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Amazon Basin


About 40km northeast of Iquitos downriver on the Amazon, this is still probably the area’s most well-appointed lodge and resort. There are 75 luxurious rooms and suites, all featuring comfortable beds and furniture, fans, screened windows, porches and spacious bathrooms with hot showers. Landscaped grounds surround a pool complex, complete with hydromassage, waterslide and hammock house.

The restaurant adjoins a bar with live Amazon music daily. Short guided walks and boat rides are available for a taste of the jungle; there is primary forest nearby containing Victoria amazonica (giant Amazon waterlilies). This lodge is a recommended option for people who really don’t want to rough it. It even hosts business incentive meetings.

Sample rates are given; contact the Explorama Lodges Office in Iquitos for other options and combinations – and discounts.


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