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The Amazon rainforest is a tropical forest and is part of South America. Manaus is a municipality in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The Meeting of Waters is a river confluence in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Anavilhanas is an archipelago in the Rio Negro, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The tours below start in Manaus and fall into three kinds: day trips of a few hours to a full day, stays of two to four days at a jungle lodge, and camping or survival expeditions of three to six days.
Five tours fit into a single day, from a two-hour paddle to a full day on the river. They are a way to see the forest and the rivers around the city without sleeping away. More tours and ideas for the area are on the page for Manaus.
Four hours with hotel pickup and drop-off, a ride by motorized canoe to the forest and a three-hour guided walk on uneven ground, with the guide explaining medicinal plants and the wildlife along the trail. Food and drinks are not included. Small group in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Four to five hours for groups of up to ten people, with a climb of about 40 m (131 ft) up a tree in a protected forest area near Manaus and a view over the Rio Negro from the top. Certified equipment, individual insurance, mineral water and a hotel transfer are included, and no climbing experience is needed. Meals are not included. In English or Portuguese.
Two hours on the calm, shallow water of the Taruma Negro River near Manaus, with a certified instructor, a safety briefing, and a board and paddle. It suits first-time paddlers and people who are not confident swimmers. Getting to the activity is not included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Eight hours that combine a river transfer, a guided trek through the rainforest and a boat tour through the channels of the Anavilhanas Archipelago, with lunch included. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included. Small group in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Eight hours by speedboat with a local guide, with time to watch wild river dolphins, the Meeting of Waters, where the dark Rio Negro and the pale Solimões run side by side, and a visit to an indigenous village. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Five tours sleep at a lodge in the forest and fill the days with canoe trips, walks and night excursions. They differ in length and in comfort, from private rooms with air conditioning to a simpler lodge without it.
Two days and one night with hotel pickup and drop-off, a lodge about 85 km (53 miles) from Manaus, piranha fishing, a night search for caimans and a guided walk to learn the medicinal plants. All meals from lunch on day one to lunch on day two are included. Small group in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Three days and two nights with hotel pickup and drop-off, private rooms with air conditioning, a visit to the Meeting of Waters, a floating fish farm and a riverside family, and a sunrise boat ride, a jungle trek, a flooded-forest canoe trip and a night safari by boat. All meals are included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Three days by speedboat and motorized canoe to a jungle lodge about 85 km (53 miles) from Manaus, with two nights in a simple lodge without air conditioning, a guided walk of about two and a half hours, a canoe trip through creeks and flooded forest, and a visit to a riverside community. Meals are included as listed. Hotel pickup is not included. Small group in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Four days and three nights with hotel pickup and drop-off, at a floating lodge with one night in a hammock at a jungle camp, dolphin and bird watching by canoe, a night search for caimans, a jungle trek and a visit to a riverside community. All meals are included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Four days and three nights at a lodge without air conditioning about 75 km (47 miles) from the city, with piranha fishing, a night search for caimans, walks through old forest, a visit to a Caboclo village and a swim in the Rio Negro. A night in a hammock is optional, and the mosquito net for it is bought separately. Small group in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Five tours go deeper into the forest, with nights in hammocks, paddling, fishing and lessons in how to live there. They are the most basic tours on this page: expect heat, humidity, insects and simple conditions.
Three days and two nights camping in the jungle, with hotel transfers to the port, a dawn paddle, a guided walk of about three and a half hours, piranha fishing, a night search for caimans and a visit to a local family. All meals are included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Four days and three nights camping in hammocks in the Juma area, with canoe trips through flooded forest, guided walks, a night search for caimans, piranha fishing cooked at camp and a visit to a riverside family. All meals are included. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Five days and four nights with hotel pickup and drop-off, two nights at a lodge and two in hammocks in the forest, a visit to the Meeting of Waters and a floating fish farm, a night search for caimans, spear-fishing and survival lessons, and a visit to a riverside family. All meals are included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Six days and five nights in hammocks about 100 km (62 miles) from Manaus, with hotel pickup and drop-off, a floating fish farm, the Meeting of Waters, night safaris by boat, spear fishing, bird watching in the flooded forest and visits to riverside communities. All meals are included. Small group in English or Portuguese.
Six days and five nights with airport or hotel pickup and drop-off, a lodge on days one and five and hammock camping in between, an introduction to jungle survival, paddling by canoe, night caiman watching and a night near a Caboclo riverside community. All meals are included. Small group in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
Nine of the tours include hotel pickup and drop-off in Manaus. On the full-day Anavilhanas tour, the dolphin and village day, the paddle tour, the four-day survival tour and the three-day jungle adventure with a community visit it is not included. For the four-day tour with a community visit, check the tour page.
Every tour of two days or more includes meals, and the full-day Anavilhanas tour includes lunch. The four-hour trek, the tree climb and the paddle tour do not include food, and the dolphin day lists no meal, so check its page.
Three tours (the three-day and four-day floating lodge tours and the five-day tour) use a floating lodge with private rooms and air conditioning, and two use a simple lodge without it. The survival tours sleep in hammocks at a jungle camp, and the five-day tour mixes lodge nights with nights in the forest.
All the tours are in English and Portuguese. Six of them are also in Spanish.
Most are rated moderate, with walking on uneven ground, heat and humidity, and long boat rides. The tree climb needs no climbing experience, and the paddle tour suits beginners. The three-day and four-day floating lodge tours and the five-day tour are rated easy, with basic fitness needed for the treks.
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