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Dolphin lodge is a perfect place to escape civilisation and get immersed in nature. Saying that, the facilities are great, considering you are in the jungle - there is hot water, AC, mosquito nets, so if you don’t want to give up all the comforts, it’s perfect. From the moment you get picked up from the hotel in Manaus, it’s all precisely organized - all the transfers went really smooth, no waiting around. Once you are at the lodge, there are tours throughout the day to get to know the river and the jungle both by boat and by foot, I highly recommend bringing binoculars, as there are so many birds and other animals to discover. The tour guides (who are locals of the area) make sure that you spot all of them. And I have to mention the food, which was amazing, we got to try a lot of traditional dishes throughout the stay. I really wish we could have stayed longer, the lodge has such a nice relaxing atmosphere, you can just sit by the river watching dolphins and spotting birds, highly recommend!

We absolutely loved our stay at Arowana lodge. It’s clean , in a nice area where it’s nice and quiet. The staff are very polite and friendly. The food was amazing, fresh and local with good variety. The activities were really good , never a dull moment and we had so much fun, we did a lot in three days including hiking, kayaking, fishing, boat trips, swimming, etc . Our guide Anderson was absolutely incredible , he was funny, friendly and very knowledgeable. He went above and beyond to make our stay perfect and listened to what we wanted to do/see. We had the best time and would highly recommend this place.

We spent four nights here and loved it. You don’t get the concentration of wildlife to spot as you do in the Pantanal. But what you do get is an immersion in how people live in the Amazon rainforest, as well as some incredible spots. There’s a lot of laughter and fun, rain, sun, river dolphins, caiman, macaques, sloths, amazing bird life, fruits of all shape and sizes, boat trips along the river, sunset swims, walks through the rainforest, piranha fisbing, kayaking, meeting people who live here, the school boat, manioc production, and Lola the parrot. Highlights were seeing huge blue butterflies fluttering across the water, sleeping in hammocks under mosquito nets in the rainforest, and the house caipirinhas.