3-Day Amazon Jungle Tour from Manaus: Lodge & Wildlife

Three days in the rainforest, learning the forest from someone who knows it

A 3-day Amazon jungle tour departing from Manaus port by speed boat to a remote lodge 85 km upriver, with two nights accommodation, meals, canoe trips through flooded forest channels, piranha fishing, a guided jungle walk through medicinal plants and high-altitude trees, and a visit to a traditional Caboclo village. A bilingual guide leads the whole route and explains local farming and forest ecology as you move through the rainforest.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Departure from Manaus to Lodge

• Depart hotel in Manaus
• Travel by speed boat to Cacau Pirera
• Travel by car to Paricatuba village
• Travel by motorized canoe to lodge
• Arrive at lodge and have lunch
• Take canoe trip and fish for piranhas
• Go on nocturnal wildlife expedition
• Have dinner at lodge

Day 2: Second day at the jungle lodge

• Have breakfast
• Take educational jungle walk
• Return to lodge for lunch
• Take paddling canoe trip through channels

Day 3: Return to Manaus

• Early sunrise tour
• Visit home of local natives
• Return to lodge and have lunch
• Swim in Rio Negro waters
• Travel back to Manaus

The experience

The tour starts at Manaus port at 9:00 am, where you board a speed boat across the Rio Negro to Cacau Pirera, then travel by car to Paricatuba village before a motorized canoe takes you to the lodge. Lunch arrives at noon. The lodge sits 85 km from Manaus and has rooms without air conditioning, though an air-conditioned option is available at checkout. Meals follow the itinerary (breakfast, lunch and dinner each day), and bottled water is provided throughout.

Day two centers on the rainforest itself. After breakfast, a guided jungle walk runs about two and a half hours, with your guide pointing out medicinal plants and the tall, dense trees that grow at higher altitude in the Amazon. The afternoon brings a paddling canoe trip through small channels called Igarapés or flooded lands called Igapós, depending on the season and water level. You return to the lodge for lunch and have time to rest before dinner.

Day three starts before sunrise. You take an early tour, eat breakfast, then visit a Caboclo home: a family maintaining traditional ways and willing to show you how they farm and live. Back at the lodge for lunch, you have free time to swim in the tea-colored Rio Negro before the motorized canoe and car journey back to Manaus, arriving around 5:00 pm. The guide speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese, so language is not a barrier.

What’s included

• Two nights accommodation at the jungle lodge.
• all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner each day).
• bottled water.
• speed boat and motorized canoe transport.
• guided jungle walk through the rainforest.
• canoe trip through flooded forest channels.
• piranha fishing.
• visit to a traditional Caboclo village.
• bilingual guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese for the entire three days.

Options for this experience

2 options

Jungle Adventure Room without ACGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 09:00The room has no air conditioner. 8:30: Pickup from your hotel lobby. 9:00: Speed boat departure from Manaus port. Pickup is included.

Jungle Adventure Room including ACGuide in English, Spanish or Portuguese · 09:00The room comes with an air conditioner. Morning: 8:30: Pickup from your hotel lobby. 9:00: Speed boat departure from Manaus port. Pickup is included.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (20 to 75 years) · Child (2 to 19 years)

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical levelInfant seats availablePets welcomeNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Amazing Tours Agency

Is this one for you?This three-day itinerary moves you between river, rainforest, and village settings by speedboat and car, so you see multiple ecosystems in one trip rather than staying based in a single location.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (2 to 19 years).

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's included in the 3-day Amazon tour from Manaus?

The tour includes two nights at the lodge, all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner each day), bottled water, the speed boat and canoe transport, the motorized canoe ride to and from the lodge, the guided jungle walk, piranha fishing, the canoe trip through flooded forest channels, the visit to the Caboclo village, and a bilingual guide for the entire three days.

How do I get from Manaus to the jungle lodge?

You depart Manaus port at 9:00 am by speed boat, crossing the Rio Negro to Cacau Pirera in about 30 minutes, then travel by car to Paricatuba village for roughly 50 minutes, and finally board a motorized canoe to the lodge, which sits approximately 85 km from Manaus.

What does the jungle walk teach you about the Amazon rainforest?

The guided jungle walk lasts about two and a half hours and focuses on medicinal plants and the trees of the Amazon rainforest, with attention to how the high altitude supports different plant life, bigger trees and denser forest than lower areas.

Can I choose a room with air conditioning?

Yes, an air-conditioned room option is available at checkout. The standard option is a room without air conditioning.

What happens on the last morning before returning to Manaus?

Day three begins with an early sunrise tour, followed by breakfast and a visit to a Caboclo home, where the family shares their traditional lifestyle and local farming techniques. You return to the lodge for lunch and have free time to swim in the Rio Negro before the journey back to Manaus, arriving around 5:00 pm.