5-day Amazon River Cruise in Brazil
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5-day Amazon River Cruise in Brazil

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4 Nights·5 Days
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Overview

Five days on a river cruise in the Amazon combine adventure, ecology and comfort in the middle of the world's largest rainforest. You cruise on a rustic, regionally designed boat with three decks, ample social and recreational areas, and a team ready to make you feel at home, with comfortable accommodation and an all-inclusive package.

The journey takes you to the Jaú and Anavilhanas National Parks. With bilingual guides, you experience the forest through hiking, night safaris, canoe trips, piranha fishing and river dolphin encounters, for a complete immersion in the Amazon environment.

Beyond the natural beauty, the experience goes deeper culturally through the riverside and Indigenous communities, learning about their traditions and stories and tasting traditional Amazonian cuisine. It is ideal for travelers looking for an immersive Amazon experience. For other options, ask about the 4-day and 7-day cruises.

  • A rustic, cozy cruise with 3 decks and ample functional and recreational areas, bow deck, sun loungers, sound system and showers.
  • Comfortable en-suite cabins with air conditioning, private bathrooms, shelves and river-facing windows.
  • A careful, welcoming crew committed to making you feel at home.
  • All-inclusive: full board with meals, drinks, taxes, activities, transfers and full crew support.
  • Bilingual guides available around the clock for hikes, night safaris, canoe trips and piranha fishing.
  • Visits to two National Parks: Jaú and Anavilhanas.

  • Please note: This is an all-inclusive river cruise with a small group on board (up to 16 people), visiting two national parks. Daily activities adapt to the river’s season (flood or dry).

Itinerary

Day 1

Manaus → Novo Airão / Anavilhanas / Madadá Viewpoint

  • TransferManaus → Novo Airão · ~2hr30 (air-conditioned van) · 8:30 am
  • NavigationAnavilhanas Archipelago (dolphins & birds)
  • SunsetMadadá Viewpoint

An air-conditioned van picks you up at your Manaus hotel at 8:30 am for the drive to Novo Airão, going over the day's itinerary on the way. The crew welcomes you aboard for lunch, and the cruise begins navigating the Anavilhanas Archipelago, the second largest river archipelago in the world, watching for river dolphins and exotic birds. In the afternoon you visit the Madadá Viewpoint for sunset, with a light dinner on board. You can sleep in the cabin or in a hammock at the jungle bungalow on the Mirante.

Meals included: Lunch / Dinner

The Jacaré houseboat cruising a glassy dark-water river on an Amazon River Cruise Brazil, its green-and-timber hull perfectly mirrored in the still water with dense rainforest lining the banks
Close-up of a green Amazon parrot with a red forehead, vivid orange eye-ring and hooked beak, gnawing on bark during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil wildlife encounter
A blue-and-yellow macaw perched on a weathered log during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil, with lush green rainforest canopy filling the background
A traveller leans on the bow railing of an Amazon River Cruise Brazil vessel, gazing down a glassy jungle canal flanked by dense rainforest reflected in the still black water

Day 2

Madadá Caves / Piranha fishing / Praia do Sono

  • HikingMadadá Caves · ~3hrs
  • SwimRio Negro
  • FishingPiranha · Rio Negro State Park
  • BonfireFolklore at Praia do Sono

After breakfast, a 3-hour hike through untouched forest reaches the Madadá Caves, with the guides sharing knowledge along the way, followed by a visit to a caboclo farm and seasonal-fruit orchard. After a refreshing dip in the Rio Negro, you continue to the Rio Negro State Park for piranha fishing before sunset. At dusk the boat anchors off Praia do Sono, and after dinner a cozy bonfire sets the scene for local folklore stories.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Clusters of vivid magenta cauliflorous flowers with long trailing cream stamens bloom directly from a tree trunk during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil expedition
A dark-furred saki monkey with a russet chest clings to slender tree trunks in a lush green forest, encountered on an Amazon River Cruise Brazil wildlife excursion
Two travelers crouch beneath a mossy rock overhang during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil rainforest hike, surrounded by lush green jungle vegetation in the rain
A small group of travellers seated in a wooden motorboat on an Amazon River cruise in Brazil, surrounded by vast calm dark waters under a bright hazy sky
A hand wearing a beaded bracelet holds a bamboo fishing rod with a freshly caught piranha dangling on the line during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil activity
Aerial view of a white sandbar finger extending into the dark tannin-stained waters of an Amazon River cruise Brazil route, with a small boat and green tents visible from above

Day 3

Jaú National Park (UNESCO) / Aturiá community

  • NavigationJaú National Park · ICMBio base
  • Speedboat / RiverCreeks (flood) or Carabinani waterfalls (dry)
  • Night canoeCaiman spotting

A full day in Jaú National Park, one of the largest protected areas in the Amazon and a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site, passing the ICMBio base that manages the park. Depending on the season, you take a speedboat through dry creeks and streams (flood season, watching for giant otters) or travel the Carabinani River with its rock formations and waterfalls (dry season). The boat then docks for the night at the Aturiá Indigenous community, with a night canoe trip to spot caimans.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

A pink river dolphin glows orange and gold just beneath the dark water surface during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil encounter, its long beak and rounded melon clearly visible from above
A black-and-auburn howler monkey perches on a tree branch in the Amazon River Cruise Brazil canopy, gazing directly at the camera against a clear blue sky
A caiman's head emerging from dark water covered in floating aquatic plants during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil night safari, its golden vertical-slit eye glowing in the torchlight
A smiling girl touches the textured bark of a massive rainforest tree during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil excursion, held by a laughing adult guide in dense green jungle
A hiker carrying a reusable water bottle walks away from the camera along a narrow leaf-strewn trail through dense tropical rainforest on an Amazon River Cruise Brazil itinerary
Passengers leaping from the top deck of the Jacaréaçu riverboat into calm black water during a golden Amazon River cruise Brazil sunset
A bright meteor streaking across a deep blue starfield on an Amazon River Cruise Brazil night, thousands of stars visible overhead

Day 4

Aturiá community / Monkey Island / Jaú waterfall

  • CommunityAturiá Indigenous community
  • Giant treeCentury-old tree
  • CanoeMonkey Island (Bicó monkeys)
  • SwimJaú River waterfall (dry season)

The day begins visiting the Aturiá Indigenous community to connect with local life, customs and stories, savoring seasonal fruits and perhaps playing football with the kids. You then visit a majestic century-old tree near the community and canoe around Monkey Island to observe the Bicó monkeys, with a swim in the Jaú River waterfall in the dry season. A special farewell dinner under the starry Amazon sky closes the last full day.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

A smiling visitor receives traditional geometric face paint from an Indigenous community member wearing a large feathered headdress, during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil cultural encounter under a thatched shelter
Close-up of a green Amazon parrot with a red forehead and vivid orange eye gripping and gnawing at dark tree bark, encountered on an Amazon River Cruise in Brazil
A three-toed sloth clinging to a lichen-covered tree trunk and looking directly at the camera during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil wildlife encounter
A backpacker with a blue pack stands dwarfed between the massive buttress roots of a giant rainforest tree during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil itinerary, lianas coiling overhead in dense green canopy

Day 5

Jaú → Novo Airão / Return to Manaus

  • River dolphinsInteraction
  • Novo AirãoArt workshops & environmental education
  • Transfer→ Manaus · arrive ~3:30 pm

On the way from Jaú to Novo Airão you interact with Amazon river dolphins, then visit Novo Airão institutions that promote sustainable development, such as art workshops and environmental education. The expedition concludes with lunch at a floating restaurant in the heart of Anavilhanas National Park before the transfer back to Manaus, arriving around 3:30 pm.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch

Golden sunset light reflecting off a wide, gently rippling river during an Amazon River Cruise Brazil, with a dense green rainforest canopy stretching along the far bank beneath a soft yellow sky
A craftsman carves a small wooden piece by hand on a workbench scattered with fresh shavings, with rows of multicoloured laminated wood figurines lined up behind him — a local art workshop visited on an Amazon River Cruise Brazil itinerary
A collection of small handcrafted wooden boxes with inlaid multicoloured wood stripe patterns, stacked in a tray at a local artisan workshop on an Amazon River Cruise Brazil stop in Novo Airão
A pink river dolphin surfaces from dark Amazon waters on an Amazon River Cruise Brazil, its long tooth-studded beak open wide and a warm amber light glowing beneath the surface

What is Included

  • Accommodation: 4 nights aboard in an air-conditioned en-suite suite-cabin
  • Meals: Full board with 3 meals a day plus snacks; drinks included (sparkling water, natural juices, soft drinks, caipirinhas and beer); customized menu option (regional, international, vegetarian, low-fat)
  • Transfers: Novo Airão → Manaus transfer, plus support boat and navigation fuel
  • Activities & tours: Entrance and activity fees (Indigenous presentation, trail walks, swimming with dolphins)
  • Guide: Bilingual guide and full crew (captain, expedition leader, native guide, chefs, assistants, sailors, housekeeper)
  • Equipment & extras: Booklets, articles and Amazon infographics (PDF)

Not included

  • Flights: Flight tickets in/out of Manaus
  • Drinks: Drinks not mentioned as included
  • Travel insurance: Medical aid and travel insurance
  • Personal expenses & tips: Tips and gratuities
  • Any services not previously mentioned

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