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Allow us to organize everything for you to visit Manu, Peru. Our guided tours range from 3 – 8 days, and you can choose your best option based on your interests and budget. Every trip will guarantee sightings of Peruvian amazon wildlife – your guide and travel team are experts in spotting animals in the trees and on the riverbanks.
All of our tours include: transport, lodging, all meals and snacks, drinking water, rubber boots, a bi-lingual guide, and days full of adventure.
Before coming to Peru, you should get the yellow fever vaccine, or we can advise you how to get it in Cusco, a few days before your departure to Manu. For most of our trips (less than 6 days,) malaria pills are not necessary, and should only be on hand as a precaution for our longer trips.
Without further ado, check out our Peru Amazon Tours, detailled below.
Manu National Park tours from Cusco where you will travel by van through the cloud forest, and look for animals of the Peruvian amazon by boat. You will enjoy beautiful scenery, local food, and witness incredible nature. The real highlight of this trip is getting to search for animals native to Peru in their natural habitat. You will have the opportunity to see caimans, macaws, capybaras, and the ellusive jaguar. Our Amazon tours from Cusco are appropriate for all kinds of travelers.
Machu Wasi is located closer to Cusco, and Nuevo Eden is about 3 hours downriver from there.
Blanquillo is a spectacular clay lick located about 6 hours downriver by boat from Nuevo Eden, and is the best spot to see the largest variety of Wildlife.
The Reserved Zone is a slice of virtually untouched jungle, where you will visit a lodge run by a native community.
Our most authentic and local Peru amazonas tour will take you on a journey through villages along the winding road from Cusco to the Manu National Park. We will spot animals in the cloud forest, taste local flavors, and visit some hidden gems on this jungle trip. This trip includes only a very short boat ride, and is great for small, adventerous groups who want to visit the Amazon on a budget.
Perfect for adventerous nature lovers, our jungle expedition will take you deep into the forest to search for animals native to Peru. You will camp, fish, hike, and learn survival skills. You will travel by van through the cloud forest, then boat to search for animals on the riverbanks, and then hike deep into the forest, using rubber boots. Our experienced and local travel team will organize everything for an amazing trip.
Our most unique tour is for travelers who are interested in having an immersive cultural experience, surrounded by nature, while traveling in South America. Our family will take you to see where they grow and harvest bananas, yuca, papaya, and other local goodies. You will get to help assist in a reforestation project, and even visit the local school.
Nature lovers will enjoy a night at the clay lick platform and searching for animals deep in the rainforest. This tour provides a unique chance to immerse yourself in a different way of life while learning all about the Amazon jungle.
Time: 4 day or 5-day option
Group Size: 2-5 passengers
Travel: Private van, boat
Accommodation: Lodges
We’re going to the Manu Biosphere Reserve, in the province of Madre de Dios. There is a single road, mostly unpaved, that connects Cusco to Manu. The Manu Biosphere has 2 parts: the Cultural / Buffer Zone and the Reserved Zone. The Cultural Zone has more relaxed rules regarding human impact. The Reserve Zone is more of an adventure but there’s more of a chance of seeing special animals like caiman and jaguars. Manu is remote and has less human impact than other places in the jungle. It’s a true gem.
Real talk: you will spend a lot of time traveling. But the scenery is incredible.
The jungle has 2 seasons: rainy season and dry season. Rainy season is from December to March, and the dry season is from April to November. We only operate tours during the dry season. However, this is the rainforest, so it can rain at any time of year.
You can expect temperatures ranging from 15 degrees at night and about 30 degrees during the day. Under the jungle canopy, it feels a bit cooler.
The Manu Biosphere is a wild zone for animals. Any animals we see will be living their normal lives in their natural habitat. Therefore, it’s hard to guarantee any particular species.
Everyone on the travel team, including the chef and drivers, will be looking for animals along the way, and we encourage all travelers to do so as well. The more eyes searching, the more chance of seeing creatures.
The members of the travel team are all trained in basic first aid, and we travel with a basic first aid kit. Along the way, there are “medical posts” in many towns. These posts are clinics that provide daily care for local residents. In the event of an emergency, we will need to return to Cusco.
There is no cell signal deep in the jungle, and there is wifi available in the town of Nuevo Eden, but it is not 100% reliable. We encourage you to consider yourself “off the grid” for the duration of your jungle trip.
For emergency communication, we have a Garmin InReach satellite device for sending texts or calling for emergency help when off the grid.
For the year 2021, we will only operate tours with single groups. We welcome couples, families, and groups of friends. We welcome groups of up to six people but they must be a single group of family members or friends who are traveling together.
The guided tours include everything you’ll need for the duration of the tour. However, there will be opportunities to stop at local shops along the way to buy other things. Also, the members of the travel team will really appreciate any tips at the end of the tour. Try to bring small bills!
Absolutely. Our guided tours are appropriate for children who can walk for a while without any help, and are curious about the world around them. For younger children, a stay at our Jungle Bungalow may be a better fit as your daily schedule will be more customized. Our family in the jungle has many children who will love to share their knowledge of the jungle with other kids.
Yes. Every guided tour does involve a lot of walking, but the walking is slow and quiet so as to not disturb the animals. You’ll also have to climb in and out of the boat.
Although the jungle has dangerous animals and such, your tour guide knows the jungle very well and will be on the lookout for anything dangerous. If you’re scared of snakes or tarantulas and would prefer NOT to look for them, just let your guide know
There is some form of electricity at each lodge. The clay lick platform and campsites won’t have electricity.
We will travel with large bottles of purified water that will be used both for drinking and for preparing food. The chef is versatile and can easily prepare meals that suit your personal desires. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, no problem! Just let us know. The chef will incorporate local, fresh products into meals as possible as well.
Yes. Each day of the tour (except the 6-day tours) there will be the possibility of stopping at a small store. Pharmacies are available on the first, second, and last day of each tour.