Uakari Floating Lodge, Eco-lodge in Mamirauá Reserve, Brazil
The Uakari Floating Lodge comprises five bungalows with a total of ten rooms built on floating wooden platforms within the Amazon rainforest waters. The structures adapt to seasonal water level changes and blend completely into the river landscape.
This lodge was founded in 1998 as Brazil's first sustainable tourism project in the Mamirauá Reserve, linking conservation efforts with community development. Since then, it has served as a model for environmentally responsible travel in the region.
Ten riverside communities operate the lodge and employ local residents as guides, cooks, and staff who share their traditional skills with visitors every day. This arrangement allows travelers to experience how people live and work in the Amazon directly.
Guests reach the lodge by boat in roughly an hour and a half from the town of Tefé, which connects to larger cities via daily flights or longer boat journeys. The best time to visit is when water levels are high, as wildlife becomes more active.
The property features a natural swimming pool and runs on solar power with recycled plastic tiles, showing environmental practices in action in the Amazon. This mix of comfort and resource conservation is unusual for the remote location.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
