M/V Premium Amazon & Rio Negro – 6 Day Cruise

Note: This itinerary starts at Manaus, please speak to your consultant for further arrival information.

We reserve the right to change itineraries without consulting participants, depending on prevailing natural conditions.

Overview: 

For 25 years Amazon Clipper Cruises has been a leader in operating boat cruises in the Amazon River system departing from Manaus. Being the pioneer in Amazon boat cruises gives us a unique knowledge in logistics and knowledge about locations rarely shown to any other visitors. Using years of experience on other tour boats we made several design innovations to make your trip as comfortable as possible and still offer a perfect interaction with nature.

For those who wish the comfort of a luxury ship, the Premium, a vessel unique in style that offers “simply the best” small-ship cruising in the Amazon. In the Premium category, all passengers are hosted in spacious apartments with two beds side by side or one queen size bed, air conditioning and safety deposit box, all feature a spacious bathroom with hot water.

Beginning your cruise in the heart of the Amazon rain forest this 6 day itinerary has an amazing start. Witnessing the confluence of the two biggest rivers on earth, the Amazon River and the Negro River, at the “Meeting of the Waters” is a lifetime journey.  You'll also enjoy unique activities as cruising on the Negro River, visiting the Anavilhanas archipelago, observing big water lilies, delightful pink dolphins, swimming at white beaches and discovering the magnificent flooded forest. 

Ships that operate this itinerary:
- M/V Premium 

Inclusions: 

• Accommodation on board m/v Premium 
• Full board: breakfast, lunch, dinner, 
• Mineral water coffee & tea
• All excursions with an expert naturalist guide 
• All equipment 

Exclusions:

• Airfares
• Airport Transfers and other Transport services
• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
• Travel Insurance
• Any additional personal services
• Tips and gratuities

Day 1: Arrival and embarkation

Your cruise will start at the lobby of the Tropical Hotel in Manaus in the afternoon where you will begin boarding and depart toward Amazon River. Enjoy a drink of fresh fruit juice and listen to the information about facilities. 

After a snack we meet us in the leisure room for lectures about Amazon where we will get a good start on understanding Amazon ecology while the vessel take us the Amazon upstream. Before dinner we may already ordered a caipirinha, the national drink of Brazil. After dinner we will explore the river's edge with powerful searchlights and we see caiman, close relatives of crocodile, sometimes including night-hawks, snakes, toro-rats, sloth and frogs.

We wake up in the Janauaca Lake and start an early exploration by canoe of the waking forest. We will keep our eyes open for birds and enjoy the Pink River Dolphins. 

We'll return for breakfast followed by a walk in the forest and a visit to the inhabitants of the lake who live from manioc plantations, fishing, diverse fruit trees, rubber, Brazil-nut trees, wood and other extractive products. The piranha fishing in late afternoon is not only for passionate anglers then there are good chances of seeing Hoatzins and large flocks of egrets. 

After dinner we will explore the forest in our canoes with the possibility of observing nocturnal animals and admire at the millions of stars and constellations of the southern hemisphere.

this morning there will be an early canoe, exploring for bird-watching and you'll have good chances to see the Victoria Regia, the giant water lilies in the Janauary Ecological Park.

While we enjoying breakfast the boat starts navigation toward the "Meeting of the Waters". The light colored water of the Amazon and the dark water of the Negro do not readily mix and the two rivers flow side by side for many miles. 

Now we'll navigate the Rio Negro upstream while we join fine views of Manaus. After lunch we meet us in the leisure room for lectures about the Amazon. After dinner we will explore the forest in our canoes and listen to the chorus of birds and frogs with the possibility of observing nocturnal animals.

Early this morning we'll explore the surroundings along the waters edge in our canoes while we mainly find fruit eating birds like parrots and toucans. 

After breakfast we go for a jungle walk, we discover many surprising fragrances in leaves, fruits, woods and animals. Around midday we return and we may go for a swim, before lunch. In the Afternoon we navigate through the Anavilhanas National Park, one of the world’s largest fresh water archipelagos, a labyrinth of waterways. In the late afternoon we embark in the canoes and learn more about this wonderful nature park.

If there are anglers among us, spend a little time fishing this early morning. After breakfast we visit a "Natives Community". A walk through their gardens is always interesting as many of these settlers are of Indian ancestry and the breadth of their knowledge of the rainforest is enormous. 

We will learn about the preparation of manioc flour and the health and education situations of the children. After lunch we are landing on one of the white sandy beaches to swim in some of the world's most clean and refreshing water. Exploring by canoe and scout for wildlife in the late afternoon. On the way toward the Amazon River will be served dinner.

Early this morning we'll explore the Lago Janauary Ecological Park. This area is usually a very good place to observe wildlife and chances to see the "Victoria Regia" the giant water lilies. 

We will visit several kinds of forest including the strange and beautiful seasonally flooded forest known by Amazon Indians as the Igapó and the fantastically rich varzea forest. While we have breakfast we navigate to the "Meeting of the Waters", where the world's two largest rivers, the Amazon and the Negro, join in a turbulent maelstrom. 

Now is time to return to the Tropical Hotel landing-stage while we past Manaus port, with views of the floating docks, market, old custom house and the dome of the Opera house. Upon arrival your adventure will come to a close. 

Please Note: your cruise ends at Tropical hotel in Manaus, please speak to your consultant for further departure information and for any further travel logistics.