Location
Districts: Kosñipata, Manu, Fitzcarrald. Provinces: Paucartambo / Manu. Regions: Cusco and Madre de Dios.
The Manu National Park is one of the natural parks with the greatest biological diversity and scenic beauty on the planet. Due to this, UNESCO conferred it the status of a Biosphere Reserve and included it in its selected list of Natural Heritage of Humanity. The cultural and high Andean zone of the Protected Natural Area is inhabited by populations dedicated to agriculture and that have been integrating the conservation model promoted by the Peruvian State, while in the core zone important indigenous groups live and move in initial contact and in voluntary isolation. Living paradise between the Andes and the Amazon that preserves the most biodiverse national park on the planet.
The park is a wild flora and fauna emporium:
From Tres Cruces, the natural viewpoint from where the sun rises over the Amazonian mantle to the jungles of the Manu River, passing through the cloud forests of the district of Kosñipata, the gigantic national park allows the observation of colossal trees, huge waterfalls, a wonderful selection of orchids, snakes, deer, squirrels and the vivid plumage of cock-of-the-rocks and macaws. The most intense adventure is to observe the giant otters in the cochas (lagoon, in Quechua), while the alligators move along the Manu River and we appreciate the imposing jaguar, the largest feline on our continent.
Districts: Kosñipata, Manu, Fitzcarrald. Provinces: Paucartambo / Manu. Regions: Cusco and Madre de Dios.
1 716 295.22 hectares.
Monday to Sunday from 7:00 to 16:00 h.
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¹ Children from 5 to 16 years old. Children under 5 years old get free admission.
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By air | Section: Lima - Cusco. Means of transport: commercial line. Distance / time: 1160 km / 1 hour. |
By land | Section: Cusco - Paucartambo - Acjanaco surveillance post - Tres Cruces. Means of transport: tourist bus/ four-wheel drive van. Access road: road. Track condition: regular. Distance / time: 143 km / 4 hours. |
By land | Section: Cusco - Atalaya. Means of transport: tourist bus/ four-wheel drive van. Distance/time: 9 hours. |
By water | Section: Atalaya - Santa Cruz - Pusharo. Means of transport: boat with outboard motor. Access road: Río Alto Madre de Dios / Río Palotoa. Distance / time: 5 hours. |
By water | Section: Atalaya - Río Manu (PVC Limonal). Means of transport: boat with outboard motor. Access road: Río Alto Madre de Dios / Río Manu. Distance / time: 137 km /7 hr. |
By water | Section: Limonal PCV - PCV Pakitza (Manu River). Means of transport: boat with outboard motor. Access road: Manu River. Distance / time: 98 km / 5 hours (varies depending on the flow of the river). |
Reaching 4000 m, you can see the puna and the mist forest that house unique species of flora and fauna such as orchids, bromeliads, ferns, spectacled bears, pumas, and birds of striking colors. Hundreds of people come in the months of June and July to appreciate the Sunrise at the viewpoint of Tres Cruces, a phenomenon that occurs during the winter solstice. The zoo is accessed by a 13.5 km road from the Acjanaco checkpoint, which is the place of registration of visitors to enter the pond through the Andean area.
Circuit: Cusco – Paucartambo – Tres Cruces. Access to the circuit: car to the viewpoint of Tres Cruces. Distance: 143 km / 3.5 horas.
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Circuit: Cusco - Huarcapay - Ninamarca - Paucartambo - Acjanaco - Cloud Forest - Pilcopata - Atalaya - Alto Madre de Dios Sector - Manu River Sector (Limonal - Romero, Otorongo, Salvador, Pakitza).
Access to the circuit: car to Atalaya / boat to the Manu river / walks through the Manu river sector. Distance: to Atalaya 224 km / 9 hours. From Atalaya to Limonal-Romero, 137 km / 7
Manu River
Between the Limonal and Pakitza Checkpoints (300 m). Along the river it is possible to observe jaguars, shore birds, turtles, and macaws, etc. Its cochas (lagoon, in Quechua), habitat of the giant otter, the black caiman and a great birdlife stand out. Other tourist attractions are the various forest associations on the banks of the river, where you can see trees over 40 m high, as well as a great variety of flora and fauna. You cannot ignore the clay licks (salty land, in Quechua), which are walls with a high concentration of salts and minerals visited by numerous species of animals.
Limonal Sector
In the Limonal sector there is an Interpretation Center which, in turn, is the registration place for visitors to enter the park through the Manu River. It has trails for trekking and a platform for bird watching within an aguajal. In the Romero sector there is a shelter and a system of trails that cross different types of forests between pacales, renacales, giant trees, etc.
Cocha Otorongo
Cocha located on the right bank of the Manu River. It has an 18-meter-high viewpoint that allows a panoramic view of the water mirror. In this area the Paujil camp is found.
Cocha Salvador
One of the most beautiful and extensive lakes, which is home to one of the most stable river giant otter families in Manu. In the area surrounding the lake there is a system of trails, camps (Aguaje, Renaco, Sachavaca and Sajino) and the Casa Matsiguenka shelter managed by Matsiguenka community members. In the Salvador lake, the use of a catamaran is authorized to explore the water mirror and observe the fauna.
Cocha Pakitza
This sector has an excellent trail system that allows to learn about the forests preferred by bird watchers. There is also a mammal clay lick where many species permanently concur.
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Circuit: Puerto Maldonado - Puerto Carlos - Boca Colorado - Blanquillo - Limonal - Cocha Salvador - Cocha Otorongo - Pakitza.
Access to the circuit: Car to Puerto Carlos / Boat to Limonal Romero.
Distance: from Puerto Maldonado to Boca Colorado, 180 km / 8 hours. From Boca Colorado to Limonal Romero, 130 km / 7 hours.
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Located in the Palotoa river basin (500 m). In this area, the enigmatic Petroglyphs of Pusharo stand out, figures that have been engraved on huge rocks, representing one of the most important manifestations of rock art in the Peruvian Amazon. Access begins at the Alto Madre de Dios River, towns of Atalaya, Santa Cruz and Shintuya. In the area there is a tourist lodge managed by the native community of Palotoa - Teparo, close to the petroglyphs.
Circuit: Cusco - Huarcapay - Ninamarca - Acjanaco - Cloud Forest - Pilcopata - Atalaya - Pusharo Petroglyphs. Distance: up to Atalaya, 224 km / 9 hoors. From Atalaya to the Petroglyphs of Pusharo, 30 km.
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It is the most important nature destination in Peru and, although the tourist visit to the park is restricted to extremely specific places, it is possible to make contact, through authorized agencies, with its lakes populated by giant otters, its macaw and mammals clay licks , its multiple trails to observe birds, felines, and nature in general, its water mirrors and the ecolodges authorized by Sernanp. Indigenous and uncontacted peoples inhabit the Manu, and its ecosystems have remained intact due to its remoteness from what we call civilization. 99% of its surface is in good condition.