Expedition chronicles, flora and fauna guides, gear tips and everything you need to know before heading into the virgin rainforest of Manu National Park.
The weather in Manu National Park depends on altitude: the Amazon lowlands are warm, with an average annual temperature of 25.6 °C (78 °F), while the Andean zone is cold, with an average of 8 °C (46 °F)....
No. Visitors are not allowed to fish inside Manu National Park. Only the native communities may fish and hunt, for their own food, in...
No. For your safety, always walk with your guide and stay on the marked trails. It is easy to get lost in the forest,...
No. For safety reasons swimming in the rivers and lakes of Manu is not allowed: the rivers have strong currents and the oxbow lakes...
Usually not, but it can be. Between May and September, cold air masses coming from the south of South America, called friajes, sometimes reach...
Yes, please, if you can. Water from the lodges ends up in the rivers of Manu, so biodegradable shampoo and soap help protect the...
Yes, Manu is open all year and our tours run in every month. The dry season, from May to September, has less rain and...
Yes, as in any part of the Amazon there are mosquitoes, more at dawn, at dusk and near water. Wear long-sleeved shirts and long...
You do not need to be an athlete, but you should be able to walk a few kilometres (a couple of miles) on forest...
Yes. We provide drinking water during the whole tour, so you do not need to buy bottled water in Cusco. At Top Manu Avatar...
On our 3, 4 and 5-day Manu tours you sleep every night at Top Manu Avatar Lodge, our own lodge on the Alto Madre...
In Peru, the difference between a national park and a national reserve is what can be used. Under Peru's Protected Natural Areas Law (Law...
