Amazon National Parks Cruise 8 days

You will be picked up from your hotel around 7:30 AM and travel directly to the Port of Manaus. After arranging your cabin, you can have a look at the nearby markets. They sell all kinds of medicinal plants and fish that originate from the Amazon. If you have some last-minute items to buy or look for a few nice souvenirs, this is a good opportunity. The ship cruises first towards the famous Meeting of the Waters. This is the place where the dark Rio Negro meets the muddy Salimões River. The two rivers continue next to each other without mixing for several kilometers. The jungle guide will explain this phenomenon in detail.

The ship sails upstream on the Rio Negro. After lunch on board you visit Lago das Vitoria Regias, the lake that is home to the Victoria Amazonica. You will be amazed by these big water lilies with leaves that can have a diameter up to 3 meter, so they can carry a child easily.

The cruise continues upstream and will halt in Jacare Ubal for the night. You have dinner with local dishes and can join a discovery tour to spot frogs and snakes with a small motorboat afterwards.

You wake up early to see the sunrise over the Amazon, a sight that is amazing when it is not completely cloudy. Next you do an excursion to spot the pink and grey river dolphins that are numerous in this area.

You have breakfast on board of the ship and then we continue to Furou do Meio. This is the place for an excursion through nature with the small exploration boat. This place has a lot of monkeys and parrots. After a couple of hours you will meet up with the cruise ship again where lunch is served.

The Ariau river, a small river that flows into Rio Urubu is the place you will discover in the afternoon. Next you have a look at the wide variety of birds, including wild ducks, that stay on Lago do Acajatuba. If you are lucky you may also see a boa constrictor. The next event is to swim with the pink river dolphins around 4:30 PM. This animals with their characteristic long mouth and color are friendly and you can feel their soft skin if they come close.

On the third day, we sail towards the town of Novo Airao. This town is our last stop before going into National Park Anavilhanas. This town is located next to amazing nature. It’s great to see how this small town is functioning in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest. The town has around 19.000 inhabitants.

In the afternoon we will do a hike in the area to see the huge trees in the area. In this area you are also be able to see different kinds of dolphins. The dolphins here are less used to humans so thats why in this part of the cruise you get a more authentic view on nature, because on the first day of the cruise you have swom with dolphins which are way more used to humans.

This day we sail to Anavilhanas National park. This is one of the largest archipelagos in the world, with over 400 islands.

After lunch, we go camping in the jungle on the islands of Anavilhanas. This is an amazing experience, where you sleep in your own hammock in the middle of the jungle. You will be surprised by the sounds that you hear. You first hike to the camp and then we gather wood to prepare our own campfire. The fire is used to prepare a jungle barbecue. If you prefer to sleep on the ship instead of in the jungle, this is possible as well.

Because National Park Anavilhanas is so big we will sail a little bit upstream to see another area of the park. It gives an amazing feeling when you sail with the cruise ship in the Amazon Rainforest.

In the evening we will go on a night excursion with the small boat. During the night excursion, your guide will try to catch small caimen along the way with his hands. You also get the opportunity to hold them. They are easier to catch at night because their eyes light up when you shine a flashlight over the water.

This morning we hike on the Caminhada da Samauma, an exciting trail through the rainforest. The trees are huge in this area, because nobody is allowed to cut trees in park Jaú. You will also view a lovely waterfall along the way, where you can have a shower and take a bath.

After lunch on the ship, you visit the local people and their farm. They grow different types of food like bananas, papaya and manioc and you learn what they do to survive in this remote place in the jungle.

This morning we will explore Park Jau with a small vessel. We will also hike in the area and it’s amazing nature.

In the afternoon we go to fish black piranhas. They are always hungry, so they are relatively easy to catch with a small piece of chicken or other meat.

This morning we will explore Park jau with a small vessel. We will also hike in the area and it’s amazing nature.

In the afternoon we go to fish black piranhas. They are always hungry, so they are relatively easy to catch with a small piece of chicken or other meat.