Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge

Located on the banks of one of the tributaries of the Amazon , this Jungle lodge was a pleasant experience . We stayed there while visiting Manaus , the ambience is that of a forest with cabins located on paths passing through vegetation . Various activities like jungle walk , piranha fishing , swimming with the pink dolphins , etc are available to give you a complete Amazon experience , experienced guides accompany you on these trips . The rooms are basic as expected with all basic amenities including hot water available , food is good with good amount of fresh fruits , place is clean and service is faultless . the noise level is so low that conversations from adjacent cabins can be heard most of the time , I must admit it was good value for money , 2 small frogs managed to get into the room before us but were removed by the staff as soon as I reported it to the reception ...!

A Easy way to have a taste of the Amazon forest.

Mostly this was an amazing trip. The people working at the lodge were great. Our first guide was also top notch (we'll get to our second guide in a moment). The lodge itself was in need of some repair, as my friend stepped through a rotten plank, which just shouldn't happen. Also the canoes need to be mentioned, since just one of them was fully functional, another one was taking in water, and the rest of them had all sunk. This severely limited your ability to go exploring. So far this is 4 out of 5 review, but I did find it necessary to downgrade to a 3, due to the very poor quality of guiding the last couple of days. FYI I am a biologist by trade, and have visited South American jungle before. I was appalled at the questionable knowledge of our second guide. But even more so by his obvious need to lie about stuff he did not know. In just one day he insisted that a howler monkey was a squirrel, a scorpion was a spider, a cricket was a caterpillar and that a moth was a grasshopper. Only to later in the evening catch a small caiman and telling us not to take photos since he was technically breaking the law by doing so. He was also in the habit of speaking quietly while the motor on the boat was running, making it impossible for most people to hear what he was saying. Although, given the quality of what he was saying, this might not actually been a bad thing...