Amazon Adventures

Brazil Tours and Travel

Amazon Adventure Cruise

For those of you that want a more adventurous and customized cruise in the Amazon region we can offer cruises of 3 days or longer on a regional houseboat with hammocks or air mattresses for sleeping (as on "The Riverboat' tour). A good English-speaking guide accompanies you and all meals are included. You can start on any day with a minimum of 2 people (we will try to match up singles to get at least 2 people). We can pick you up at the airport and take you straight to the boat and bring you back to the airport at the end. Or we can arrange for a hotel if you arrive late and we can also provide a city tour for $50.

"It was a fantastic experience! We were educated so well by Gerson (Jason), our tour guide, and our experiences were incredible. Spending a night in the jungle and eating with utensils made by the native Indian were beyond my wildest expectations. I have kept the information and will be sure to pass it on if I know of anyone who would like to experience what we did. Thank you for all your help in arranging it!"
Peggy

A 3 day cruise only, with pickup and dropoff at downtown hotel is $595 per person, 4 days is $795 p.p., 6 days is $1195 p.p. Add $28 per person for airport transfers, each way.

The itineraries would be like this, in general:

Day 1 - visit the Meeting of the Waters, Lake Janauari (to see Victoria Regia Waterlilies), go piranha fishing and then alligator hunting at night. You can sleep on the boat or with a local family.

Day 2 - A morning jungle trek to identify medicinal plants, then go up into the Anavilhanas Archipelago. Enjoy another night canoe trip and overnight at a rustic lodge.

Day 3 - A morning jungle trek to study forest architecture and biodiversity, then afternoon canoe trip on the Arara and Jaraqui Rivers. Sleep on boat or at lodge.

Day 4 and more - on each successive day we offer jungle trekking and canoeing in different areas. You can sleep on the boat or camp on the land. We can go up to Jau National Park if time allows. The lengths of the treks and exact itineraries are adjusted according to group desires.

"Just one word: fantastic! We will surely be back to the Amazon next year with a group of friends. It was THE experience! We were really spoiled on the boat by the crew and the whole surrounding. We are glad we took your advice to spend more time on the boat than in the hotel. Next time, we will stay on the boat only. The hotel was actually a nightmare. We stayed there for a night only and left to Manaus. It was hard to spend an extra night in such a touristy hotel with unfriendly people, after been taken care by such a friendly, genuine and inteligent crew for the last 3 days. - Claudio"

How does this cruise and the Dona Tania cruise (under "Moderate Cruises")
differ from the other moderate cruises? Here's what the owner says:

My boat may not be so big or have such nice cabins, as the Clipper, but we more than make up for that with excellent guides, an excellent program for small groups only (2-8 persons), excellent food, and an excellent program of sustainable development we have been nurturing over the years amongst the local river communities. If a client wants something more authentic, and that really gives back to the locals, and that really contributes to the preservation of the Amazon then he should have no problem paying to tour with us. For me it's about quality not quantity...the price is not the point...Despite the fall of the dollar I still believe our tours are well priced when you consider everything the client receives.

I think you might consider lining us up alongside the Clipper (head-to-head) and list the pluses and minuses...cabin size, locations visited, guide experience, safety record, ecoprojects sponsored etcetera. Another PLUS regarding our tours versus the Clipper...they start at 2:30pm the first day and end at 11:30am the last day; we start at 830am and end at 6pm. From what I know people want to have a real Amazon experience and they want to contribute towards saving the rainforest. And that's what I offer. I'm Director of Incoming Touirsm for the Brazilian Association of Travel Agents-Amazonas, Board of Directors of the Amazonas Convention & Vistors Bureau, Founding Member of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Amazonas, Trade Consultant to the Instuitute of Ecological Research (IPE), Columnist and Contributing Writer-Brazilmax.com, Member-Latin American Travel Association (UK), Adventure Trade & Travel Association, International Ecotourism Society, Ecoclub, Cousteau Society, WWF, National Geographic Society etc etc. Well, I am these things and more!

I'm an extremely commited person who has dedicated already 15 years of my life to doing something constructive here to save the Amazon. Principally I do that through what I consider to be the best tours operated here, but I am also extremely active outside of my job working on conservation projects and writing about the region. I think people want to support a company that is truly working to save the Amazon. I'm here doing what milliions only think about doing. I'm out there every day tyring to save the Amazon and save the World in the process.