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Welcome to Nuevo Eden: our hometown, our base, our paradise. Moises was just a young boy when his family found the pristine stream that would be their family’s life source to this day. His father Cayetano founded the town, invited his family, started a school for his children, and today we are excited to share Nuevo Eden with curious travelers.
When visiting Nuevo Eden, you will enjoy comfortable simple lodging that we built ourselves, nature hikes, a mammal clay lick, learning about medicinal plants, tasting local flavors, and visiting the small town. You will learn about life as a farmer in the Amazon, the challenges the locals face, and why tourism is the best solution.
Each of our longer trips will spend some time in Nuevo Eden.
To get to our home town, we can either take a boat from Atalaya Peru, about 4-5 hours down river (with stops on the way!) , or we can access the village by 4×4. All of our Wildlife Tours will travel to Nuevo Eden for a day or two.
Let’s explore our Nuevo Eden wildlife tour options:
If you have 4 days and are ready to take on a life changing adventure, let’s go on a Nuevo Eden wildlife tour. To reach Nuevo Eden, we will take a van from Cusco along the windy mountain roads to Atalaya. One the map, it is about 135 miles from Cusco to Atalaya Port Peru but, we make stops and enjoy the whole journey along the way. We will arrive in Nuevo Eden the second day, and spend the entire third day there before retracing our steps back to Cusco. The highlights of the 4-day trip are: the cock of the rock in the cloud forest, the hoatzin bird in Machu Wasi, looking for creepy crawlies on a night walk, macawas flying overhead, and neighborhood monkeys.
Our 5-day trip to Nuevo Eden Peru adds one additional night to the 4 day trip: either camping on the banks of the Madre de Dios River, or saying an extra night in Kosñipata. Our 5 day guided tour is our top recommendation for the best trip to Manu National Park. For wildlife on this trip, we will look for wooley monkeys in the cloud forest, capybaras on the river banks, tons of macaws, and more. We will also learn about the diverse ecosystems in the area, learn some survival skills, and admire the milky way overhead at night.
Are you interested in visiting Nuevo Eden but guided tours aren’t your thing? Come on down, we can help you organize a more local trip.
We have comfy rustic lodging, access to a kitchen or you can pay for home cooked food, we can help organize transportation, outings, and more.
Reach out to speak with us more about independent trips to Manu National Park and Nuevo Eden.
We’re going to the Manu Biosphere Reserve, in the province of Madre de Dios. There is a single road, mostly unpaved, that connects Cusco to Manu. The Manu Biosphere has 2 parts: the Cultural / Buffer Zone and the Reserved Zone. The Cultural Zone has more relaxed rules regarding human impact. The Reserve Zone is more of an adventure but there’s more of a chance of seeing special animals like caiman and jaguars. Manu is remote and has less human impact than other places in the jungle. It’s a true gem.
Real talk: you will spend a lot of time traveling. But the scenery is incredible.
The jungle has 2 seasons: rainy season and dry season. Rainy season is from December to March, and the dry season is from April to November. We only operate tours during the dry season. However, this is the rainforest, so it can rain at any time of year.
You can expect temperatures ranging from 15 degrees at night and about 30 degrees during the day. Under the jungle canopy, it feels a bit cooler.
The Manu Biosphere is a wild zone for animals. Any animals we see will be living their normal lives in their natural habitat. Therefore, it’s hard to guarantee any particular species.
Everyone on the travel team, including the chef and drivers, will be looking for animals along the way, and we encourage all travelers to do so as well. The more eyes searching, the more chance of seeing creatures.
The members of the travel team are all trained in basic first aid, and we travel with a basic first aid kit. Along the way, there are “medical posts” in many towns. These posts are clinics that provide daily care for local residents. In the event of an emergency, we will need to return to Cusco.
There is no cell signal deep in the jungle, and there is wifi available in the town of Nuevo Eden, but it is not 100% reliable. We encourage you to consider yourself “off the grid” for the duration of your jungle trip.
For emergency communication, we have a Garmin InReach satellite device for sending texts or calling for emergency help when off the grid.
For the year 2021, we will only operate tours with single groups. We welcome couples, families, and groups of friends. We welcome groups of up to six people but they must be a single group of family members or friends who are traveling together.
The guided tours include everything you’ll need for the duration of the tour. However, there will be opportunities to stop at local shops along the way to buy other things. Also, the members of the travel team will really appreciate any tips at the end of the tour. Try to bring small bills!
Absolutely. Our guided tours are appropriate for children who can walk for a while without any help, and are curious about the world around them. For younger children, a stay at our Jungle Bungalow may be a better fit as your daily schedule will be more customized. Our family in the jungle has many children who will love to share their knowledge of the jungle with other kids.
Yes. Every guided tour does involve a lot of walking, but the walking is slow and quiet so as to not disturb the animals. You’ll also have to climb in and out of the boat.
Although the jungle has dangerous animals and such, your tour guide knows the jungle very well and will be on the lookout for anything dangerous. If you’re scared of snakes or tarantulas and would prefer NOT to look for them, just let your guide know
There is some form of electricity at each lodge. The clay lick platform and campsites won’t have electricity.
We will travel with large bottles of purified water that will be used both for drinking and for preparing food. The chef is versatile and can easily prepare meals that suit your personal desires. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, no problem! Just let us know. The chef will incorporate local, fresh products into meals as possible as well.
Yes. Each day of the tour (except the 6-day tours) there will be the possibility of stopping at a small store. Pharmacies are available on the first, second, and last day of each tour.