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The Lodge at Chaa Creek

  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
  • Chaa Creek
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Enchanting nature retreat tucked away in a lushly forested valley, offering great opportunities for outdoor adventure.

The Lodge at Chaa Creek is a delightful jungle hideaway owned by an Anglo-American couple. It is set deep within a valley, in a large private area blanketed in lush rainforest, close to the picturesque Macal River. The atmosphere is extremely peaceful and relaxing, and service exemplary.

The accommodation is particularly attractive for families, with thatched cottages and villas scattered throughout the grounds, offering space and privacy.

You can relax by the infinity pool surrounded by flower-filled gardens or in the blissful spa, or explore the surroundings on organised activities led by naturalist guides. Choose between a canoe trip down the river, horse riding, mountain biking, nature trails and a tour of the butterfly farm. Other adventures include bird watching, canopy ziplining, cave canoeing or even an overnight excursion to visit the Mayan ruins at Tikal in neighbouring Guatemala.

Your stay at Chaa Creek includes a contribution to the good causes of Chaa Creek Cares, a social and environmental initiative supporting various projects including summer camps for local kids, scholarships, clean-up campaigns and conservation.

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What our clients say

  • Most memorable experience was "My wife's reaction to the room at Chaa Creek."

    CP, Camberley Dec 2013
  • "Chaa Creek was probably the 'icing on the cake' for environment, accommodation, friendly and helpfulness of staff."

    JLB, London Aug 2014
  • Beautiful hotel. Great gardens, good activities. Included dinner and breakfast were both very good. Lots of wildlife in the grounds.

    RT, Westbury Feb 2019
  • Great place to stay, although the room was quite basic compared to other accomodation

    JW, Bedford Dec 2015
  • Unfortunately it rained for much of our stay but we enjoyed the on site visits with good in house guides. Restaurant was good although swamped when a coach load of…

    GW, Winchester Dec 2015
  • "The staff were extremely attentive, the lodge is beautiful, and we loved canoeing down the river to San Ignacio. Great tarantulas and iguanas, plus lovely birds."

    WW, Reading Jan 2014
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Our Expert's Opinion

Maggie
Maggie Wilson - Travel Expert

Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.

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  • Chris
    Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Expert

    Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.

  • Lina
    Lina Fuller - Travel Expert

    Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.

  • Kathryn
    Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert

    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

  • Charlotte
    Charlotte Daubeney - Travel Expert

    Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.

  • Heloise
    Heloise Buxton - Travel Expert

    Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

  • Sophie
    Sophie Barber - Travel Expert

    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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