Meeting of the Waters Day Trip from Manaus
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Experience Highlights
This tour starts in Manaus and goes to the point where the Solimões and Negro rivers meet. Not only will you meet a local indigenous tribe, but you will also be able to admire the wildlife, navigate the river in a motorised canoe and enjoy a traditional lunch in a floating restaurant. The activity lasts approximately 8 hours and includes an expert guide.
- Navigate the waters of the Solimões and Negro rivers by canoe.
- Meet the Dessano and Tucano tribes.
- Enjoy lunch in a floating restaurant.
- Take advantage of the pick up and drop off at the hotel.
What’s included
- Excursion to the Meeting of the Waters
- Visit to a traditional tribal village
- Expert guide
- Boat sailing
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Step by Step
This excursion starts in Manaus and takes place in a motorised canoe. A local guide will accompany you to the meeting of the Solimões and Negro rivers, which are distinguished by the different colours of their waters. Here you can meet two indigenous tribes (Dessano and Tucano), observe the local fauna and enjoy lunch in a floating restaurant. The activity lasts about 8 hours.
The waters of the Negro River are dark in colour due to the high content of organic substances. The waters of the Solimões, on the other hand, are light brown due to sediment from the mountains. The visual effect of these waters flowing side by side without mixingis impressive. This phenomenon is the result of the differences in temperature, velocity and density of the two streams.
These two watercourses are home or watering place for hundreds of species. With a bit of luck, you will be able to admire the Amazon pink dolphin, which lives in social groups that can vary from a few individuals to dozens of dolphins. They feed mainly on fish, but may also hunt small aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates. However, hundreds of other species live here, including sloths, anacondas, jacaré (the local caiman) and birds of all kinds.
The floating restaurant serves Amazonian cuisine, which makes use of local ingredients. Highlights include pirarucu (one of the world's largest freshwater fish), piranhas, cassava and game meat. Drinks to try include guarana, a non-alcoholic drink made from an Amazonian plant.
