Country: Peru

Inter-montane Valley Endemic Birding Stops

With the sun hitting the slopes, the first stop is a pastoral scene of Quechua locals with livestock, targeting the endemic Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch, with Andean Hillstar, Andean Flicker, Black-throated Flowerpiercer, Chuiguanco Thrush and others expected. A second stop works for the endemic Creamy-crested Spinetail before the road climbs to the last pass.

Hotel in Puerto Maldonado (TBD)

A comfortable hotel in Puerto Maldonado at the end of the Manu Road journey, giving the group an overnight base before the morning birding along the Cusco road and the flight to Lima.

Hotel in Cusco (TBD)

An overnight hotel in the old Inca capital of Cusco, used on the first night of the Manu Road journey before the early drive south to Huarcapay Lakes and the inter-montane valleys.

Bonanza Eco-Lodge

A simple, family-run eco-lodge on the Alto Madre de Dios with basic bungalows and hot water, chosen as the base for four nights of forest and river birding around Bonanza.

Boca Colorado

A frontier town on the Madre de Dios river, passed on the boat journey out of the Manu Biosphere Reserve toward Puerto Maldonado. The riverbank is a staging point where the boat legs give way to overland transport through the Inambari River crossing.

Hotel in Cajamarca (TBD)

Hotel in Celendín (TBD)

Hotel in Leymebamba (TBD)

Hotel in Cocachimba (TBD)