Juma Lodge

Frommer's Review

One of the best of the lodges in the area, the Juma gets jungle points for its small size and its distance from Manaus. Rooms are all in comfortable small cabins built on stilts. The best rooms are the charming self-contained doubles (room nos. 9, 10, and 11) with a view out over the lake. From your veranda you can often see dolphins and caiman. Cabins are connected to the dining hall by elevated boardwalks. The Juma is located in the middle of a sizable private nature reserve, so the forest surroundings are quite well preserved. The lodge offers the standard excursions. By prior arrangement, the more adventurous can also spend a night sleeping in a hammock in the jungle. The lodge also has one dugout canoe that guests can borrow to paddle on their own. Note that the trip to the lodge from Manaus often takes longer than 3 1/2 hours. Though the lodge quotes this figure, it's a best-case scenario, possible only when the water is highest. At other times the trip is closer to 5 or 6 hours. It's not simply dead time, though. You see lots on the way out -- from forest to birds to dolphins. On the trip back you have a chance to spend time -- even swim -- at The Meeting of the Waters.

Lodge Checklist: Distance: 90km (56 miles); Biome: Igapó; Size: 11; Boat Capacity: 8; Boat Motors: rabete; Canoes: Yes (1); Library: No; Biologist: No; Nature Talks: No; Other excursions: Will program night walks in forest and sleepovers in forest on request.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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