As travellers continue to embrace eco-options when planning itineraries, the nation known as ‘Living Eden’ is awaiting tourists to appreciate its rich cultural heritage, distinctive civilisations and unbounded natural beauty.

The pristine rainforests which decorate the Amazon Basin have come to occupy a pivotal role in regional tourism for Peru, as it remains unique in its evasion of European influences.

The Basin is more than a natural refuge for countless species of wildlife and fauna, but hosts a myriad of nomadic tribal communities that safeguard the land and all that resides within it. 

The meandering waters are dotted with riverboats, and the neighbouring swamps and forests are bubbling with energy of pumas and monkeys, reptiles and butterflies. The Amazon Basin is a melting pot of cultures and creatures.

The heart of the Basin olds the 1.8 million hectare Parque Nacional Manu, one of the largest conservation reserves in the world and a World Heritage Site.

The national park is deceptive in its serenity, as it accommodates the Yaminhua Amerindians, a tribe infamous for their warfare techniques and partiality for poison darts and head-taking.

The Amazon Basic hosts over 200,000 nomadic forest Indian tribes, including 70,000 Quecha-speaking Yaminahua Amerindians. The park benefits from the tribal innocence to the changes in time, as the Amerindians ensure the ongoing preservation of their natural habitats.

Considered the most bio-diverse rainforest in the world, the park is home to the Manu Wildlife Centre, where over 1000 species of birds are sheltered. The renown rainbow-coloured macaws attract bird watchers from around the globe.

Winding trails throughout the park provide access to the many wonders hidden within Manu, as well as a route to Manu Lodge, the only lodge within the Reserve Zone which boasts 22 bungalows with private baths, a bar and a hammock.

Tours offered by Condor Travel will provide travellers the opportunity to benefit from a wealth of wisdom offered by biologists and field researchers at the Manu Wildlife Centre. Guests can enjoy a motor canoe trek downstream in the national park, as well as chances to explore the unspoiled Amazonian forest trails.