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PERU TRAVEL PLANNER
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Manu
Adventure 5 days and 4 nights tour
Departures from Cusco : Every saturday (From May through November)
Price per person $1380 (2/4 pax)
Price per person $1320 (5 up)
Price per person $1680 (1 pax)
Prices per person in double accommodation. (Minimum two passengers)
Reduced
rates available for bookings of 5 or more people.
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Day 1: Cusco/Boca Manu/Manu wildlife Tented camps at
park (Saturday)
Early
morning our representative will pick you up from your hotel to transfer
to
Cusco airport (airfare included). A thirty-five minute flight in a
radar-equipped plane takes you to Boca Manu. Here you will join a group
to
take a motorized canoe for 5-6 hours to the Wildlife Tented Camp near
Cocha
Salvador. We will stop at the Guard park station to be registered. On
the
way we will have the chance to observe beaches with different birds,
black
caimans, capybaras, turtles, etc. Afternoon arrival at Manu Wildlife
Tented
camp. Then we will explore some trails of primary forest searching for
monkeys. After dinner, the visitors with enough energy will explore
other
trails looking for different species including insects and frogs.
(L,D).
Day 2: Manu National Park (Sunday)
Visit Cocha Salvador and take a canoe or catamaran outing on the lake to
look for the famous endangered Giant Otters and observe some birds and
monkeys searching for food. The rest of the day we will explore other
trails
through different forest types, with excellent chances to observe
monkeys.
(B,L,D).
Day 3: Manu National Park/Manu Wildlife Center (Monday)
Leave very early
to
motor down the Manu River to Boca Manu (here some of the people will
take
the flight to Cusco). After some time exploring Boca Manu community.
Then we
take a motorized canoe for the 90 minutes journey down the Madre de Dios
River to Manu Wildlife Center. Late afternoon will be spent exploring
some
of the 30 miles of clean forest trails that surround the lodge. On these
trails you have an excellent chance to encounter some of the 12 species
of
monkeys, which include the Monk Saki and Emperor Tamarin, which inhabit
the
surrounding forest.
We can return for dinner back at the Center, or pack our meal for the
leisurely hike about 60-75 minutes through the night forest to the
Amazon's
largest known Tapir clay lick. Here we climb a 17 by 17 foot observation
platform perched almost 20 feet above the lick itself where we wait for
the
lumbering Tapirs to arrive. Then, using powerful flashlights we hope toobserve and photograph them in action. Our scientific reports reveal
that
tapirs sually visit the clay lick between 9:00 pm and midnight; however,
their activity continues until dawn. (B/L/D)
Day 4: Manu Wildlife Center (Tuesday)
Rising before dawn, we take a 25-minute boat journey downstream to the
only
large parrot and macaw clay lick in the Manu area. From a blind we are
afforded excellent views and photo opportunities of hundreds of medium-sized
and large parrots arriving first at the lick, followed by the large
Red-and-Green Macaws arriving to eat the clay.
Please note that:
. The clay lick activity reaches its best from August to October and
decreases during the months of May and June After lunch at the Center we
continue by boat and short hike from the river, you have what promises
to be
an exciting visit to Blanco Oxbow Lake. This lake has populations of a
variety of aquatic life and water birds, including the prehistoric-looking
hoatzin and the possibility to see the resident family of giant otters.
Alternatively, time is available to independently practice your
abilities
and experience this expanse of rainforest habitats on your own.
This evening, from the late afternoon until after Dinner, we offer an
opportunity to search for caiman and other nocturnal life along the
riverbank by boat. (B/L/D)
Day 5: Manu Wildlife Center/ Cusco (Wednesday)
After early breakfast, we
leave near dawn by motor canoe for the two-hour return trip to the Manu
landing strip, taking advantage of valuable early morning wildlife
activity
along the river. From here you fly to Cusco (airfare included), where
your
jungle adventure ends. Arrival at Cusco Airport, reception and transfer
toyour hotel. (B)
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Important note: Please note that the program may vary slightly so as
to maximize your wildlife sightings, depending on the reports of our
researchers and experienced naturalist guides based at the lodge.
INCLUDES:
All hotel and lodge accommodations based on double occupancy. All
scheduled land, lake and river transportation. All transfers. All
scheduled excursions with English-speaking guide services. All entrance
fees. Meals and domestic airfares as specified in the itinerary. B=Breakfast;
L=Lunch; D=Dinner.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE FEE
International airfares, airport departure taxes or visa fees, excess
baggage charges, additional nights during the trip due to flight
cancellations,alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or bottled water,
snacks, insurance of any kind, laundry, phone calls, radio calls or
messages, reconfirmation of international flights and items of personal
nature
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Published articles and reviews about us
2009
Testimonials
Noelle Melnychuk
Calgary, AB
Our tour to
the islands on Lake Titicaca was a
wonderful day. We had great weather and the people that we met
were very friendly. The island of Taguile was a beautiful little
paradise. The hotel in Puno was very good, with a great
breakfast. It is too bad we could only stay one night. We kept
the room for the second night so that we could freshen up before
going on the bus to Cusco Peru.
Thank you for everything that you have done to make our trip so
enjoyable. Please pass along to Christi our thanks for the great
job that she did in organizing our tour. She was able to
assemble an itinerary that included everything that we asked for
and still was not too rushed. It was an enjoyable, informative
and relaxing time.
Thank you again to all of the staff at
Peru travel Gateway
and your suppliers for making this a wonderful experience.
Peggy Chang
McLean, VA
US
I always wanted to write
you a line and let you know my husband and I had a great time in
Peru. Thank
you so much for the arrangement; everything was really smooth! The
guide in
Cusco, Eriksson, was really great. thank
you also for helping me with all
the reservation and all the changes!! Cusco and
Machu Picchu were all
fantastic, I"m sure we will want to go back to Peru at some point
again, and
I"ll definitely contact you again!! Thank you!!
Sincerely,
Peggy Chang
Mary W. Earp
WINNALSAW, NC
US
We had a very nice trip to Peru.
Thanks for you help. Our hotels in Peru
were what we expected, very nice and the hotel help went out of
their way to make sure we were comfortable and had what we needed.
Our guides were outstanding. Always on time and catered to our
needs. Our groups were small except for the Sacred Valley tour where
we had 25 members. Food was plentiful and tasty at each restaurant.
The Hotel Casa Andina in Cusco gave us an upgrade when we returned
from MP which was very nice. Also, the Radisson gave us an upgrade
when we returned to Lima although we stayed only 6 hours.
Again, thanks for your services. I feel very fortunate that I
selected your travel services, because of the services. Several on
the trip thought I was mighty brave to select an unknown agency. I
was impressed with Ivan during our first emails and phone
conversations. I trusted him and he trusted me, this makes for happy
results for everyone.
Sincerely, Mary Earp.
Wendy Feldman
Los Angeles, CA
US 90025
I just returned back to the US from my trip to Peru. I wanted to let
you know how grateful I am for the wonderful experience that you
help me coordinate and plan. I loved all of the sites and felt I had
a unique experience that I will never forget.
The tour planners and the tour
guides were all wonderful and extremely helpful. Each of them were
very polite and knowledgable about their subjects and locations. I
learned alot about Peru and its customs.
The hotel on Machu Picchu (Sanctuary Lodge) and the hotel in Puno
(The Libertador) were excellent and I would recommend anyone to stay
in each of those locations. The San Augustin El Dorado was just
adequate; I found the hotel to be clean and the staff helpful, but
there is too much noise during the evening and mornings; this is
because many of the rooms overlook the central lobby of the hotel
and the acoustics create echos of sound from the front desk and
those people having conversations in the lobby area. Also, the space
heaters in each of the El Dorado rooms I stayed in did not work at
all. I do not think I would recommend the hotel to people unless
they didn't mind a noisy atmosphere.
The Posada del Inca hotel in Bolivia was very nice; I really liked
the rustic feel and intimate setting and the private gardens--the
views of Lake Titicaca and the mountains were spectacular. Although
I didn't realize it would be a hike (literally) up to it. One of the
couples I was travelling with on the first day in Bolivia had
trouble making it up the hillside (they didn't know they would have
to hike to the top to get to the hotel). I would recommend letting
potential guests know that it is a 40 - 45 minute hike from the dock
to the hotel itself. The guides were very helpful and it was good
that our luggage was carried up separately.
The trip was amazing and I just wanted to thank you for all of your
planning. I would recommend you and your staff to everyone I know
who wanted to plan a trip to go to Peru.
Have a wonderful new year!
Regards,
Wendy
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