Explore the Rio Negro and Januari Ecological Park by boat on this half-day expedition from Manaus. Travel by riverboat to the meeting of the waters, where the Amazon and the Rio Negro run side by side for a few miles and you can glimpse both pink and gray river dolphins. Learn about the native Brazilian people who make their lives along the river, the ecology and wildlife of the area from your local guide. Disembark at the Januari Ecological Park for a walk through the forest, then tour the narrow creeks via motorized canoe to see the Vitoria Regia water lily. Eat lunch at a floating restaurant before returning to Manaus.

Explore the Rio Negro and Januari Ecological Park by boat
See the meeting of the waters, where the Amazon and the Rio Negro run side by side for a few miles
Glimpse both pink and gray river dolphins
Disembark at the Januari Ecological Park for a walk through the forest
Tour the narrow creeks via motorized canoe to see the Vitoria Regia water lily
Eat lunch at a floating restaurant

What's Included

Lunch
Local guide
Hotel pickup

Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Hotel drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

Guests must inform hotel of choice.

What To Expect

Parque Ecologico Janauari

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

msreenil

James was an amazing and very flexible tour guide. He was extremely accommodating, as we had missed our connection flight, and we had to reschedule our reservation. He was more than willing to help us out. He he spoke very good English, knew all the locals, and provided us with a very authentic and unique Amazon experience. Including a wonderful tour, he also arranged a quick breakfast and wonderful lunch. James is very knowledgeable and we will definitely contact him if we are ever in Manaus again. Alexander, the tour organizer was also excellent, he provided very clear and timely communication, as well as being flexible to our situation. Would highly recommend this experience.

Reviews

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Pink Dolphins a definite highlight

Maurice_D, Apr 2024

The Wedding of the Waters (Negro and Amazon rivers merging) is certainly a highlight if you have never seen this scenario previously. Viewing the Pink Dolphins was much more exciting. Tour included a stop at a restaurant on the banks of the river, then a walk up some rickety steps to view the water lilies. Organization was very good for meeting our guide (there is a wharf and a separate cruise terminal facility in Manaus, which is very confusing - which one do I go to?), getting us onto the boat and through the various stops.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

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Poor Communication

Debi_B, Apr 2024

I contacted Viator a couple days before my tour about details of timing on meeting the leader/group as we were docking at 9am the day of tour. The Viator rep (woman) said that was too late, that I had to be at the pick up stop 30-45 mins earlier than tour start. I told her my cruise didn't dock till 9am and she said they wouldn't wait for me and I told her I was never told to meet that early. She said it was written on my ticket and I told her it wasn't. So I told her to cancel it since i wasn't told that I had to be there so early.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

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Unique and Authentic Amazon Experience

msreenil, Mar 2024

Response from Host, Mar 2024

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Ok tour for the meeting of the two rivers

Michelle_C, Mar 2024

It was a good tour to see the meeting of the waters. The other stops felt too touristy. The boat was good and the tour guide shared a lot of information.

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Saw a lot of different things in a half day tour, and had so much fun!

Nancy_R, Mar 2024

This was an excellent tour which I definitely recommend. It included seeing (and swimming with) pink dolphins, going to a fishing pier where we saw giant pirarucu, having an excellent buffet lunch on a floating pier, seeing some of the rainforest from a dilapidated boardwalk, visiting an indigenous’village’, and seeing the waterfront of Manaus from a boat. The tour also went to the famous Meeting of the Waters, but that was not the best part of the tour. Whether it was the clouds or perhaps because we were so close to the water, it was hard to distinguish the different colors. Our guide spoke good English and was very good about answering questions. We met the tour in the Cruise Terminal building. The guide had a sign with our names in big print, so it was easy to find the right group. They provided ice cold water which was greatly appreciated. There were several opportunities to buy souvenirs at the different piers we visited.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

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FUN in the AMAZON!!

AmyHockema, Mar 2024

We had a fantastic time on this tour! There were about 40 people in the group. The food was fabulous at the floating restaurant and plentiful. The variety of activities was interesting and fun. We absolutely loved "fishing" for the paracaca fish and swimming with the pink dolphins (although we opted to watch others do it from the dock). The length of the tour was perfect and moved at a good pace, not overly fast or too slow. The guide was friendly and good-but did not offer a lot of commentary on the places we went. That may have been because we had multiple nationalities on the tour. Overall-it was an excellent value and a fabulous day out and I would highly recommend to anyone.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

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Recommend this Tour

Pat_N, Mar 2024

Our guide was great and very helpful. We booked the tour for the meeting of the waters, but enjoyed the lily pads and the Indian Village as well. The lunch was good too.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

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Exciting and adventurous day

Alam_M, Jan 2024

Even though labeled as a half day trip, it was a full day enjoyable trip experiencing several attractions. The guide on the boat was talking both in Portuguese and English although it appeared that relatively less in English which was confirmed to us by some bilingual tour customers. That was the only improvement I would recommend. Otherwise it was an excellent tour.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

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Good value tour

NewGrandma, Dec 2023

Although a late start and noise of boat made it difficult to hear the guide fully, we had a full day of touring and a great buffet lunch. Definitely worth taking the tour to see the pink dolphins and the rainforest Indigenous tribal rituals.

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Recommended

HILA_Z, Aug 2023

It was nice and interesting, especially the combination of the rivers. The guide was very pleasant and nice and considerate of our personal needs. recommended

Response from Host, Aug 2023

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Boring

William_C, May 2023

Other Viator tours I’ve been on were better. A lot of time on crowded uncomfortable boat. Boring. However, the guide was fine.

Response from Host, May 2023

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Didn’t like it

Victoria_W, May 2023

Only took this trip to see the Meeting of the Waters, positives, yes we saw the Meeting of the Waters, our guide was good, the lunch was lovely. What I didn’t like was the Tribal visit, they had Sloths, Boa, Monkey, Parrots and a Cayman/Alligator you could have photos taken with, these animals shouldn’t be here, goodness knows what they do with the Cayman or the other animals to make them docile, I’d rather they shut this place down. As for the fish farm and dolphin swim not for me either.

Response from Host, May 2023

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Amazing !!!

MaxF_R, Mar 2023

The waterfalls in Presidente Figueiredo were amazing. I have never seen so many waterfalls in the same geographic area. I recommend wearing galoshes while walking in the trails. It does not cost very much. I think they should include that in the price.

Response from Host, Mar 2023

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Great tour!

Hendrika_J, Jan 2023

Pick up from my hostel was right on time. Trip started with swimming with the pink dolphins, then the meeting of the rivers. Although there were only 5 non Brazilian people on board, so explanation was mainly in Portuguese, the guide took the time to explain in English about the Amazone and why the meeting of the rivers happens. Buffet in the floating restaurant was excellent. The walk to the waterlilies was easy. The village of the indigenous people is a bit touristic, but everybody enjoyed taking photos. Only comment on the trip: it is not a 4 hour trip! We left at 8.30 and were back at around 14.30. Good for me, but it might be a problem if you are on a tight schedule.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

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A good way to see a lot in a short time

Scott_M, Oct 2022

Really fun day swimming with the dolphins and spending time on the boat on the river. I enjoyed the small walk in the jungle to the lilies (which were sadly looking like they were dying), the trees forest walk was great! The tour guide repeated everything in English back to us, so we always knew what was going on. The meeting of the tribe was cool to see the culture, but I question the authenticity of this part, it was very rushed and turned immediately into trying to sell photos/trinkets - which you can buy in many places around town. Still cool to see though. Overall it was worth it and a fun/quick way to see a lot in such a small time.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

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Fun day

Todd_R, Mar 2020

Awesome excursion Better then expected Lunch very good English was good enough Seven hour tour was great

This trip combines most of the...

Kenneth_G, Mar 2018

This trip combines most of the experiences one should see in Manaus. We usually do not go on group tours, but I would recommend this trip over the other individual options we found

It was good that this tour was...

Brian M, Jan 2017

It was good that this tour was available on Christmas day. We saw the meeting of the River Negro with the Amazon River, which was awesome. The lunch was good but then the skies opened and it was torrential rain for a good hour. The swimming with the pink dolphins was better than expected and the visit to an indigenous village is questionable as to the authenticity of the ethnicity of the people performing the various dances. Most of the group enjoyed it and I would not put anybody off from taking this tour as I don't think that there would any noticeable improvement in the other tours on offer. Manaus is definitely worth going to for the Teatro Amazonasand other belle époque buildings.

Tour muy completo.

Francisco_A, Mar 2024

En general está bastante bien estructuradas y pudimos disfrutar de casi todas las cosas que se pueden ver en medio día en Manaos. La visita al poblado indígena nos gustó mucho y la unión de los dos ríos la vimos en la tarde perfecta.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

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Rio Negro Tour

Erwin_H, Nov 2023

Für das tropische Gewitter kann Niemand etwas dafür. Ab Mittag kein Regen mehr und tolles Naturschauspiel Meeting of the Waters 👍

Response from Host, Nov 2023

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