We’ll pick you up from your hotel early in the morning in a private van, and travel through the Andes Mountains. Breakfast is in the charming town of Paucartambo. You can enjoy a hot drink, eggs, pancakes, juice, and more. Breakfast isn’t included in the price of the tour. The trip will continue into the Cloud Forest, where the scenery and climate change quickly. In the Cloud Forest, there will be chances to explore and look for wild animals like monkeys and birds, including the bright-red Andean Cock of the Rock. In the late afternoon, we’ll arrive at our first lodge for dinner and some time to relax. Optional night walk after dinner. 

After breakfast, our journey continues into the jungle. Passing through the small towns of Patria and Pilcopata, there will be a chance to stop at a basic pharmacy or shop if needed. Our boat will be waiting in the port town of Atalaya. The trip down the Madre de Dios River is a beautiful way to enjoy the jungle. Along the way, we’ll be on the lookout for animals on the riverbanks, such as water birds and capybara. In the late morning, we’ll pay a visit to a local hot spring, and enjoy lunch on the boat afterwards. After a couple more hours, we’ll arrive close to Nuevo Eden and walk from the riverbank to the Bungalow. After settling in, you’ll set out on your first hike to explore the jungle. As the sun sets and day turns to night, you’ll use flashlights to search for tarantulas, snakes, and frogs. A hearty dinner will be waiting for you in the Bungalow.

After breakfast in the bungalow, your guide will lead you on a nature hike, spending a few hours searching for monkeys, admiring huge trees, and learning about the rainforest. Lunch will be waiting for you in the Bungalow after your hike, and you’ll have some time to relax and swim in the creek. 

In the late afternoon, we’ll set off to the camouflage house overlooking a clay lick. It is a tall platform with a roof and railings for 1 night to enjoy being outdoors overnight, looking out for tapirs and other mammals visiting the clay lick for a midnight snack.  We will bring a “picnic dinner” and enjoy a 360-degree experience sleeping in the jungle. You will be provided with moquito nets and a mattress, you will need a sleeping bag* and a camping pillow.  

*Can be rented

The chef will meet you at the Camouflage house with breakfast. After breakfast, you’ll enjoy walking in the jungle while heading back to the lodge.  The boat will be waiting for us to take us back upriver where we’ll set up camp near Machu Wasi lake. While the chef prepares a rustic dinner, you’ll explore the surrounding area and ride the balsas of Machu Wasi Oxbow Lake. 

We’ll leave the campsite in the morning after breakfast and make our way back to Cusco. We have plenty of tips for restaurants for a post-jungle feast.