A Whole Day in the Jungle
Description
The biggest number of activities on a 12 hours tour including jungle trekking, swim with pink dolphins, have lunch with a local family, fish for piranhas, search for caymans (alligators) and much more.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We start around 8am from your hotel and drive west from Manaus for about one hour to the Castanho lake where our host will take you by motorized canoe (no cover typical slow amazonian transport) heading to the jungle where we’ll start a 2-3 hours hike to learn about Amazonian fauna and flora, like medicinal plants, jungle survival etc. We can't promise you'll see animals because our jungle is very dense and most of our creatures are small, but we will try to show you as much as Mother Nature allows us. (for this part of the tour you must wear long pants, closed toed shoes. Bring also a rain coat and insect repellent much needed during our wet season)
Now we ride to a platform where a project is held for protection and research about pink river dolphins, in this place we’ll have the unique opportunity to learn about these friendly beautiful creatures and enter the water to interact with them. (you must bring your swimming suits and towels)
We will have lunch at a floating house and relax before heading to the next activities. Normally we serve fish or chicken, rice, beans, manioc floor and some vegetables (simple means. We can't provide special food).
During the wet season (March through August) we have the forests flooded and during the dry season we navigate through the small canals that are formed in the region. Along this ride ride we search for a good spot to stop and fish for the famous and ferocious piranhas as we enjoy the beauty of the region. (make sure you have a hat, rain coat, sunscreen and insect repellent).
We will search for a good spot to marvel the most beautiful sunset and see how the nature goes to sleep giving room for the creatures that wake up as the night falls. Once the sun sets we go searching for the nocturnal creatures and with luck we can get really close to some of them like the caymans for instance. (you can bring a flashlight for this moment). We start heading back to Manaus around 7:30pm arriving to your hotel around 8:30pm when all you will want is a shower and bed ;)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Be picked up from Manaus in your hotel. Please share your WhatsApp number because that's the way we will contact you to set the pickup If your hotel is not on the list you must take an uber and meet us near the Amazonas Theater downtown Manaus at 8am.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(161)
The experience in the Amazon rainforest was very nice and complete. We only missed seeing the confluence of the clear water and the black water. Everything else, we were able to do on this tour. We had the best guide (Raymundo). Thank you!!
Very hot/humid in the jungle. Thats the only part we wore long sleeves to help protect from the mosquitoes. The rest was shorts and tshirt.
Thank you for your feedback And thank you for reminding us that the Amazon rain forest is hot and humid, We hope you had a good time. Best regards, Milton Fernandes
Excellent experience. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a good place to sightseeing and exploring the jungle
Thank you very much for your evaluation Best regards, Milton Fernandes
My dad and I went on two different tours with AmazonPrivateTours: the all-day jungle tour and all-day city&river tour. Our guides, Dennis (showed us the markets, palácio do Rio Negro, opera house), Leonardo (ate lunch at a flutuante and showed us encontro das águas and Parque Janauari— which included monkeys, lily pads, feeding the pirarucu, and the great queen tree Sumaúma), and Raymond (Mr. Survivor, The Man Himself) were all AMAZing. Our itinerary for our trip so far has been more or less: Day 1 arrived and checked out city, eating lunch at the plaza of the Teatro Amazonas. Day 2 city&river tour with highlights being trying so many different foods and drinks at the markets and having a mama-baby pair of monkeys crawl up my legs. Day 3 shopping malls (Amazonas and Manauara) and catching the free opera performance at the iconic Teatro Amazonas. Day 4 jungle tour: everything was so well planned and organized. We got to hike in the jungle in a loop hack-away-at-it-type trail. Raymond taught us so much about the plants and the animals, making sure to show us everything there was to show us. And by taking initiative in everything he does and going beyond the necessary, Raymond ensured that we got the best experience out of it all. With Raymond, we also got to eat a home-cooked meal with tambaqui, visit his home along the ribeirinho, swim with 3 boto cor-de-rosa named Porquinho, Capivara, e Capitão, fish for piranhas, take photos in the boat during golden hour and the sunset, and track down caiman aka jacaré in the darkness! We caught and got to hold/feel/see the piranha prata, piranha sardinha, and two jacaré younglings. Raymond supported us in everything and it was so peaceful and adventurous at the same time. Not only is this tour extremely well-valued, but it was also perfect speaking in both Portuguese and English with all the tour guides, so I’d recommend AmazonPrivateTours to any of my friends and family. Additionally, it was easy to correspond with Milton for all the reserving and transportation logistics! All in all, I’m glad that I saw a recommendation for AmazonPrivateTours on Reddit and would recommend it to anyone!
Thank you so much for your evaluation This means a lot for us. Hope to see you again Milton Fernandes
Tour with all the highlights of the Amazon! Must do! Guides are welcoming and informative. Sloths, tarantula, bullet ant, pink dolphin and alligator spotted
Hartelijk dank voor uw feedback. Dit is erg belangrijk voor ons. Milton Fernandes
Tour and tour guide was great. There wasnt many animals in the rainforest tour but we did get to swim with the dolphins and caught a few piranhas. Lunch was delicious and our guide was very knowledgeable and taught us alot
Thank you very much for your feedback Best regards, Milton Fernandes
A truly immersive Amazon experience no one should miss. You will be sooooooo glad that you did this.
Thank you so much for your feedback Best regards, Milton Fernandes
Exciting day, nice and competent guide Vao, some lessons learned Good mix of activities Reliable organization
Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback. Milton Fernandes
Very good trip, and very good solution to see Amazon in one day. There are hotels right next to Manaus airport, and the guide picks you up from hotel and drives you back to hotel. The day is packed with attractions: seeing the jungle, swimming with dolphins, fishing, spotting caimans, swimming in a motorboat, seeeing sunset. Good guide, helpful, trustworthy and with English.
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Just wonderful. The guide Fábio very friendly and extremely knowledgeable of the fauna and flora of the region.
Muito obrigado por sua avaliação, Forte abraço.
