8 Day / 7 Night Amazon Expedition Cruise

Voyage to the Heart of the Amazon is different from all other cruises offered in the Amazon. It is an expedition cruise which explores far into the forest and with the help of expert naturalist guides you are able to see creatures that are hidden to other visitors. You will explore some of the most untouched rainforest in all of the Amazon with several excursions off the boat every day.

The voyage begins in Manaus, Brazil, and over eight days the comfortable Motor Yacht Tucano, with a maximum capacity of just 18 passengers in outside, air-conditioned, private bathroom cabins, navigates far up the Rio Negro. She is the only vessel that explores far into the world's largest Amazon reserve: The Central Amazon Ecological Corridor. Within this reserve are tens of thousands of square miles of uninhabited wilderness with the creatures that have made the Amazon the object of myth and legend. Along the Rio Negro there are only a few small settlements large enough to be considered towns. It remains a true wilderness. Beyond the tangle of vines and limbs along the river banks are hundreds of thousands of square miles of primitive forest where the forces that shape plant and animal evolution continue on as they have for millions of years.

Day 1 - Depart Manaus, Brazil and voyage north on the Rio Negro to the Rio Apuaú
Day 2 - Explore the giant lake inside a river island, Lago Turia
Day 3 - Venture into the rainforest and continue to Lago Buriti
Day 4 - Scout the Rio Jauaperi shoreline for some extraordinary creatures
Day 5 - A day on the west bank of the Rio Negro exploring a new collection of rainforest habitats
Day 6 - Visit the boat building village of Novo Airão and onward towards the Amazon River
Day 7 - Cruise the Amazon River and the Encontra das Aguas, the meeting of the Amazon River and The Rio Negro.
Day 8 - Return to Manaus and disembark after a hearty breakfast.

If short of time, 5 day / 4 night cruises are also available please call for more details.