Brazilian Amazon
Northern Brazil is dominated by the Amazon Rainforest; a colossal swathe of rugged tropical wilderness nurtured and bisected by the mighty Amazon River and its maze of tributaries flowing through its very core. Brazil is responsible for more than half of the Amazon River Basin which supports an unfathomable range of biodiversity. To experience Brazilian Amazonia and its staggering ecosystems is nothing short of privilege.
Manaus, the capital of Amazonas State, offers an exceptional gateway into the depths of the Amazon Rainforest. The commercial hustle and bustle of Manaus seems somewhat out of place in the midst of such tranquil surroundings. Take a boat trip downstream from Manaus and observe the natural phenomena known as the ‘Meeting of the Waters’ where the clay-coloured waters of Rio Solimões meet the black waters of Rio Negro and flow in parallel for six kilometres before converging to form the Rio Amazon.
Over 1500 bird species are found in the Amazon Basin, of which many are migrants. Macaws gather in flocks of thousands, reptiles and fish species also number the thousands with famous residents being the Anaconda and fearsome Piranha. Despite this incredible diversity visitors to the region are often disappointed by the fact that the wildlife is so hard to see in the thickness of the forest, where the forest floor is in darkness due to the canopy far above, and where the creatures are so wonderfully camouflaged as to be almost invisible to our eyes. A visit to the Amazon should therefore be looked at in a different way from say, an African Safari. It is a unique chance to experience the lush foliage of the jungle... where the raucous calls of the creatures within and the bright colours of the flowering plants and butterflies hint at even more complexity than we can imagine. Occasional and tantalising glimpses of acrobatic troupes of monkeys will rustle the branches of the canopy high above, and in the darkness you can hear the hacking cough of the Jaguar as he preys on the Capybara, deer and other small mammals.
Group Tours to the Brazilian Amazon