I went to this lodge to spend a few days in December with two friends and my father after an Amazon and Rio Negro 8 days cruise. The place is rundown & definitely lacking management. I overheard (talking to the staff and locals) that the owner was left by his wife some years ago and I guessed at the time that she (his wife) probably had a lot to do with the quality of the place & services before she left, as the site looks like it used to be well maintained and managed some year ago.

We took a tour with their local naturalist guide who had no shoes, no book, no binoculars and relatively poor English and scientific knowledge of the wildlife but good will and good local knowledge; he did the service in the restaurant too. We taught him many bird names and gave him our book and a pair of boots before leaving, he was really happy I think. The tour was really really badly organized: terrible (no) security measures, terrible suspension in the vehicle, the boat used was in very bad condition (with not enough life jacket for the number of occupants) and the tour made us stay in the sun for over 8 hours altogether. The guide had absolutely no way of communicating with the driver or outside world for the whole duration of the tour that spanned on more that 10 hours in all. By far the very worst tour I have ever taken (and I do a lot of guided trips in nature in all type of conditions).

My honest advice: avoid this place and prefer the better lodges such as the excellent Juma Lodge or the Marupiara Lodge. They may be a bit longer to get to, but hey, you came all this way, it is really worth it choosing your lodge properly.

we took the 5 days 4 nights package and we loved every moment of it! The hotel is amazing we had the best food ever, every day they prepare a special food and diferent avery day! So that way you can try all kind of fishes and fruits, all from the junngle. What i think is the most amazing part of the lodge is that they recicle all then thing and the have their own plantations so the food you eat there is taken directly from the lodg it self. They have more than 400 diferents kinds of birds ONLY in the area of the rooms. Yo are in complete contact with nature and although they cant promess to you that you will see animals, its impossible not see them or hear them! The guides and the crew that works there is the most fantastic persfons i have meet, and the make our trip the best one!! Me even felt like a big family!

We are coming back we promess!!

Ivana and susana from argentina!!


I really recomend these lodge! Its was a wonderfull experience!

What an amazing place. Out of a dream. Our guide Rico was just amazing. Without him it would have not been the same. He told us so much about the amazon and its inhabitants. The lodge was heaven. You need to go and experience for yourself!

My friend and I have just got back from a fantastic stay at the Amazonat Jungle Lodge. The booking process went very smoothly with direct and immediate email communication from the owner Jacques.

Our flight arrived very early morning in Manaus and so we decided to stay at a hotel in Manaus so that we could rest before collection at lunchtime by Jacques. A call was made from the lodge to our hotel to confirm he was on his way and he arrived promptly to take us on the 2 hour drive to the Jungle lodge.

Air conditioned transport and the very informative chat with Jacques meant that the 2 hour drive went very quickly. We even stopped on the way for refreshments (paid for by Jacques) to break up the journey.

On arrival at the lodge we were stunned. Set in wonderful grounds the lodge easily surpassed our expectations. Our luggage was taken to our private lodge which had 2 separate beds and bathroom to an excellent standard.

We did the 5 night/4 day stay and despite the schedule provided there was a certain amount of flexibility provided so on the occasion we decided to do the spider trek on a different night this didn't present a problem.

The trek to Jane's Place is fantastic as are the river trips. Our guide was enthusistic, helpful and informative and we never felt rushed. He went to every effort to ensure that our expectations were met.

The food at the lodge was always of an excellent standard and was plentiful and we were never left feeling hungry.

At the end of our lodge stay, Jacques drove us back into Manaus to take us to the meeting of the waters and then on to our hotel where we stayed before our flight back to Rio.

In summary, this is an excellent lodge with great facilities, great food and well organised and informative excursions. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Amazonat to anybody thinking of making the Amazon their next trip.