Jungle lodge
Jardim Maravilha Discovery
Slow down at a simple forest guesthouse and discover the waterways, wildlife and daily rhythms of Rio Preto da Eva.
Led by Antonio · Licensed local Amazon guide · English & Portuguese
The full picture
What this journey
is really like.
This three-day version allows the rhythm of the Rio Preto da Eva to unfold more naturally. Jardim Maravilha is a modest riverside lodge in the São José community, approximately 104 km from Manaus, with genuine local hospitality at the centre of the stay.
The lodge has six chalets with private bathrooms, plus 110V electricity, Wi-Fi and a restaurant. It becomes a comfortable base for sunrise outings, jungle walks, piranha fishing, caiman spotting and quiet canoe exploration.
The experience
A journey shaped
by the living forest.
Leave your Manaus hotel at 07:00 and see the Meeting of the Waters before continuing to Rio Preto da Eva. Visit the town market, then travel for about 1 hour 40 minutes by small aluminium boat through rainforest creeks to Jardim Maravilha. After lunch, visit a local home and fruit and vegetable plantations before dinner at the lodge.
Wake at 05:15 and leave at 05:30 for sunrise and wildlife watching. After breakfast, Antonio leads a jungle walk focused on flora, fauna, survival knowledge and medicinal plants. The afternoon brings motor-canoe travel and piranha fishing, followed after dark by caiman spotting and nocturnal wildlife.
After breakfast, explore the surrounding waterways quietly in small canoes, looking for birds and other wildlife. Return for lunch, leave the lodge around 13:00 and arrive in Manaus in the late afternoon.
Real moments
A closer look at
the journey.
Photographs from Águia Amazonas journeys show the places, activities and atmosphere that make this particular experience distinctive.
Plan with confidence
The useful details.
Included
- Lodge accommodation
- All meals
- Manaus transfers
- Antonio as guide and the complete programme
Not included
- Beer, caipirinhas and other alcoholic drinks
- Optional gratuities
- Personal purchases
What to bring
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Swimwear
- Hat and sun protection
- Personal medication
Good to know
- The programme includes early starts around 05:15–05:30.
- Flooded-forest access varies with the river level.
- Airport drop-off can be requested when timings permit.
Your next step
Tell Antonio three things.
Your dates, the number of travellers and what interests you most. Antonio will help shape the right route for the season and your group.
- 01 Travel dates
- 02 Group size
- 03 Interests