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6 Best things to see & do in The Amazon

  • Amazon, Peru

Cruise the River Amazon

  • Iquitos, Loreto Region, Peru

  • Bucket List Experience

Cruise the River Amazon

Experience

A voyage deep into the Amazon rainforest brings dazzling wildlife encounters as well as visits to local communities and opportunities for trekking, fishing and kayaking.

Adult price Varies

Good for age: 13+

Duration: 4 days +

Boat tours on the Amazon River

  • Amazon, Multiple countries

  • Bucket List Experience

Tourists on a boat travelling up the amazon

Experience

Boat tours on the Amazon and its tributaries in a classic two-storey river boat immerses you in the wild, giving a unique taste of river life. An unforgettable experience.

Adult price 60

Good for age: 10+

Duration: 4-7 hours

Kayaking in the flooded forest

  • Amazon, Multiple countries

  • Bucket List Experience

Kayaking between the treetops in the flooded jungle

Experience

Glide through flooded forest and peaceful creeks on a dugout canoe or kayak trip that gets you up closer to the Amazon’s extraordinary wildlife.

Adult price 30

Good for age: 13+

Duration: 2-3 hours

Visit an Amazon village

  • Amazon, Multiple countries

  • Bucket List Experience

Visit an Amazon village

Experience

Intimate village tours offering a unique insight into how indigenous Amazon communities live in harmony with the forest.

Adult price 60

Good for age: 10+

Duration: 3-6 hours

The Anavilhanas Islands

  • Anavilhanas National Park, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Bucket List Experience

Aerial view of Anavilhanas National Park Islands, Rio Negro, Brazilian Amazon

Experience

The largest river archipelago in the world – made up of myriad rainforest-covered, wildlife-rich islands set in the jet-black waters of the Rio Negro.

Good for age: 13+

Boi Bumba Festival

  • Tupinambarana, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Bucket List Experience

Male dancers in very exotic jaguar animal costumes and headdresses perform in the colourful Boi Bumba folklore Festival in Parintins, Amazonas State

Experience

The most spectacular festival in the Amazon, with fire-breathing animal floats as tall as buildings, thousands of costumed dancers and riotous after-parties.

Adult price 400

Good for age: 18+

Duration: 3 days

When: End June

Freq: annually