Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica

We checked in today at Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica, Puerto Maldonado, and sadly, the experience has been far below expectations. Arrival: The boat transfer felt more rickety than charming. While we initially tried to embrace it as part of the jungle experience, it quickly set the tone for a stay that felt underwhelming overall. Rooms & Amenities: The lodge’s rooms are basic to the point of feeling sparse—certainly not aligned with the US$550 per night rate. No tea/coffee in the rooms, limited bottled water (2 per guest per session), and even brushing your teeth requires bottled water (tap water is only okay for washing hands). These are serious shortcomings for a so-called luxury eco-lodge. Food: Easily the most disappointing aspect. Meal options are limited, particularly for vegetarians. If you don’t eat quinoa, tough luck. Despite sharing dietary preferences in advance, we didn’t get the sense anyone cared. Even worse—though the resort is “all inclusive,” water at mealtimes costs US$3.50 per bottle! Wildlife & Activities: Almost no wildlife in the immediate vicinity, which is extremely surprising for a jungle lodge. The overall experience lacked the richness and immersion we’ve seen at similar properties worldwide. This is just our first day, but we have four more nights at other Inkaterra properties in Peru. Frankly, we’re now very concerned. This lodge does not offer value for money or a memorable jungle experience. Strongly recommend looking elsewhere.

We had a fabulous two night visit and this lovely resort. Amenities were nice and food wonderful, but the best was the friendly and helpful staff. We went on a private fishing excursion with David - and amazing guide - and enjoyed the wildlife, river, lake and jungle experience! Highly recommend you include this place in your Peru vacation.

Really well organised trip into the Amazon. We could only bring 10kg bag each but the company stores your bag at the port for you. A 45 minute boat journey down the river and you arrive at the location. Our cabana was great with a really big comfortable bed with mosquito net, hammocks and bathroom. We were worried about the noise when we arrived as the birds were really loud but they slept the same time as we did. I loved the fact there was no WiFi as I totally relaxed and it was nice to be somewhere where everybody isn’t staring at a device in their hands! There is WiFi in the office if you really need it. The tours were good but you do have to cover yourself in mozzy spray and you may not see huge amounts of wildlife. All in all a great stay, good food, friendly staff, but expect to deal with humidity.

Expect to be in the humid jungle where it rains a lot. Do not expect to see big snakes and animals; maybe a caiman and some mosquitos. Buy a $10 hat with a net in the US. Expect good food and VERY helpful staff and management folks. Excursions are ok but this is not your exciting tv Discovery trip. Canopy walk is OK. My wife went to Lake Sandoval with a guide and cut the 5 hours down to 3 & loved it. A special shout out to Guide Michel, Alejandro (waiter extraordinaire), Xiomara-guide with a perpetual smile, and Sr. Percy Ccopa (who goes the extra mile to get things right!

We came for a 4 night trip for our 5 year anniversary and it was a very mixed experience. We came in the wet season in January. The lodge itself felt like you were on a movie set. The rooms were great, loved the hammocks and being able to take a nap when it rained! They had hot showers when the power was on until about 10:30 pm. Fans in the room, but not on at night. It didn't get too hot at night for us. They had Housekeeping twice a day which was great. The bed and all of our clothes were wet from how humid the air was. The restaurant was pretty good. The staff service was the best, like a 5 star restaurant. The music ambience was on point. They did fresh meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They do have a menu you can order off of for breakfast but we didn't find out until a few days in. They have water you can refill in front of the Explorer lodge. The dinner menu was very limited options, and the lunch menu never changed. Drinks are not included, and they are american prices. Same with the spa, they are luxury American spa prices, not comparable at all to other spas in cusco. They give you boots for the excursions. The excursions that are included are quite limited - walks through the trails, boat rides and the canopy treetop bridges was the best. Everything else was extra, and not cheap. The mosquitoes were unreal. You are basically walking through a swarm for an hour. The citronella doesn't help. This made the walking excursions miserable, the boat rides were not so bad. However if you are coming and expecting to see a lot of wildlife, you will be disappointed. A lot of our guide talks were about the plants since we didn't see much wildlife. Our guide (Rico) was very knowledgeable and friendly. Overall it was a decent experience. The lodge and staff was very nice, the pricing seems a little high for what you are getting. We recently went to an african safari lodge and were expecting something relatively similar, but it fell very short of expectations. Not sure if other amazon lodges would have the same experience, but I would probably look into another area to see if more wildlife and excursions are included.