4-Day Mirante do Gavião Exclusive Amazon Lodge
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4-Day Mirante do Gavião Exclusive Amazon Lodge

Amazon
3 Nights·4 Days
AmazonJungle ExperiencesEcolodges

Overview

This experience is perfect for travelers who want to experience the Amazon in comfort. Over 4 days and 3 nights at Mirante do Gavião, you immerse yourself in the world's largest rainforest while enjoying high-standard accommodation and breathtaking views of the surrounding jungle.

Located about 180 kilometers from Manaus, Mirante do Gavião is a jungle lodge facing the Rio Negro, famous for its dark waters, and overlooking the Anavilhanas Archipelago National Park, one of the largest protected freshwater archipelagos in the world.

You connect with the rainforest and its culture through guided night wildlife walks, forest hikes and visits to local communities. Between excursions, make the most of the lodge's leisure spaces: swim in the river or enjoy kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding right from the deck.

  • Exclusive, comfortable accommodation at Mirante do Gavião lodge.
  • Privileged location facing the Rio Negro and Anavilhanas National Park.
  • Water activities straight from the deck: river swimming, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.
  • Unique experiences: private Rio Negro sunset tours, nighttime wildlife watching and a visit to the Madadá Caves.
  • Engagement with riverside communities and local sustainability initiatives.
  • Family and child-friendly activities.

  • Please note: This 4-day package includes all the activities mentioned, carried out in small groups of up to 8 people. The order of the tours is defined on arrival, based on logistics and the weather. The experience can be customized to be shorter or longer, contact us for details.

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival & Anavilhanas National Park

  • Departuresfrom Manaus between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm
  • TransferManaus → Novo Airão · 180 km · ~2hr30 (car)
  • Boat tourAnavilhanas National Park · from 4:00 pm
  • Sunsetviewpoint over the islands
  • Night tourwildlife (caimans, sloths)

A private transfer picks you up from your Manaus accommodation for the roughly 2.5-hour drive to Novo Airão. Check-in is from 2:00 pm; if you arrive earlier, you can have lunch at the lodge and enjoy its facilities. At 4:00 pm you board a voadeira (speedboat) for a tour of Anavilhanas National Park, with clear sandy beaches in the dry season (June to November) or flooded treetop channels in the rainy season (December to May). The day ends watching the sunset over the Rio Negro, followed by a guided nocturnal wildlife tour and dinner at the lodge.

Meals included: Lunch / Dinner

Silhouette of a person piloting a motorboat across the glassy Rio Negro at golden sunset, with jungle treetops lining the horizon near Mirante do Gavião
Aerial view of a winding dark-water Amazon river channel cutting through dense rainforest canopy at Mirante do Gavião, with low morning mist drifting above the treetops and a vast lake visible on the horizon
A wild three-toed sloth clinging to a moss-covered tree trunk in the Amazon rainforest near Mirante do Gavião lodge, looking directly at the camera
Extreme close-up of a juvenile caiman with open jaws and a vivid slit-pupil eye, photographed at night during a Mirante do Gavião nocturnal wildlife tour in the Amazon

Day 2

Madadá Caves & the Anavilhanas Archipelago

  • Boatto Casa Rosa riverside museum
  • HikingMadadá Caves trail · ~3hrs · flat & easy
  • Boatback through the islands (seasonal beaches / piranha fishing)

After breakfast, a boat takes you to Casa Rosa, a small riverside museum, where the trail to the Madadá Caves begins. The roughly 3-hour walk follows a flat, easy trail with stops to learn about the region's flora and fauna, before a traditional grilled-fish lunch. You then cruise back through the islands of Anavilhanas, cooling off on white-sand beaches in the dry months or trying recreational piranha fishing when the waters rise, returning to the lodge for dinner.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Aerial drone view of a small motorboat moored on a pale sandy river beach at the edge of the dark tannin-stained Rio Negro, with green umbrellas and guests gathered at the Mirante do Gavião Amazon lodge river stop
Aerial view of four swimmers floating on their backs in the dark, tannin-rich waters of the Rio Negro near Mirante do Gavião
Aerial view of white sandbanks and dark tannin-stained Rio Negro waters near Mirante do Gavião, with tiny green tents and a boat visible on the sand
Two travellers crouch under a mossy rock overhang on the Mirante do Gavião Madadá Caves trail, surrounded by lush Amazon rainforest vegetation
A black and rufous spider monkey rests on a tree branch in the Amazon rainforest canopy near Mirante do Gavião, gazing downward against a bright blue sky
A small wooden motorboat carrying five guests glides across the calm, sun-lit Rio Negro during a Mirante do Gavião boat excursion in the Amazon
A hand wearing a beaded indigenous bracelet holds a bamboo fishing rod with a freshly caught piranha dangling from the line, surrounded by Amazon rainforest greenery at Mirante do Gavião

Day 3

Riverside communities (Santo Antônio & Tiririca) & giant trees

  • Boatto riverside communities
  • Guided walkforest, fauna & flora

In the dry season the day starts with a speedboat ride to the riverside villages of Santo Antônio and Tiririca, a guided forest walk, and a traditional charcoal-grilled Amazonian fish lunch with a local caboclo family. The afternoon is spent relaxing at Tiririca Beach and visiting the giant Macucu tree in the igapó (flooded forest). In the rainy season the day instead heads to the Sobrado community and the majestic Samaúma tree, with a community-prepared fish lunch, returning through the vibrant flooded forest before dinner.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Silhouette of three people in a small wooden boat on the glassy Rio Negro at dusk, with a vivid orange and gold sunset reflected on the water near Mirante do Gavião
Two women stand on a forest trail at Mirante do Gavião, gazing up through a canopy of lush Amazon rainforest palms and overhanging branches
A white-fronted capuchin monkey peers curiously through green leafy branches in the Amazon rainforest near Mirante do Gavião
A smiling boy wearing a backpack stands on the deck of a small wooden houseboat moored along a lush Amazon riverbank, near the Mirante do Gavião riverside communities
A blue-and-yellow macaw perched on a weathered log at Mirante do Gavião, with lush Amazon rainforest canopy in the background
A traveller seated at the bow of a wooden canoe gliding through a flooded Amazon jungle channel at Mirante do Gavião, surrounded by dense green rainforest reflected in dark water
Four smiling boys work together sifting food in a large bowl during a visit to a riverside community near Mirante do Gavião in the Amazon
A hiker carrying a reusable water bottle walks away from the camera along a narrow leaf-covered trail through dense Amazon rainforest at Mirante do Gavião

Day 4

Educational projects in Novo Airão & return to Manaus

  • Be a Local tourNovo Airão · air-conditioned vehicle (or lodge bikes)
  • TransferNovo Airão → Manaus · 180 km · ~2hr30 · flexible 7am–3pm

After breakfast, the 'Be a Local' land tour visits projects supported by the lodge in Novo Airão: the Almerinda Malaquias Foundation, the Floating Pink River Dolphin Project, indigenous handicraft and bio-jewelry shops, and the Jirau Gallery. By taking this trip you directly support these initiatives. You then return to the lodge for check-out by 11:00 am before the transfer back to Manaus. Lunch on the last day is not included.

Meals included: Breakfast

An Amazon pink river dolphin glides just beneath the dark surface of the Rio Negro near Mirante do Gavião, its orange-tinted body and distinctive long rostrum clearly visible from above
A wild squirrel monkey perched among sunlit green leaves overhanging the Rio Negro at Mirante do Gavião, with misty Amazon forest in the background

What is Included

  • Accommodation: 3 nights at Mirante do Gavião lodge in the chosen category
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner, à la carte at the Camu-Camu Restaurant, including lunch on arrival day
  • Transfers: private round-trip land transfer Manaus ↔ Novo Airão (180 km each way)
  • Activities & tours: all shared itinerary tours by speedboat (Anavilhanas National Park, Madadá Caves, riverside communities and the Be a Local tour), with fees included
  • Guide: guided service on all shared tours

Not included

  • Flights: international and domestic flights to/from Manaus (MAO)
  • Meals: lunch on the last day of the package
  • Drinks: alcoholic and other beverages (can be arranged on request for moderate consumption)
  • Travel insurance: travel insurance of any kind
  • Personal expenses & tips: personal expenses, gratuities and items of a personal nature
  • Any services not previously mentioned

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