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Andean Enjoy Peru Manu
Ecological Tour Programs
 Andean
Enjoy Perú is committed to real ecotourism. We have many years experience in
operating camping tours which help to make the nature experience a complete one;
but if you prefer we can also provide you with lodge stays (during or after the
tour).
We work hard to limit our environmental impact on the indigenous cultures of
Manù, collaborating with local naturalist guides who are very experienced in
guiding through Manù. Most of the guides have grown up in Manù and have been
working (in research projects) and living in the rainforest. They are very
experienced in wildlife spotting, recognizing birds and mammals by sound and
sight. They can imitate the animals to call them closer, as well as giving you
the scientific names of the animals we see. We use binoculars and telescopes so
that you can get a closer view of the animals.
Our guides are
bilingual (English/Spanish) and on request we can provide guide tours in German.
Andean Enjoy Perú offers tours from Cusco to the Manù National Park or to the
Manù Bio-Station, a private reserve adjacent to the National Park. - A trip to
the untouched rainforest with plenty of undisturbed wildlife!
The Manù National Park was created in 1973 and established a Biosphere reserve
in 1977; in 1987 it was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, due to the
world's highest biodiversity in Manù. It is one of the largest and most
important conservation units of the world, it protects an entire virgin
watershed, covering altitudinal ranges from 200 m to 4100 m above sea level.
On the various tours that we offer you will pass through different habitats of
the Andes: cloud forest and lowland rainforest. In Manu you have the best
opportunities to observe wildlife on the trails or along the Manù, Madre de Dios
and Blanco Rivers.
You have the chance to see the Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in
oxbow-lakes, black and white caimans (melanosuchus niger, caiman crocodylus),
harpy eagles (harpia harpyja), jaguar, giant anteaters, collared peccaries,
tapirs (tapirus terrestris), capybaras, deer, 13 species of monkeys, toucans (10
species), macaws (7 species), Storks and an incredible number of other colourful
birds.
Manù is famous for its biodiversity. So far more than 1000 species of birds have
been registered, more than 200 species of mammals among them 13 species of
monkeys, and 15,000 species of flowering plants.
• Why to go on a
trip to Manu with Andean Enjoy Perú?
We use only experienced Manu guides, who want to show you the best of Manu, and
provide you with a unique and ecological rainforest experience at a fair price.
Being partners of the Manù Bio-Station and Maquisapayoj we can show you a very
special part of Manù. You will learn a lot!
•Why going to Manù?
Manù is situated away from civilization and is one of the world's biggest
wilderness areas where wildlife is still undisturbed and plentiful. Manu's
primary rainforest offers an extraordinarily high wildlife density and – more
important for the visitor - : big-mammal and macaw salt licks where the animals
concentrate and it is easy to observe them. Some birds are endemic to this area
as e.g. rufous fronted antthrush (formicarios rufifrons), black-faced cotinga (conioptilon
mcilhennyi), manù antbird (cercomacra manù) and the white cheeked tody tyrant (poecilotriccus
albifacies).
No other area in America offers such excellent viewing of rare or difficult to
observe animals.
• Why going to Bio-station and Maquisapayoj?
The Manù Bio-Station and Maquisapayoj are situated in pristine primary
rainforest. BioStation is on the small, undisturbed Rio Blanco. Both places are
surrounded by plenty of private walking trails to discover, ideal to observe
animals, especially at the nearby oxbow-lakes and at the licks. Nobody else
around in hundreds of kilometres of rainforest!
• Ecotourism and
Conservation
Ecotourism is an important economic activity for the inhabitants of the
rainforest that permits its use without destroying the rainforest resources.
That's why it's very important to involve local people in Manù tourism!
Most of the rainforest flora and fauna is not visible to the visitor at first
sight. It depends very much on the knowledge, skills and experience of your
guide, if you will see something of the beauty of the rainforest or just pass
by.
Activities on our trips include:
Natural History, birdwatching, photography, platform camping, hiking, nightwalks,
canoeing, rafting and fishing.
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