Guidebook for Selva Vida Lodge
Grocery Store in Iquitos
A good place to get groceries before coming to the lodge, especially if you plan to make your own food during your stay at the lodge. The convenience store has some basic items such as eggs, pasta, tomatoes, carrots, apples, oranges, plantains, but not a lot of variety of food.
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Los Portales
195 Jirón PrósperoA good place to get groceries before coming to the lodge, especially if you plan to make your own food during your stay at the lodge. The convenience store has some basic items such as eggs, pasta, tomatoes, carrots, apples, oranges, plantains, but not a lot of variety of food.
Restaurants in Iquitos
Good casual spot in Iquitos overlooking the river. Wide selection of food, from great acai and green bowls, to eggs, local and western dishes.
Dawn On The Amazon Café
185 Mal. MaldonadoGood casual spot in Iquitos overlooking the river. Wide selection of food, from great acai and green bowls, to eggs, local and western dishes.
Awesome and authentic French restaurant in Iquitos along the river. Good indoor and outdoor seating.
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Amazon Bistro
268 Mal. TarapacaAwesome and authentic French restaurant in Iquitos along the river. Good indoor and outdoor seating.
Consejos para la ciudad
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Getting to the lodge
The lodge is located in a village called Santa Maria. You can get there by taking a commuter boat from Nanay port in Iquitos and Santa Maria is the last stop. The ride usually costs 5 soles.
You can get to the port from Iquitos airport, usually costs 15 soles, and from Iquitos city center, usually costs 5 soles. The last boat from Nanay port leaves at around 3pm, so the safest thing to do is to get there before 2pm. Sometimes the boat leaves right away when you get there if it is full, other times you have to wait for up to 45 minutes to an hour if they are waiting for the boat to fill up.
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Booking jungle tours
If you would like to book tours to explore the jungle around, you can contact Willy Huaycama at +51 990 420 441. He has a team of experienced local English and Spanish speaking guides who can provide you with a great experience in the jungle. All arrangements will be made with Willy and his team.
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Useful information about staying in Selva Vida
There are two convenience shops just down the hill from the lodge, the items you can buy are limited, especially when it comes to food. If you plan to make your own food at the lodge, you might want to get some food items from Iquitos, from Los Portales, a grocery store in the city center.
Since the lodge is in the jungle, there are mosquitos and other jungle animals such as cockroaches, frogs, and rats. We do our best to keep them away but it's not a guarantee. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience. Please bring mosquito sprays and some long pants & shirts.