Dolphin Lodge
Check rates and availability for this hotel
Find the best prices for Dolphin Lodge from our 3 partners. Show all partners
Travel Blogs from Iquitos
Boat trip from Coca to Iquitos
We've struggled over the last couple of weeks getting a good enough connection on the internet to update our travel blog and send emails. I hope this works.
One of the highlights of our trip so far was our river trip from Coca (In Ecuador) to Iquitos (Peru). A 4 day adventure. On Mark's birthday we took an overnight bus from Quito to Coca arriving about 5am in the morning (not the most convenient time).
The following day ...
Back from our Promotor training
... promotors, and he reinterated that 1/3 of children in this region, ages 0-3, are chronically malnourished, have parasites, and chronic anemia. He told them they are children they are losing to death. As he gave the speech, I watched some children playing with a piece of bamboo that had been cut off. They would run to the top of the hill and giggle as the bamboo would go tumbling down the hill. In the face ...
Stupid Peruvian Post!
... to the box using ripped up newspaper and unneeded clothes as padding. The paddle we bought wouldn’t fit in the box, so we wrapped it separately and attached it to the side. We assumed this would be alright because when we had a similar ill-fitting item in Cuzco, namely a set of bow and arrows, the post office worker did the same thing.
After we were happy with the packaging, we headed back to the post office only to be told, for the first time in ...
Off on the African Queen
... we will have the opportunity to return!
We stayed at two different lodges both along the Napo River. They were both beautiful places with picturesque jungle huts and hammocks swinging from the rafters while birds sang from the surrounding forests. Our days were filled with jungle treks and piranha fishing excursions. We saw all kinds of interesting things. One of my favorite experiences was swimming in the Amazon, something ...
3 iron or the machete??
... boats usually hug the riverbanks where possible where the currents are weaker.
We pulled into our lodge after about 1.5 hours steaming up the river. The lodge was about 800m in from the river, surrounded by jungle. We had a private hut with ensuite. We’ll leave swashbuckling through virgin jungle with a machete and a tent to the crusties – home comforts all the way for the lads. When we arrived there was a big gang of Peruvian old dears giving ...
Location
TripAdvisor Reviews Dolphin Lodge Iquitos
