Multinational couple - Stephen Collins from the UK and Tammy Alvarez from the US, who are now resident in Mexico City - spent a week at Muyuna Amazon Lodge in late February, 2024.
Northern Peru Archaeology & Low Amazon Lodge Testimonial
Roberto and Paola from Turin, Italy got in touch with PeruNorth in February 2023 looking for a 24-day itinerary to take in the archaeological and natural highlights of Northern Peru, along with some time in or around an Amazonian reserve, such as Pacaya-Samiria.
Here are their comments about the trip, along with a selection of photos they took:
Belen Market
Belen Market (Mercado de Belén) is a famous and bustling market located in the Peruvian Amazon city of Iquitos.
To the End of the Road - Chiclayo to Yurimaguas
PeruNorth was contacted by German journalist, Richard Kienberger, in August 2022 as he looked for a private vehicle to take him from Chiclayo to Yurimaguas, with a day’s break in Chachapoyas.
This was part of a longer trip to go across South America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. His particular interest was in the motorised vehicles - especially trucks - that ply their trade in these geographically-challenging areas.
Read an abridged, English-language version of the article Richard wrote for French transport magazine France Routes:
Barth & Burkhardt - Treehouse Lodge & La Perla Testimonial
Three friends from Texas - father and son Joe and Matt Barth along with Virgil Burkhardt - ‘did the double’ in the Peruvian Amazon near Iquitos in September 2022 ie a lodge stay followed by a river cruise.
Duke & Pugh - Muyuna Amazon Lodge Review
Two Canadian students, Patrick Duke and Austin Pugh, spent 6 days at Muyuna Amazon Lodge in September 2022. Here is what they said about the experience:
‘We had an amazing time in the Amazon with Muyuna.
Thomas x 2 - Treehouse Lodge Testimonial
Read the impressions of a young Colorado couple, who visited Treehouse Lodge, in the Amazonian department of Loreto, for five days, as part of their honeymoon.
Wallen x 2 - Treehouse Lodge Testimonial
Read feedback from a young US couple from Moscow, Indiana who spent 5 days at Treehouse Lodge in August 2021:
“This was a great trip, and we sincerely enjoyed our time at the Rainforest Lodge.
Francisco Secada Vignetta - Iquitos' Flying Ace
Brewster Sisters - Avatar Amazon Lodge Testimonial
Read the experiences - and see Images - of two twenty-something sisters from Scottsburg, Indiana at Avatar Amazon Lodge, near Iquitos, Peru.
6 Best Iquitos Attractions
It is said that ‘he who goes to Iquitos alone, returns a father’. The veracity of this saying has yet to be confirmed, but PeruNorth can verify that five days in the largest city in the world not connected to ‘civilization’ by road was nowhere near enough.