Best known for
Manu and Tambopata rainforests, macaw clay licks, the cock-of-the-rock, and Machu Picchu
The range
From the high Andes and cloud forest down to the western Amazon
Why it's special
Manu spans the greatest altitude range of any park, with unrivalled biodiversity
How to travel
Cloud-forest descents and Amazon lodges, woven with the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu
Where to go
Destinations in peru
Macaw clay licks · Peru
tambopata
The greatest biodiversity · Peru
manu
Inca heartland · Peru
sacred-valley
The lost city · Peru
machu-picchu
High-Andes endemics · Peru
abra-malaga
Manu-road cloud forest · Peru
cock-of-the-rock-lodge
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When to come — honestly
When to go
May – October
Best
The dry season — the best access for the Amazon, cloud forest and Andes.
Year-round
Good
Manu and Tambopata reward all year; the dry season is easiest.
November – April
Good
The green season — lush and warm, with afternoon rain in the lowlands.
Travel to peru
Private, tailor-made journeys across peru, designed around you and timed around the wildlife.
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