The immense Amazon Basin covers more than half of Peru and is home to the greatest diversity of plants and animals on the planet. The rivers and tributaries of the great Amazon contain over two thousand species of fish, and the plants and trees in the area provide shelter for over three hundred mammals and approximately eight thousand bird species. Monkeys, caiman, anteaters, tapir, armadillos, sloths, giant otters, river dolphin, parrots, toucans and macaws can all be seen, on a good day, from your lodge tucked deep in the forest. The National Parks of Manu and Tambopata offer excellent forest trails, jungle excursions and canoeing adventures.