Amazon Tapiri Lodge: 4-Day Floating Rainforest Escape

Amazing tour. Very well organized. We did 4days 3 nights tour at the Tapiri floating lodge with one night stay in the jungle. The itinerary was swapped a little bit between the multiple days, but they made sure they covered everything that was advertised. My tour guide was Toniel and he was pretty good. And the entire staff in the company are pretty good and caring, including the captains that drive the boats, and the cooks that prepared the meals. They all make a good team, helping each other out - just like one big family. I don’t speak Portuguese and thought it would be difficult during the trip; but they coordinate so well for the activities and everything would be so seamless and effortless. I have requested for a different drop off location and it was immediately accepted and honored. Full marks for customer service. I would definitely recommend this tour.

We had an absolutely incredible experience, we were so fortunate with not only the animals we saw but our guide Jamal had so much experience and was able to work really well with our driver João who took us to all the best parts. So many memories, but having the monkeys board our boat was fantastic, Piranha fishing was great fun and sleeping in the jungle with lightning going on in the background awesome.

This is a wonderful introduction into the Amazon rain forest. Everyday was a different experience either hiking in the jungle; boating through the water flooded bunches of trees; boating down the river looking for and finding all kinds of birds, dolphins both grey and pink. In addition there was opportunity to swim in front of our cabins and visit a working farm close to the lodge. The cabins and their furnishings and acutriments were basic but did the job needed. The AC worked well. The food was also basic fare, but healthy and abundant which wasn't a bad thing for us! Our guide Ken was most knowlegeable about the Amazon and its flora and fauna in addition to other various topics. Gustavo was a great navigator on the water and found animals particularly sloths hanging out in the trees. He seemed to have a sixth sense about these things. ' Overall a very enjoyable experience and would recommend to anyone I talk to. There was good value for the price paid to have this experience.

My partner and I had an incredible time on this trip and truly an experience we will never forget. The journey there was an adventure in itself from boat to land to boat again, but all worked very efficiently and smoothly. A special thanks to Yamal for the guidance and activities we did, it was a great balance of adventure and relaxation. Also kudos to him for his extensive knowledge on all the animals, plants and birds!! The Amazon is a special place. Also João was a brilliant local guide, expertly using his machete to take us through the jungle. The floating lodge itself was in beautiful surroundings with river dolphins! The room itself was large + had air con which was glorious due to the outside heat. The family who ran the lodge made us some lovely meals, so thanks to them as well. Brilliant few days all round but would highly recommend to do a night in the jungle to round off the experience! Thanks to everyone involved in making the trip happen!

Great Amazon experience that was exactly what we were looking for. Yamal was great and knew alot about the jungle which made for great chats during the activities. There was also plenty of downtime to just disconnect and reset away from the hustle and bustle of life. All made even more blissful if staying in the floating lodge where you can watch the rain hit the river and the dolphins and monkeys playing around.

This experience was amazing from beginning to end. Great communication from the start. Had enough time to relax a well a having busy schedule. Accomodation was great, as was the food. Dolphins outside cabin. Saw lots of caiman, some monkeys, water pig and lots of birds. Slept in jungle and saw local villages as well as piranha fishing. Knowledgeable and entertaining guides made it. Thank you Paulo and Julio as well as the other staff.

Awesome trip, awesome price... Our guide Daniel was very nice and accommodating... You need to do this tour....

This was a one of a kind experience to be integrated so fully within the Amazon jungle! We were collected from our hotel promptly by Joshua and straight away felt comfortable, which was good because for the remaining 4 days, our movements were out of our hands! We were driven to the meeting of the waters, picked up by someone else to be driven to the Amazon river, and collected by someone else who took us on a boat to the lodge we would stay at. Just getting to the lodge was already an adventure and took about 4 hours! Once we got there, we were in the hands of our two guides, one English and one Portuguese. Our English guide Yamal spoke perfect English so we could have a memorable tour. We learnt a lot about the jungle, the water, the animals. We did activities including caiman hunting, piranha fishing, canoeing, jungle trekking, swimming with pink dolphins and visiting a local village, and even spent a night in the jungle sleeping on hammocks! The guides took total care of us, and we didn’t have to lift a finger as they set up our camp and cooked dinner for us. The boat became our mode of transportation to each activity, and when we had some downtime we pulled onto the shores and either went to a local spaza shop for a beer or took a walk on the beach. The lodge we stayed at was the Tapiri lodge and the stay was comfortable with a room that felt like a treehouse, surrounded by trees. It has an en-suite bathroom and air conditioning. The meals served were delicious! There was always a salad, rice, pasta, beans, fruit, local fruit juice, meat or chicken and usually fish. Either stewed or fried. We did have fried eggs for most breakfasts and a cake of sorts with tea and coffee. The only downside is that we didn’t see as many animals as we were hoping! So adjust your expectations as the jungle is so dense that it makes it almost impossible to spot anything! Most animals don’t want to be seen and probably won’t be spotted! All in all 10/10 and I would recommend it to someone wanting a real jungle experience! We felt completely safe in the hands of our capable guides and thank them very much!

Our Amazon tour in Tapiri Floating Lodge was amazing! We travelled there in the middle of march and experienced four days packed with adventure, sightseeing and good company. Our main guide Marcus was the man with the plan. Such an awesome guy and rich of knowledge. Also as our guide we had Juan, which was the ultimate badass, being born and raised in the jungle. One of the best activities was our hike through the jungle and the constant knowledge sharing. Trees that walk through the jungle, seeds monkeys use as combs, tree sap which works as nature's paraffin and much, much more. The guides were also really patient with us regarding our wish to go look for animals. We saw dolphins, sloths, monkeys, Tucans, kaymans and many more. We also slept outdoors in the jungle one night which was somewhat scary, but the guides made us as safe as possible, arranging their hammocks on either side of the tourists'. Listening to sound of the jungle, the wall like thickness of it, and the smells. Incredible. In addition our accommodation at Tapiri Floating Lodge was really good. We fell in love the food, especially tasting Pirarucu for the first time. The air condition worked well, wifi was supreme and the bathroom was clean and tidy. The comfortable accommodation really mattered to be able to relax and get the most out of the adventures. All in all a perfect introduction to the jungle with awesome guides and great accommodation. Peace and love from Nora and Odin :)

One of the biggest highlights of our entire South America trip was spending 4 days in the Amazon with Joshua’s expeditions. Our jungle guide, Toniel and captain João were the real deal. Toniel was born in the jungle, catches caiman with his bare hands and tells you campfire stories about his encounters with jaguars. Hearing about his way of life and getting to see his passion for the jungle was inspiring. Everything was super well organised and never felt rushed. Staying at Tapiri lodge was excellent. The food in camp and facilities were top notch with a diet of fish they catch daily from the same river you spend your days navigating. The family running it are super friendly and have some unusual pets, Felipe the caiman was our favourite. I’ll never get bored of sitting on the deck watching river dolphins jumping out of the water just outside your room. Could not recommend more highly.