Aboard the Amazon’s top luxury Amazon cruises, enjoy high quality service and guided tours to see colorful tropical birds, flowers and numerous Amazon Rainforest monkeys. Explore the waterways with your highly trained naturalist guide, who will point out waterbirds, giant Amazon lilies and river dolphins. After your excursions, you return to your vessel to enjoy […]
The clothes you choose to wear in the Amazon Rainforest will reflect your personality as there are pros and cons with whatever you wear. The general recommendation is to stick to loose-fitting cotton clothes, however, with so many new fabrics on the market, including mosquito-proof and quick-dry shirts and pants, you have your pick. There […]
The Amazon Rainforest covers half of the South American continent and crosses nine nations. Of this vast forest, the majority is found within Brazil’s borders with Peru containing the next highest amount. With so much of Amazonia, Brazil is a fantastic place for an Amazon Rainforest tour. The best tours take you to areas far […]
The Tucano Cruise is an Amazon Rainforest tour rated by National Geographic as one of the best tours on Earth. The Tucano was built in 1997 in a tradition style of the old 19th Century Amazon River steamboats, with large opening windows, a shallow draft, broad beam for stability, and a sense of traditional style. […]
Two of the advantages of the Tahuayo Lodge over other Amazon tours are the customizable & highly flexible itineraries and private guides. You are then free to focus on hiking, canoeing, birdwatching, culture, or to have a diverse Amazon Rainforest experience. Here is a description of this tour as well as a review from my […]
Delfin have just announced new upgrades to their fleet of luxury Amazon vessels to cruise the waterways from Iquitos, Peru. These cruises are an exceptional way to experience the beautiful and wildlife rich Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. But first, a Christmas announcement! Last Call! Christmas and New Year’s departures Sailing in the Amazon in search […]
The Tucano Cruise has undergone some changes this year and we would like to summarise the main improvements to the already fantastic tour of the Amazon Rainforest from Manaus, Brazil. On this 8 or 5 day expedition cruise, you can now enjoy the addition of kayaks, which the operator is very excited about (partly due […]
The largest city in Amazonia, Manaus once stood as a prosperous rubber boom city where symbols of prosperity like the Teatro Amazonas were built from the finest materials the world could provide. This included Italian marble floors to windows of French stained glass. With the collapse of the rubber boom, Amazon Rainforest cities slowly made […]
The Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Reserve is located about 150 km from Iquitos in Loreto, northern Peru, and was established in 1991 due to the area’s well known diverse wildlife as well as local initiatives. One of the major reasons was to protect the habitat of the red uakaris, which are unusual looking monkeys with orange fur […]