Excursion de 3 jours en Amazonie au Sinchicuy Lodge

What we thought was going to be the best part of our trip to Peru turned out to be the worst. The reviews I read were all favorable, but our experience was nothing like what was reflected in the reviews. They are under new management and that could be the reason for poor performance. Our tour guide was not very knowledgeable and very unorganized. At one point, he took us through a village to show us a cell phone tower, he also walked us around in circles for about an hour when he failed to coordinate our lunch with a sister resort. He was trying to kill time as our resort scrambled to prepare our lunch. He did not tell us anything about the area, trees, animals, insects or anything at all as we walked in circles. He also left us alone in a metal boat for about a half hour baking in the sun as he tried to figure out how to fix the lunch situation. We had to wear rubber boots everywhere we went even though it was not the rainy season and there was no mud. We walked on paved roads the majority of the time. I took my rubber boots off and replaced them with flip flops because the boots were so damn hot and unnecessary. The tour guide attempted to get me to put the boots back on but failed when I pointed out the manager of the company who was following us around taking pictures had bought some hotel slippers at a local store and was wearing them. I wore my own hiking boots after that. The "people zoo" as I dubbed it was weird and awkward. It felt like a theatrical performance that was made up on the spot. Walking through a village with a bunch of white, rich Westerners was also strange as they looked over fences into people's back yards and even tried to go into someone's house. Our tour guide rushed us to get on the boat back to mainland even though he was an hour late getting us back to the resort from fishing. We did not have enough time to shower and pack, so we didn't shower. I don't know what the rush was because he wanted to take us to main office for two hours before going to the airport. We told him to just take us to the airport. The two hours could have been better spent taking us to historical sites or art museums in Iquitos. I didn't understand the rush to get back to mainland when we still had five hours before any of our flights when we arrived at the airport. Choose another company when exploring the Amazon Jungle.

We had an amazing three days in the Amazon with our guide Edgar! The tour lived up to the itinerary and was really well organised. We got to trek in the jungle, go on lots of boat trips, swim with pink dolphins, see sunset and sunrise and fish for piranhas! Food and accommodation was great! Our guide Edgar was really knowledgeable about everything, super friendly and went out of his way to make sure we did everything we wanted - even organising an extra trip to hold more sloths after seeing how much our group enjoyed it on day 2. Would totally recommend!

This tour was amazing. I think they did a really good job making sure to hit a lot of the highlights if the area and balancing the adventure time with relaxation. Everyone was friendly and welcoming and the food was fantastic. We had our 10 year old with us and I was worried that it would be too much for her, but she had a great time. I would highly recommend it!

This tour was life changing and personally challenging in a positive way. Our tour guide was Alex, an Amazon native. He was young, funny, vibrate, and named our group the Amazon Warriors, ironically. Our group consists of 4 women from USA. Day 1....We were picked up from our AirBNB the local company is Viajes Pacifico. Then, we took a boat ride into the Amazon from Iquitos to a zoo and fed and saw piranhas and alligators. Then my favorite part we met Yagua native from the amazon. They performed a welcome ritual. Tip...bracelets are like 5 soles have small change to buy souvenirs. We arrived to our lodge Sinchicuy for lunch. Lunch was awesome we had rice, beans, salad, plantains, fried yuca, and meat was fish. I informed them that I was vegan and they were accommodating. The rooms were clean you have your own bathroom and they provided towels and soap. NO ELECTRICITY until 6pm-10pm enough to charge your electronics for the next day dinner and bath. Signal enough to make phone call/text no social media but its part of the experience to disconnect lol. The water is cold but its part of the experience. We also had a jungle tour at night that was scary I thought I was in one of those Cabin Fever movies but the staff takes good care of you and are reliable. Day 2...More wildlife search and day time jungle walk. A lot of mosquitos in this area I wore my jacket the whole time bring sunscreen repellent and hat. Lunch the same rice, fish, salad, plantains all good. They went piranha fishing and actually made a few catches. Back to the lodge for dinner and ghost stories. My group decided to hit the bar this night. Day 3.... Rescue zoo took pictures with sloth and saw monkeys, alligators, turtles, tucan birds. We made sugar cane shots and bought their homemade alcohol each bottle was 10 USD they also accepted visa but we paid in cash. We had lunch before drop off to the airport. Overall great experience thanks to our tour guide Alex and group. We really did mesh well. Will always remember and keep in heart this experience.

The tour was perfect and unforgettable. Our tour guide was so friendly and informative. We were very lucky to see the pink dolpins several times during the tour. The food in the lodge was delicious and healthy. There was no hot water in the lodge but the room was pretty comfortable. You can charge your electronic devices at around 6pm to 9pm every day. Overall, the trip was amazing and we highly recommend.

Fabulous experience. In my group, there were supposed to be two other people but they arrived a day late so i was super lucky to get private tour. The lodge was awesome, great food, great people and great tour. Lodge manager, Franco. was an amazing host. Not only I got to hear so many cultural stories about Peru, but also he recommended a lot of places to visit in Lima. My tour guide, Celeste, was awesome as well. She knew so much about the jungle. I also got to hear about her experience in the reserve. I will definitely come back to Amazonas to explore the reserve area.

Amazing. Tour guides were wonderful. Well organized. Food was terrific. Bring your own mosquito net!

Very nice lodge, good meals and informative guides. Had an amazing time!