Brazil

Amazon & Rio Negro Cruises

Wild Planet's Amazon Cruises are designed for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts, with maximum wildlife viewing. We take care to seek out wildlife that is rare, off the beaten path, and in greater numbers than you will see on conventional tours. Our expert naturalist guides will educate you in the field so your experience is intimate and unparalleled.

Detailed Itinerary - 3 Days / 2 Nights Amazon River Cruise

DAY 1 Nocturnal Wildlife

Meet at the lobby of the Tropical Hotel at 14:00 hrs. Board and depart towards the Amazon River while we enjoy a welcome drink and listen to information about the route and facilities. After a snack we meet in the leisure room for lectures about the Amazon where we will get a good start on understanding Amazonian ecology while the vessel takes us upstream. After dinner we will explore the river's edge with powerful searchlights and we see caiman, close relatives of crocodile, night-hawks, snakes, toro-rats, sloths, and frogs.

DAY 2 Janauaca Lake

We wake up on the Janauaca Lake and start an early exploration by canoe of the waking forest. We will keep our eyes open for birds and enjoy the Pink River dolphins. We return for breakfast, followed by a walk in the forest, and a visit to the inhabitants of the lake who live from manioc plantations, fishing, diverse fruit trees, rubber, Brazil-nut trees, wood, and other extractive products. Piranha fishing in late afternoon and good chances of seeing hoatzins and large flocks of egrets. After dinner we will explore the forest in our canoes with the possibility of observing nocturnal animals. Admire the billions of stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere.

DAY 3 Meeting of the Waters

Final bird-watching and opportunity to see the Victoria Regia, the giant water lilies in the Lago Janauari Ecological Park. We explore the mysterious flooded forest by canoe, or walking on catwalks, observing wildlife in the trees and in the water. While we enjoy breakfast, the boat starts navigating towards the "Meeting of the Waters". This is unique spectacle where the bright colored water of the Amazon River and the dark water of the Rio Negro flow side by side without mixing for many miles. Pass the Manaus Port, with views of the floating docks, markets, old custom houses, and the dome of the opera house, as we make our way back to the Tropical Hotel landing, arriving at 11:30 am.

Detailed Itinerary - 4 Days / 3 Nights Rio Negro Cruise

DAY 1 Nocturnal Wildlife

Meet at the lobby of the Tropical Hotel at 14:00 hrs. Board and depart upstream on the Rio Negro while we enjoy a welcome drink and listen to information about the route and facilities. After a snack we meet in the leisure room for lectures about the Amazon where we will get a good start on understanding Amazonian ecology and preservation. After dinner we will explore little creeks in our canoes and listen to the sounds of nocturnal animals with the possibility of observing birds, frogs, snakes and caimans.

DAY 2 Anavilhanas National Park

Early morning we explore the surroundings along the waters edge in our canoes and find fruit-eating birds like parrots and toucans. After breakfast we go for a jungle walk to discover many surprising fragrances in leaves, fruits, woods, and animals. Around midday we return and go for a swim before lunch. In the afternoon we navigate through the Anavilhanas National Park, one of the world`s largest fresh water archipelagos, a labyrinth of waterways. In the late afternoon we embark in the canoes and learn more about this wonderful nature park.

DAY 3 Native Community

Early this morning we spend a little time fishing for piranhas and other river fish. After breakfast we visit a "Natives Community" where we find many of the typical Amazonian fruits like Cupuacu and Tapereba, and palm trees like Acai, Tucuma and Pupunha. We learn about the preparation of manioc flour and the health and education situation of the children. After lunch we land on one of the white sandy beaches to swim in the dark water. Exploring by canoe and scouting for wildlife in the late afternoon. Dinner while we make our way towards the Amazon River.

DAY 4 Lago Janauari Ecological Park

Final bird-watching and opportunity to see the Victoria Regia, the giant water lilies in the Lago Janauari Ecological Park. We explore the mysterious flooded forest by canoe, or walking on catwalks, observing wildlife in the trees and in the water. While we enjoy breakfast, the boat starts navigating towards the "Meeting of the Waters". This is unique spectacle where the bright colored water of the Amazon River and the dark water of the Rio Negro flow side by side without mixing for many miles. Pass the Manaus Port, with views of the floating docks, markets, old custom houses, and the dome of the opera house, as we make our way back to the Tropical Hotel landing, arriving at 11:30 am.

Detailed Itinerary - 6 Days / 5 Nights Amazon & Rio Negro Cruise

DAY 1 Nocturnal Wildlife

Meet at the lobby of the Tropical Hotel at 14:00 hrs. Board and depart towards the Amazon River while we enjoy a welcome drink and listen to information about the route and facilities. After a snack we meet in the leisure room for lectures about the Amazon where we will get a good start on understanding Amazonian ecology while the vessel takes us upstream. After dinner we will explore the river's edge with powerful searchlights and we see caiman, close relatives of crocodile, night-hawks, snakes, toro-rats, sloths, and frogs.

DAY 2 Janauaca Lake

We wake up on the Janauaca Lake and start an early exploration by canoe of the waking forest. We will keep our eyes open for birds and enjoy the Pink River dolphins. We return for breakfast, followed by a walk in the forest, and a visit to the inhabitants of the lake who live from manioc plantations, fishing, diverse fruit trees, rubber, Brazil-nut trees, wood, and other extractive products. Piranha fishing in late afternoon and good chances of seeing hoatzins and large flocks of egrets. After dinner we will explore the forest in our canoes with the possibility of observing nocturnal animals. Admire the billions of stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere.

DAY 3 Lago Janauari Ecological Park

Early bird-watching and opportunity to see the Victoria Regia, the giant water lilies in the Lago Janauari Ecological Park. We will visit several types of forest including the strange and beautiful seasonally flooded forest known by Amazon Indians as the Igapo and the fantastically rich varzea forest. While we enjoy breakfast, the boat starts navigating towards the "Meeting of the Waters". This is unique spectacle where the bright colored water of the Amazon River and the dark water of the Rio Negro flow side by side without mixing for many miles. We begin to navigate the Rio Negro upstream and pass the Manaus Port, with views of the floating docks, markets, old custom houses, and the dome of the opera house. After dinner we will explore the forest in our canoes and listen to the chorus of birds and frogs with the possibility of observing nocturnal animals.

DAY 4 Anavilhanas National Park

Early morning we explore the surroundings along the waters edge in our canoes and find fruit-eating birds like parrots and toucans. After breakfast we go for a jungle walk to discover many surprising fragrances in leaves, fruits, woods, and animals. Around midday we return and go for a swim before lunch. In the afternoon we navigate through the Anavilhanas National Park, one of the world`s largest fresh water archipelagos, a labyrinth of waterways. In the late afternoon we embark in the canoes and learn more about this wonderful nature park.

DAY 5 Native Community

Early this morning we spend a little time fishing for piranhas and other river fish. After breakfast we visit a "Natives Community" where we find many of the typical Amazonian fruits like Cupuacu and Tapereba, and palm trees like Acai, Tucuma and Pupunha. We learn about the preparation of manioc flour and the health and education situation of the children. After lunch we land on one of the white sandy beaches to swim in the dark water. Exploring by canoe and scouting for wildlife in the late afternoon. Dinner while we make our way towards the Amazon River.

DAY 6 Meeting of the Waters

While we enjoy breakfast, the boat starts navigating towards the "Meeting of the Waters". Return to the Tropical Hotel landing, arriving at 11:30 am.