An Amazon cruise is ultimate jungle adventure. From endless green carpet of tree tops that make up rainforest to exotic wildlife that inhabits waters of mighty Amazon River, an Amazon cruise will reveal an awe-inspiring ecosystem that is both captivating and educational..If you've ever wanted to see herds of pink dolphins in their natural habitat, or uncover unique medicinal plants found nowhere else in world, an Amazon cruise could be just type of vacation that you are looking for !
When choosing your Amazon cruise you'll find that you are presented with two distinct choices of cruise vacation. If you're looking to tour Amazon from comfort of a large luxury cruise liner, Amazon cruises leaving from city of Manaus in heart of Amazon Rainforest are ideal..
Manaus, at confluence of Negro and Amazon Rivers represents furthest point upstream that large Amazon cruise liners can venture. Here, Amazon is 11kms wide, and it is main port from where many of larger cruise liners set sail..
The second Amazon cruise option offers travelers opportunity to explore head of Amazon River in Eastern Peru. Here, some 6,000kms west of River's exit point into Atlantic Ocean, Amazon ecosystem is at its most diverse..