FREQUENT QUESTIONS

Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
If you don’t find what you are looking for, don’t hesitate to contact us.

In order to enjoy a unique experience in the Peruvian Amazon jungle, we recommend a minimum stay of 3 nights.
Once your flight to Iquitos has landed, it will take you about 3.5 hours to reach our lodge hotel, located in a remote area in the Peruvian Amazon jungle.
This is why we do not recommend short stays (we take care of transportation, which is included in the booking price).
In addition, we offer numerous activities, tours and excursions (also included in the booking price), so if you want to enjoy this experience to the fullest we recommend that you stay with us between 3 and 5 nights.

Our experience is completely private and personalized: For transportation to and from the lodge, we adapt to your schedule, so you don’t have to wait for a specific time.
In addition, all of our tours and excursions are conducted with a private guide, ensuring that the experience is completely tailored to your tastes and schedule, rather than being limited to a group tour schedule.
Also, being a small lodge with only four bungalows, our guests greatly value the tranquility they experience with us.

Almost all of our clients take the flight from Lima to Iquitos and there they are picked up directly by our team at the Iquitos airport.
Once they land in Iquitos, they don’t have to worry about anything else.
Directly from the airport (or hotel if you arrived the day before), we take you by car to the city of Nauta (2 hours drive).
Once in Nauta, an hour and a half boat ride on the Amazon River and its tributaries awaits us until we arrive at Eywa Lodge.

Iquitos has no land connection so you can only reach the city using air or river transportation.
There are direct flights from Lima daily.
Flights from Lima to Iquitos have a duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
We will take care of the transportation to and from Eywa Lodge, pick you up at your arrival at Iquitos airport (or at your hotel if you have arrived the previous days) and take you back after your adventure (all included in the booking price).

All the time.
We use solar panels to work with 100% clean energy and we have batteries that provide us with electricity as soon as the sun goes down.

Thanks to Starlink we have high-speed Internet.

We have a first aid kit at the lodge that covers most cases.
In addition, our staff has received first aid courses and is prepared for any type of eventuality.
In the event that a more complex treatment is needed, we have a boat at our disposal 24 hours a day that can take us to Nauta, where there is a hospital, as soon as possible.

At Eywa Lodge Amazonas we are concerned about the preservation and conservation of the Amazon.
Currently, studies and data collected by the scientific community show the clear deterioration that the Amazon rainforest has suffered in recent years.
At Eywa Lodge we want to do our bit to stop this phenomenon.
On the one hand, we have set ourselves the goal of having a CO2 footprint of practically zero.
In addition, we have installed solar panels that make us energy self-sufficient.
We use ecological soaps and gels.
We have a vegetable garden where we plant all kinds of local vegetables for our guests to taste.
In 2024 we will buy an electric motor for our boat, thus avoiding CO2 emissions on the trip to and from Nauta from the Lodge.
We will also employ lodge staff to collect plastic in the Amazon.
Finally we will start to carry out ecological awareness campaigns among the local population transmitting them the importance of the city and preserving their natural environment.

Everything.
So easy and no surprises.
The price includes accommodation in one of our private bungalows with bathroom, ground transportation from Iquitos (airport or hotel), water transportation from Nauta, 2-4 daily excursions, activities and tours with private guide, 3 meals a day and drinking water.
The only thing that is not included are the drinks that our clients want to order at our bar.

In addition to being the best guides in the area and very knowledgeable about the Amazon rainforest, they speak both English and Spanish. If our guests require other languages, please request it and we will confirm if it is possible (depending on the language required and the availability of the guide).

There is no problem at all. Please let us know when you make your reservation, and we will adapt the menu to all your dietary needs.

In the section Get Ready section of this website you will find a list with everything you need.

We offer all kinds of excursions, expeditions, activities and tours in the Amazon rainforest. From the sighting of animals such as pink dolphins, howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, caimans, sloths, toucans, macaws, harpy eagles, parakeets, parrots, … to fishing for piranhas and other fish. For the more adventurous, we offer the possibility of swimming in the Amazon River, climbing centenary trees or going on night excursions through the Amazon jungle to find insects. We also offer hikes to learn about the medicinal plants of the Amazon. Finally, clients will be able to visit local villages and interact with the local population and purchase local handicrafts.

Of course, there are many insects in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. They come in different species and sizes, and most of them come out at night. They are not to be feared, for they are at home. In your experience at Eywa Lodge you will learn to love and respect them.
Our bungalows are completely insulated with a mesh that prevents the entry of insects, and each bed has a mosquito net, so you can rest easy.
During the day, be sure to wear mosquito protection, and ideally wide and long-sleeved clothing if you want to avoid bites.

We are in an area where the Malaria infection rate is minimal, very few cases are seen. However, some of our customers prefer to take the prevention pills for peace of mind. To obtain them, you should visit your family doctor before your trip.

The Peruvian Amazon is one of the areas with the lowest purchasing power in Peru. Particularly affected by poverty are the local communities located in the middle of the Amazon. Difficult access to them hinders their economic development, plunging them into a wheel of poverty from which it is difficult to escape.
Eywa Lodge Amazonas Project goes beyond a purely environmental initiative. We have a clear social component. We also want to support local communities and we do this primarily by providing them with jobs. The lodge was built with the help of local workers and is staffed exclusively by local people. Also encouraging entrepreneurial initiatives, as women from nearby villages sell handicrafts, costume jewelry and decorations, and we make sure to show our customers their small handcrafted works of art that they can purchase. In addition, at the lodge we sell, without making any profit, different objects produced by local artisans. With these initiatives we are helping this area of the Peruvian Amazon that needs it so much.