Kolibri Expeditions offer a complete birding trip of 23 days with the possibility to combine with a program to Abra Malaga and Machu Picchu for 4 days. You will be taken by car or buss overland to Amazonia lodge, travel down Alto Madre Dios river to the Manu river confluent, where there also is an airstrip, travel upriver to the mature floodplain forest of Cocha Salvador and Cocha Otorongo, then downriver again to Manu Wildlife Center on the fringe to the park and finally back up river to Villa Carmen and further cloud forest experiences on the way back to Cusco. If time or money is limited you can do only part of the Cloud Forest Program on the way down to the lowlands or the way back, or only the lowland section and fly from or to Cusco. The Lowland section is further devidable if so desired. Departures June 19, July 18, August 7 and 29 and September 25.
Same departure dates as above.
Calculate your budget accordingly. When the passengers arriving from Puerto Maldonado arrives to Cusco, all will continue to Huacarpay lake 30 minutes from Cusco, where a variety of wetland birds can be seen such as Andean and Cinnamon Teal, Andean Duck, Puna Ibis and Plumbeous Rail. We shall continue in late afternoon to the charming village of Pacauratambo, where we will stay at a basic hotel. En route we will see a number of Andean birds which should include Spot-winged Pigeon, Andean Flicker and Andean Lapwing Day 2. A very early start gets us going towards Manu National Park.