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This is our primary hotel choice in this location, though availability is not guaranteed. If a given hotel is not available for your tour date, we will reserve you a room at a hotel of similar appeal and quality in the same area.

Cock of the Rock Lodge

The Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge (CORL) nestled in a pristine Andean Cloud Forest, beckons the enthusiastic birder and adventurous nature lover for an unforgettable visit to a true paradise of nature.

Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge is located in cool, mosquito-free cloud forest at 5000 feet (1600 m) of elevation along the amazingly wild single lane road from Cusco to the Manu lowlands.

From Cusco, it takes 6 hours or so by private vehicle over two Andean Mountain chains of 13,100 feet elevation through a habitat of wildlife such as the rare Huemal Deer, vizcachas, and Mountain Caracara to reach this biological Eden. Most travelers prefer to spend 8-10 hours along the route to savor the eye-popping scenery, excellent birdwatching, and colorful orchids, fuchsias, heliconias, and other exotic flowers. CORL lies past patches of elfin forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the mist of the Cloud Forest. Troops of muscular-limbed Woolly Monkeys and comical Brown Capuchin Monkeys forage through the reserve. Rare sightings of the endangered Spectacled Bear, South America's only species of bear, have been recorded near Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge.

CORL is located in the Kosñipata Valley of South Eastern Peru and is named for the world's largest known display ground of the blazing scarlet Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, Peru's National Bird.

Highlights: Activities

CORL is just 2-minutes from the narrow, switchback mountain road known as "the best birding road in the world". Visit to our Cock-of-the-Rock Blind. Explore miles of nature trails, home to two species of Quetzales, the endangered Spectacled Bear, the acrobatic Wolly Monkey, Mountain Toucans, Amazonian Umbrellabirds, myrid species of tanagers and hummingbirds, orchids, Tree Ferns, Torrent Ducks, Andean Dippers, and much more.

Includes :

Hotel pick-up in Cusco. Round-trip private overland transportation to the Lodge. Private bungalow with private bath, all meals. Expert naturalist guides.

Accommodations :

Built within a 12,500 acre cloud forest reserve owned by the conservation group Selva Sur, the Lodge provides the best opportunity for exploration of primary cloud forest ecology. 8 double-occupancy bungalows each with a spacious living area and private tiled bathroom with flush toilet and hot water shower. Platform complex with a large dining Room and 6 double occupancy rooms with shared bath facilities. Screened dining room.

With a balcony overlooking the Cloud Forest wilderness the private bungalows include a spacious living area, 2 double beds, and a private tiled bathroom with hot water. The perfect romantic retreat amidst the natural splendors of Cock-of-the-Rock.