Excellent physical condition is required. The lodge was built on the edge of the Kapawi Lagoon. The houses were built on stilts in order to minimize the impact caused to the surrounding vegetation. Sewage goes through a three-step drainage process and pumped onto the forest floor. The sewage drains into a cesspool and the excess water runs into a second cesspool and then into the last from which it is pumped onto the forest floor.
Paper is burned.
Biodegradable garbage is buried in the forest. Our canoes are equipped with four-stroke outboard engines, which reduce noise and pollution considerably. Electric outboard motors for small and sensitive rivers are also available. The entire lodge is powered by solar energy. Our solar-heated showers provide 5 gallons of hot water per person each day.