Manu Wildlife Center (EA46)

Puerto Maldonado – Manu National Park

Duration

4 Days / 3 Nights

Tour Details

An unforgettable Amazon wildlife expedition to Manu Wildlife Center, featuring visits to one of the most active tapir clay licks in the world, a spectacular macaw clay lick, canopy observation platforms, oxbow lakes and rainforest trails. Excellent opportunities exist to observe tapirs, macaws, giant otters, monkeys, caimans and many other rainforest species.

Included / Not Included

Cost Includes

Airport transfers in Puerto Maldonado
Round-trip canoe transportation
Accommodation in private bungalows with private bathrooms
All meals
Snacks
Purified drinking water
Natural juices
Bilingual naturalist guide
Macaw clay lick excursions
Tapir clay lick excursions
Canopy tower visit
Oxbow lake excursions
Rainforest trail hikes

Cost Does Not Include

Domestic flights Lima - Puerto Maldonado
Domestic flights Cusco - Puerto Maldonado
Domestic flights Puerto Maldonado - Lima
Domestic flights Puerto Maldonado - Cusco
Personal expenses
Travel insurance

Trip Information

Season

Available throughout the year

Destination

Manu National Park - Amazon Rainforest

Experience

Wildlife Photography and Rainforest Exploration

Wildlife

Tapirs, Macaws, Giant Otters, Monkeys and Caimans

Itinerary

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Puerto Maldonado - Manu Wildlife Center

After arriving in Puerto Maldonado, we travel by van to Santa Rosa, cross the Inambari River by boat to Puerto Carlos, continue by car to Boca Colorado, and then take a motorized boat upstream on the Madre de Dios River to Manu Wildlife Center, with box lunch en route.

Forest Trails

Later, we explore the forest trails around the lodge, where we may see monkeys such as Spider Monkey and Emperor Tamarin. After dinner, we take a night walk in search of nocturnal birds and other rainforest wildlife. (Box Lunch, D)

Macaw Clay Lick Project

After breakfast, we take a short boat ride and walk to the Macaw Lick project, where scarlet macaws and other birds gather on the clay banks in a spectacular display. We then continue along the lodge trails before returning for lunch.

Canopy Tower & Tapir Clay Lick

In the late afternoon, we visit the 34 m/112 ft Canopy Tower to watch rainforest activity at dusk, then continue to the famous Tapir Clay Lick for a chance to observe these elusive animals from a raised platform. (B, L, D)

Tapir Clay Lick

This clay lick, the most active known in the Amazon, attracts 8 to 12 tapirs that feed on mineral-rich clay to help neutralize toxins in their plant-based diet. From a quiet raised platform 5 m/17 ft above the forest floor, equipped for comfortable waiting, we may observe these shy animals at close range, and flash photography is allowed. (B, L, D)

Blanco Oxbow Lake

We set out early to Blanco Oxbow Lake, where a catamaran ride may reveal Giant Otters, monkeys, jacanas, sun grebes, anhingas, ospreys, hoatzins, woodpeckers, tanagers, macaws, toucans, and parakeets.

Wildlife Trails

After lunch at the lodge, there is time for more trail exploration in search of wildlife.

Night Wildlife Excursion

In the late afternoon and evening, we may search for caimans and other nocturnal species by boat, depending on river conditions. (B, L, D)

Manu Wildlife Center - Puerto Maldonado

We leave early by boat for Colorado Village, with breakfast served en route and another chance to observe wildlife along the river. After crossing through Colorado, Puerto Carlos, and Santa Rosa, we continue by road to Puerto Maldonado airport for the flight to Cusco or Lima. (B)

Frequently Asked Questions

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The Tapir Clay Lick regularly attracts several tapirs and may also provide opportunities to observe other nocturnal rainforest animals.

No, flights between Lima or Cusco and Puerto Maldonado are not included.

It offers access to one of the world's most active tapir clay licks, a highly photogenic macaw clay lick, oxbow lakes, canopy observation towers and exceptional biodiversity.