Amak Iquitos Ecolodge - All Inclusive

I was really looking forward to the stay, and whilst the lodge was as expected, I was really disappointed (but not surprised after reading other reviews) that there was no hammock. It's a simple thing, but in the heat, it would have been lovely to have laid in one and chilled whilst listening to nature. I didn't even have a chair on my "balcony" to sit on and had to ask several times before I got one. It's basically a bed and bathroom, and as I didn't want to remove the mosquito net, I wasn't prepared to sit on the bed, so a chair outside made sense. As for the food.. small portions, which I didn't expect after reading the reviews. It was local bread and marmalade for breakfast, then one fried egg. True, it was possibly the most tastiest egg I've ever eaten, but hardly substantial. Other meals (starters) were all banana based, baked banana stuffed with veg, again but stuffed with fish, etc., followed sometimes by plantain. I haven't been able to eat a banana since, though the meals were well prepared and nicely presented. The next issue, and it could quite possibly be the travel company's fault, was that we were given an itinerary that included exciting activities like pink dolphin spotting, early morning bird watching, night walks etc., We did nothing from the itinerary, just travelled up and down the same patch of river and strolled around the grounds one evening to see tarantulas. I do not feel like I had a proper "Amazon experience", although I did enjoy the stay, and the owner was pleasant enough. I would recommend this lodge, but not for anyone who wants the total "rain forest / nature " experience. I barely saw one animal, apart from those in a local sanctuary.