Ecoamazonia Lodge

Great place to experience Amazon jungle. We saw some animals like monkeys, a deer sloths, cayman etc. but didnt see jaguar. Many beautiful birds. The guides were very knowledgeable and worked hard all around the place in kitchen and outside. Percy went out of his way to provide special meals for my vegetarian needs. I'll highly recommend this place. The walks through the jungle were very fulfilling. They are doing a great job.

We discovered that booking the lodges near Puerto Maldonado is a free-for-all, especially when dealing with travel agents in Cusco. You will hear many exaggerations and lies from the third parties, so do some research. Luckily we discovered Eco Amazonia. They have an office in Cusco and HQ in Puerto Maldonado, as well as the lodge itself. The lodge owns a large area of land which includes dense jungle with paths, swamps, lakes, grottos, bridges, observation tower and monkey Island. No other lodges tour this area, just Eco Amazonia. This meant that you would not see other tourists outside the group during the tours. It is by far the most organised, professional and attractive lodge in the Los Madres de Dios River. Highly, highly recommended. Eduardo and his staff are extremely helpful and provide excellent guidance. All typical activities (trekking through jungle, piranha fishing, night boat tours, cayman and wildlife spotting, observation tower, swamp boat trips, bridge walking etc) can be arranged directly with Amazonia Eco Lodge, via one of their standard packages. All very well organised. No need to go through a third party. Very reasonable cost (we ended up paying approx. 250 dollars per person for 3 nights/2 days). Kids 10 years old and under get 40% off. Additionally, they include airport pickup and drop off, travel to and from the lodge (they have their own boats) and actively monitor flight times to adjust your travels. So easy. We were very well informed throughout with respect to meal and your times. Thanks to Oswaldo for the transportation and setup prior to arriving at the lodge Food is of high quality, with mixture of set meals and buffets. ALL meals are included. The cabins are clean, with mosquito nets on all open sides, we slept very comfortably with no insect annoyances. There is no air conditioning unfortunately (it is an eco lodge after all) but fans are provided in all cabins which are sufficient for a good night's sleep. Showers and bathrooms are also just fine, with hot water provided. Electricity all the time as they have a solar panel installation. Everyone is assigned a guide for the duration. The guides (Julio for us throughout) are extremely knowledgeable about the routes, wildlife, flora and local culture. Many many thanks Julio. The clubhouse includes the eating area, bar area, seating areas, pool table, fusball table and wifi at set times. Bandwidth is pretty good. The clubhouse is also mosquito free as there is mosquito netting around the whole building. The lodge also included a night boat tour which is for wildlife spotting as well as star gazing. Very cool. I have not experienced silence like that in a long time. An extra nice touch was were the animals running around, as it also doubles as a 'sanctuary' of sorts. So a monkey, parrot and different birds roaming around which you can interact with. Jenny the monkey kept grabbing my hand to take me to the hammock area to play, very cute. The lodge also own