Full board on lodge stays
Boat from Alter do Chão in the packages
Our own team on the logistics
Local host at the Villa

Thirteen timber bungalows

Tapajônica architecture on stilts, between the trees and the freshwater beach. Up to 26 guests in the whole Villa — and never more than that.

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The bungalow

Two storeys, on stilts

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The woodwork, up close

The doors are mahogany, inlaid: wedges of opposing grain radiating from an octagonal centre, cut and fitted by hand. The same octagon returns as a medallion on the interior doors.

The blankets are woven on a loom, checked in chocolate and oat. The veranda lamp is woven fibre, and so is the floor mat. Nothing came out of a catalogue.

Quarto de paredes de mogno com cama de solteiro e manta xadrez, ao lado de uma porta de madeira de almofadas em relevo aberta para a varanda, onde há uma rede armada

Copa externa do bangalô com pia, balcão de madeira maciça e janela ripada aberta para a mata — Outdoor kitchen · solid timber and slatted window

What it is like to live here

Three things nobody asks about before arriving, and everybody mentions afterwards.

Banco de areia dourada dentro do rio, com a água rasa tão clara que o fundo aparece ondulado pela luz — Clear water · the riverbed in view

Almost no mosquitoes

The clear water and sand beaches of the Arapiuns have far fewer mosquitoes than the floodplain Amazon. Dinner on the sand without repellent is the surprise that comes up most often from people who arrive expecting the opposite.

Chuveiro aberto num banheiro de madeira, a água caindo em fio contra a luz que entra pela janela — The shower · no heater

The shower doesn't need a heater

There's no water heater at the Villa, because the climate doesn't call for one. Your shower is the natural water from our own well, at whatever temperature it arrives — and that changes with the season — it's the part that brings guests closest to the place. For drinking, there's a filter: safe water at all times.

Varanda do pavimento superior com rede preta armada, cadeira de cipó e cesto trançado pendurado na parede de madeira — The veranda · hammock strung, view of the forest

There is no television

There is Starlink internet, for keeping in touch. Television, no. At night what there is is conversation, the sound of the river and the urge to sleep early.

Three types of unit

Chalé de um pavimento em madeira escura, sobre palafitas na areia, com varanda coberta na frente e escada de poucos degraus, entre os troncos da mata

Quarto de madeira escura com cama de casal, manta xadrez dobrada ao pé e cadeira de madeira ao lado da janela

House room

Bungalow on stilts, with its own veranda facing the forest.

1 floor

Bangalô de dois pavimentos em madeira sobre palafitas, com escada externa subindo para a varanda de rede e uma copa aberta embaixo, no meio da floresta

Cama de solteiro vista de lado, ao lado de uma porta de mogno cujas cunhas de veio oposto irradiam de um centro octogonal, com a porta da varanda aberta para a vegetação

Duplex room

Two-storey unit with an internal staircase.

2 floors

Two duplex rooms

Two suites in the same duplex unit — for a family or a group that wants to stay together.

2 suites

Which type you get depends on how full the date is. Tell us the size of your group and we will fit you in.

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The common areas

Hammocks among the trees
Hammocks in the shade, with birdsong. The gap between one adventure and the next.
Dining pavilion
Thatched roof, long timber table, open to the forest.
Freshwater beach
Feet in the sand, clear water. It is the front of the lodge.
Yoga shala
A covered space for practice, or for doing nothing at all.