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Brazil - Manaus & Rio Negro

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Brazil - Manaus & Rio Negro 2026

12 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2026 (15 days)

BRL42,450 - 3 Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Bradley Davis

Tour price (Per person): BRL42,450 * USD8,216 * GBP6,416 * EUR7,259 * AUD12,845

Single Supplement: BRL4,150 * USD803 * GBP627 * EUR710 * AUD1,256

Brazil - Manaus & Rio Negro 2027

01 Aug 2027 - 15 Aug 2027 (15 days)

BRL45,500 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Bradley Davis

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): BRL45,500 * USD8,806 * GBP6,877 * EUR7,781 * AUD13,767

Brazil - Manaus & Rio Negro 2028

30 Jul 2028 - 13 Aug 2028 (15 days)

BRL47,500 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Bradley Davis

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): BRL47,500 * USD9,193 * GBP7,179 * EUR8,123 * AUD14,373

Few countries in the Americas hold more mystique and intrigue than the massive nation of Brazil. No feature on the continent is more iconic, more written about, or more wistfully contemplated than the mighty Amazon River. Despite its nearly 4,000 miles of length, remarkably few points of access exist. Indeed, the Amazon Basin—covering some 2,700,000 sq. miles—is the largest contiguous area of intact rainforest, and the least populated region, in the entire Western Hemisphere. No wonder the lure of the Amazon remains irresistible to the nature-loving explorer in all of us!

This tour is centred in the very heart of the basin, in the states of Amazonas and Pará, where we will access the full range of micro-habitats. From the white-water river islands and flooded várzea forests of the Amazon and Negro River systems to remote terra firme ridges, we will spend time both by boat and on foot in search of the region’s most remarkable birds. Our adventure includes time in the remote, little-birded Jaú National Park, one of the Amazon’s wildest protected areas. In addition to a dazzling array of Amazonian specialties, we will also target localized Guianan Shield endemics that reach their southernmost limits here. Wildlife encounters may include Lowland Tapir, several monkey species, and pink Amazon River Dolphin. Altogether, this journey offers an in-depth exploration of the Amazon’s finest birding.

Top Birds

Amazonian Umbrellabird; Crimson Fruitcrow; Purple-breasted, Spangled, Pompadour & Guianan Red Cotingas; Capuchinbird, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock; Harpy & Crested Eagles; Dark-winged & Grey-winged Trumpeters; Black Curassow; White-crested, Spix’s & Marail Guans; Horned Screamer; Hoatzin; White-winged & Rufous Potoos; Amazonian Pygmy Owl; Scarlet-shouldered & Sapphire-rumped Parrotlets; Crimson-bellied, Santarem, Golden, Golden-winged & Tui Parakeets; Festive Amazon; Vulturine, Short-tailed, Caica, Dusky, Orange-cheeked, Black-headed & Red-fan Parrots; Guianan Puffbird; Guianan & Amazonian Trogons; Green-tailed, Yellow-billed, Great & Paradise Jacamars; Black-spotted & Brown-chested Barbets; Red-necked & Green Aracaris; Guianan & Gould’s Toucanets; Varzea Piculet; Glossy-backed Becard; Natterer’s Slaty, Saturnine, Cinereous, Castelnau’s, Glossy, Blackish-grey & Spot-winged Antshrikes; Ash-winged, Pygmy, Spot-backed, Brown-bellied, Rufous-bellied, Long-winged, Klages’s, Leaden, White-eyed, Sclater’s, Ihering’s & Grey Antwrens; Guianan Warbling, Willis’s, Black-and-white, Black-headed, White-plumed, Ash-breasted, Black-faced, Chestnut-crested, Ferruginous-backed, Rufous-faced, Harlequin & Xingu Scale-backed Antbirds; Pale-faced Bare-eye; Alta Floresta, Variegated & Spotted Antpittas; Point-tailed Palmcreeper; Long-billed, Zimmer’s, Red-billed, Ocellated, Uniform, Hoffmanns’s & Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper; Curve-billed Scythebill; Fiery-tailed Awlbill; Crimson Topaz; Black-eared Fairy; Racket-tailed Coquette; Olive-spotted Hummingbird; Parker's, Red-and-white, White-bellied & chances for Scaled Spinetails; Lesser Hornero; Brownish Elaenia; Pearly-breasted Conebill; White-eyed Attila; Screaming Piha; Tiny & Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakins; White-throated, White-fronted, Black, Snow-capped, Flame-crested & Yellow-crested Manakins; Wing-banded Wren; Guianan & Chestnut-belted Gnateaters; Guianan Tyrannulet; Painted Tody-Flycatcher (Tody-Tyrant); Pelzeln’s, Zimmer’s & Snethlage’s Tody-Tyrants; Short-tailed & Double-banded Pygmy Tyrants; Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo; Red-billed Pied Tanager; Fulvous Shrike-Tanager; Paradise, Flame-crested, Fulvous-crested & Spotted Tanager; Golden-sided Euphonia; Blue-black (Rothschild’s) & Yellow-green Grosbeaks.

Top Mammals

Brazilian Tapir; Giant Otter; Amazon River Dolphin; Tucuxi; Jaguar (rare); >14 species of primate including the rare Golden-backed Uakari; Squirrel & Red Howler Monkeys; Golden-faced Saki.

Habitats Covered

Lowland rain forest, varzea, terra firme forest, Campina forest, white-water & black-water river islands, rivers

Expected Climate

Temperatures are warm to hot with high humidity, some rain showers to be expected.

Max Group Size

10 with 2 Rockjumper leaders

Tour Pace & Walking

MODERATE TO CHALLENGING: This tour requires a good level of fitness, stamina, and overall health. It’s best suited for experienced birders who are comfortable with a more active itinerary. Please note that it may not be ideal for avid photographers, new birders, or those with mobility or health concerns.

Moderate. Not suitable for dedicated photographers; inexperienced birders; or anyone with mobility or health challenges. Long days in the field, often spending hours at one site waiting for various species to arrive or pass through. Opportunities to rest in the hot afternoon after lunch on most days.

Accommodation

Mostly comfortable to very comfortable. One simple lodge which is chosen for proximity to birding sites.

Ease of Birding

Fairly demanding. Several rare or difficult species. Usual difficulties of birding in Amazonian forests.

Number of Species Expected

450+

Photographic Opportunities

Worthwhile, but challenging forest lighting conditions.

What our clients say about us

Tuomas Seimola
RB - Manaus Ext 2022

WOW – this was an entirely different trip than the main trip. The Pousada facility was a little more rustic than some of the other accommodations but nothing we couldn’t handle. It was certainly better than a hammock at the guard headquarters which Bradley indicated was the only thing available prior to Pousada. This portion required what seemed like a lot more walking and climbing over tree falls than anywhere else on the trip. It seemed that more of the birds were skulkers but then we were focusing on “ant-somethings” which are notoriously secretive. Again, it was disappointing there was not a single ant swarm and the mixed flocks were generally small and moved away from the trails fairly quickly. It was also frustrating that the best of the three trails (Capelinha) in the park was not available to us due to an on-going mammal-use survey. But, none of these things were within the control of Tuomas, Bradley, or our local guide. They were pros at adapting and modifying to take advantage of the trails that were available to us. By my count the main trip list was about 446 and we gained 81 sp on the extension, however, 40% of those were lifers, so worth the effort and expense, in my opinion. Our local guide, Gilberto, was indispensable. His recent knowledge was invaluable to know where to go for the target species.

Dušan Brinkhuizen
PE, Brazil 2023

This was my second trip with Dusan and like the first trip, he made sure everyone was looked after to the best of his abilities and was always attentive to peoples differing needs. He worked extremely well with our local guide, who himself was attentive to everyone, and they both tried hard to get everyone onto the birds. No complaints to them whatsoever. I would be very happy to bird with Dusan again and probably will.

Lev Frid
LW - Pantanal 2022

The tour was fantastic and both of our guides were excellent. We enjoyed traveling with Lev. He is so enthusiastic! He is an excellent birding guide and also very knowledgeable about the natural history of the animals we saw. That made the experience even more enjoyable. He worked very hard to enable us to see some of the trickier birds, like the Zigzag Heron that was hiding in the trees. It turns out, he even speaks 'zigzag', as he carried on a 10 min conversation (back and forth calls) with the heron, trying to coax him into a better view. It was wonderful having a local guide, Leo, on this trip as well. He added a lot to the birding experience, was essential for dealing with logistics, and had a wealth of knowledge about the history of Brazil and the places we visited, that made it an even more interesting trip. Well Done Rockjumper!!

Robert Williams
JH, Brazil 2018

Rob Williams was helpful above and beyond the call by going out of his way to make it an enjoyable tour.

Stephan Lorenz
PM, Brazil 2019

I had the very best time on tour with Stephan. He is an excellent leader and a lovely, kind human being. In terms of his technical ability as a birding leader, his eyesight and hearing skills are excellent, which coupled with his first class fieldcraft and ID skills, meant that we saw/heard over 500 species during our tour. He also gelled well with the local guide Caio , so that in terms of finding, IDing and showing the birds to the group, we were treated to splendid views of our target species plus many many 'bonus birds' too. Stephan was also very patient with group members, some of whom for a variety of personal reasons, were less able to see the birds than the majority of the group-so that wherever possible-every group member who wanted to, had the opportunity to see every bird.

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