Introduction
The Manu rainforest provides one of the world's great wilderness experiences, with incomparable diversity of life forms.
The reserve delivers the planet's best bird watching, a proliferation of jungle fauna and flora, and opportunities to see giant otters, jaguars and many species of primate.
Manu is one of the largest conservation areas on earth and more than 80% of the reserve remains off-limits, home to indigenous groups who have almost no contact with the outside world.
The area's close proximity to Cusco has made it one of the prime nature-watching areas of South America and a striking feature of the area's great plains are the meandering river channels that have become isolated oxbow lakes, full of caiman and a host of other species.
