Morning
By boat from Manaus
The transfer to the lodge starts with a speedboat out onto the river.

THE RIVER · MANAUS
Day 9 · The Amazon
Outside Manaus the dark Rio Negro meets the light-brown Solimões. The waters run side by side for several kilometres before mixing.
THE PROGRAMME · DAY 9
Morning
The transfer to the lodge starts with a speedboat out onto the river.
On the river
Differences in temperature, speed and sediment keep the waters apart.
Onwards
A minibus and a speedboat take you the last stretch – about 3.5 hours in all.