Explore The Amazon Jungle
If you are wondering about taking a trip around the Amazon Jungle, you might not have figured out the possible choices for making your Amazon tours a great experience. Even though, nearly two-thirds of the Amazon forest is located in the country of Brazil, some portions are also shared by several other nations like Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and of course as you have heard Peru as well. Even a part of Amazon is called as the Peruvian Amazon. To be more specific 66% of the rain forest is located in Brazil and the remaining in the other nations that are listed earlier.
Even though, only a lesser portion of the rainforest is located in these nations, they are still known to offer numerous options to the tourists to explore the wide range of flora and fauna that is found in the rainforest of the Brazilian Amazon. There is a whole lot of lodging facilities and even cruise ships are taking travelers to different tributaries of the river to make their journey ever memorable in their lifetime. Particularly, Peru is known to have many convenient points of access that are located close to the other top travel tourist spots.
The Amazon from Peru
When you select the country of Peru for your Amazon tours, there are two important locations within the beautiful jungles. They are the Tamboapata National Reserve and the Manu National Park. If you are a nature lover, this place will surely offer you the right kind of entertainment that will be remembered by you all through your life. Both these places can be jointly visited when you are planning your visit to Cusco, which is the city that attract tourists to Peru on their way towards and from Machu Picchu, which is another popular destination for the tourists to enjoy.
Iquitos, which is located in the northern side of Peru is also considered an important spot for the tourists. Here they can visit Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve and explore the Amazon during an Iquitos tour. Manu is a place, where they can experience the beauty of the forest in its untouched form. Animals like jaguars, giant otters, caimans, tapirs, monkeys and spectacled bears can be found in this place. Furthermore, the bird species found here is huge in number.
The Peruvian Amazon
Peruvian Amazon Jungle tours are great if you want to combine it with a visit to the ancient city of Machu Picchu. This is an interesting city that was built on top of a hill hundreds of years ago and remained hidden from the Spanish invaders and the rest of the civilized world until it was discovered in the 20th century. The Peruvian trip presents more variety for trekking and visiting these archeological sights. You may also take a train, bus or hike to the location before taking an independent bus for the Amazon jungle tours.
