• Availability: Available now
  • Group size: 2-10
  • Tour Type: Manu jungle trip
  • Max. Elevation: 3770 meters above sea level

Manu Ayahuasca Tour 3D/2N

815 USD Per person

Manu Ayahuasca Tour 3D/2N

This Manu Ayahuasca tour will make you explore the best of the cultural area of ​​the Manu National Park, as well as perform 1 Ayahuasca ceremony. Manu is home to many native communities such as the Ashaninkas and Matsigenkas, who have Taitas dedicated to the Ayahuasca ceremonies in Manu.

In addition to being operators of tours such as the Inca Trail, Machu Picchu or tour to Manu with our brand IncaGo Expeditions, we are also specialists in Ayahuasca retreats with our retreats in the Manu jungle and in the sacred valley with our brand Ikaro Ayahuasca Retreat.

On this Manu amazon tour, you will be able to spot the cock of the rock, which is Peru’s national bird, the Andean quetzal, monkeys, macaws, capybara, peccary, hoatzin, Camungos, big ceibas and interesting plants. Also, you will experience an ayahuasca ceremony on the first day.

Highlights of our 3-day Manu Tour 

  • Our guides are specialists in the observation of flora, birds and animals in Manu.
  • Our lodges are located in the middle of the forest and have all the comforts.
  • Our food is served buffet style.
  • We will provide a specific diet for your Ayahuasca ceremony.
  • At least one day our chef will surprise you with a typical meal from the Manu jungle.
  • We have the best and most passionate team of workers.
  • Be part of our social and environmental projects.
  • With our unique itinerary combine the Manu jungle trip and Ayahuasca ceremony.
  • In addition to all the above, we prepare food for our people and team with 100% organic veggies purchased from local producers.
  • Our Manu Amazon Tour and Ayahuasca Ceremony has a fair and cheap price compared to other operators.

Trip Overview of our 3-day Manu Tour 

  • Tour Type: Manu Rainforest Tour
  • Good for: Those in moderate shape or better
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Season: All year around
  • Consideration: Book ahead of time

DAY 1: Cusco – Paucartambo – Cloud Forest – Cosñipata.

  • Elevation: From 3300 to 550 meters
  • First day Distance: 220 km / 136.702 miles (12 hours)
  • Considered: You Will make many stops to spot birds and monkeys
  • Meals:Breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner! All served as buffet
  • Weather:Cold in the beginning and then hot and humid

This Manu Ayahuasca tour starts with your pick up from your hotel at 5 am. You will be driven for 2 hours to Ninamarca, a small pre-Inca site that was a tomb located on the top of the mountains, here the tour guide will explain you about the Andes Mountain range and the importance of locating ancient burials on the top of the mountains. You will continue on the car 20 minutes more to Paucartambo, where you will have breakfast and also you will explore with the guide the interesting plaza and church of the town.

Then you will be driven 45 minutes to Tres Cruces de Oro, which is the starting point of the Manu National Park, officially from here you will start descending and exploring the deeps of the Manu Tour. Also, from these places you will observe from a lookout how amazing looks the transition of the Andes and the Amazon rainforest.

You will descend the Manu Road with binocular and telescopes, so you will be able to spot birds like: the cock of the rock, quetzals and monkeys. Along the way the cook will prepare a delicious food nutritious diet for your Ayahuasca ceremony. After lunch you will continue walking and spotting more wildlife.

In the late afternoon you will get ready for your Ayahuasca ceremony. Before you take part of it, the shaman and the specialist ayahuasca guide, will have a big talk with all insides you will need to have a good ayahuasca ceremony. The ceremony will start at 7 pm and will last for 4 hours.

** Such a great way to explore the Manu tour and Ayahuasca ceremony.

DAY 2: Cosñipata – Atalaya – Machuwasi.

  • Elevation: From 550 meters to 350 meters
  • Considered: You will do a lot hiking into the forest
  • Meals:Breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner! All served as buffet
  • Weather:Hot and humid

After a nutritious and varied breakfast, you will have an integration ceremony with the shaman to talk about your experience in the Ayahuasca ceremony on the Manu tour and to go deeper into the experience and the visions you had.

Afterwards you will be driven for 40 minutes to a place where you will be able to observe many varieties of hummingbirds, fruit tanagers, the jungle condor, boa and many other birds. Then you will continue for 30 minutes to the port of Atalaya, where you will board a 30-minute motorboat to go to your lodge.

After a delicious buffet lunch, you will head on the motorboat to the Machuwasi meander lake, where you will have the opportunity to observe hoatzins, Camungos and dwarf caimans. After exploring and looking for animal life on the Manu tour, you will go to a primary forest where you will find a giant tree from the ceiba family. This tree is about 60 meters high and it takes 15 to 20 people to go around it.

After a well-deserved shower and a comforting dinner, you will take a night walk to observe tarantulas, spiders, scorpions, snakes and many other nocturnal creatures on the Manu Ayahuasca tour.

** You will go deeper in the Manu jungle to have better chances to spot animals.

DAY 3: Atalaya – Parrot clay lick – Cusco.

  • Elevation: From 350 meters to 550 meters
  • Considered: Ayahuasca ceremony in the Manu jungle
  • Meals:Breakfast, snacks, lunch! All served as buffet
  • Weather:Hot and humid

This last day on the Manu Ayahuasca tour will be very colorful, as you will wake up very early to go and observe the arrival of many parrots and some macaws at a clay lick. Afterwards you will return to the lodge to enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast. After breakfast you will get ready to embark for 40 minutes on the Madre de Dios River to the port of Atalaya.

At this place you will have an Amazonian cooking class with your cook, you will learn to prepare a typical dish from the Manu rainforest tour. After lunch you will embark for 5 hours back to Cusco where you will arrive around 7 pm.

** Incredible 3 days in the Amazon rainforest, learning about ayahuasca medicine and exploring the Manu rainforest.

Included on the Manu Rainforest tour 3D/2N 

  • Van transport from Cusco to Manu Park to Cusco.
  • Motor boat ride for all excursions in the Manu tour.
  • Entry ticket to the cultural zone of Manu Park.
  • 2 buffet breakfasts, 3 buffet lunches and 2 buffet dinners (all food restrictions and requirements available).
  • If you are only doing the 3-day Manu Tour, the menu will include a meat diet. However, if you are doing the Manu Tour with an Ayahuasca ceremony included, we will provide you with a vegetarian and protein-rich diet menu.
  • 1 Ayahuasca Ceremony
  • Water as much as you need.
  • Specialist jungle tour guide equipped with binoculars and telescope.
  • Rubber boots to explore the Manu jungle tour.
  • Amazon food cooking class in our lodge.
  • 2 nights of lodge
  • Duffels bags to pack essentials things you will need on the 3-day rainforest ayahuasca tour.

Not included on the Manu Amazon tour 

  • First breakfast
  • Last dinner
  • Sodas and alcoholic drinks
  • Tips
  • Souvenirs

Prices 

We are ready to do this amazing journey to the Manu Rainforest and Ayahuasca ceremony with you and your loved ones.

Group Price (2025):

  • 815 USD per person

If you are more than 2 people, ask for our special offers

Private Tour:

Private tours are available and priced by party size.

  • 2 Tourist: USD 885 per person
  • 3 Tourist: USD 815 per person
  • 4 Tourist: USD 785 per person
  • 5 Tourist: USD 725 per person
  • 6 Tourist: USD 685 per person
  • 7 Tourist: USD 625 per person
  • 8 or more Tourist: $565 per person

Please send everything to info@incagoexpeditions.com

We suggest you to carry lightweight daypack that the is key to feel comfortable during the Manu jungle tour.

Essentials:

  • Original Passport,
  • Immigration Card (given on the plane as you enter Peru)
  • Bug spray; 100 DEET
  • Good daypack
  • Water storage: Water reservoir like camelbacks is encouraged – but enough for at least 2-3 liters.
  • Comfortable hiking shoes (lightweight with good soles)
  • We provide wellington boots

For Your Duffel: we will carry up to 7 kg of your personal items

  • 08 long-sleeved shirts: (at least for the days you will be in the excursion and avoid black colors as they attract easily the flies and mosquitoes)
  • 08 tank top, for the nights as there is not air conditioning but there is mosquito nets in the beds.
  • 03 quick dry full-length pants
  • 08 Socks: you should have comfortable hiking style socks that are mid to long length.
  • Sunhat
  • Rain jacket and plastic poncho
  • Fleece
  • Rain jacket
  • Camera
  • Power bank
  • Headlamp
  • Binoculars
  • Swimming suit
  • Flip flops or sandals
  • Music (iPhone)
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Extra Money for Souvenirs, Drinks & Tips
  • Personal medication
  • Sunscreen
  • Face Wipes: the humidity will cause you to sweat
  • Deodorant, you will use more than normal due to the sweat
  • Ziplock or resealable plastic storage bags
  • Anti-Itch Cream

Arriving to Cusco

The airport in Cusco at the present time is only for domestic flights; so all international travelers by plane must disembark in Lima and go through Customs. Even if your flight to Cusco is the same day by the same airline carrier. You must grab your bags in Lima; and then check them back in.
The best way to arrive to Cusco is by air; and there are several options in airlines. LATAM tends to be the most expensive, but has the most options and flights.
Expect delays or flight cancellations; due to the high altitude of the andes, it tends to be difficult to land, and any weather inconvenience will stop air traffic.
Bus travel is always available and while the trip can be long; especially from Lima. The buses company such as: Cruz del Sur or Oltursa; are very well maintained and comfortable. This option is strongly encouraged if coming from a city closer to Cusco, like: Arequipa or Puno.

Luggage Storage

Any extra luggage you have with you, can be left safely in Cusco at either your hotel; or with us, at the Incas Path deposit. We will grab the extra luggage from you the morning of your tour; and return once you are back in Cusco.
Make sure your suitcase have some kind of identification on them; so they are easy to locate.

Weather

Of course weather is unpredictable. Typically the dry season in the Manu National Park, is from April through October; but this does not stop rain, from falling in June or the sun from coming out in December. Just be prepared; no matter what month you are doing the Manu Amazon Trip; please make sure that you have rain gear, that includes a waterproof jacket, pants and plastic ponchos.

Travel Insurance

To protect your journey investment; we highly recommend the purchase of travel insurance. Acquiring travel insurance before you leave home; is strongly encouraged and very easy.

These are the most used vaccines to travel to the Manu Peruvian Amazon Trip

In this post, we cite the vaccines to travel to the Peruvian jungle; according to the activity that the traveler will perform in these jungle areas. In addition, the information was consulted from important sources such as: the websites of the Ministry of Health of Peru; and also of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States. Keep informing yourself!
Although at the Jorge Chavez Airport you will not be asked about your vaccination status; in some countries they do require a vaccination certificate. Therefore it is better to be prevented and to inform yourself: in the authorized International Vaccination Center of your country; about what you should apply before traveling.
Remember, that vaccines avoid possible infectious problems during the trip; and also to keep your immunizations up to date.

What animal could infect you in the jungle?

Well, mosquitoes are the bearers of the fearsome diseases; causing deaths on the planet. We are talking about insect bites infected with: Malaria, Yellow Fever and even Dengue.
It is probably, the most dangerous animal in the Amazon rainforest; even more than piranhas, anacondas or fierce jaguars.
Without vaccination, even the bite of an infected mosquito; could ruin your vacation.

What do the authorities tell us about getting vaccinated?

According to the website of the Ministry of Health of Peru (MINSA). The risks of contracting Malaria, is latent in many areas of Peru. With the exception of the departments of: Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno, Tacna, Lima and in its surroundings; nor in the high tourist areas like: Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. Likewise, Puerto Maldonado and the Manu National Park and other endemic geographical areas of Peru; are mentioned as a risk zone.

If you travel to the Peruvian jungle, it is better to consult the doctor who keeps your health history; at least 4 weeks before, making the trip. So that the doctor explains you, about the type of vaccine that you should apply; and how long does it take to take effect on the body.

In the case of the Peruvian Ministry of Health; the Yellow Fever vaccine and Malaria prophylaxis: in risk areas is recommended.

On the other hand, on the website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (or CDC). It recommends to travelers that they will visit Peru; some important vaccines depending on particular cases.

For example, considering the type of tourism to be made; travel time or direct contact with animals or people: due to visits for study or scientific purposes.

THESE ARE THE VACCINES TO TRAVEL TO THE JUNGLE OF PERU

Under this order of ideas; these are the vaccines referred by the CDC:

  • Hepatitis A: Vaccination is recommended to all travelers to Peru.
  • Hepatitis B: Vaccination is recommended to all people traveling to Peru. Especially those who may have exposure to blood or body fluids: through the granting or receipt of medical care, drug injections, tattoos; or sexual contact with the local population.
  • Typhoid Fever: Vaccination is recommended to all visitors; to tropical areas of South America. Especially for those who remain in rural areas; where exposure could occur due, to the consumption of contaminated food or water.
  • Yellow Fever: The vaccine against this viral infection; is highly recommended for trips to the Amazon and the southern Amazon basin. The vaccination should be administered, at least 10 days before your arrival; and at 10-year intervals, if you decide to stay.
  • Rabies: Vaccination is only recommended for individuals; with a higher risk of exposure in the performance of their work. Which often develops for prolonged periods; in areas considered high risk for this disease.
    Let us mention, the case of veterinarians or wildlife researchers; whose occupation requires them to have direct contact with bats, dogs, stray cats, or other mammals.
  • Where to get vaccinated in Lima? The International Vaccination Center; is located in the city of Lima, Avenida del ejército, block 17: San Isidro district.