Amak Iquitos Ecolodge - All Inclusive

I spent two nights at amak iquitos. The trip is amazing. Especially the service and the people over there. They are so friendly to us. Although we only live here for 2 nights. I can’t forget about the chef Gerty and our guide Carlos. They are all really really nice people to be chat with. Although Gerty doesn’t know any English but he tried his best to chat with us. I miss him so much, what a funny guy. If I will time I will revisit to see him! His foods are so so good. One advice is to write a menu in English so other people know what the food is. Carlos is so experienced and has two cute kids. He is very knowledgeable and bring us to different activities. I wish he and his sons good luck! The only disadvantage of this place is lack of internet and not so good for live. Because there is no electricity for most of the time. Water is not so clean. But if you are a adventurer you can come with these problems. Otherwise this is an absolutely amazing tour in Amak!

It was very fun! Although missing ac in the rooms. We saw dolphins, tried to catch pirañas but didnt succeed, saw the sunset on the boat, very fun boat trips. The food was AMAZING, just missing variety, we ate pork for breakfast lunch and dinner almost every day :/

Amak provides great value for money. Really cool common area to chill out, you feel like you are in the jungle when in sleeping lodge due to roof and 2 walls being only musquito nets, good food, great location. Best of all - Carlos as the guide for english speaking tourists. He made us feel at home, provided vast knowledge about the jungle and excellent storytelling about amazon ways and spirits.

I was really looking forward to the stay, and whilst the lodge was as expected, I was really disappointed (but not surprised after reading other reviews) that there was no hammock. It's a simple thing, but in the heat, it would have been lovely to have laid in one and chilled whilst listening to nature. I didn't even have a chair on my "balcony" to sit on and had to ask several times before I got one. It's basically a bed and bathroom, and as I didn't want to remove the mosquito net, I wasn't prepared to sit on the bed, so a chair outside made sense. As for the food.. small portions, which I didn't expect after reading the reviews. It was local bread and marmalade for breakfast, then one fried egg. True, it was possibly the most tastiest egg I've ever eaten, but hardly substantial. Other meals (starters) were all banana based, baked banana stuffed with veg, again but stuffed with fish, etc., followed sometimes by plantain. I haven't been able to eat a banana since, though the meals were well prepared and nicely presented. The next issue, and it could quite possibly be the travel company's fault, was that we were given an itinerary that included exciting activities like pink dolphin spotting, early morning bird watching, night walks etc., We did nothing from the itinerary, just travelled up and down the same patch of river and strolled around the grounds one evening to see tarantulas. I do not feel like I had a proper "Amazon experience", although I did enjoy the stay, and the owner was pleasant enough. I would recommend this lodge, but not for anyone who wants the total "rain forest / nature " experience. I barely saw one animal, apart from those in a local sanctuary.

Amak in Iquitos is an amazing property. Mel had very interesting tours with the guide Carlos. Carlos is very competent in everything around him. I especially liked the fishing trip and the visit to the jungle. Carlos made the fish we caught for dinner:) We learned a lot of interesting things about nature and local communities. All meals (3x a day) were the top class of the restaurant and I'm not exaggerating:) Perfect chef. The staff is very kind and the environment is clean and pleasant. Our cabin was clean and cute. If you have a question about which accommodation to visit there, we have a definite answer - Amak Iquitos!

We loved our experience at AMAK Iquitos. I was impressed of how well coordinated everything was. Everyone from the staff was very friendly and always looking to make sure all our needs were taken care of. The place was beautiful. We travel with our 6 year old daughter who is a really picky eater but we were impressed how she adapted and did not complaint about the food. I personally liked all the food they served and the presentation was great. Alfredo who is the manager at the lodge was amazing too. We loved to visit the Yagua tribe, we donated some of our clothes to them and bought their products and gave them some snacks since they are very poor. There were very few mosquitos and I would say we conquered the jungle with zero mosquito bites (but we were also wearing pants and long sleeves) It was a great experience for our family, definitely will never forget.