Drink only bottled or boiled wáter, Be careful with raw vegetables and fruits, Avoid eating at food stalls on the street. Altitude sickness (altitude sickness) can avoid resting the first day of his arrival in the mountains and consume light meals.
Amazon FAQS
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Malaria: The Malaria risk in Manu is extremely low (less than 0.1 %). We recommend to bring insect repellent and protect yourself with long sleeves instead of taking heavy malaria prophylaxis (please check for the side effects of these medicaments!!) which are not very secure either. If you want you can bring a ´stand by´ medicine in case you get Malaria (which can be detected by blood analysis), but you can also get this medication here. In the south peruvian rainforest there is only the type of Malaria named Plasmodium vivax` which is completely curable.
The climatic conditions are highly variable PNM. The climate is generally rainy and precipitations vary with altitude. In the south (the highest) is recorded from 1,500 to 2,000 mm annually. In the middle sector increases from 3,000 to 3,500 mm. The highest record in the northwest reaches over 8,000 mm. In the dry season, from May to September, rainfall decreases and temperature decreases. The thermal regime is also highly variable, as the Amazon area is warm with an average temperature of 25.6 ° C, and the Andean region is cold with an average annual temperature of 8 ° C.
It is strictly forbidden. Only the local native communities are allowed to fish and hunt in authorized areas inside the Park.
By Peruvian law in Presidential Resolution 038-2011 through the National Service of Protected Natural Areas (Sernanp) institution, fishing called “chinchorro fishing” has been prohibited. This provision is considered aggressive by the institution, given that it uses huge nets to catch fish in large masses.
The consequences of this type of fishing is the decrease in the population of endangered species, which is an attack on many ecosystems.
Likewise, within the reserved and buffer zones, sport fishing is not allowed, except for the indigenous communities that use this resource for their food.
No. For safety reasons, you should always follow your guide along marked paths.
For safety reasons, it is forbidden to swim in the rivers and lakes.
During the months of May and June, sometimes the temperature can drop sharply as cold fronts come north from southern South America, a phenomena known as Friaje. We recommend some warm clothing if you visit in this time of the year just in case.
If possible, yes please. You will be helping protect the environment.
Yes, it is open the whole year. The best time to visit is from April to November during the dry season. The heavy rainy season is from February to March, when access by both road and air becomes more difficult and when trails in the forest can become flooded.
In Southern Peru there have been reported yellow fever, malaria and leishmaniasis, but so far no tourists who visited Manu have reported getting any tropical diseases. However, there is always a possibility, so we recommend following the instructions of your doctor.
The amount will depend on the time of day, but as in any Amazon region, there will be mosquitoes. We suggest to wear repellent if needed and long-sleeved shirts and long trousers.
It is not a requirement, but one should be able to walk a trail of several kilometres to fully enjoy what Manu has to offer.
Your tour operator will provide drinking water. Some use the bottled water that is brought from the nearest cities and others with filters and / or boiling to purify the water from small springs or the river to make it fit for human consumption. Consult your travel agent for more information.
Tourist sites are located in the tourist and recreational area of the Manu River. In these spaces, each concessionaire has built ecolodge or adequate and comfortable shelters. They offer services like: dining room, bathrooms, showers and some short ways of connection between all the structures. All beds have mosquito nets to prevent mosquito or insect bites. The details of each hostel are diferent.
The National Park is a Protected Natural Area owned and managed by the Peruvian state as part of the national system of protected areas of Peru ((Sistema Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado en el Perú – SINANPE). Its objective is to protect and preserve intact ecosystems, which may contain a High biological and aesthetic diversity and landscape of relevant interest, where activities of indirect use can be done as: research, education, tourism and recreation.
The Biosphere Reserve is a representative ecological area with three self-complementary functions: scientific research, conservation and sustainable development. Today, the Manu Biosphere Reserve is divided into a nuclear zone represented by the territory of the Manu National Park, a buffer zone and a transition zone.