Ultimate Wildlife of Peru

This extended trip starts with a short excursion down the Pacific coast to Paracas National Park, home to a multitude of sea birds including penguins and a large colony of sea lions. Return to Lima and fly into Puerto Maldonado. Here you will join others for the boat trip up the Tambopata River to a lodge for afternoon nature activities. The next morning after an early nature walk you continue your journey into ever more pristine rainforest. Journey's end is Tambopata Research Center.

There are a number of different wildlife watching opportunities here but the highlight is a morning trip to the macaw clay lick, one of the largest in the Amazon region. Besides scarlet macaws we saw around 12 other species of macaws, parrots and parakeets at the lick, all in good numbers which makes the experience truly memorable. After 3 nights return down river to overnight at a lodge.

There is a little time in the lovely city of Cusco before visiting Machu Picchu, a must for almost everyone visiting Peru. Here you will also find plenty of natural interest in the cloudforests beneath the mountain. Your final journey on this wildlife holiday leaves Cusco and crosses high Andean passes to descend to cloudforest on the way to Manu. The famous Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge with its lek for this colourful species of bird is your final location. With a number of trails through the cloudforest to showcase the beautiful birds of the area you can spend the day exploring a private reserve in the before returning to Cusco and leaving Peru.

April - November

Highlight species

	Humbodlt penguin
	South American sea lion
	South American fur seal
	Scarlet macaw, blue & yellow macaw and numerous parrot species
	Andean Cock-of-the-rock
	Capybara
	Primate species - red howler monkey, brown capuchin, black-capped squirrel monkey, saddleback tamarin
	Condor
	Northern viscacha

Cost from £

Please contact us for a cost for when you wish to travel.

Our trips are almost always tailored to your requirements, we'll make small changes or alter the itinerary completely for you. For instance we get many requests to slow down the pace of a trip.

Departure Dates

To your requirements

Difficulty

Walks, sometimes on rough trails or open ground. Steps to be expected.

Flights

Flights on a number of carriers to Lima, no direct flights.

Time

GMT -5 hours

The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador are a popular extension, or you could travel to Lake Titicaca and on to Bolivia. For those looking for more diverse ancient cultures then heading towards northern Peru can take you to interesting cities such as Trujillo and the antiquities of other civilisations.