Amazon Negro River Half-Day Expedition Tour
Overview
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6 hours
Mobile ticket
Cruise the Negro River on this half-day tour with guide. Enjoy a delicious lunch on a floating restaurant. See the beauty of the area from the water and during a walk in the forest.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Parque Ecologico Janauari
Leaving your hotel at 8.30am to the port of where you will depart in a double deck boat. The boat will navigate downstream the Negro River, until the meeting of the waters. During this trip the guide will be giving information about the native people along the river, the land and lots more. On arrival at the meeting of the waters the guide will explain about the amazing natural phenomena of the rivers. There is a possibility to see the river dolphins (grey and pink). Then the boat continue navigating toward the Januari Ecological Park, where you disembark for a short forest walk of 20 minutes to see the enormous trees (only in the dry season). Embark in a motorized canoe to make a tour on the narrow creeks inside the Solimoes river where we see the Vitoria Regia the famous water lilies, also looking for birds, animals and see the caboclos houses (which is native people of the region) that exist in this park. Lunch will be served on a floating restaurant. After lunch you visit the native floating hand craft shop where you have the opportunity to buy souvenirs. Return to Manaus, arriving at 13.00pm at the Manaus port. -------------------- ITINERARY -------------------- Sample itinerary, times subject to change • 8:30am: Pickup at the hotel reception • 9am: Board boat and cruise to the Lake Januari • 10am: Board canoes and head into the waterways • 11am: Piranhas fishing • 12pm: Lunch on a floating restaurant • 1:30-1:40pm: Return to Port Manaus
What‘s Included
Local guide
Lunch
Hotel pickup
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Hotel drop-off
Pickup points
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Options
River Expedition Day Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
124 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great nature, but unsafe driving, poor guiding, and serious animal welfare issues
Mikhail S,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Cons first. Pickup and drop-off were awful. The drop-off driver was aggressive, ran red lights, and clearly ignored traffic rules even after I asked him to drive safely. The morning pickup was also late: I was told to be ready at 8:00 am, but the driver arrived around 8:36 am. Another serious issue was the stop at the "indigenous village", animals are kept there and handed to tourists for photos as soon as boats arrive. The animals looked exhausted and constantly stressed, especially the sloths. This felt like clear animal mistreatment and should not be part of any tour or tourists should be discouraged and warned if tour operator cannot control it. The guide translated only about 15–20% into English, with most explanations given in Portuguese, which made it hard to follow the tour. On the positive side, the Meeting of the Waters was impressive, swimming near the pink river dolphins was a unique experience, and the lunch followed by a short walk in the forest was absolutely wonderful. Those parts of the tour were truly memorable.
Culture and Adventure
AlineA357,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent team. It exceeded expectations. A wonderful experience that few Brazilians venture, unfortunately. A great way to learn about the history of the region.
Amazon Forest Tour
kessianem2026,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00A nice experience for families, including boat travel to the waterfront, pirarucu fishing (additional cost of 10,00 per attempt), lunch in a floating, crafts, access bridge to the site where there are victories-reggies (going a few meters into the forest), visit to an indigenous tribe (possibility to paint on the face with a cost of 10,00) and bath with the boto (dured 5 min at most). In the restaurant it would be interesting to have plates with identification of the dishes, as tourists who are not from the region end up not able to identify some items.
Best trip , highly recommend
Hannah Z,,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This trip is so good , exceeding our expectations. Even though it’s said half day, but actually it’s 6 hour trip, full of fun activities. The buffet lunch is so yummy, lots of varieties. They even organized car to drop us back to our hotel. We really enjoyed every minute of the trip. Highly recommend!
Good value
stephen w,,Dec 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Pickup and drop off seamless. 50-60 people in the boat. layed back. No stress tour. A necessary tour in Manaus.
What to do if you have little time
François R,,Dec 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It is well organized with an overview of several places visitable around Manaus in half a day, very good meal but obviously with a very tourist aspect
Awful customer service
996ravid,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00This was a terrible experience. I was scheduled to go on a River expedition near Manaus but couldn’t get to the pickup point because we were staying in a remote jungle lodge accessible only by river. The tour organizers affiliated with Trip Advisor were in steady contact with me and were very attentive, UNTIL I INFORMED THEM THAT I NEEDED TO CANCEL. After that point ( which occurred the day before our scheduled tour), they stopped ALL communication. Furthermore, Trip Advisor did not respond to my request for a refund. Then, the Trip Advisor team had the temerity to send a feedback form for the trip that never happened. I am quite disappointed with Trip Advisor. I have used their services around the world but am now confident that they will play no part in future travel plans.
6 hour tour on the Amazon River
lucilamariav,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Within the possibilities of simplicity, but with a lot of zeal and education, the tour was 10. Those who like a lot of comfort should choose options with air conditioning. Within this tour option, the boat was very clean, the educated guide and crew member muiyo, the sensational scheduled visits and the food, in a simple and very clean place were delicious.
Excellent
damienstack,,Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A must do in Manaus Good price Best price probably available on the floating barge with offices at the port Good guide Nice boat Great lunch Dolphins and aropyhmas were fabulous Enjoy
Lots included, could be more responsible
Flyer488723,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The tour I went on included a stop to see the pink dolphins (fed from a platform), captive piracucu fish, a village of indigenous people putting on a dance show and naughty beggar monkeys, as well as the meeting of the waters. There was a lot of upselling of experiences (feeding the fish) and overall not the type of responsible tourism I prefer. But popular with Brazilian and int’l tourists.
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