This is one of the last great wilderness areas on the planet. Protecting me headwaters of the River Manu, the park of 1.53 million hectares is staggeringly diverse flora and fauna. It is also home to indigenous group recently had been completely uncontested. Difficult to get to and with . restriction on the numbers allowed to visit the area, the park offers the chance to see sever different rainforest mammals which, with luck, include the giant otter, black caiman, jaguar and ocelot. It is also home to at least 13 different types of primate Manu has for a long time been highly prized as a destination by ornithologists an the current bird count has just topped the thousand mark. There are several small macaw and parrot clay licks in the reserve.
Manu Biosphere Reserve is accessible from Cusco and visitors stay at Manu Lodge, the only tourist facility actually in the reserve.
This is not a destination for those on tight budgets. Travel in this area is expensive and time-consuming. Due to Manu international reputation its limited, though excellent accommodation is often full. The best way to avoid disappointment is to book well in advance through a tour operator (eg: Eco Summer Expeditions, Forum Travel, Holbrook Travel, see page 277). Victor Emanuel Nature Tours offer outstanding trips for serious birders (two weeks, US$2,750). Otherwise book with a reliable tour operator in Lima; the best is Rainforest Expeditions.
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