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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. |