Amazon Lodges and Riverboats from Manaus

October 31, 2026

Amazon lodges and riverboats from Manaus

A trip of several days from Manaus means choosing between two lodges on different rivers or a long voyage on a passenger riverboat. The rivers, distances and room counts below help narrow it down.

Two lodges side by side

	Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge	Juma Amazon Lodge
River	Rio Negro	Juma River
Distance from Manaus	About 180 km	About 100 km, at Autazes
Size	22 rooms	20 bungalows
Package length	3 to 6 days, transfers included	Ask the lodge
Water	Blackwater river	Pool of river water

Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge

Prices without a date put a 3-day stay near R$2,700 to R$2,970 per person. Treat that as an older rate and request a current quote. The Rio Negro is a blackwater river with fewer biting insects, though that offers comfort and not protection. CNN Brasil has run a feature on the area at cnnbrasil.com.br .

Juma Amazon Lodge

Juma is reached through Autazes and sits on its own river, so it should not be expected to look like the Rio Negro. Ask about rates, what the transfer involves and whether meals and guided outings are included.

Rules that apply at any lodge

Hire only licensed operators and guides. Stay on the lodge’s paths and never walk the forest alone. River channels are not for swimming. Animals are for watching: caimans are seen by night from a boat, and nobody picks them up. Pass on any offer of a photo with a held animal, since federal prosecutors and IBAMA have acted against sellers of such photos.

The passenger riverboat option

Gaiolas, the passenger riverboats, leave the Porto Flutuante for Santarém and Belém. Each trip takes days. Check schedules, cabin types and hammock space at the port. Because the BR-319 to Porto Velho has paved sections only at its two ends and a mud road in the middle, with paving restarting in April 2026 amid court fights, Manaus is reached by plane or by river.

Seasons and the Rio Negro gauge

The river peaks and drops with the seasons. Roughly August to November is low water, with shallow channels and slow transfers. On 9 October 2024 the gauge at Porto de Manaus touched 12.11 m, the lowest since records began in 1902. By 27 October 2026 it stood at 16.59 m, and a university projection suggested it might drop further into early November. At high water the opposite conditions apply. Ask your lodge what the level means for your dates.

Vaccines and malaria

For Amazonas, the CDC recommends yellow fever vaccination from nine months of age at least 10 days ahead of travel. Entry to Brazil does not depend on it. The whole state has malaria, so book a doctor about a month before you go. The CDC lists the details on its Brazil page .

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