Peru

Machu Picchu & the Cloud Forests & Lowlands of Manu

30 October to 15 November 2010

Leader: Colin Bushell

Maximum of 10 clients

Cost: £4,399 single room supplement £450

This is a tour with the best that Peru has to offer! Leaving the misty coast behind we travel straight into the Andes and start with Andean waterfowl and the endemic hummingbird Bearded Mountaineer near Cusco. Then we travel into the cloud forests of Manu with superb mountain scenery and displaying Cock-of-the-Rock before sampling the immense biodiversity of the east slope of the Andean foothills as they meet the Amazonian lowlands. We will maximise our chances of seeing a wide range of species in the rainforests of Peru by visiting a macaw-lick, a canopy platform and an ox-bow lake. Birds are our focus but Giant Otters, Tapirs and even Jaguar (seen on a previous tour) live in these pristine forests. The Inca ruins of Machu Picchu would be a fitting finale to this exciting journey but there are still some amazing seabirds to be found near Lima on our route home. Throughout the tour Colin Bushell, a specialist in the birds and wildlife of Peru will be the leader. This will be Ornitholidays' 14th tour to this fascinating region.