| The Amazon River is the longest in the world at | | | | cruises the Jauaperi river and visits both the village |
| around 6800 km, with the Amazon basin covering an | | | | Novo Airao and the Janauari Ecological Park. The |
| area over 7,050,000 km2. Colombia, Brazil, Peru and | | | | Clipper Premium Cruises offer passengers a luxurious |
| Venezuela are the countries that host the world's lung. | | | | way to discover both the Amazon and the Negro |
| The Amazon forest is a green world . . . wet, wild and | | | | rivers passing through Manaus, Acajatuba Lake, |
| enigmatic. The most common way to explore the | | | | Pagodão river and Açu Creek. |
| Amazon rainforest is to stay in an Amazon lodge or | | | | Alternatively, Amazon ecolodges allow visitors to settle |
| doing a river cruise on the Amazon. | | | | in one place and experience the rain forest in a very |
| Cruising the Amazon River is a unique life experience: | | | | different way. Birdwatching in the Amazon can be |
| from the observation deck it is possible to scan the | | | | very rewarding. It involves getting up before sunrise |
| magnificent tangle of vegetation at the water's edge. | | | | and locating the perfect spot to see those species |
| The banks are covered by dense rainforest and the | | | | that can only be found in this place on the planet. |
| absence of human voices is filled by a chorus of birds | | | | Climbing and moving within the tree tops (or amazon |
| and frogs. Observing pink river dolphins and a large | | | | rainforest canopy) is to experience the freedom from |
| collection of exotic birds is on the menu every day. | | | | the heights of the forest and realize the immensity of |
| Hearing and seeing howler monkeys along with a | | | | the nature. This is where most of the activity takes |
| morning serenade of toucans sends shivers down | | | | place. Photography excursions are the unique |
| one's spine. Nearly all cruises make a stop for a rain | | | | opportunity to portray the infinite colors and textures |
| forest walk where you can get a good start on | | | | that make a trip to the Amazon a rediscovery of |
| understanding Amazon ecology. | | | | wildlife, while Amazon sport fishing allows you to land a |
| There are many starting points for amazon cruises. On | | | | tropical catch. Or simply dangle a piece of raw meat |
| board the M.V. Rio Amazonas Cruise from Tabatinga | | | | on a hook to face the ferocity of the famed piranhas |
| (Brazilian amazon) to Iquitos (Peruvian amazon) it is | | | | in the Amazon and feel adrenaline as you land your |
| possible to visit the small missionary town of San | | | | catch. |
| Pablo, a village of Yagua Indians and the black-water | | | | A trip to the Amazon rainforest connects you with |
| Apayacu river. The Tucano Cruise departs upstream | | | | nature as never before. To maximize enjoyment and |
| on the Rio Negro cruising through the world's largest | | | | safety, contact a professional tour operator for |
| river island system, the Anavilhanas Archipelago, then | | | | Amazon tours to prepare the trip to the world's lung. |