The Tahuayo Lodge >
The Tahuayo Lodge is recognised as one of the world’s ten best wilderness lodges by Outside Magazine.
After your flight to Iquitos, Peru, we will take you by boat 150km up the mighty Amazon River, along the Tahuayo tributary, and on to the Tahuayo Lodge.
The lodge is rustic yet comfortable with a total of 15 rooms: There are honeymoon cabins with a single large bed, cabins with two beds, and family cabins with one large bed and several single beds. Each cabin is raised above the jungle floor on stilts and connected to the rest of the lodge by a raised boardwalk. The raising above the floor ensures minimal effect on wildlife and keeps the lodge dry during the wet season. Aside from the cabins, the other buildings consist of a large dining hall, areas to relax and socialize, and a laboratory complete with library.
Food and other facilities
Some electricity is provided by solar panels and batteries, and we have kerosene lighting, although guests are advised to bring a torch just in case. The food is prepared by culinary staff and is considered delicious by our guests (special diets can be accommodated with prior notice). We have much experience in sanitary food, water handling, and preparation. Therefore, you can eat anything served at the lodge, even salads and unpeeled fruit, items generally not recommended for tourists in South America
We offer a laundry service, which is unique among jungle lodges, and have modern flush toilets complete with a sanitary septic system. 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. The lodge provides a comfortable base for trips to the surrounding Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve. For a selection of things to see and do in the reserve please see our Itineraries page.
Research Station
In addition to a comfortable stay at our lodge, tourists can stay one to three nights at our new primate research centre, located in remote pristine forest. The research centre also has comfortable amenities, such as private cabins and flushing toilets.
Other Credentials>>
- Named as one of the world’s top ten travel finds in Outside Magazine’s Travel Guide for 2001. Page 40.
- Outpost Magazine Annual Guide 2004 Selected as “One of 5 Great Places to Park Your Wanderlusting Butt.”
- The Guide to Peruvian Birds mentions the Tahuayo Lodge as the best place in Peru to see the Rufous-winged Wood Rail, the Rufous-necked Puffbird and other species.
- Trip #8 of the 100 Best Trips in the World selected in Outpost Annual 2003
Outside Magazine March 2002 issue - Feature article: “25 Trips of a Lifetime”
- Rated as the “Most acclaimed lodge of Peru’s Northern Amazon” in the Guide to Peru (Moon Handbooks) pub 2004.
- Outpost Magazine Travel Guide 2002 selection as one of the “Sixty Best trips in the World”
- Discovery Channel’s Science of Survival episode, aired on April 14, 2006, was filmed on our site and with the assistance of our staff.
- A documentary shown on the Outdoor Life Network on our jungle survival training was awarded the “Silver Teddy” as the best Outdoor Documentary televised in 2001. Copies of the documentary can be purchased at the lodge.
- Provides aid to selected scientists studying in Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo.
- The greatest range of itinerary options in the Amazon.
