Setting up a temporary photo studio in the Tahuayo Lodge.
Front of Lodge
Boardwalk connecting
cabins
Recognized
as one of the ten best wilderness lodges in the world by
Outside Magazine.
Travel
to the lodge requires that you fly into Iquitos, Peru. From
Iquitos we take you by boat up the mighty Amazon River,
for a distance of about 50 miles, then up the Tahuayo tributary,
another 40 miles.
The
trip takes 4 hours by our speedboat. Amazonia's lodge on
the Tahuayo River is rustic, yet comfortable. There are
fifteen cabins; some are honeymoon cabins, with a single
large bed, others are cabins with two beds and a few are
family style cabins with one large bed and several single
beds. Half of the cabins now have new private bathrooms.
The other half of our cabins have shared bathrooms. Cabins
with private bathrooms are assigned on the basis of earliest
reservation.
Each
cabin is raised above the jungle floor on stilts and is
connected to other buildings of the lodge by a raised boardwalk.
Other buildings include a dining hall, areas to socialize
and relax and a conservation education laboratory with library.
The modern flush toilets and showers use a sanitary septic
system. There is some electricity provided by solar panels
and batteries, as well as kerosene lighting. The food is
prepared by a culinary staff and is considered by our guests
as delicious. Special diets can be entertained with prior
notice. We have much experience in sanitary food and water
handling and preparation and thus you can eat anything served
at the lodge, even salads and unpeeled fruit, items that
are not generally recommended for consumption by tourists
in South America.
There
is a laundry staff and daily laundry service is provided
for a small charge. We believe that this service is unique
among jungle lodges.
In
addition to a comfortable stay at our lodge, tourists can
also stay 1 to 3 nights at our new research center, which
is located in remote pristine forest. The research center
also has comfortable amenities, such as private cabins and
flush toilets. Click
on Tahuayo River Amazon Research Center for more information.
In
1998 the lodge won the "Citation of Honor" award from Peru's
Dept. of Industry and Tourism.
Each
cabin is raised above the jungle floor on stilts and is
connected to other buildings of the lodge by a raised boardwalk.
Other buildings include a dining hall, areas to socialize
and relax and a conservation education laboratory with library.
The modern flush toilets and showers use a sanitary septic
system. There is some electricity provided by solar panels
and batteries, as well as kerosene lighting. The food is
prepared by a culinary staff and is considered by our guests
as delicious. Special diets can be entertained with prior
notice. We have much experience in sanitary food and water
handling and preparation and thus you can eat anything served
at the lodge, even salads and unpeeled fruit, items that
are not generally recommended for consumption by tourists
in South America. 
There
is a laundry staff and daily laundry service is provided
for a small charge. We believe that this service is unique
among jungle lodges. 
Studying Amazon Wildlife Guides