Reserva Amazonica

Tambopata, Amazon, Peru
41 rooms / 2 stars

Reserva Amazonica, a simple elegant ecological lodge, graces the banks of Peru´s Madre de Dios River. The lodge, composed of 30 well-built thatched cabañas and a main building, combines luxurious furnishings and delectable food with the simplicity of lantern-light and the rich sounds of the jungle.

Reserva Amazonica occupies the heart of a 10,000 Ha. (24,710 acres) private Ecological Reserve owned by Inkaterra, deep in the Amazon Rainforest. The lodge, adjacent to the Tambopata National Park, allows guests to experience the region´s wealth of plant and animal life in an authentic setting; it opened in 1975 and, since then, it promotes innovative sustainable use of the Amazon Rainforest.

Native craftspeople built Reserva Amazonica´s wooden cabañas in the Amazon´s traditional Ese-Eja and Machigüenga styles. The main building consists of a two-story pavilion with cathedral ceiling that houses the dining room, the bar, and the main lounge. The 30 cabañas, raised on stilts with thatched palm roofs, are scattered around the property, with some overlooking the Madre de Dios River; the boutique, and the massage hut. The Eco-Media Center, which provides information and is the starting point of the excursions, stands at river´s edge. All buildings in the complex are connected by tree trunk boardwalks.

Excursions
Reserva Amazonica offers 11 attractions to be experienced in a wide selection of A-La-Carte Excursions at three levels of intensity, ranging from child-friendly to extreme rainforest treks, look for the brilliantly coloured macaws and toucans or for one of a number of rare and endemic birds including the Black-Faced Cotinga, explore huge palmflanked oxbow lakes, paddle native canoes down tributary creeks, or look down upon the planets´ greatest forest from the 29 mt. (95 ft.) high tree Canopy. All excursions will be led by expert bilingual Inkaterra Interpreters, who will provide rubber boots, interpretative tools, bottled water, and snacks.

Accomodations
Rustic Elegance: Inspired by native Amazon design, 30 private thatched roof cabañas combine natural materials with contemporary amenities. Four cabaña options are offered, creating the most luxurious of all lodges in the peruvian Amazon, with: Screened porch & hammocks • Tropical ceiling fans • Warm water showers • Lanterns • Low –impact electricity • Organic bath products • Robes & slippers.

Type:
Suite Tambopata  02, Suite Amazonica  03, Superior Rio (River View)  06, Superior  19

Services and Facilities
Exquisitely presented cuisine, creatively prepared using local ingredients and native techniques –a perfect complement to lantern light simplicity and rich rainforest sounds. The dining pavilion, a stunningly sophisticated piece of architecture built around the strangely beautiful trunk of a strangler fig, also includes: Casual conversation areas • Bar • Gift gallery • Upstairs loft • Balconies for bird watching & stargazing • Massage spa overlooking the Madre de Dios • Daily tea time • Custom itineraries • Evening nature presentations.

Children & families
Reserva Amazonica is a family-oriented lodge that offers: additional beds, such as bunk beds, or bed railings (upon request); highchairs; child-friendly guides; a children''''''''s menu, babysitting services (upon request and at an additional charge); and a children''''''''s explorer kit consisted in a pack with compass, cap, post cards, colored pencils and granola. Prior reservation and subject to availability.

The hotel recommends the following excursions with special activities for children between the ages of six and twelve: The Trail System, Butterfly Farm, Native Farm, Rolín Island and Ese''''''''Eja Community, Canopy and Wetlands, Lake Sandoval, and Concepción.

Notes
-Amazonica Suites do not have electric power, and hot water is available depending on the weather as it is obtained through solar energy. -Standard Cabanas do not have electric power nor hot water.