Manaus - Boat Trips

Boat trips

A boat trip is the best way of seeing three different areas which are traversed by a complicated network of rivers, igarapés and lakes: the Rio Negro area, the Solimões area and, beyond the "Encontro das Aguas", the Amazon area. The best time for such a trip is between September and November, when the rivers and lakes are low; and this is also the best season for fishing for pirarucu, tambaqui and other local species. The trips last between two days and a week. Information from local tourist offices.