Brown Wooly Monkey by Marek Stefunko
Manu National Park
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Brown Wooly Monkey by Marek Stefunko
Peru|South America
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Manu National Park
Peru|South America
97
Wildlife
38
Access
60
Stay
64
Safety
87
Photo
94
Crowds
48
Cost
100
Birding
Manu National Park is one of the most biodiverse protected areas on Earth, spanning cloud forest to lowland Amazon and supporting extraordinary bird and mammal richness. It is less convenient than Tambopata but offers a deeper sense of wilderness and ecological range.
22°
Clear
Gallery
Wildlife Species
Cock-of-the-rock
UncommonBird · Best time: Early Morning
Jaguar
RareMammal · Best time: Dawn or Dusk
Giant Otter
UncommonMammal · Best time: Morning
Woolly Monkey
UncommonMammal · Best time: Morning
Geography
- Terrain
- Cloud forest, foothills, lowland rainforest, rivers
- Elevation
- 300-4000m
- Climate
- Tropical and montane
- Area
- About 17160 km2
Weather
- Best Months
- MayJuneJulyAugust
- Avg. Temperature
- 10-31°C
- Rainfall
- Lower in the dry season
- Humidity
- 70-100%
Getting There
Nearest Airport
Cusco Airport with overland and river journey
Multi-stage access from Cusco
Transport
- Guided overland expeditions
- River transport deeper into Manu
- Multi-day wildlife itineraries
Where to Stay
Remote jungle lodges on guided itineraries
Mid-range to PremiumLodge · Inside access corridors
Research stations and basic camps
Budget to Mid-rangeField Camp · Deep forest routes
Location
-11.9000, -71.5000View larger map
