In the southeastern part of Perú, is located Cusco, which has one of the airports at the highest altitude above sea level, at 3500 meters (11482.94 ft). We recommend acclimatizing for some people, so we will wait for you at the airport to transfer you to the hotel and provide an orientation of the trip.

Peru is a country with a rich ancient culture and abundant wildlife, and when it comes to southern Peru, the Manu National Park boasts more than a thousand bird species. Today we are at our lodge in the cloud forest, where the colorful and melodious diversity of birds is incredible. During our tours, we will come across mixed flocks, where different species work together to forage at different levels of the vegetation. We may see tanagers like the Golden Tanager, Golden-eared Tanager, Silver-beaked Tanager, Paradise Tanager, Bay-headed Tanager, Blue-necked Tanager, along with Olive-backed Woodcreeper, Montane Foliage-gleaner, Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Gray-mantled Wren, Black-eared Hemispingus, Three-stripe Warbler, and many more, possibly all in a single mixed group. With a whole day to explore this area, we can search for specific spots where we can find some territorial birds, such as Spotted Barbtail, Black-streaked Puffbird, Ocher-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Andean Potoo, Lyre-tailed Nightjar, Bluish Flowerpiercer, Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, and others. At night, we may find some owls around our lodge, such as the Rufescent Screech-Owl, Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, and Band-bellied Owl.

A strategic place where two great ecosystems come together, inheriting flora and fauna from both, is known as an ecotone. Amazonia Lodge is located in the ecotone between the cloud forest and the lowlands, making it a perfect spot for birdwatching. Today, we will start early and could see small hummingbirds such as the Rufous-crested Coquette, Blue-tailed Emerald, and Violet-headed Hummingbird.

As we get closer to the riverbanks, we will encounter secondary forests that gradually become primary. During our walks, we will see bird species that inhabit both ecological niches, such as White-browed Antbird, Bluish-slate Antshrike, Pygmy Antwren, Gray Antwren, Dot-wing Antwren, Bamboo Antshrike, Great Antshrike, Gray Antbird, Chestnut-tailed Antbird, Blue-headed Parrot, Blue-headed Macaw, Chestnut-fronted Macaw, White-winged Becard, Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet, Gray-crowned Flycatcher, Black-tailed Trogon, and many others.

At sunset, we will hear the forest-falcons start singing, and we might be lucky enough to spot Collared Forest-Falcon, Buckley's Forest-Falcon, or Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon. As night falls, we can look for owls such as Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, Mottled Owl, and Black-banded Owl.

The tropical kingbird is common and the mixed flocks are combined with birds of medium and low canopy and we can enjoy some species like: Blue Dacnis, Blue-Necked Tanager, Black-faced Dacnis, Black-Fronted Nunbird, Long-Tailed tyrant, Plumbeous Kite, Black-Throated Antbird, Golden-Bellied Warbler, Bluish-Fronted Jacamar etc.

We will arrive to port of Atalaya and from there we will take a motor boat to make a trip to Amazon lodge. We will arrive quickly and at the lodge we will have the afternoon to be able to take pictures of hummingbirds in the feeders of the lodge, the species of hummingbirds will be different from those we have seen in the cloud forest of the Manu National Park here we can see flash species like: Golden-Tailed Sapphire, Great-Breasted Sabrewing, White-Necked Jacobin, Gould's Jewelfront, Rufous-Crested Coquette, and we have here great possibility to see the endemic Koepcke's Hermit and the jungle surrounding to the lodge also offers canopy species that we can see and photograph.

Today, we will start early and take a motorized boat to the clay lick of Blanquillo, which is a 45-minute downriver journey. Here, we will witness a fascinating and colorful show where the largest macaws in the Amazon jungle of Peru gather to eat clay and socialize. Some of them may even form couples for life because they are monogamous. From the blind house, we can enjoy this amazing party. To reach this place, we need to walk for about half an hour to the blind house from where we can spot the first parrots that have come around the clay wall to obtain the minerals they need for digestion. We can observe Mealy Parrots, Blue-headed Parrots, Yellow-crowned Parrots, and Orange-cheeked Parrots, which can easily exceed two hundred members. While we enjoy this show, we can have a delicious breakfast made by our expert cook.

After these green visitors descend to the clay wall, the largest Macaws of the Peruvian Amazon jungle, such as the Red and Green Macaws, often over a hundred in number, come down and offer us a spectacular sight. We may also see other species such as Ringed Kingfisher, White-winged Swallow, White-banded Swallow, Grey-capped Flycatcher, White-throated Toucan, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, Fork-tailed Palm-Swift, etc. After the show, we will return to our lodge and in the afternoon, we will explore the trail systems to do bird watching and look for birds that are specialists of the primary forest. We may encounter Great Jacamar, Band-tailed Manakin, Blue-backed Manakin, Blue-crowned Manakin, White-fronted Nunbird, Hairy-crested Antbird, Spot-backed Antbird, etc.

Our tour is coming to an end, and today we will travel to the city of Puerto Maldonado, which is approximately a seven-hour journey. However, during the boat ride, we will still have the chance to see some birds that we may have missed, as well as some that we have already seen, such as Southern Caracara, Muscovy Duck, Black Skimmer, Yellow-billed Tern, and Large-billed Tern. Our first stop will be at Boca Colorado. Boca Colorado used to be a popular tourist spot, but it has now been taken over by gold mining, and the flora and fauna have been affected. Here, we will take an express car for about one and a half hours to reach the port of Punkiri. From there, we will cross the Inambari River by motorboat and continue our journey to Puerto Maldonado city by car. We can then check in to our hotel after an amazing journey through the Andean foothills, cloud forest, and lowland.