Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica

Excellent location, beautiful grounds, top notch cuisine, experienced guides, tried and true excursions, lovely rooms..5-star!

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!