I highly recommend visiting Manu but NOT for the standard 3night trip. You won't see much wildlife as you need to get further into the jungle and away from people, settlements and other tour groups. I took a 7 night trip with amazon trails Peru based in cusco. The trip was excellent. We saw tapir from their night hide, capybara,... More

If you're planning on taking a trip into the Amazon with a guide, I just wanted to warn people about a guide that my girlfriend and I employed in May 2010, who we found to be untrustworthy. 2 seriously unprofessional events happened during our time with him. First, one night we left about 150 USD in his possession and the... More

Stayed at Refugio Amazonas and Tambopata Research Centre, both places fantastic. Lack of electricity not an issue. Great commitment to conservation and ecology so very impressive. Our guide, Jhin Pierr from Rainforest Expeditions, was superb. He is so knowledgeable and went out of his way to ensure our time in the rainforest was brilliant. It is well worth taking extra... More

We stayed at the EcoAmazonia Lodge 2 hours down the river from Puerto Maldonado in Peru. The lodges we stayed in were very rustic and felt authentic and in keeping with the surroundings. There was limited electric for a few hours in the day and evening - the fans in the rooms are very cooling as the heat was very... More