About The Port Of Manaus
Nearly a thousand miles inland, Manaus sits on the Rio Negro at its confluence with the Rio Solimões, the point where the two rivers famously flow side by side for miles before merging into the Amazon proper. Built on the wealth of the late nineteenth-century rubber boom, the city retains traces of that opulent era, including the British-built Customs House and a floating port designed to rise and fall with the river's dramatic seasonal swings.
Beyond the port, Manaus serves as gateway to the surrounding rainforest, where riverside communities, ecolodges, and quiet tributaries offer close encounters with Amazonian wildlife, from caimans to pink river dolphins. Travelers arriving by ship step directly into a working river city before venturing into the jungle, making the port both a historical curiosity and the practical threshold to one of the world's great wilderness regions.
Pavlus Recommendations
How our planners would spend a day in Manaus.
Cruise the Meeting of the Waters
Boat out to where the dark Rio Negro and pale Rio Solimões run side by side for miles before merging into the Amazon, a striking natural phenomenon best seen by small vessel, roughly an hour from the port.
Visit the Amazon Theatre
Tour the gilded rubber-boom opera house in the city center, a short taxi ride from the pier, its European finery a startling contrast to the surrounding jungle.
Take a Caiman-Spotting Night Float
From a riverside lodge or tributary, drift quietly after dark with a guide's spotlight to find caimans and listen to the forest wake up; best arranged as a half-day or overnight excursion booked ahead.
Last Minute Cruise Deals From Manaus
| Departs | Cruise Line | Ship | Itinerary | Nights | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Oceania | Oceania Insignia | 47 | $17,099 | ||
| Nov 9, 2026 | Oceania | Oceania Insignia | 40 | $13,149 | ||
| Dec 15, 2026 | Viking Ocean Cruises | Viking Sea | 21 | $11,999 | ||
| Jan 6, 2027 | Silversea | Silver Nova | 76 | $58,700 | ||
| Jan 15, 2027 | Crystal | Crystal Symphony | 25 | $14,000 | ||
| Jan 18, 2027 | Silversea | Silver Nova | 20 | $16,800 | ||
| Jan 27, 2027 | Crystal | Crystal Symphony | 13 | $8,100 | ||
| Jan 29, 2027 | Explora Journeys | Explora I | 19 | $10,725 | ||
| Feb 5, 2027 | Explora Journeys | Explora I | 24 | $18,540 | ||
| Feb 5, 2027 | Explora Journeys | Explora I | 12 | $6,910 | ||
| Feb 14, 2027 | Oceania | Oceania Insignia | 54 | $20,399 | ||
| Feb 17, 2027 | Explora Journeys | Explora I | 19 | $9,600 | ||
| Feb 17, 2027 | Explora Journeys | Explora I | 12 | $7,295 | ||
| Mar 7, 2027 | Oceania | Oceania Insignia | 33 | $12,349 | ||
| Mar 9, 2027 | Regent | Seven Seas Grandeur | 22 | $24,599 | ||
| Mar 19, 2027 | Oceania | Oceania Insignia | 21 | $6,649 | ||
| Jan 5, 2028 | Oceania | Oceania Sirena | 65 | $23,899 | ||
| Jan 6, 2028 | Holland America | Zuiderdam | 28 | $6,179 | ||
| Jan 6, 2028 | Viking Ocean Cruises | Viking Sea | 21 | $12,699 | ||
| Jan 15, 2028 | Silversea | Silver Ray | 77 | $58,500 |
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