Sightseeing Tours & Trips in Amazon Rainforest

See the Meeting of the Waters where Rio Negro and Solimões rivers flow side-by-side without mixing during speedboat transfers from CEASA harbour, then head through narrow rainforest waterways to reach remote jungle lodges. Stop at Careiro village to meet traditional rubber tappers.

See hundreds of red-and-green and blue-and-yellow macaws at El Chuncho clay lick, the world's largest macaw gathering site along the Tambopata River. Trek through the rainforest in Tambopata National Reserve to spot capybaras, tapirs, and jaguars while looking for diverse amphibians and insects. Kayak silently down the Tambopata River and stay 2 nights at Monte Amazónico Lodge.

Cruise the Ucayali and Marañón Rivers on the Aria Amazon, watching these tributaries meet to form the Amazon River. Kayak through Clavero Lake's black waters, try fishing for piranhas at sunset, and head into Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve for jungle walks.

Take a cable car up Sugarloaf Mountain for views over Rio, then ride the rack railway through Tijuca Forest to see Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado. Head to Iguaçu Falls and walk both upper and lower circuits on the Brazilian and Argentine sides to reach Devil's Gorge.

This 4-day jungle trip takes you into the Amazonian Basin, staying at a traditional lodge near Manaus with daily trips to see the world's largest rainforest. Walk jungle trails with local guides who show you wildlife and teach you about medicinal plants used for generations.

Walk across seven suspension bridges on the Inkaterra Canopy Walkway, 45 meters above the Amazon floor, where you'll spot toucans, woodpeckers, and three-toed sloths in the treetops. Paddle through Lake Sandoval in Tambopata National Reserve in a wooden canoe, watching for giant river otters, red howler monkeys, and side-neck turtles. Canoe downstream along Quebrada Gamitana creek looking for piranhas and caimans, then visit Hacienda Concepción's Botanical Garden with 200 rainforest plant species.

Check out Leticia's ethnographic museum and vibrant market filled with exotic fruits, spices, and indigenous crafts, then walk through Benjamin Constant's colorful riverside stalls. Visit the Mamirauá 1 community, Brazil's pioneering 1996 sustainable development reserve.

In Manaus, check out the Renaissance-style Teatro Amazonas opera house with its Carrara marble interiors and the wrought-iron Adolpho Lisboa Market sitting along the Rio Negro. Stop at Parintins to see the giant festival hangars displaying Garantido and Caprichoso bull costumes.