The Blanquillo lodge

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The Tambo Blanquillo lodge is located in the south bank of the Madre de Dios river. From Cusco you will reach Tambo Blanquillo within two days. During your first day you will leave the city of Cusco by car and climb up the Andes in order to reach the mountain pass Tres Cruces, being also the limit of the Manu National Park. Following the border of the protected area you will then descend by car into the lowland rainforest, while crossing the cloud forest and other different rainforest habitats located at the eastern slopes of the Andes. Already during your trip you will be able to experience a great variety

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of wildlife and landscapes. You will stay over night in the rainforest village of Pilcopata. The next day you will continue first by car and later by boat in order to reach the Blanquillo lodge in the afternoon of this second day. After staying at Blanquillo for a few days (depending on your travel package) you will return to Cusco. In order to do so you will travel down the Madre de Dios River to the city of Puerto Maldonado from where you will take a flight back to Cusco or Lima depending on your additional travel plans. This way you will be able to get a fantastic luck over the green ocean of trees of the lowland rainforest, as well as the steep valleys of the cloud forest and the Andean mountains.

The lodge consists of two complexes:

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  Dormitories, which is an open platform with 26 comfortable full size beds, each with its own mosquito screening. Every two beds there is a bamboo separation that provides adequate privacy. Lavatories, showers and toilets are located within this complex to avoid unpleasant trips through the jungle at the middle of the night if there is a need for a toilet. Towels and body soap is provided for each person.

• Dinning Room, which is fully screened and where a fixed menu is offered for lunch and dinner and a continental breakfast served. There is plenty of boiled drinking water available and so is cold soft drinks and beer at extra cost. Special dietary requirements can be met if we are advised in advance.

See a movie of the Makaw Lick at Blanquillo lodge in the Manu area
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