Bird watching – Manu Road 09 Days / 08 Nights

First, we pick you up from your hotel very early in the morning. Then, we drive around 45 minutes towards Huacarpay lagoon. We head to the beautiful wetland for bird watching:

• Bearded Mountaineer
• Rusty Fronted Canastero
• Streak fronted thornbird
• Many Colored Rush Tyrant
• Plumbeous Rail
• Puna Teal
• Cinnamon Teal
• Giant Hummingbird
• Black Tailed Trainbearer, among others

After, we continue our journey for 2 hours drive towards Paucartambo town, although we will stop on the route. We have lunch in Paucartambo, and then we drive towards Huayquecha, during the way we stop to observe some birds like:

• Creamy Crested Spinetail
• Scarlet Bellied Mountain Tanager
• Puna Tapaculo
• Puna Thistletail
• Golden Collared Tanager
• Moustached Flowerpiercer
• Line Fronted Canastero
• Scribble Tailed Canastero
• White Browed Conebill
• Rusty and yellow tanager
• Pale Legged Warbler
• Tree Stripe Hemispingus

Finally, we arrive at Huayquecha reserve station, where we will spend the night.

Accommodation in Huayquecha.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

Duration: From 05.30 to 18.00 hours.

We have breakfast early in the morning, then we drive through tunnels to observe some endemic birds like:

• Marcapata Spinetail
• Red and White Antpitta
• Gray Breasted Mountain Toucan
• Band Tailed Fruiteater
• Barred Fruiteater
• Hooded Mountain Tanager
• Scarlet Bellied Mountain Tanager
• Grass Green Tanager
• Rufous Antpitta
• Black Capped Hemispingus
• Superciliares Hemispingus
• Chestnut Bellied Mountai tanager
• Rufous Capped Thornbill
• Collared ( goulds) Inca
• Violet Throated Starfrontlet
• Mountain Cacique
• White Collared Jay
• Black Faced Brush Finch
• Red Crested Cotinga
• Rufous Bellied Bush Tyrant, among others.

Later, we return to our lodge to have lunch. In the lodge, we will visit some bird feeders, specific hummingbirds. There, we will observe nine (09) different types of hummingbirds. In the afternoon, we drive to the highlands to observe some different birds typical of this region like:

• Yungas Pygmy Owl
• Andean Guan

Finally, we return to the lodge to have dinner. Afterwards, we have a night tour in search of the Nightjars.

Accommodation in Huayquecha.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Duration: From 05.30 to 19.00 hours.

We get up early to have breakfast and then we departure to Cock of the Rock Lodge. On the route we will stop a couple of time to observe different birds like:

• Inca Flycatcher
• Golden Headed Quetzal
• Blue Banded Toucanet
• White Banded Tyrannulet
• Streaked Necked Flycatcher
• Chestnut Crested Cotinga
• Barred Becard
• Andean Potoo
• Black Streaked Puffbird
• Unadorned Flycatcher
• Slate Backed Chat Tyrant
• Citrine Warbler
• Blue and Black Tanager
• Pearl treehugger
• Montane Woodcreeper
• Olive Backed Woodcreeper
• Strong Billed Woodcreeper
• Masked Trogon
• Semi Collared Hawk

After, we stop on the route to have a box lunch, then we continue to CORL, where we will visit hummingbird feeders, also we will observe some birds like:

• Violet Fronted Brilliant
• Many Spotted Hummingbird
• Speckled Hummingbird
• Green Hermit
• Booted Racket Tail
• Bronzy Inca

After enjoying these activities, we return to the lodge to settle and get dinner. After dinner, we have the option to search some Owls and Nightjars.

Accommodation in CORL.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Duration: From 06.30 to 19.00 hours.

After breakfast, we drive towards Rocotal for about one hour, where we will obverse different birds like:

• Golden Headed Quetzal
• Andean Cock Of The Rock
• Andean Motmot
• Blue Banded Toucanet
• Black Streaked puffbird
• Black and Chestnut Eagle
• Solitary Eagle
• White Eared Solitary
• Slate Tanager
• Yellow Throated Tanager
• Ochre Faced Tody Flycatcher
• White Throated Antpitta
• Variable Antshrike
• Tanagers
• Flycatchers

After, we return to the lodge to observe multiple flock of birds like:

• Golden Tanager
• Orange eared tanager
• Yellow Rumped Antwren
• Deep blue Flowerpiercer
• Montane Foliage Gleaner
• Paradise Tanager
• Slate Capped Flycatcher

Afterwards, we return to the lodge to take a shower and get ready to sleep.

Accommodation in CORL.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Duration: From 06.30 to 19.00 hours.

We have a early breakfast, then we go to Villa carmen. On the route we will stop to observe some multiple flock of birds like:

• Amazonian Umbrellabird
• Orange Bellied Euphonia
• Stripe Chested Antwren
• Two Banded Warbler
• Peruvian Piedtail, Slaty Gnateater
• Lemon Browed Flycatcher
• White Winged Tanager
• Blue necked Tanager
• Yellow Breasted Antwren
• Lanceolated Moncled
• Golden Bellied Warbler
• Cerulean Capped Manakin
• Ash Browed Spinetail
• Ornate antwren
• Cinnamon Faced Tyrannulet
• Ornate Flycatcher
• Blue Fronted Lancebill
• Green Fronted Lancebill
• Paradise Tanager
• Marveld Faced Bristle tyrant.

After, we have a break to have the box lunch, then we go to Villa Carmen. On the route, we pass by two small villages Patria and Pilcopata. Once at Villa Carmen, we will settle and after we will walk in search of:

• White line Antbird
• Goeldi's Antbird
• Yellow crowned Tyrannulet
• Purplish Jay
• Chestnut Fronted Macaw
• Black Tailed Trogon
• Magpie Tanager
• Hoatzin

Later, we return to the lodge to have dinner. After dinner, we have the option to go in search of owls.

Accommodation in Villa Carmen.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Duration: From 06.30 to 19.00 hours.

Early breakfast in the morning, then we go towards Bamboo, where we can observe typical bamboo birds like:

• Bamboo Antshrike
• Goeldi's Antbird
• Manu Antbird
• White cheeked tody Flycatcher
• Dusky Cheeked Foliage Gleaner
• White line Antbird
• Rufous Headed Woodpecker
• Peruvian Recurve Bill
• Dusky Headed Flatbill
• Fiery Capped Manakin

After, we return to the lodge for a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, we walk through a mud route to continue observing birds like:

• Scarlet Hooded Barbet
• Black Backed Tody Flycatcher
• Plain Softail
• Chestnut Backed antshrike
• Johanne’s Tody Tyrant
• Yellow Tyrannulet
• Blue Throated Pinpiguan
• Gray Cowley Wood Rail

Finally, we return to the lodge to get dinner. After dinner, you can have a night walk in search of owls.

Accommodation in Villa Carmen.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Duration: From 06.30 to 19.00 hours.

We have an early breakfast, then we leave the lodge to observe Tinamous eaters and Amazonian Antpitta. Later, we search for some birds we haven’t seen yet like:

• White Lored Tyrannulet
• Black Banded Woodcreeper
• Cinnamon Throated Woodcreeper
• Plain Xenops
• Chestnut Eared Aracari
• Sapphire Spangled Emerald
• Rufous Crested Coquette
• Fork tailed Woodnymph
• Scarlet Macaw
• Hoatzin
• Amazon Kingfisher
• White winged Swallow
• Yellow Bellied Tanager
• Spot Breasted Woodpecker

After observing, we return to the lodge to get lunch, also we pick up our stuff to go to Amazonia Lodge. We will stop on the route to observe some birds typical of the region like; Yellow billed nunbird, which is a beautiful and rare bird. Also, we will observe Fine barred piculet, Bluish Fronted jacamar. Afterwards, we arrive in Atalaya port, where we will get on the boat for 10 minutes towards Puerto Amazonia lodge. Once we arrive there, we settle in our rooms.

In Amazonia lodge garden, you can observe some hummingbirds and some different type of birds like:

• Rufous Crested Coquette
• Golden Tailed Sapphire
• White Necked Jacobin
• Gould’s Jewelfront
• Gray Breasted Sabrewing
• Blue tailed Emerald
• Koepcke’s Hermit
• Sapphire Spangled Emerald
• Fork Tailed Woodnymph
• Violet Headed Hummingbird
• Tanager
• Woodcreepers

After enjoying the birdwatching, we take a shower and get dinner. You also can go in search of owls.

Accommodation in Amazonia Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Duration: From 06.30 to 19.00 hours.

As any other day, we have breakfast early in the morning, then we go to the Tower on top of the hill, where we will observe a lot of different species of birds like:

• Military Macaws
• White Hawk
• Spangled Cotinga
• Red Billed Tyrannulet
• Opal crowned Tanager
• Fasciated Antshrike
• Gray Antbird
• Round Tailed Manakin
• Carmiols Tanager
• Western Striolated Puffbird
• White Winged Shrike Tanager
• Speckled Spinetail
• Black Faced Antbird
• Half collared Gnatwren,
• Blackish antbird
• Hairy Crested Antbird
• White Shouldered antshrike
• Rufous Vented Ground Cuckoo

After, we return to the lodge to have lunch. In the afternoon, we walk through different paths in search of new birds like:

• Emerald toucanet
• White throated Toucan
• Channel Billed Toucan
• Hoatzin
• Green and rufous kingfisher
• Chestnut Capped Puffbird
• Lineated Woodpecker
• Little Woodpecker
• Crimson Crested Woodpecker
• Plain crowned Spinetail
• Spot Backed Antbird
• Black Faced Antthrush
• Amazonian Antpitta
• Razor Billed Curassow
• Red and Green Macaw

Later, we return to the lodge to get dinner and get ready to go in search of Owls and some other birds like:

• Black Banded Owl
• Tawny Bellied Screech Owl
• Common Potoo
• Common Pauraque
• Long Tailed Potoo

Finally, we return to the lodge.

Accommodation in Ollantaytambo.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Duration: From 06.30 to 19.00 hours.

We wake up early to go to Collpa by boat for about 25 minutes down Madre de Dios river, where we will observe some birds like:

• Blue Headed Macaw
• Mealy Amazon
• Yellow Crowned Amazon
• Orange Cheeked Parrot
• White eyed parakeet
• Blue headed Parrot
• Chestnut Fronted Macaw
• Blue and yellow macaw flying
• Toucans

After, we return to the lodge to get breakfast and get ready to return to Cusco. First, we get on the boat until Atalaya, then we take a private car towards Cusco city, it will take us about 7 hour drive. On the route, we have our box lunch before arriving to Cusco.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.

Duration: From 06.30 to 19.00 hours.