9 National Park Trips in Peru Worth Booking

1.4 Day Tour to the Manu National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · from $389Our pick

Travel from Cusco through the Andes and cloud forest to Manu National Park on a small-group, four-day nature trip. You will spot birds and monkeys, visit Machuwasi Lagoon and a macaw clay lick, swim in the river, and ride a jungle zipline. Guides may include Cyril, Yajahira, Marco, or Hans.

“Beautiful amazon river .. excellent tour guide Especially the teams of Rossel Brayan Ugarte they did moa wonderfull job ..100% recommended we will definitely go back again”

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2.Manu National Park Tour 4days/3night

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 4 days (approx.) · from $470

Travel from Cusco into Manu National Park for four days with a private guide, boat trips, jungle walks, birdwatching, hot springs, and an eco-lodge stay. Guides such as Saulo, Symond, Simone, and David are praised for sharp wildlife spotting. Three meals daily and equipment are included.

“absolutely amazing experience. We had never done anything like this before so was a little nervous, but there was no need. The food was amazing, the cabins were as good as can be expected, the jungle hikes, boat trips, look out spots all amazing. Best of all was our guide Symond, incredibly knowledgeable, eye of a hawk and very friendly”

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3.Sandboarding and Off Road in Lima (National Park Lomas de Ancón)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $192

Leave Lima for the desert reserve of Lomas de Ancón, where instructors such as Luis and Annie teach first-time riders how to sandboard. You’ll get hotel transfers, a 4x4 ride over the dunes, equipment, snacks, water, and photos or video. Plan on six to eight hours, including the drive.

“This experience was so much fun. I have never snow boarded and barely skied in the past, but this was quick and easy to learn. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and patient. We started out on small dunes and worked our way up to bigger ones. We sand boarded at a protected dune park and there was no one else around. We had it all to ourselves which was awesome.”

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4.4-Day Manu National Park Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 48 reviews · 4 days · from $427

Travel from Cusco through Paucartambo and the cloud forest into Manu National Park. With a bilingual guide such as Ciro or Germán, you will ride the Alto Madre de Dios River, watch macaws, search for caimans, hike the forest, and sleep in basic jungle lodges.

“Wow C'était super ! J'ai eu beaucoup de chance car je suis partis pendant la saison des pluies ( le 1 février ) et il a très peu plu. Du coup il y avait pas du tout de touristes ! On avait l'impression d'être seuls. Nous étions que trois dans la voiture. Notre guide Ciro était fabuleux. J'ai énormément parlé avec lui. ( très bon anglais ) Il a beaucoup de connaissances de la faune et la flore. Il n'a jamais arrêté de chercher les animaux pour nous. D'ailleurs nous avons vu beaucoup d'animaux grace à lui. Pendant que d'autres guides étaient sur leur téléphone... La nourriture était top et…”

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5.3-Day Eco-Sustainable Private Tour Manu National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 41 reviews · from $389

Travel from Cusco into Manu National Park with a private guide, boat rides on the upper Madre de Dios River, forest walks, thermal baths, Machuwasi Lagoon, a night walk, and a parrot clay lick. Guides such as José, Alex, Marco, and Nicholas are known for spotting wildlife and explaining the forest.

“We had the best time with Alex! He’s not only super fun and easy to be around, but also incredibly knowledgeable and caring. He has a real gift for finding animals — we saw so much more than we ever expected thanks to him. You can tell hRead more”

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6.Ballestas Island & Nature Reserve all inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 37 reviews · 5h 30m · from $60Best value

You’ll cruise to Ballestas Islands with an English or Spanish guide, look for sea lions, seabirds, and Humboldt penguins, then explore Paracas Reserve by private vehicle. Guides such as Lucio, Manuel, and Alberto lead the reserve portion, with stops at Playa Roja, Lagunillas, and coastal viewpoints.

“Highly recommend this tour. The first part is a group Ballestas Island Tour and the second part a private tour of the Nature Reserve. Lucio our guide was very knowledgeable.”

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7.Manu National Park Tour & Accommodation 3 Days

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 12 reviews

Travel from Cusco to Manu with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide, stopping at Paucartambo, cloud-forest trails, waterfalls, Machuhuasi Oxbow Lake, and the Alto Madre de Dios River. Expect basic lodging, early starts, night walks, boat trips, and small groups of up to 15.

“Tour ben organizzato! Abbiamo visto il parco del Manu ….guida molto disponibile. Il nostro gruppo era formato da 4 persone 2 italiani e 2 francesi: una guida, un autista, un cuoco. Abbiamo fatto passeggiate mattutine notturne con canoe zattere e abbiamo visto tantissimi uccelli, scimmie fiori piante ….inoltre una ragazza e un ragazzo ci hanno fatto fare lo zip Line. Grazie Silver e staff Consigliatissimo”

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8.Manu National Park 3 Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 3 days · from $370

Travel from Cusco into Manu’s cloud forest and Amazon edge with an English or Spanish-speaking guide and a group of up to 17. See Lupaca tombs, Paucartambo, the Andean cock-of-the-rock, a coca farm, rescued wildlife, caimans, and parrots at a river clay lick, with kayaking and two nights’ lodging.

“Taking the three-day tour to Manu National Park was one of the best decisions of my trip to Peru. From the very beginning, the organization was impeccable: the punctual pickup in Cusco, the comfortable and safe transportation, and the warmth with which our guide greeted us made all the difference. During these three days, we were able to explore the Manu cultural zone, a perfect gateway to the Amazon. The landscape is simply breathtaking: rushing rivers, endless forests, and a biodiversity that never ceases to amaze. We walked along trails surrounded by lush vegetation, listening to birdsong and the murmur of the jungle, and we were fortunate enough to observe…”

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9.Manu National Park Tours from Cusco 5 Days

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 5 reviews · 5 days · from $673

Travel from Cusco into Manu National Park with a bilingual English and Spanish guide and a group of up to nine. You will visit Paucartambo, Tres Cruces, the Manu Cloud Forest, Soga de Oro Lodge, and the Madre de Dios River, with jungle walks, parrots, Amazonian meals, and a night safari.

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