Accommodation at an Amazon Eco-resort or on a Clipper Cruise
Airport/Hotel Transfers
Half-Day City Tour
All Meals and activities (at the eco-resort or the cruise)
Park Taxes & Fees
* Packages can also be only a city stay in Manaus without the Eco-resort or the Clipper Cruise. ** Air to Manaus can be provided within Brazil or from any departure city in the world to Manaus.
Sample Itinerary (Eco-Park / Ariau Jungle Lodge):
Sample Itinerary (Eco-Park/Araiu Jungle Lodges):
Day 1: Pick-up at 13h30. Short visit to the Meeting of the Waters by boat and transfer to the Lodge. Check-in/ welcome drink after which guests will be shown to the room. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator Spotting .Overnight at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a Nature-Hike. Lunch. After a short rest, visit to the home of local Amazonian residents” (“natives”) with an opportunity for Fishing. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast and visit to the Monkey Jungle.Check-out at 11h30 and transfer to Manaus
Sample Itinerary (Amazon Clipper Cruise):
Day 1 Meet and greet at the airport in Manaus and arrival transfer to the Hotel Tropical Manaus landing stage. At 2:30pm, you will depart from the Hotel Tropical landing stage. Immediately, an orientation meeting will take place where you will meet the staff, discuss the route that the trip will follow and be introduced to the facilities. Enjoy a welcome drink as the boat starts navigation past Manaus to the Xiborena region. Afterwards, you will go on a canoe trip to the smaller creeks to see life on the flood plains: jute, market-garden produce, rubber trees, as well as flood plain forest and lakes with giant water lilies (in season). You will return after sunset, so that you can observe nightlife, including caimans. Navigation continues up the Amazon (the upper part of it called Solimões by the natives) to lake Janauaca. Dinner on the way.
Day 2 Depart early morning on a canoe trip for bird watching. There are good chances of seeing hoatzins and large flocks of egrets and cormorants. Return to the boat for breakfast. Afterwards, you will visit the inhabitants of the lake who live from manioc plantations, fishing, diverse fruit trees, rubber, Brazil-nut trees, wood and other extractive products. You will take a walk in the forest with commentaries by the specialist. Return to the boat for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing on board while the boat continues its navigation. You will have the opportunity of fishing for piranhas and other types of fish. Dinner. After dinner, you will depart on a night trip to see nocturnal animals; you may be able to see a nighthawk, snakes, toro-rats, sloth and frogs. Overnight navigation downstream on the Amazon river.
Day 3 Early this morning depart on a bird-watching trip in the Janauary Ecological Park and nearby waterways. The Janauary Ecological Park unites several ecosystems of the region. The nine thousand hectare area contains terra firme , várzea , and igapó forests. Return to the boat for breakfast. And continue navigation to the Meeting of the Waters, the confluence of the Negro river and the Solimões river, an extraordinary natural spectacle. Here you will see the dark waters of the Negro river meet the light brown waters of the Solimões river and then flow side by side some 4 miles before intermingling. Continue navigation back to Manaus with views of the floating docks, market, old customhouse and houses on stilts, to the Hotel Tropical landing stage where you will arrive at 11:30am. Transfer to airport in Manaus. Homebound flight or proceed to your next destination.
The Amazon is the largest tropical jungle on earth with plenty of adventure travel and eco-tourist opportunities.
Whether you want soft adventure, extreme adventure or to pamper yourself in a 5 star hotel, there is an option in the Amazon just for you.
Flight Time: 6 Hours from Miami, 5 Hours from Sao Paolo or Rio
Main Airport: Manaus International Airport (MAO)
When to go: Year Round, although dry season is June/July/August.
Weather: Hot all Year long.
Currency: Real, 1.8 - 2.2 Reals to the USD
Population: 1.6 Million
Tourist Attractions: Opera House, Customs House, Day excursions to Amazon river, Zoo
Manaus Pictures:
About Manaus & The Amazon
The capital of the biggest state of Brazil is Manaus . The Portuguese founded it in the 16th century, but Manaus remained a small village until the success of the rubber plantations. It was during this period that Manaus was nicknamed “The Paris of the Jungle” and the main features of the city, such as the Grand Opera House , the Municipal Market and small Palaces were built.
On the surface, Manaus looks a lot like other Brazilian cities. The old downtown is shabby and bustling. Along the shoreline in the upscale Ponta Negra area you'll find the familiar beach-side high-rises, kiosks, and same wide streets. But stop for a moment and contemplate: You're in the middle of nowhere with 1,000 miles of forest in every direction.
A city of about a million and a half, perched on the Rio Negro some six miles upstream from where it joins the Amazon, Manaus is not so much a tourist destination as a way station for adventurers who fly in for rain forest treks. Manaus is probably most famous for its startling salmon-colored opera house, so out of place amid streets of functional, grime-covered buildings that it might as well be an igloo. The Teatro Amazonas was completed in 1896, when Manaus was the world's ultra prosperous rubber capital and could afford to import the best architects from Europe.
The Amazon region, where Manaus is located, is one of the world's rainiest places. Rainfall occurs most frequently from December to May, making travel during those months exceedingly difficult. The rest of the year the region still receives plenty of rain, though showers tend to last only an hour or two.
Although Brazil's high season generally runs from December to March, the best (and most popular) time to visit Manaus and the Amazon is between May and November. If you're planning your trip around major festivals - particularly the month-long Festival Folclórico do Amazonas in June - book your room in advance.
The Amazon:
Often referred to as "The green Inferno", the Amazon jungle is the largest tropical rain forest on Earth. Although the jungle's area is so big that reaches out to several different countries (Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guiana, French Guiana, Suriname, Panama, and Ecuador), most of its area is located within the Brazilian territory. The rain forest covers 7 out of the 27 Brazilian states, holding 39% of Brazil's 3,3 million square miles of area, which means that 1,28 million Sq miles of the Amazon is located in Brazil alone.
The term “Rain Forest” describes flora that thrives in areas with registered rain fall reaching 1500 mm per year. The Amazon River measures approximately 7,000 km, considered the largest river in the world. Its water volume is 11 times larger that the Mississippi River. The Amazon region consists of flora that occupy 38, 5% of the Brazilian territory, representing a mere 7% of the country's population. Recognized as the world's greatest reserve of life form with the greatest biological accumulation of carbon on Earth the Amazon is one of the largest remaining contiguous tracts of nature on earth. The Amazon is the "lungs of the world."
The Amazon forest contains the largest single reserve of biological organisms in the world. No one really knows how many species there are in the Amazon forest, but scientists estimate that there are between 800,000 and 5 million species living there, amounting to 15 to 30 percent of all the species in the entire world. As naturalists catalog new species of freshwater fish, their findings suggest that there may be as many as 3,000 kinds of fish in the Amazon's rivers and lakes. Among the specialized fish found in the area are: the pirarucu, said to be the largest freshwater fish in the world with specimens measuring over 6.5 feet (2 meters) in length and weighing 275 pounds (125 kilograms); the tambaqui, a member of the fruit-eating characin family which possesses teeth that can crack seeds as hard as those of the rubber tree and the jauari palm; and the piranha. The ferocity of the meat-eating piranha has been exaggerated, Although it is true that some species in rare circumstances have killed large animals and even people, their behavior depends on the state of their habitat. In main river channels and in larger lakes they appear to leave swimmers unmolested. Only when they lack nourishment do they become aggressive.
We take pride in making sure our clients have the best options for their vacation. We consider the 3 options below as the best in making your Adventure to the Amazon a vacation of a lifetime! There is a brief description of each, so do not hesitate to click on the option below to learn more!
Star Level:3 | Location: Amazon Jungle | Popularity: 1
The Amazon Eco Park Jungle Lodge is located at 1 hour from Manaus International Airport (including a 30 minute boat ride from the Pier) and built amid the largest concentration of flora and fauna in the middle of the Amazonian basin and the banks of Rio Taruma, a tributary of the Rio Negro (Black River). The lodge is a touristic, scientific and educational property, created and directed by a private initiative back in 1991, opening its doors to the public as an Ecotourism Lodge in 1995.
Star Level:4 | Location: Amazon Jungle | Popularity: 1
Imagine a hotel built among Amazon treetops: catwalks 70 feet up leading from a great circular dining room of polished tropical woods, a bar like an eagle's nest, and friendly monkeys, macaws, sloths, and parrots scampering, fluttering, and dangling all over the place.Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel is located 35 miles from Manuas, Brazil at the confluence of the Rio Negro and Ariau Creek.
Star Level:4 | Location: Amazon Jungle | Popularity: 1
"Amazon Clipper" is a typical two-deck riverboat that has been designed exclusively for cruising the Amazon river and its tributaries. There are double cabins, private toilet facilities and night-time air conditioning. There is a covered but open-air serving as dining room-salon, with video and specialized library and boat-top sun deck. We offer two options for the Amazon Clipper Cruise - Regular & Premium.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of if not the most amazing city in the world. It has everything you want and need for a vacation of a lifetime. La cidade de Maravilha (the Marvellous city) is famous for being the party capital of the world and draws more tourism than just about anywhere. From mind-blowing scenery and incredible beaches to wild nightlife and beautiful people, this city will never disappoint.
Known as the most charming beach resort in Brazil. Buzios is the ideal add-on trip to your Rio de Janeiro Package because of its proximity to the city (2 hr drive), incredible beaches, restaurants, nightlife & bohemian lifestyle. The package includes round-trip transfers from Rio de Janeiro & hotel accommodations. 
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