Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
9
MANU TOURS
The companies below have a responsible attitude towards the Manu reserve and are keen to
keep the impact of tourism to a minimum. Transport here is by land from Cusco.
TOUR OPERATORS
Atalaya
Reserva Ecológica Chontachaka, Jardines
del Inka G6, Cusco
T
084 228 327,
W
atalayaperu
.com. One of the few companies offering combined
Manu and Tambopata tours, as well as ecological
volunteer placements in the jungle. Atalaya has its
own reserve, but uses the indigenous-owned and
-run
Casa Matsiguenka
for accommodation on many
of its tours. Also offers programmes where you can
experiment with the hallucinogenic
ayahuasca
vine,
and a course in the use of medicinal plants. From
US$470 person for five days and four nights, including
land transport in and out. Discount of 10 percent for
SAE members.
Manu Adventures
Plateros 356, Cusco
T
084
261 640,
W
manuadventures.com. Popular, reputable
operator offering four-day trips into the Cultural
Zone and eight-day adventures to the Reserved Zone.
Optional extras include rafting, zipping down a
canopy line and a visit to the clay lick near their own
Erika Lodge
in the Cultural Zone, as well as visits to the
oxbow lakes during the longer trip. Five-day “esoteric”
trips are also available and involve shamanic rituals
using medicinal and hallucinogenic plants. From
US$760 for eight days.
Pantiacolla Tours
Garcilaso 265, 2nd floor, Cusco
T
084 238 323,
W
pantiacolla.com. A company with
a reputation for serious eco-adventure tours. This
company offers three- to five-day trips (from US$410)
to the Cloudforest and Pantiacolla Mountain Range of
Manu's Cultural Zone, as well as longer trips (7-9 days;
from US$1370) to the Cloudforest, Reserved Zone
(Salvador and Otorongo Lakes) and the Blanquillo
macaw lick. Longer trips also include visits to Cocha
Salvador and Cocha Otorongo. Discount of 5 percent
for SAE members.
Attractions aside, for many, the jungle
experience is made unforgettable simply
by the long journeys along the river, far
away from civilization, spotting herons,
egrets, vultures, storks and toucans,
and watching the pristine jungle pass by,
or waking up under a mosquito net in
the heart of the rainforest to the sounds
of howler monkeys.
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