David 40 years old was born in Lima but has lived almost all his life in Cusco. After studying at the Andean University in Cusco he worked in a Manu rainforest lodge and later started working as a field assistant on Giant Otter and Macaw projects as field assistant for Dr. Charles Munn Phd. From 1992 David started working as Rainforest guide in Manu and for the last 15 years and has been leading natural history tours exclusively to Manu. He is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable guides in Manu with an in depth knowledge of rainforest ecosystems.

Waldo has been working in the Manu Biosphere Reserve for eight years, he holds an anthropological degree and has worked in various environmental projects such as environmental education, the anthropological master plan of the Manu National Park and the Casa Machiguenga Lodge inside the Manu Park. When he is not guiding rainforest trips to Manu, Waldo works on a consultancy basis for non governmental organizations. Waldo knows has an in depth knowledge of the indigenous communities in the area and is working on proposals to give then an alternative sustainable development project. One of the main ideals is to assure the continuity of ethnic values and the identity of the ethnics groups within Manu Biosphere Reserve.

Klaus Macedo was born and brought up on the Tambopata River, close to Puerto Maldonado. He first began working in tourism when he was 17 years old as a boat driver and navigator. Since then he has gained a degree in tourism and has worked as a guide and lodge manager at one of Manu’s most prestigious lodges Klaus has been guiding for 8 years. He has an intimate knowledge of the rainforest, the fauna, plants, changes in the seasons and how these changes affect the rivers and animals behaviour. He has led tours in the Tambopata – Candamo national Park, the Bahuaja Sonene National Park and the Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve and has an intimate knowledge of the Peruvian Amazon. Klaus has travelled extensively throughout Peru, but is always drawn back to the Manu National Park for its richness of life.

ABOUT OUR TREKKING GUIDES

Jose Noriega (Pepe) is a Peruvian pioneer adventure guide. He has been leading organized adventure travel groups since 1978 thruout the Peruvian mountains ranges. Pepe is an expert climber,river rafting and horse riding guide. Pepe has worked with horse's both in Peru and in the US where he worked at Bear Basin Ranch in Colorado.. Pepe is fluent in English , German as well as Spanish. He has great knowlege of the history, myths and traditions of the Peruvian Andes asnd is an accomplished story-teller.

ABOUT OUR BIRD WATCHING GUIDES

Barry Walker M.B.E, was born near Manchester, England and started bird watching at the age of 13. After birding extensively in Europe and the Middle East, Barry switched his attention to the neo-tropics and has extensive birding experience in Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and particularly Peru, Brazil and Bolivia. He has participated in many ornithological expeditions and contributed to many scientific and general publications concerning birds in Peru. Living in Cusco, Peru for 25 years, Barry has visited every corner of the country as a trekking guide, natural History guide and specifically as a bird tour leader, and he is the author of the well received books “A Field Guide to the Birds of Machu Picchu and the Cuzco area, Peru” and “Peruvian Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide to the High Andes”. He has been leading bird tours for private groups and well known bird tour companies for the last 20 years. Having seen 1660 plus species in Peru alone he is well known for his field craft when leading tours. He is married with a 11 year daughter and with his wife Rosario, is owner of Manu Expeditions a pioneer eco-tour operator in Manu specializing in natural history, horse riding and cultural trips, as well as bird watching tours. Barry also occupies the post of British Consul in Cusco, and received an M.B.E in the Queens New Years Honors list 2004.

Renzo was born in Lima- Peru, three decades ago. Began his interest in birds at 13 years old breeding psittacines. After school moved to Venezuela where he got a Licensed Degree in Nature Tourism at University Nueva Esparta, Caracas. He Became involved in bird watching in 1992 working in Los Roques N.P. 80 miles off the Venezuelan coast, and since then has traveled around some of the most well known protected areas on Northern and Western South America. Renzo returned to Peru five years ago and has spent most of this time guiding birding trips in the Southeastern Peruvian rainforest, specifically the Tambopata – Candamo national park, learning from some of the most renowned ornithologists that have visited the area. Renzo has also lead trips to  Collca valley, Paracas, Cuzco region and the Beni Savannas in Bolivia. Renzo spent half a year in Brazil working in the Southern Pantanal and Cristalino River area at Alta Floresta. Portuguese was added to his fluent English and Spanish; the languages Renzo speaks and writes. Nowadays Renzo lives in Cuzco spending his time leading bird  tours between the Manu Biosphere Reserve and other interesting and remote high Andean localities.

Eustace was born in southern England and after bird watching extensively in Europe has spent the last 7 years extensively birding in Peru and Bolivia, including a 9 month stint on the Tambopata river in Peru where he learned his ample knowledge of lowland birdsong. Eustace is a bird artist and has completed the plates for the forthcoming  "Cotingas and Manakins" and "Pigeons and Doves" monographs. He is the major artist for a new annotated and illustrated checklist of Peruvian birds and has completed plates for volume 5 of The Handbook of the Birds of the World. He has a particular interest in Bolivian birds. Eustace is constantly exploring new birding localities in Bolivia and has extensive experience within the Manu Biosphere Reserve and the Marañon. He spends his time between his base in Cusco, Peru and Kent in Southern England.

Huw currently lives in Manchester, and has been leading bird-watching tours throughout Peru for Manu Expeditions since 2000. He was born in South Wales and began bird watching at the age of 11 with the local branch of the Young Ornithologists Club. His interest in tropical birds began when he participated in the Manchester Metropolitan University expedition to Sumba Island, Indonesia - winner of the 1993 BirdLife International-BP Conservation expedition award. Since 1995 he has been studying the ecology of Peruvian birds, completing a number of research programs on threatened forest bird communities. He lived in southeast Perú for two years and then worked for the Duke University tropical ecology field program in Costa Rica, in 1999. He completed his doctorate thesis on the ecology and conservation of globally threatened Polylepis birds in Peru in 2007 and received a doctorate from Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a member of the ornithological research committee for the Peruvian non-governmental organization Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos. He is also a regular consultant for the globally-threatened bird species program (Peru) with BirdLife International. Huw is also the co-author of "Peruvian Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide to the High Andes"

Fabrice Schmitt was born in the east of France, where he began to bird at the age of 12. After birding intensively Europe, North Africa and Middle East, he fell in love with the neotropical birds during his first trip in Peru in 1995. He then spent most of his free time in South and Central America, mostly looking for birds, but also wildlife in general. In 2002/2003, Fabrice (a teacher for 8 years), took a sabbatical year, to visit main birding destinations and look for and study the most localised species of south Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and south of Brazil. Fabrice participated in field expeditions in the Peruvian Andes, gaining knowledge about endangered, rare and even undescribed bird species. Since 2005 Fabrice has been living in Santiago de Chile where he is involved with the ROC non-governmental ornithologist organisation. He is editor of the electronic birding magazine La Chiricoca. He has been leading birding trips in Peru, Bolivia Argentina and Chile since 2005. Fabrice is fluent in English, Spanish and French.

Silverio was born in the Rainforests of Peru and comes from the Ese-Eja indigenous community on the Tambopata River where he has spent most of his life. He has worked for many years as a rainforest natural history guide in the Tambopata-Candamo National Park and has specialized in leading bird tours for the last few years. He has the eyes and ears of a true native of the rainforests and is incredibly adept at spotting quietly sitting birds. He has broadened his horizons and is now one of our top bird tour leaders in Manu and Machu Picchu and North Peru. He is re-knowned for his field carft and knowledge of all aspects of rainforest ecology.

Doris Valencia grew up in Cusco, Peru, and she has a degree in tourism administration. She has spent most of her childhood between the rainforest and Cusco, worked as a park ranger in the Manu National Park in 1998, where she deepened her passion for birds and nature. Since then she is been working as a naturalist tour guide in several natural areas of Peru. Doris has dedicated the last 10 years of her life to bird watching and bird tour leading, which is what she enjoys the most. She is also a very avid lecturer, and has a special dedication to the study of the rich cultural and archaeological content of her country. Doris has had the opportunity to show her skills and has worked and led tours for many international bird tour companies, Auduboan Society and American Birding Association, has worked as a general natural history guide and birding guide for the Explorer Crusie Ship doing Amazon River cruises between Manaus and Iquitos. She loves to share with our travelers intimate knowledge of regional customs, history, folklore, music and food. Her attention to detail, humor, knowledge of the local areas we visit is outstanding but is her skills as a bird tour leader that stand out.