Inotawa Lodge

An absolutely wonderful experience. A very rustic jungle experience but very comfortable. Cabins were open air with screen walls and we utilized mosquito netting over the beds. Private bathrooms were adequate and clean. The commons area has several hammocks and seating options and proved to be a great space for afternoon breaks. The dining area and bar were very comfortable and well organized. The food was GREAT!! Excellent staff made sure everything was delicious and the presentation was 5 star! Jungle walks, boat tours, wildlife exploration were all so much fun. Our guide was knowledgeable and courteous and made sure we didn’t miss a thing.

We spend 3 nights at Inotawa and had an amazing experience! We can only recommend this lodge to anyone that wants to experience the rainforest in Tambopata. The lodge is beautifully made and everyone is super friendly. The expeditions with our guide were great and since they preserve the area around the lodge very well you can see a lot of animals already close to the lodge. Additionally, the food was amazing! It really is a wonderful experience to stay at Inotawa!

Inotawa Lodge was without a doubt the highlight of our trip to Peru and proved to be an amazing and truly authentic Amazon experience. My partner and I spent four days and three nights at the lodge and ended up having the whole place to ourselves, shared only with our guide, the chefs and boat driver. The whole experience exploring the jungle is like nothing else: we went piranha fishing; spotted capybaras, tortoises and plenty of birds on the many boat rides up the river; visited the macaw clay lick; spotted giant otters and caiman while canoeing; and stumbled across tarantulas, snakes, scorpions and plenty of monkeys on several walks into the jungle, including a few at night. Our guide Bryan was excellent with extensive knowledge of the wildlife and the area and who was good fun to spend the few days with! We had chosen Inotawa Lodge after extensively researching several options around Puerto Maldonado, some very polished options, some with swimming pools, and we are so glad in the end we went with Inotawa. Inotawa is different to many of the other lodges as it is further down the Tampopata so much deeper into the jungle. It takes about an hour in a car then a further hour in a boat down the river to reach it. This of course means you feel like you are properly out in the jungle and means there's more wildlife to see! It also is different to other lodges in that Inotawa train lots of the guides in the area who then go to work at different lodges. So you know you are getting a skilled guide through Inotawa. The food served at the lodge was outstanding, with different options served for each breakfast, lunch and dinner across the few days. Certainly an impressive variety of food considering the place has no electricity and all food comes in on the boat. The food itself was also a highlight of our trip in both its quality and quantity. The bungalows were a special place to stay too, where we could return from the activities to rest and lie in bed watching monkeys swing through the trees just meters away from us. Also hot water showers were a bonus though not too necessary in the heat! All in all, considering the nightly rate of the lodge includes full board food and all activities in the day (which probably averaged at about 2 to 3 main activities per day) it was outstanding value and felt even more special with it being a private experience. Thank you Inotawa Lodge and Bryan for an amazing and very memorable time in the jungle! We would certainly recommend anyone else choosing between lodges to go Inotawa!