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City Tour + Amazon River Experience – A Complete Immersion in Manaus and the Amazon!

9 Hours Round trip from Manaus Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the historic centre of Manaus and its rubber-boom architecture
02 Visit the iconic Amazonas Opera House and Rio Negro Palace
03 See the Municipal Market, Banana Market, and Fish Market complex
04 Travel by speedboat to the Meeting of the Waters
05 Pass through a floating village built on logs over the lake
06 Encounter pirarucu at a floating fish farm using a hookless fishing rod
07 Visit Lake Janauary to see water lilies and Amazon scenery
08 Walk on a suspended walkway near the forest canopy

Discover Manaus through two distinct sides of the Amazon experience: the elegance of its rubber-boom heritage and the living landscapes of the river. This full-day tour combines a guided city visit through the historic centre with time on the water, offering a well-rounded introduction to the culture, architecture, and daily life of the region.

In the city, explore landmarks such as the Amazonas Opera House, the Rio Negro Palace, and the traditional market complex, where Manaus reveals its history and local character. Then continue by speedboat to experience the Meeting of the Waters, a floating village, a floating fish farm with pirarucu, and Lake Janauary with its water lilies, suspended walkway, and towering Amazon trees.

With transport, bottled water, and lunch included, this tour is an easy and immersive way to experience both the urban heritage of Manaus and the natural wonders of the Amazon in a single day.

Discover Manaus through two distinct sides of the Amazon experience: the elegance of its rubber-boom heritage and the living landscapes of the river.

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What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

City Manaus

Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Our tour starts from your hotel from where we will head to the historical center of Manaus, you'll be able to see the facades of the buildings with the marks of neo classic style that was the look of Manaus during the rubber boom. We'll go through an area called "the old Manaus" which can give a clear understanding of the rich era that our region held.We'll visit the Amazonas Opera House and understand how so many materials and artists were brought from Europe to the jungle to build a place that remains a symbol of this beautiful era.We'll head to the market complex to see the three buildings know as the banana market, the fish market and the municipal market, each holding its unique beauty.We'll see the Rio Negro Palace that was intended to be a rubber baron's house but ended up becoming the government's office.Now we will drive tho the port and take our speedboat to 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.

The route