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- From$55
- LengthFull day
- GuideLive, English
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How much does an Amazon rainforest tour cost from Manaus?
Full-day Amazon River tour from Manaus
★ 4.2 · Rated by 431 guests
The quick version
An Amazon rainforest tour from Manaus costs little for a shared river day and more for private boats and nights in the jungle, and every price shown is a starting price.
Price essentials
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Starting cost of a river day
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- Full-day river tourThe one sold here · each person, from $55
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View - Full-day excursion7.5 hours · each person, from $58
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View - Speedboat day7 hours, lunch · each person, from $63
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View - Short river day5 hours · each person, from $60
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Starting prices as on the booking platform, converted at the ECB reference rate. You see the exact price at booking.
Starting prices for river days, jungle trips, private boats and lodge stays out of Manaus, set side by side with their length, so you can see what each fare buys.
Editorial team, amazonrivertour.quest · Updated November 12, 2026 · 7 mins to read
Overview
- Our river dayThe full-day river tour sold here starts from $55, with a live guide in English.
- Shared boat daysOther shared river days run from $58 to $63.
- Private boatA private 1.5-hour boat to the Meeting of Waters starts from $204.
- OvernightA 2-day river tour with a night out starts from $420.
- Lodge staysLodge packages lasting 2 to 4 days cost from $200.
What the full-day river tour costs and what the fare covers
Our featured tour is a full day on the Amazon River out of Manaus, and its fare starts from $55. The listing shows 431 reviews with an average of 4.1, and it scores 4.3 for the guide and 4.3 for transportation. For that fare you get a live English guide, pickup in Manaus from a hotel or the airport, and a day that the listing builds around a boat trip, canoes and a village visit.
The stops named in the listing are the Meeting of the Waters, Lake Janauari, the giant water lilies, a Dessano and Tucano community and a pirarucu fish nursery, with a regional fish lunch in the middle of the day. The body painting in the village is marked optional, so treat it as an extra you may be asked to pay for on the spot, and ask the guide before you agree. Dolphins may show up along the way, and a dedicated dolphin site covers that side.
The booking terms are kind to a budget. You can reserve now and pay later, and a cancellation made 24 hours ahead is refunded in full. The record gives no start time, so the operator confirms the hour once you have booked. Bring insect repellent, a raincoat and sunscreen, since the listing asks for all three. Add a little cash for the village handicrafts, which sit outside the fare.
Starting prices
Amazon tours from Manaus side by side
| Trip | Length | From | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-day river tour (ours) | 1 day | $55 | Shared |
| Full-day excursion | 7.5 hours | $58 | Shared |
| Speedboat day with lunch | 7 hours | $63 | Shared |
| Rio Negro half day | 4.5 hours | $110 | Private or small |
| Long river day | 9 hours | $140 | Private or small |
| Private Meeting of Waters boat | 1.5 hours | $204 | Private |
| Jungle lodge stay | 2 to 4 days | $200 | Private |
| 2-day river tour, one night | 2 days | $420 | Private or small |
Each price is where a fare begins, and the final amount can differ; lengths and groups follow the listing records.
The cheaper end: shared boat days and a city tour
Shared river days cluster in a narrow band, and the price gap between them is small. A full-day excursion of 7.5 hours, with guides in English, Spanish and Portuguese, starts from $58. A speedboat day of 7 hours with a Meeting of Waters stop and lunch at the Janauari park starts from $63. Both are newer listings with few reviews, 13 and 3 respectively, so read their records closely before you pick one.
A 5-hour version starts from $60, and the guide waits for you at the Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market in downtown Manaus. Its listing offers private or small groups and lists guides in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. If you are not staying near the market, count the taxi or ride to the meeting point as part of the real cost.
For ground-level sightseeing, a half-day city tour of 4 hours in a small group starts from $56. It has 116 reviews averaging 4.3, and the listing warns that gratuities are optional and not included. That sets the floor: for roughly the same money as one meal out you can see the city, and for a little more you can leave it by boat.
Hours on the river
How long each river day runs
- Private boat1.5
- Rio Negro half day4.5
- Short river day5
- Speedboat day7
- Full-day excursion7.5
- Long river day9
Lengths per the listings; a longer day does not always cost more.
Half days, private boats and longer river days
Paying more buys either time or company. The half day on the Rio Negro lasts 4.5 hours and starts from $110; it is wheelchair accessible, takes private parties or small groups and has a guide in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Its 20 reviews average 4.6, and the guide scores 5.0. The listing also welcomes donations for the local tribe, and says plainly that they are not mandatory.
The 9-hour river day begins at $140 and holds 117 reviews averaging 4.8. It is run in private or small groups of up to 12, with pickup included. The listing cautions that a rough river can soak you, and that an address too far from downtown means meeting in front of the Amazonas Theater, so check where your hotel sits. That is a real cost in time even when it costs nothing in money.
The top of the ladder is a private boat. A Meeting of Waters boat tour of 1.5 hours for a private group starts from $204. The record describes a car ride of 35 minutes, a guided tour on the Rio Negro and sightseeing at the confluence. It has only 3 reviews, averaging 3.6, so the sample is too small to lean on. A private boat only pays off if you split it between enough people, and the price shown is a starting price, not a quote.
Your budget
Which price level fits you
Pick what matters most and see where to start.
If The lowest fare for a real river day
The full-day river tour
It begins at $55 and includes an English-speaking live guide.
If A short trip, only the confluence
The private Meeting boat
1.5 hours on the water from $204 for a private group.
If A morning, not the whole day
The Rio Negro half day
4.5 hours from $110, wheelchair accessible.
If A night near the forest
A jungle lodge stay
2 to 4 days from $200 in a private group.
If Waterfalls instead of rivers
Presidente Figueiredo
A 12-hour day from $90, drinks not included.
Pick your budget
Shared day, private boat or overnight
Own boat
Private Meeting boat
Short and flexible
- From$204
- Length1.5 hours
- GroupPrivate
Two days
Overnight river tour
A night out
- From$420
- Length2 days
- CanoeNo cover
Jungle days, evening trips and waterfalls
Trips that leave the river for the forest cost more because they run longer. The archipelago trek runs 8 hours for parties of up to 10, and its fare begins at $150. It has 113 reviews averaging 4.6, and the listing gives pickup and a guide in English and Portuguese. The archipelago, about 100 km from Manaus, has some 400 islands.2
The waterfalls of Presidente Figueiredo make a 12-hour day starting from $90, with 185 reviews averaging 4.3. Drinks cost extra, and the listing steers away anyone with limited mobility. An evening outing for piranha fishing plus alligator spotting lasts 5 hours with a cap of 10 guests, starting from $90. Its 62 reviews average 4.2.
The one-day jungle experience with its 12 hours on the water and in the forest starts from $140, and its 485 reviews average 4.8. That tour is the focus of a companion site about the pink dolphins, so it appears here only as a price point. Compare it with the river day above: roughly the same fare as the 9-hour river tour, but a different day, spent on a canoe and a forest trail.
Price ladder
From a half day to a floating lodge
Half day
A city tour on land
A 4-hour city tour starts from $56.
Full day
Shared river day
The river tour sold here starts from $55.
Long day
River or jungle day
A 9-hour river day starts from $140.
One night
Overnight river tour
A 2-day river tour starts from $420.
Lodge week
Floating lodge
A floating lodge stay starts from $1,100.
Overnight trips and lodge stays
Sleeping out changes the price level. A 2-day river tour with a night out starts from $420, in private or small groups, and its 67 reviews average 4.8. The listing says the canoe on the Rio Negro has no cover and that the trip is meant to feel authentic, not luxurious. If a night in a simple setting sounds right, the cost is a fraction of a lodge week.
Jungle lodges start lower than you might expect. The most reviewed stay, 2 to 4 days in a private group, starts from $200 and has 918 reviews averaging 4.2. A river guest house stay of the same length starts from $200, with 281 reviews averaging 4.2. A 2-day trip that adds an excursion to Ipanema lake begins at $180 for a party of up to 10. The jungle lodges page compares these stays one by one.
Further up, the fares step sharply. Lodge stays around Anavilhanas begin at $690, the Rio Negro river cruise at $800 and the floating lodge at $1,100. Luggage on the lodge trips may not exceed 12 kg a head, so plan to leave the rest at your Manaus hotel. These trips run in small groups of at most 10 or 12.
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Visitation at Anavilhanas National Park (NP) occurs without entry authorization or ticket collection by the managing body.
Budget checklist
Before you pay for an Amazon tour
In the listing3
- Starting price and the length of the day
- What the listing names as included
- The free cancellation window
Cash to carry3
- Small notes for village handicrafts
- A float for drinks where they are not included
- Tips on tours where they are optional
On the day3
- Insect repellent and sunscreen
- A raincoat for sudden showers
- Your exact meeting point and time
What the fare rarely includes
Starting prices cover the tour, not everything around it. Drinks are excluded on the waterfalls day, gratuities are excluded on the city tour, and donations to a village are voluntary extras. Aboard the river ferries you pay for food and drinks in cash, the listings say, and a hammock may be an add-on at checkout. Budget a modest cash float for every one of these days.
Fees outside the tour depend on where you go. IUCN reports that Anavilhanas National Park sells no entry ticket and that visitors hire boats from river companies in Novo Airao, the gateway town.1 The cost is the boat, which a tour bundles for you. Anglers pay a separate licence, and the fishing trips page covers it.
Getting to Manaus adds a cost of its own. The airport sits 14 km out, and private transfers start from $20 on one listing and $45 on another.3 The 30-minute ride on the cheaper listing and the Spanish and English driver on the other are the only differences the records show. A day tour that includes pickup from a hotel saves that ride.
Reading a price in dollars when the tour is in Brazil
Every Manaus Amazon tours price on this page is a starting price in US dollars, taken from the listing and converted for you by the page. It is a "from" price, not a quote: group size, date and options move it. The official Brazilian fee for the amateur fishing licence, by contrast, is written in reais at the source: BRL 20 for the shore category and BRL 60 for the boat category.4 Keep the two apart when you budget.
Booking terms matter as much as the number. Nearly every listing here lets you reserve now and pay later, and refunds a cancellation made 24 hours ahead. One exception is worth knowing: a 4-hour dolphin day trip lists a 2-day cancellation window instead, so read the line before you book. A free cancellation window is worth real money when the river is the one thing you cannot control.
Season changes what the same fare buys. Water levels matter too: one boat operator reports a rise from November, a peak in June and fewer activities once the dry season starts. Manaus gets 1546 mm of rain across December to May, against 561 mm for the other half, according to the INPA records.5 Neither changes a starting price, but both decide whether the canoe channels are open.
FAQ
Brief questions, brief answers.
How much does a day trip on the Amazon from Manaus cost?
From $55 for a full day.
Our full-day river tour is priced from $55, with a live English-language guide. Other shared river days start from $58 and $63.
Are cheap Amazon rainforest tours worth booking?
Read the length and reviews first.
A 5-hour river day starts from $60, while a 12-hour jungle day starts from $140, so the price follows the hours on the water.
Is a private Amazon boat trip much more expensive?
Yes, it starts higher.
A private Meeting of Waters boat tour of 1.5 hours starts from $204, against $55 for a full shared river day.
How much is a night in the jungle near Manaus?
From $200 on one lodge listing.
The lodge option costs from $200 for 2 to 4 days and averages 4.2 over 918 reviews. A 2-day river tour with a night out starts from $420.
Do I pay a park entry fee on Amazon tours?
Not at Anavilhanas.
IUCN reports that Anavilhanas National Park has no entry authorization or ticket collection by the managing body, so you pay for boats and guides instead.1
Can I cancel an Amazon tour for free?
Usually up to 24 hours ahead.
The river tour sold here refunds a cancellation made up to 24 hours in advance, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Sources
- IUCN World Heritage Outlook · Central Amazon Conservation Complex ↩
- Ministry of Tourism of Brazil (Viaje pelo Brasil) · Manaus (AM) ↩
- Ministry of Tourism of Brazil (Viaje pelo Brasil) · Manaus (AM) ↩
- Brazilian federal government (gov.br) · Solicitar Licença de Pescador Amador ou Esportivo ↩
- National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA, Acta Amazonica) · Acta Amazonica 35(1) ↩