Amazon Adventure: 3-Day Jungle Exploration

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Join us on this stunning 3-day journey as we delve deep into the Amazon. Experience untouched forests, interact with indigenous communities, swim with dolphins, fish for piranhas and much more. Explore the rawness of nature on our most authentic tour designed for those on a tight schedule.

Duration: 3 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Start of the Adventure

Meeting of Waters - The adventure kicks off with a pickup in Manaus. The journey proceeds to Ceasa Port, where a speedboat awaits to take you along the Rio Negro River to the Meeting of the Waters. Following this, a 1-hour car ride will bring you to the quaint village of Cachoeira do Castanho. From there, a speedboat ride lasting 20 to 30 minutes (depending on water levels during your visit) will take you to Jacareubau Creek. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with the river dolphins at the floating deck. The journey continues by boat to the opposite riverbank to visit the Tatuyos indigenous village, where you’ll participate in a traditional welcome dance and learn about their culture. Afterward, you’ll return to the boat and navigate up the Rio Negro for about an hour to reach the lodge.

Upon arrival at the lodge at 12:30 pm, refreshments will be served as your accommodations are prepared.

Parque Nacional de Anavilhanas - Lunch is served at noon, followed by some leisure time to prepare for the day’s activities. At 3:00 pm, the group will set off by motorized canoe to fish for piranhas, observe vibrant birds, and enjoy a breathtaking sunset from the river’s center. Upon returning to the lodge, dinner will be served at 7:00 pm.

Jungle Expedition

Novo Airao - Breakfast is served at 7:00 am at the lodge. From 8:00 am to 11:30 am, a jungle trek is planned. Your guide will share insights about medicinal plants and the various insects and spiders inhabiting the area. At noon, the group will return to the lodge for lunch. At 3:00 pm, a boat trip to the Anavilhanas archipelago is scheduled. The group will explore the region, searching for wildlife (from February to August), and continue the journey with a jungle walk during the dry season. On the return trip to the lodge, there will be a stop to witness the sunset. Afterward, dinner will be served at the lodge. Post-dinner, the group will embark on a motorized canoe trip to spot the elusive Cayman using a flashlight to observe them in their natural environment.

Jungle Expedition

Parque Nacional de Anavilhanas - From 5:30 am to 6:30 am, a small canoe ride will allow you to experience the awakening of nature as the day begins, with the silence gradually broken by songbirds and other creatures. After breakfast at 8:00 am, the journey back to Manaus will commence, with an estimated arrival time of 11:00 am. The tour will conclude at either your hotel or the airport.

What's Included

Complimentary mineral water
Inclusive of breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Drop-off back to your hotel or airport in Manaus

What's Not Included

Bar
Tips For Staff and guide
Hotel in Manaus.
Extra transportation

Additional Information

recommended for travelers that have mobility problems as there are many steps to go up and come down

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Meander09619676977

Dec 24, 2025

The perfect tour company to organize everything and make sure you are looked after! - I cannot fault anything from our experience. Everything was organized so well and on time and we were made to feel comfortable and safe at all times. This was so important going into a completely unknown and remote location. Special credit to our amazing guide who made us feel comfortable from the first minute and taught us so much! Also to the chef at the lodge, the best food we had in Brazil! A very special and once in a lifetime experience we will never forget! Thank you Joshua's for looking after us so well!

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Vladimiros_d

Oct 12, 2024

Excellent and unique experience - Me and my friend were literally the only tourists in the area, the lodge is in a small native community with electricity. Very unique experience exploring the forest and river. Bring insect repellent, do not believe the locals when they say there is no malaria in Rio Negro (in fact Rio Negro waters are more likely to carry malaria).

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568natassar

Aug 12, 2024

Thank you for this unforgettable experience - Our stay at Tapiri lodge was exceptional, in all different aspects. My husband and I spent only two days there because of our hectic schedule. The lodge was comfortable and located in a magical part of the Rio Negro, near the Anavilhanas Archipelago, close to other caboclo villages, but very isolated and quiet, with a fantastic sunrise seen by the porch of the lodge (don't miss it!). The food there is all home-cooked and really delicious. The owner and his family are lovely and very hospitable. The experience was wholesome and unique. We had a fantastic guide, Kenedy, who spoke excellent English and was very communicative and knowledgable, who accommodated our schedule & mood and helped us get the most out of the trip. The company JoshuasAmazonExpeditions did a great job putting together a very demanding schedule for us, because of our limited time and unlimited wishes, and all the folks who we worked with (staff, drivers and local support) were great and very professional. Salute to our excellent boat driver Eduardo from the local village who did a fantastic job selecting the sites in the area to go fishing and night sailing. Thank you for the great experience guys!

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Thefitzmeister

Mar 20, 2023

Family of 6 from Las Vegas had a great time - We visited the Amazon from the US and brought our whole family. Joshua and his team were fantastic. They went above and beyond and even picked us up at the airport to take us to our hotel and dropped us off after. Joshua communicates with you personally the entire time and you always have his cell #. Our guides were outstanding (Ken and Cobra, along with the boat drivers) and spoke fluent English. Very good food, customer service, they didn't nickel and dime or pressure us for anything... Our favorites were visiting a local tribe and some of the people living along the river. Piranha fishing and seeing the wildlife were really cool. There are a lot of terrifying bugs around, but when your lodge is 20 feet from the Amazon river in the middle of the jungle, that's part of the experience. The rooms were very clean and well maintained. We had a great time and would recommend it to everyone.

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Stand_rtw

Nov 3, 2022

Amazing experience for families! - Joshua’s is just an amazing experience! We are a family of 5, with kids of 11, 9 and 5 years old. Everything about the trip was easy…all the logistical details were taken care of for the entire trip from start to finish. The tour itself was private, which gave us flexibility to adjust, something we appreciated as a family with young kids. And the experience itself was incredible! Our only regret is that we only stayed two nights!

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Stephen_s

Mar 14, 2020

Night safari - Quality expertise. The campsite, facilities and food were all superb. Our guide Osmar was first class and an amazing hunter - he can find any animal - monkeys, sloths, alligators - and at night. The final day swimming with dolphins capped a great three day trip. If you love touring the Amazon on a speedboat. This trips for you. And even the mosquitos hardly bit, and I always get bitten. Stephen, Northern Ireland

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Hazmat60

Mar 9, 2020

Highly recommended - This was a fantastic tour. It was everything it advertised and more. From the outset dealing with Joshua was effortless- he responded quickly clearly and after our initial and enquires and then follow up questions we had the tour booked in a couple of hours (we were in Brazil time). The tour was everything it advertised and more. Our guide, Pepe, was very knowledgeable about the animals and jungle in particular and he went out oof his way to make sure we had a good experience. The cabins at the Tucan are simple (it is the Amazon) but have everything you need including efficient air conditioning and a fan and the setting is spectacular. The food in the lovely dining room was very good including daily samples of Amazon fish. There is also a large open deck with hammocks for the middle of the day when all the animals were escaping the heat. I would highly recommend this tour.

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Suel862

Jul 3, 2025

Just Beatiful - The lodge has internet, yet for 3 days and 2 nights, I was off line. We had functioning air conditioning. I felt transported into a different time. On the way to the lodge saw the meeting of the waters in the rain, saw pink dolphins, small fresh river dolphins. Saw how locals used to live, saw lots of birds. Then fished for piranhas. Harder than it looks, great sunsets and Sun rises. 3D/2N is the perfect amount of time to get lost in the Jungle.

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Avojim

Oct 26, 2024

Really nice folks at the lodge, but lacking wildlife part of the year. - The lodge family, staff and guides at Tapiri are great, really nice folks. The cabins are fine 4mtr x 4 mtr rooms with bathroom attached, and an air conditioner. Kind of 2 star furnishings, sheets, etc, but it is a jungle setting. If you are new to jungles, this is a fine start to your learning experience. The best experience here is swimming with the pink dolphins - fantastic! Having said that, the Rio Negro in October has probably 1/3 the animals and birds and 1/5th the fish varieties that occur downstream of Manaus on the Amazon, because of the pH of the dark water at around 4.5pH - highly acid. If you want to come to Rio Negro you should probably come at the end of June after the rainy season while the wildlife is still around before the water is retreating and getting more acid. Or, as we did, went to the Amazon area below Manaus after (or instead of) where the wildlife is still abundant all the time. Just my suggestion. Again, some really nice people here, and in the villages, etc... but compared to downstream of Manaus, not the best for wildlife including lack of birds which need fish to feed on.

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Pdwallace2

Jan 2, 2023

Amazon - choose your own adventure - We had a great time on our trip with Josh's Amazon tours. While only 2 nights we covered a lot of ground with plenty of time for relxing in hammocks. Advice would be to chat with you guide everyday about what you want to do, we quicky found out the itinerary is there as a starting base and can change depending on weather or something else you want to do. We also met others on the trip, our group was small but also at the lodge. Enjoy!

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