4-Day Mirante do Gavião Exclusive Amazon Lodge
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4-Day Mirante do Gavião Exclusive Amazon Lodge

Amazon
3 Nights·4 Days
Amazon ToursJungle ExperiencesEcolodges

Overview

The 4-day tour at Mirante do Gavião Lodge blends Amazonian immersion with luxury, featuring a swimming pool, lounge areas, and premium air-conditioned accommodations with private balconies. The lodge is highly suitable for families, offering discounted rates for children and cozy layouts like the Treehouse category, which boasts a safe, private observation deck.

The itinerary includes exciting, expert-led activities such as speedboat tours through Anavilhanas National Park, nocturnal wildlife spotting, piranha fishing, and an easy hike to the Madadá Caves. Guests can also visit local riverside communities for culturally immersive experiences.

  • Full itinerary: boat tours, night spotlighting, sunset contemplation, hiking, piranha fishing, and visits to local communities and river beaches (family and child-friendly activities).
  • Exclusive, comfortable accommodation at Mirante do Gavião, one of the best jungle lodges in the Amazon.
  • Unique experiences: private Rio Negro sunset tours, nighttime wildlife watching, and a visit to the Madadá Caves.
  • Engagement with riverside communities and local sustainability initiatives.
  • Activities guided by English-speaking local experts.
  • All-inclusive experience: accommodation, round-trip transfer, meals, and local guides.

  • Custom tour: extend your stay at Mirante do Gavião by adding more days to your trip. Contact us for more information!

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival at Mirante do Gavião / Anavilhanas National Park

  • Departuresfrom Manaus between 9 AM and 4 PM
  • TransferManaus → Novo Airão · 180 km · ~2hr30 (car)
  • Boat tourAnavilhanas National Park · from 4:00 pm · half day · easy and accessible
  • Sunsetviewpoint over the islands
  • Night tourwildlife (caimans, sloths) · ~1h30 (evening) · easy and accessible
  • Departure from Manaus, Amazonas: PlanetaEXO’s local partner will pick up at your hotel in the city. The drive to Novo Airão, where Mirante do Gavião Amazon Lodge is located, takes around 2.5 hours (180 km).

Check into your room and explore Mirante do Gavião’s gorgeous facilities. At 4 PM, you board a voadeira (speedboat) for a tour of Anavilhanas National Park, with clear sandy beaches in the dry season (June to November) or flooded treetop channels in the rainy season (December to May).

Your day in the Amazon Rainforest ends watching the sunset over the Rio Negro, followed by a guided nocturnal wildlife tour and dinner at the lodge.

Meals included: Lunch / Dinner

A silhouetted figure pilots a motorboat across a glassy river at golden sunset near Mirante do Gavião, with the sun breaking through clouds above a dark treeline
Aerial view of dark, mirror-still river channels weaving through dense Amazon rainforest at dawn, with low mist drifting above the canopy near Mirante do Gavião
A three-toed sloth clings to a lichen-covered tree trunk and looks directly at the camera during a nocturnal wildlife tour at Mirante do Gavião
Extreme close-up of a juvenile caiman's open jaws and slit pupil eye against a black background, spotted during a Mirante do Gavião nocturnal wildlife tour
Dozens of tiny freshwater turtle hatchlings crawling across a pale sandy riverbank at Mirante do Gavião, seen from above
A squirrel monkey with golden-brown fur and a white-masked face grips a pale branch with both hands and feet amid lush green rainforest foliage near Mirante do Gavião
A large-billed tern with a bright yellow bill soars against a grey sky near Mirante do Gavião, wings fully spread in mid-flight

Day 2

Madadá Caves / Anavilhanas Archipelago

  • Boatto Casa Rosa riverside museum
  • HikingMadadá Caves trail · ~3hrs · flat & easy
  • Boatback through the islands (seasonal beaches / piranha fishing)

After breakfast, a boat takes you to Casa Rosa, a small riverside museum, where the trail to the Madadá Caves begins. The roughly 3-hour walk follows a flat, easy trail with stops to learn about the region’s flora and fauna before a traditional grilled-fish lunch.

You then cruise back through the islands of Anavilhanas, cooling off on white-sand beaches in the dry months or trying recreational piranha fishing when the waters rise. Later, return to Mirante do Gavião for dinner and enjoy the lodge’s facilities.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Aerial view of a small sandy river beach on the Rio Negro near Mirante do Gavião, where dark black water meets a vivid amber-tinted shoreline, with a wooden boat moored at the water's edge and two green umbrellas shading a group of visitors
Aerial view of four swimmers floating spread-eagled on the dark black water of the Rio Negro near Mirante do Gavião, their colourful swimwear vivid against the deep indigo surface
Aerial view of white sand banks split by dark tannin-rich black water channels near Mirante do Gavião, with a small boat and green canopies visible on a narrow sandbar
Two travellers crouch beneath a low mossy rock overhang on the Mirante do Gavião caves trail, laughing together as lush Amazon rainforest glows green behind them
A black-furred monkey with a striking rust-red tail rests on a tree branch in the forest canopy near Mirante do Gavião, gazing directly at the camera against a bright blue sky
A small motorboat carrying five guests glides across the calm, tannin-dark waters of the Rio Negro on a Mirante do Gavião boat tour, under a pale hazy sky
Whole fish and sausages grilling on wire racks over charcoal at Mirante do Gavião, the traditional open-fire lunch served during the Anavilhanas excursion
A hand wearing a beaded bracelet holds a bamboo fishing rod with a freshly caught piranha dangling from the line at Mirante do Gavião

Day 3

Riverside communities (Santo Antônio & Tiririca) / Kapok Trees

  • Boatto riverside communities
  • Guided walkforest, fauna & flora · full day · easy, with trail

In the dry season, the day starts with a speedboat ride to the riverside villages of Santo Antônio and Tiririca, a guided forest walk, and a traditional charcoal-grilled Amazonian fish lunch with a local caboclo family. The afternoon is spent relaxing at Tiririca Beach and visiting the giant Macucu tree in the igapó (flooded forest).

In the rainy season, the day instead heads to the Sobrado community and the majestic kapok trees, with a community-prepared fish lunch, returning through the vibrant, flooded forest before dinner.

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Silhouette of three people in a small wooden boat on glassy water at dusk, the Mirante do Gavião sunset painting the horizon gold and violet beneath dramatic storm clouds
Two women pause on a jungle trail at Mirante do Gavião, gazing up through a canopy of ferns and tropical palms into the sunlit rainforest above
A wild capuchin monkey peers through green leafy branches at Mirante do Gavião, its dark-capped head and wide curious eyes filling the frame
A smiling boy wearing a backpack stands barefoot on a small wooden houseboat moored along a jungle riverbank, part of a riverside community visit during a Mirante do Gavião tour
A blue-and-yellow macaw perched on a mossy log at Mirante do Gavião, its vivid teal and golden plumage vivid against a lush green forest backdrop
A traveller seated at the bow of a wooden canoe gazes upward into a dense flooded igapó forest on a Mirante do Gavião Amazon Lodge excursion, dark tannin-stained water reflecting the lush green canopy overhead
Four smiling boys sieve and sort harvested food together at a riverside community near Mirante do Gavião, hands busy over a wide basin outdoors
A guide walks along a narrow leaf-strewn trail through dense tropical rainforest during a Mirante do Gavião guided hike, carrying a reusable water bottle

Day 4

Educational projects in Novo Airão & return to Manaus

  • Be a Local tourNovo Airão · air-conditioned vehicle (or lodge bikes) · half day · easy and accessible
  • TransferNovo Airão → Manaus · 180 km · ~2hr30 · flexible 7am–3pm
  • Departure from Mirante do Gavião, Novo Airão: PlanetaEXO’s local partner will transfer you back to Manaus from 7 AM to 3 PM. The drive to the city takes around 2.5 hours (180 km).

After breakfast, the “Be a Local” land tour visits projects supported by the lodge in Novo Airão: the Almerinda Malaquias Foundation, the Floating Pink River Dolphin Project, indigenous handicraft and bio-jewelry shops, and the Jirau Gallery.

Afterwards, return to the lodge for check-out by 11 AM (lunch not included) or starting at 2 PM (lunch included).

Meals included: Breakfast

A pink river dolphin glides just beneath the dark surface of Rio Negro waters near Mirante do Gavião, its distinctive long beak and warm amber-toned skin glowing in soft light
A small squirrel monkey perches alert among sun-lit green leaves overhanging a dark river, with forest canopy visible in the background near Mirante do Gavião
A three-toed sloth hanging upside-down from a forest branch at night, spotted during a nocturnal wildlife tour at Mirante do Gavião

What is Included

  • Round-trip transfer (Manaus ⇌ Novo Airão)
  • 3-night accommodation at the Mirante do Gavião Lodge
  • Meals at Camu-Camu, the lodge's on-site restaurant
  • Lunch on the last day if check-out is after 2 PM
  • Guided tours (boat tours, night spotlighting, sunset contemplation, hiking, piranha fishing, and visits to local communities and river beaches)
  • All shared tours described in the itinerary, with speedboats, guides, and fees included
  • Private local guides (English and Portuguese)

Not included

  • Flight tickets
  • Travel insurance
  • Lunch on the last day if check-out is before 11 AM
  • Alcoholic drinks and any other beverages not previously mentioned
  • Personal expenses (e.g., laundry service, phone calls, etc.)
  • Accommodation in Manaus

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