Amazon Negro River Expedition: Half-Day River Cruise and Forest Walk

Embark on a half-day journey along the Negro River with our knowledgeable guide. Savor a scrumptious meal at our unique floating restaurant. Experience the stunning scenery of the region from the river and on a forest trek.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parque Ecologico Janauari - Leaving your hotel at 8.30am to the port of where you will depart in a double deck boat. The boat will navigate downstream the Negro River, until the meeting of the waters.
    During this trip the guide will be giving information about the native people along the river, the land and lots more.
    On arrival at the meeting of…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Hotel drop-off
Additional Information
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Parque Ecologico Janauari
Rio Negro / Rio Solimoes, Salidas Marina David / Manaus Moderna
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Z6200vvjefff
Jan 17, 2025
Outstanding day on the Negro River - meeting of waters, gorgeous eco tour, native village experience, and huge lilies - Outstanding trip. Exceeded our expectations. James was an outstanding guide … personable .. professional and engaging. Our boat driver ‘pastor’ Antonio was also superb in every aspect … both gave us a wonderful day on the Amazon River- the highlight of our days on the River and satisfying our reason for coming - to explore the natural habitat and be exposed to the indigenous culture. We rate it 15 out of 10 - over the top!!!!! Thank you.
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Chul_k
Jan 14, 2025
The guide is very... - The guide is very friendly and knowledgeable. And also he is care about customers. I will recommend this shore excursion.
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Steven
Dec 25, 2024
Rewarding 1/2 Day River Trip from Manaus - This was an awesome 1/2 day adventure. Our tour guide, Francineto, took us to the Rio Negro, an Indian village were we saw a show, swimming with the dolphins. Lunch was all you can eat and wonderful. There were a couple of stops to buy souvenirs. Francineto was a great tour guide. You could tell he takes great pride in his job. He was constantly interacting with all his guest (40+tourist). He and his team kept us safe while on the boat and everyone returned home safe. I’d recommend this trip if you are short on time in Manaus. Seeing the Rio Negro was the highlight of the tour for me.
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Hernang527
Dec 3, 2024
Excellent tour - It was an unforgettable experience. The river tour was exciting and relaxing at the same time. Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us interesting information about the history and flora and fauna of the place.
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Christopher_v
Jan 13, 2025
Very good, but description is incorrect - Although the tour was very good, the description does not match the tour. The tour did not include a walk through the forest or a motorized canoe ride through the water lilies. Per the tour guide, the tour has been the same for several years.
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199hassane
Jan 6, 2025
Very good experience - Beautiful day, extremely kind and attentive guide , he explains in English and Portuguese and sets a good atmosphere in the boat. First we saw the pink dolphins, swimming in their company was possible for those who wanted it, then we ate in a floating restaurant, then we went to see the indigenous people (there we were not in their village as planned but on a platform, so no search for animals as described, it was the little disappointment) they made us a pleasant tribal ceremony. Then we leave for fishing fish in a fisherman's farm. Last step was the meeting of the waters and there we saw gray dolphins.
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Klerissonr
Nov 16, 2024
Encounter of the waters. - Good tour to quickly get to know a bit of the Amazon. Everything was served as described on the site where it is advertised.
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Buster_d
Oct 12, 2024
Check the details, but would still recommed. - Careful when you book. We booked the tour with the river side trip to see the Vitoria Regia lillies (which was offered), but when we arrived, they informed us that they didn’t offer this tour during the dry season (not sure where the communication breakdown was between the tour operator and Viator). Also, note that they may pick you up from your hotel, but they may not return you to your hotel. The sound system on the boat was terrible. The Brazilian I sat by could not understand anything in Portuguese and I couldn’t understand anything in English. But when I spoke with our guide directly, he was great. With those words of caution, we still had a wonderful time. We spent more time on the boat going to our stops than expected, but we loved seeing the pink river dolphins, the pirarucu farm (definitely spend the 10 reais for 3 bamboo rods with fish bait…those big fish hit hard!), and the meeting of the waters. Our boat pilot did a great job of maneuvering the boat so everyone got good views and pictures. The lunch buffet was hot and tasty. The visit to the indigenous village was a little staged, but the traditional music and dance was still interesting although brief.
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Im44
Jan 14, 2025
Not sure any value - If coming in via a cruise ship you will see the mixing of the waters. In our forest walk produced nothing in the way of wildlife…
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Zcarolinalopez
Oct 6, 2024
POOR CARE - Too bad! The service has been very bad, not only do I feel very abused but today we were cancelled and left with no plan! I'M NOT GOING BACK TO MANOUS HAS GIVEN US A VERY BAD DAY :(
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