Hipilandia Amazonas Hostel — Hotel in Leticia

We, 2 young and sporty girls did the extreme caldere tour and would not recommend doing this, except if you're very used to spend time in the wild nature. This is for the following reasons:

The guide does not provide you a lot of information about animal, plants and what is going to happen next in the tour. It felt more like going on a trip with friends without being actually friends with them. This included the guide feeling responsible for our safety. They told us we can drink the water from the river. This made us sick for 2 weeks after. They took us on a boat fishing without the translater because the stream was too strong for taking all of us. They did not tell us about the risk and we had an accident. Being in this dangerous situation and moreover without a translater was frightening and is an example for the missing communication between the guide/translator and us. The tour was advertised with a range of different activities, e.g. learning survival skills. They did not show us them but were instead chating...

We used this company to organise a tour in the Amazon jungle. We contacted them about organising a more customised tour (they also have already made itineraries available too). Unfortunately what we organised with them, and what we payed for, was not what we got. It was very disappointing and our guides were extremely unprofessional. We have done many tours as a couple and this one unfortunately has been the most unprofessional, unorganised and disappointing one yet, especially considering the price. We cancelled other trips/adventures to afford this and we wish we didn't bother.

Our advice, if you do decide to use their services, is to make sure you get the itinerary in writing and that it is stuck to with the guide.

The hostel itself is very basic with cold...

We stayed at the hostel as we booked a 4 days trip to the Amazon jungle with Hipilandia. The hostel is a simple place with all the minimum requirements, the staff is very friendly and will do his best so you'll feel good. The included breakfast is delicious and well balanced in terms of nutritional apport. Note that if you book a trip the night before and after the trip are included in the package. The trip we booked went very well, we were accompanied by two lovely passionate guides who really took care of us. We had the chance to spend two nights in the heart of the jungle, learn about traditional knowledge and beliefs, fishing, braiding roofs and Acaï harvesting. We definitely recommend travelling with Hipilandia so enjoy and don't forget your long sleeves...