Brazil · Boating

Amazon River Half-Day Tour Explore the Wonders of the World's Greatest River

5 Hours Round trip from Manaus Easy pace

View all 20 photos

The journey

Trip highlights

01 See the Meeting of the Waters where two rivers run side by side without mixing
02 Visit a floating village on the lake with homes, churches, a school, and more
03 Encounter giant pirarucu at a floating fish farm
04 Explore an ecological reserve with giant water lilies
05 Ride by boat through the flooded forest
06 Walk on a suspended walkway near the tree canopy
07 Travel by fast boat from Manaus with hotel pickup included

Discover some of the Amazon’s most remarkable natural and cultural sights on this half-day tour from Manaus. Travel by boat along the river system to witness the famous Meeting of the Waters, where the Rio Negro and Rio Solimões flow side by side without mixing, and explore a floating village built to live with the rhythms of the lake.

Along the way, visit a floating fish farm to encounter the giant pirarucu, cruise through the flooded forest, and walk a suspended pathway near the canopy to see giant water lilies and other features of the Amazon ecosystem. With hotel pickup, boat transport, and bottled water included, this experience offers an easy introduction to the region’s landscapes, wildlife, and river life.

Travel by boat along the river system to witness the famous Meeting of the Waters, where the Rio Negro and Rio Solimões flow side by side without mixing, and explore a floating village built to live with the rhythms of the lake.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

City Manaus

Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

The most amazing phenomenon when two rivers run side by side without mixing for miles away with different color, temperature, speed, acidity and densityA whole village built floating in the middle of a lake with over a hundred families, with churches, school, restaurant and more.Stop at a pirarucu fish farm to play with these incredible river monstersVisit to an ecological reserve where we`ll see the water lilies, have a walk on a suspended walkway, a boat ride through the flooded forest and much more.

Amazon Half Day Tour

We start this tour by picking you up from your hotel to head by car to the port where we jump into a comfortable fast boat to see the port of Manaus and its surroundings;
We'll visit the most impressive phenomenon of the two rivers that run side by side without mixing its waters, we'll have a comprehensive explanation on this fact;
We'll head to the floating village where all the houses, school, churches, bars, restaurant etc. are all built on logs to float on the lake;
now it's time to disembark at a floating fish farm and have an encounter with the biggest species of fish with scales in fresh water in the world, te famous pirarucu (arapaima gigas), we'll play with them with a fishing rod without hooks so we don't hurt them;
We get back to the boat for a nice ride upstreams heading the the lake Janauary where we will visit the lake with waterlilies;
We'll have a walk on a suspended walkway as high as the canopy of the trees;
We'll see the biggest species of tree in amazon;
many more things we'll see along.