Manaus, 2-Day River Tour With Overnight Stay

Amazon Private Tours

Prepare for exciting adventures on this 2-day tour from Manaus. Go on a jungle hike, spot caymans, visit an indigenous tribe, stay overnight in Amazonian style, fish for piranhas, and so much more.

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On the first day, be picked up from your hotel and head into the jungle. Take a canoe for all the activities. Go trekking for 3 hours, discover the local fauna and flora, and learn some survival techniques. From here, see the beautiful pink river dolphins and enter the water to get up close and personal with these creatures.
After lunch (simple meal, we can't provide special meal like vegetarian food), go for a paddle and canoe along the river. Then, experience piranha fishing before sunset. In the evening, go out in the dark and search for caymans and other nocturnal jungle creatures with your guide. Spend the night sleeping in a hammock with mosquito net (no electricity, no air conditioning and shared toilet.
Begin the second day early to watch the sunrise. After breakfast, go for a ride on a speedboat to visit an indigenous tribe and learn about their history and culture. Stop to buy some souvenirs here if you like and, depending on the season, ride to a local sandy beach for a swim.
Next, travel to January Lake, where you'll have lunch at a floating restaurant. Visit the floating village of Catalão and the Pirarucu fish farm with the biggest freshwater fish with scales on Earth. See the lake with water lilies, and depending on the season, ride through the flooded forests.
Finally, witness the phenomenon of the Rio Negro and Amazon rivers running side by side without mixing their colors. Return to your hotel around 5 PM.