Uakari Lodge is here to bring you the facts around the new coronavirus – and with that, show you there is no reason to cancel your travel plans yet. COVID-19 is bringing unprecedented challenges for the travel and tourism industry – it should not be different. It is natural that travellers will take all necessary care to prevent their risks from the illness and also for their family, friends and professional colleagues. We are all still learning how to deal with COVID-19 and

Uakari Lodge started a participative primate monitoring on trails – and visitors now actively collaborate to science and conservation at Mamirauá Reserve. Some days ago we have published, on Facebook and Instagram, the image above. it shows the red howler monkeys screaming, as they usually do. The reaction from past visitors was amazing – lots of them came with nice memories on the sounds those cute monkeys do. They can scream and they can scream LOUD! They are particularly a

Uakari Lodge many reasons to celebrate 2019 – but the climate crisis shows we have to do more It has been an intense year at Uakari Lodge. For us, who have been dealing with tourism as a conservation strategy for 21 years, the Amazon fires in August / September has put us in the centre of attention as an example of sustainable development in the region. Important media decided coming to the area and we became the focus to great articles such as in Deutsche Welle, The Telegrap

As produções de vídeo originais trazem a atmosfera pacífica que nossos hóspedes sentem na Reserva Mamirauá. Já faz um tempo desde que decidimos que estava na hora de ter nosso próprio canal no YouTube – é claro que a maioria dos visitantes quer saber e sentir um pouco da experiência na Reserva Mamirauá antes de vir para o Uakari Lodge (ou ex-hóspedes podem querer se recordar dos bons tempos em trilhas, canoas, comunidades ou com os pesquisadores parceiros do Instituto Mamirau

The original video productions bring the peaceful atmosphere our guests feel at Mamirauá Reserve. It has been a while since we decided it was about time to have our own YouTube Channel – of course most of our visitors want to learn more and feel a bit of the experience at Mamirauá Reserve before coming to Uakari Lodge (or former guests could remember the good times in trails, canoes, communities or with the partner researchers form Mamirauá Institute). So, what should we show

Uakari Lodge is celebrating 21 years of operation October is when we celebrate our anniversary. It has been 21 years since we hosted our first guest. It structure of the lodge has changed a lot – at first we operated at an existing Mamirauá Institute research basis at the reserve and travellers would get along all the time with some of the scientists. That first structure have received many guests – it was only one room. Since the very beginning we have received guests from a

We selected 12 photographers that show it is worth bringing your camera to Uakari Lodge and Mamirauá Reserve Landscapes, wildlife, ecotourism and the amazing life at the communities of a a floodplain forest: the Photography Journeys, one of the special programs at Uakari Lodge is fast becoming one of the most successful experiences in Mamirauá Reserve. Here you can easily meet rare animals in exuberant landscapes, followed by the great guides of the forest who are used to the

Travelling is experiencing; and now coming to the Amazon is travelling back to the 19th century. As many of you know Uakari Lodge was created, is owned and is co-managed by Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development – MISD, a scientific organisation dedicated to develop strategies for the conservation of the biodiversity in the Amazon. And MISD has only been created in this region because of one person: Henry Walter Bates. The story of this amazing British naturalist who

A fotógrafa Sherolin Santos nos visitou recentemente e suas fotos nos lembram que, perante os recentes incêndios na Amazônia, os locais são os que dedicam suas vidas para proteger sua casa: a floresta O planeta está preocupado com os atuais incêndios na Amazônia. O meio ambiente e o desenvolvimento sustentável urgente em prol das gerações presentes e futuras nos conectaram todos à mesma causa: a conservação da floresta. Muito foi dito sobre a perda de biodiversidade, como o a

Photographer Sherolin Santos has recently visited us and her pictures remind us all that, ahead of all the recent Amazon fires, locals are the ones who dedicate their lives to protect their home: the forest The planet is all concerned to the current fires in the Amazon. The environment and the urgent sustainable development for the sake of present and future generations has connected us all to the same cause: the conservation of the forest. A lot has been said about the loss

Toda a estrutura do Uakari Lodge flutua pacificamente nas águas da Reserva Mamirauá. Como isso é possível? A Uakari Lodge flutua no mesmo local há mais de 20 anos. Como isso é possível? Esta semana publicamos em nossas redes sociais uma foto da primeira imagem que todo mundo tem quando vem visitar a Uakari Lodge. Temos 100% de certeza de que todos os turistas que nos visitam se lembram do momento em que nos aproximamos da pousada e vemos sua estrutura flutuando pacificamente

The entire Uakari Lodge structure floats peacefully on the Mamirauá Reserve Waters. How is that possible? The impressive structure of Uakari Lodge This week we posted on our social media pages a picture of the first image everyone has when comes visit Uakari Lodge. We are 100% sure all tourists who come do remember the moment we approach the lodge and see its structure floating peacefully on the Mamirauá Reserve waters, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. It can get even mo

The surroundings of Uakari Lodge host about 400 species of birds – a must-go destination for birdwatchers from across the globe The Amazon is one of the top destinations for birdwatchers around the world. With a high number of endemic species, it becomes a fantastic destination like few others. The unique features of the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, a huge area of protected floodplain forest, make this area an intriguing spot for the sighting of birds typical of

Visitation Plan at Jaquiri Indigenous Territory is supported by Mamirauá Institute and Uakari Lodge Uakari Lodge | Mamirauá Reserve | Amazon – Brazil Among the Kambebas, from the indigenous Jaquiri territory at Mamirauá Reserve, 47 of the 49 people who live in the small community attend school. “The other two are still very much babies,” explains André da Cruz, general coordinator of the Union of Indigenous Peoples of the Middle Amazon River. Attendance at kambeba classes is

We are at our annual Jaguar Scientific Expedition season – and here are some behind-the-scenes exclusive images and information Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development has different projects in the most diverse areas – tourism being just one of them all, with its Uakari Lodge. One of the most successful programs is the ‘Iauaretê Project’, related to the behaviour of jaguars at Mamirauá Reserve. Local scientists’ aim is to comprehend how such big cat can survive at the

The conservation area where Uakari Lodge is located has the longest protected floodplain forest in Brazil The flooded experience of Mamirauá May comes and brings together the massive amount of water – mostly from the snow melting from the Andes Mountains, which travels hundreds of kilometres and changes life in the Amazon. That is particularly felt at Mamirauá Reserve. The thousands of people who live here will now change their routine and board a canoe for almost any activit

A recent study developed by Booking.com shows travellers are more aware of their impacts in destinations and should take sustainability as a key factor when going on holidays Staff at Uakari Floating Lodge. Nearly all the team at the lodge is formed by locals from Mamirauá Reserve. If travelling more sustainably is important for you, do not feel alone: a recent study by Booking.com reveals the aspects of sustainable development in the travel and tourism industry. That is not

Seven days at Mamirauá Reserve – dozens of animal photographs! Biguatinga – Snakebird (Anhinga anhinga) Our dear guest Douglas Allchin, from Minnesota, USA has spent 7 days with us in 2018 and photographed many of the animals he has seen while at Mamirauá Reserve – and the result is impressive! There are so many pictures of the most diverse species that Douglas ended up building an online book for the experience – and we share some of the images here 🙂 If you want to explore

British naturalist Henry Bates navigated for 11 years in the Amazon – and ended up at Mamirauá Reserve The area where Mamirauá Reserve is now was one important site of discoveries for Henry Bates. In 2019 the Uakari Lodge launches the program “In the Footsteps of Henry Bates”, when we start showing our guests Mamirauá Reserve and the city of Tefé by the look of this a British naturalist who was in the region in the mid-nineteenth century. But who was Henry Bates? This explore

Travelling in the Amazon demands some extra stuff. 😉 You will need to bring some more than your camera! Believe me: as much as you are an experienced traveler, the Amazon will be an enigma when it comes to packing – of course, if that is your first visit to this region. In a single day we have a lot of sun, a storm (or two, or three…), and at night temperatures can drop to levels that will leave you amazed! In addition, it is a region that is often remote, isolated, and that