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rates are given; contact Explorama for other options and combinations. Explorama serves
all-you-can-eat lunch and dinner buffets, has fast boats (50km/h) and half-price rates for
under 12s. Ask about group discounts. The well-trained, friendly and knowledgeable
guides are locals who speak English (other languages on request). The following lodges
are operated by Explorama:
ACTS Field Station $$$
(srmadigosky@widener.edu; per person US$115)
Near the Canopy Walkway, the 20
rooms here are in buildings similar to those at Explorama Lodge. Book ahead, because ac-
commodations are often used by researchers and workshop groups. Scientists and re-
searchers wishing to use the accommodations here should contact head of scientific re-
search Dr S Madigosky at the email address above. The station is nearly always visited as
part of a program including nights at other lodges.
LODGE
Ceiba Tops $$$
(3 days & 2 nights per person s/d US$515/910; )
About 40km northeast of Iqui-
tos on the Amazon, this is Explorama's and the area's most well-appointed lodge and re-
sort. There are 75 luxurious rooms and suites, all featuring comfortable beds and fur-
niture, fans, screened windows, porches and spacious bathrooms with hot showers. Land-
scaped grounds surround the pool complex, complete with hydromassage, waterslide and
hammock house. The restaurant (with better meals than at Explorama's other lodges) ad-
joins a bar with live Amazon music daily. Short guided walks and boat rides are available
for a taste of the jungle; there is primary forest nearby containing
Victoria regias
. This
lodge is a recommended option for people who really
don't
want to rough it. It even hosts
business incentive meetings.
LODGE
LODGE
Explorama Lodge $$$
(3 days & 2 nights per person s/d US$475/850)
About 80km away on the Amazon, near
its junction with the Río Napo, this was one of the first lodges constructed in the Iquitos
area (1964) and remains attractively rustic. The lodge has several large, palm-thatched
buildings; the 55 rooms have private cold-water bathrooms. Covered walkways join the
buildings and lighting is by kerosene lantern. Guides accompany visitors on several trails
that go deeper into the forest.
ExplorNapo Lodge $$$
LODGE
