Cock of the Rock Photography
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Cusco
Arrive in Cusco, met and transferred to your accommodation. Cusco's Inca and colonial heritage makes it a destination in itself, as well as the gateway to the wild.
Cusco
A historic-city day before the cloud forest. Explore the Inca capital and acclimatise.
To Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge
Transfer to Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge. The cock-of-the-rock lek at dawn and tanager flocks. Cloud-forest birding along the Manu road.
Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge
Cloud-forest birding along the Manu road. A full day of mid-elevation Manu-road birds. The lodge's lek puts Peru's flame-red national bird in display just steps from your door.
Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge
A full day of mid-elevation Manu-road birds. Quetzals, tanagers and the cock-of-the-rock.
Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge
Quetzals, tanagers and the cock-of-the-rock.
Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge
The cock-of-the-rock lek at dawn and tanager flocks.
Departure
A final morning in Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
The dry season — the best Andes and cloud-forest travel.
Good season
A year-round Andean hub.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge
The classic cloud-forest lodge on the Manu road, beside a cock-of-the-rock lek.
Palacio del Inka
A restored colonial palace facing the Qorikancha, Cusco's finest heritage hotel.
Belmond Monasterio
A converted 16th-century monastery in the heart of old Cusco.
Casa Andina Premium
A comfortable, reliable hotel near the Plaza de Armas.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.