The Yarapa River Lodge is the Amazon's ultimate "five-star Lodge," in my opinion. This is based on years of travel to the area, compared to the many other Lodges I've visited in the past. YRL is not only a top notch, safe, and sanitary Lodging facility, but the Naturalist Guides are some of the most experienced and knowledgeable in the... More

My 21 year old son spend the holidays in Peru. This was our first trip to Peru. I had made reservations at a highly recommended Yarapa River Lodge. We thus had high expectations which were not only met but exceeded. Our entire stay, from arrival at Iquitos airport where we were met by YRL staff to the point of our... More

This is one of those experiences that is so unique it can't be duplicated. It took an hour and a half of flying, an hour and 20 minutes of driving, and an hour and a half by boat to get here. This is not a problem because from the time the plane lands the excellent staff takes care of you... More

Great place, very nice people, very good guides and... very good food ! There are also friendly animals around that will come and see you... More

For most of my life I've wanted to take a boat down the Amazon, so for my 50th birthday, my wife and 11-year-old son said OK let's save the money to do it. We booked and paid for cabins on the Arapaima. The Arapaima, however, cancelled at the last minute (long after we'd already paid for it)! Since our plane... More

Amazing. Fantastic. Awesome. Unforgettable. These are only some of the superlatives that I could use to describe my husband's & my 4 day stay here. The guides, Marco & Manuel, took really good care of us, and were very flexible with what we wanted to do & when. There was a group of 6 who was there most of the... More

As the flat-bottom jungle cruiser glided up to the Amazon Yarapa River Lodge, the exotic jungle beckoned, with pink dolphins cresting out front and a wooly monkey swinging by his tail, just across the river. Six types of monkeys, sloths, pink-bellied piranhas, boas, giant tarantulas (in the jungle, not at the lodge!), and hundreds of colorful bird species filled our... More

Stayed here for 6 nights in March 2010, during the high water season. Forget about hot water and A/C and say Hello to some real back-to-nature living that still holds most of the creature comforts of "modern life" in a place that is (and feels) quite far away from the nearest large city. I prepared myself for a place that's... More

I spent four nights at the Yarapa River Lodge. This lodge is situated at the Yarapa River, nearby the Amazonas river. The lodge is quite big. That is because the Cornell University has it‘s laboratories there. So, somethimes there are about 40 persones, especially students und profs. When I was staying at the lodge I was the only guest! This... More