock lek to observe this showy and spectacular bird. From the lek we return to the lodge and watch the action at the hummingbird feeders while we eat breakfast. Some of the hummingbirds we’ll see are the Booted-racket Tail, Wire-crested Thorntail, Many-spotted Hummingbird, Violet-fronted Brilliant, White-bellied Woodstar, and Long-tailed Sylph. After breakfast we’ll explore some of the trails along the road to spot cloud forest birds such as the Southern White-crowned Tapaculo, Andean Guan, Scaly-naped Parrot, Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, and various species of tanagers. Back to the lodge for lunch and a break before we continue birding the rest of the afternoon. We’ll spot the Rufous-breasted Wood Quail, Chestnut-collared Swift, Three-striped and Three-banded Warblers, Lanceolated Monklet, Russet Antshrike, Marble-faced Bristle Tyrant, Fulvous-breasted Flatbill, Golden-crowned Flycatcher, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, White-winged Tanager, Yellow-throated Bush Tanager and many more.
We’ll overnight in Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.
After an early breakfast we hop into our vehicles and continue birding along the road down to Villa Carmen Station. The Amazonia Lodge has comfortable rooms . There is Wi-Fi and electricity.
The rest of the day we will watch the hummingbirds and tanagers as you eat dinner and sip your hot drinks in the dining room.
We’ll overnight at the Villa Carmen.
The lodge is in the transitional zone (at 1640 feet of elevation) where the last foothills of the Andes begin to flatten out into the lowland Amazon Basin. Butterfly bushes attract numerous hummingbird species including the Rufous-crested Coquette, Golden-tailed Sapphire, Blue-tailed Emerald, Black-eared Fairy, Wire-crested Thorntail, Amethyst Woodstar and the endemic Kopeck’s Hermit.. We will also see birds in floodplain and hill forest habitats. Some of the species we will be looking for include the Black-capped Tinamou, the Strange Hoatzin, Buckley’s Forest Falcon, Wattled Guan, Military Macaw, Blue-headed Macaw, Pheasant Cuckoo, Bluish-fronted Jacamar, Chestnut-capped Puffbird, Fine-barred Piculet, Red-billed Scythbill, Dark-breasted Spinetail, Dusky-cheeked Foliage-gleaner, Bamboo Antshrike, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Amazonian and Thrush-like Antpittas, Rusty-belted Tapaculo, Mottle-backed Elaenia, Red-billed Tyrannulet, Johanne’s Tody-tyrant, Yellow-browed Tody-flycatcher, Black-backed Tody-Flycatcher, Ornate Flycatcher, Band-tailed, Fiery-capped and Round-tailed Manakins, Golden-bellied (Cusco) Warbler, Black-faced Dacnis and many more. We will go owling for the Mottled Owl, Black-banded Owl, Tawny-bellied Screech Owl along with Great, Long-tailed and Common Potoos.
We will visit two places where are feeding hummingbirds,crakes,antpittas and great place to see the king vulture at eye level.
Today we will drive to Cusco city and wait for the next day to flight to the rain forest to visit the Tambopata National reserve.
Today we will flight to city of Puerto Maldonado(rainforest) and we will drive the Road Interoceanica an average of 48 km, then enter a dirt road by middle of the forest for approximately 18 km to the banks of the Tambopata River. You will arrive at the Chunho Lodge in the late afternoon.
We wake up very early, at 4:30, to leave at 5:00 a.m. our destination, the world’s largest Macaw clay lick, a trip of approximately 1:30 hours boat trip, on the way we will have the incredible opportunity to see Capybaras, which are the largest rodents in the world, tapirs, and you can even see the South American feline, the Jaguar, many of our customers (35%) have seen this beautiful cat and they have photographic evidence of these encounters with these mammals.
Once arrived to the Macaw clay lick we will see hundreds of parrots of different species who come to eat clay on the wall adjacent to the River. We will accommodate us in our chairs to wait to begin one of the most beautiful natural shows of the birds in the world. Species of large macaws the most colorful of America, reds and Greens, blue and yellows and the scarlet’s macaws gather to eat clay needed in they daily diet to eliminate toxins. Parrots such as the blue headed, orange cheek , white eyed, dusky headed, among other come every day to same place for same purpose.
Once we see all the activity we will go back to the lodge and spend the afternoon around the garden and the canopy tower.
After a good breakfast, our boat will take us to our car to journey back to Puerto Maldonado, the same path to get back to the city, once arrived in the city we will move to the main port of the city to begin another cruise within the reserve, this time our destination is the famous and beautiful Sandoval Lake. This is an oxbow lake in Tambopata national reserve. After approximately 40 minutes by boat, we started a 3 km hike through the forest until you reach the shore of the Lake. The place is spectacular, many birds, very good opportunity to see a lots of monkeys of several species such as the red howler monkey, brown capuchin, squirrel monkey, dusky tity and saddle back tamarin and some good opportunities see the family of giant river otters.
Early in the morning we will explore again the Sandoval lake and in the afternoon go back to Puerto Maldonado and flight back to Lima.
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