Amazon Experience: meet a native village and swim with porpoises

Overview

Available languages

Portuguese

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Get to know all the points of the famous Rio Negro (Black River) on board a safe and comfortable speed boat. On a boat trip across the Negro River towards the floating platform for interaction with the porpoises, you will have the opportunity to swim with these docile animals and observe them when fed by a native. The trip continues to an indigenous community to participate in a presentation ritual and learn a little bit about their culture. Then, enjoy a tasty regional lunch and watch the phenomenal Meeting of the Waters!

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Porpoises are sensitive animals and aiming at the safety of visitors and the welfare of the animals, some care is necessary:

Do not feed them;

Do not scream;

Do not intentionally touch them;

Do not use sunscreen, repellent, body cream or oil. When in contact with certain products, porpoises have their eyes and smell attacked.

In the period of ebb there is a phenomenon in the rivers called Piracema (fish migratory movement) which influences, in some cases, the porpoises to follow a shoal that is passing through, and for that reason does not appear as usual in the lakes where visitors are taken for this interaction; that is, there are possibilities of not interacting with these animals, a fact that we can only conclude on the spot on the day of the tour.

Regardless of weather conditions, Tours will take place normally. The above schedules may change due to weather, access, or other factors that the company believes may interfere with the safety or well-being of passengers.

Wear light clothes; bring a towel and swimwear. Bring sunscreen and insect repellent (remember the warning regarding contact with animals)

In the period of the ebb (September to December) according to the level of the rivers, the visit to the water lilies lake is likely to be suspended, being replaced by a walk in the jungle glimpsing species of plants of the Amazon.

We suggest you taking cash in local currency in case of personal expenses with handicrafts and consumption at the bar

Attention: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no interaction with the porpoises in the water for an indefinite period.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Delicious Regional Lunch

Shared round-trip transportation to most hotels located in Manaus

Boarding and visitation fees

Professional bilingual guide (Portuguese and English)

Drinks

Optional Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Rio Negro

After pick up at the hotels, passengers will proceed to the Port of Manaus to board the speedboat. Navigating up the Negro River towards the floating platform, we will cross the Jornalista Phelippe Daou Bridge, better known as Rio Negro Bridge.

Admission Not Applicable

Upon arriving at the floating platform for contemplating the porpoises, it will be possible to swim with these docile animals and watch them being fed by a native legalized by Ibama. The groups are divided up to 10 people, following the environmental rules, so that everyone can have fun and contemplate this wonder of nature.

1 hour • Admission Included

Options

Amazon Experience: meet a native village and swim with porpoises

Pickup included

Reviews

4.03

33 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Unerring for the first visit
guillermog895,
Dec 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It is an activity that takes you all day and part of the afternoon. It is one of the best and most economical. You can get a first impression of what the Amazon is.
Great value
Dinara E,
Nov 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very good tour, well organized and gives the right amount of exposure for a one day tour while in Manaus.
Amazonas
MARCOANTONIO M,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very good. We like it a lot. We just thought the guide could have been more present. More attention to the group
Beautiful experience
Dusty C,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The excursion is good, it is worth it, everything they promise is done, even in the rain which due to the high temperatures is a pleasure.
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied...
Bryan N,
Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
The agency itself is only an intermediary. They transfer you to another carrier who takes care of the journey itself. Communication is poor because absolutely nothing is explained. The trip itself is pleasant, but unfortunately it is so crowded that it ends up becoming a tourist circus where they try to sell you absolutely everything.
Disorganized!!!!
Anderson P,
Jul 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
It's a cool experience, but very disorganized!!! Should have a specific time, the groups are coming, it is a real fair!! Very zoned!! In the middle of the Indian presentation has guides from other groups shouting, a total disrespect to the Indians and who is watching. I recommend, but I warn you that it is very messy!!
Fantastic experience
Jane W,
Feb 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Really memorable trip - swam with the gentle dolphins, saw a floating village, the meeting of the Rio Negro and Amazon River where the black water meets the muddy brown river, short walk through the rainforest on a boardwalk (pull on a long sleeve top, wear long pants and trainers - there are mosquitos and biting ants!) great buffet lunch where we could also buy local handicrafts and met the tribe who played music and danced. There is a tiny changing room at the swim site. The river is clean and warm and you get a life jacket to help you float; you don't go far out and there is an underwater platform near the jetty you can stand on too. Don't touch the dolphin's heads (breathing holes) but you can stroke their beaks and don't forget a towel!
Excellent Excursion
BN310,
Jan 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The Amazon experience excursion was excellent. First we swam with the pink river dolphins and that was delightful. Then we went to meet the native indigenous people and watch them dance and play musical instruments. That was amazing. Then we had a delicious lunch. There was also the meeting of the waters, which was interesting all in all it was a very enjoyable day.
Only valid for the boat ride
Sabrina R,
Nov 11, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
I didn't like it and it's that kind of tourist pick. I came back disappointed and a little sad for the little pets. I didn't find it cool how to dive with the boots, because they don't guide people before and the boots only come, of course, because of the fish they offer. Eventually people tap the breath of the pet (passing their hand over their head), scared and barking the animal and screaming again. Nobody knows me that it doesn't end up stressing the animal. Still, about the dive with the bot, on the same platform, the bathroom has the exit from the open sewer directly in Rio. That is, on one side bathroom right in the same water that a few meters on the other side people enter to hit with the boots. Obviously I've been away from all this. Such as pirarucu fishing. A small tank full of big fish and people throwing bait fish just to watch the pirarucu jump. Meeting the waters is always cool! Lunch buffet is always that thing, not everyone is reasonable. I found the tribe experience terrible. I visited Tuyuka. A precarious and extremely dirty place, with plastic garbage and other stuff everywhere. Indians with animals of lazy species, monkeys and giboias offering for you to pay and take a photo. It's depressing to see what they do with the animals. They have Wi-Fi, iPhone and card machine to paint and for souvenirs. Reminders that are identical to those of Manaus, but they say they did. You say, after a dance, the guy leave a little money for the pajé in the pot. Really nothing I've experienced makes sense on this walk. The Indian doesn’t make sense, what they do with the animals, the lack of care with the nature in the environment (waste) and the attempt to get money as if it were a show or something real. Oh, the whole thing happens under a blue plastic canvas tent. Joke ready. If you want a nice, legitimate experience without any money blackmail, I recommend a visit to the riverside communities of the Juma River. These are descendants of Indians, who still live on land and river, and always have a nice conversation. The jungle hotels are in my opinion the best experience option.
Just go!!!
DORIS W,
Oct 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Swimming with the pink dolphins and seeing the meeting of the water. David was an excellent guide and spoke perfect English. He was very knowledgeable and helpful.