Oct 12, 2024
Excellent and unique experience - Me and my friend were literally the only tourists in the area, the lodge is in a small native community with electricity. Very unique experience exploring the forest and river. Bring insect repellent, do not believe the locals when they say there is no malaria in Rio Negro (in fact Rio Negro waters are more likely to carry malaria).
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Aug 12, 2024
Thank you for this unforgettable experience - Our stay at Tapiri lodge was exceptional, in all different aspects. My husband and I spent only two days there because of our hectic schedule. The lodge was comfortable and located in a magical part of the Rio Negro, near the Anavilhanas Archipelago, close to other caboclo villages, but very isolated and quiet, with a fantastic sunrise seen by the porch of the lodge (don't miss it!). The food there is all home-cooked and really delicious. The owner and his family are lovely and very hospitable. The experience was wholesome and unique. We had a fantastic guide, Kenedy, who spoke excellent English and was very communicative and knowledgable, who accommodated our schedule & mood and helped us get the most out of the trip. The company JoshuasAmazonExpeditions did a great job putting together a very demanding schedule for us, because of our limited time and unlimited wishes, and all the folks who we worked with (staff, drivers and local support) were great and very professional. Salute to our excellent boat driver Eduardo from the local village who did a fantastic job selecting the sites in the area to go fishing and night sailing. Thank you for the great experience guys!
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Mar 20, 2023
Family of 6 from Las Vegas had a great time - We visited the Amazon from the US and brought our whole family. Joshua and his team were fantastic. They went above and beyond and even picked us up at the airport to take us to our hotel and dropped us off after. Joshua communicates with you personally the entire time and you always have his cell #. Our guides were outstanding (Ken and Cobra, along with the boat drivers) and spoke fluent English. Very good food, customer service, they didn't nickel and dime or pressure us for anything... Our favorites were visiting a local tribe and some of the people living along the river. Piranha fishing and seeing the wildlife were really cool. There are a lot of terrifying bugs around, but when your lodge is 20 feet from the Amazon river in the middle of the jungle, that's part of the experience. The rooms were very clean and well maintained. We had a great time and would recommend it to everyone.
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Nov 3, 2022
Amazing experience for families! - Joshua’s is just an amazing experience! We are a
family of 5, with kids of 11, 9 and 5 years old. Everything about the trip was easy…all the logistical details were taken care of for the entire trip from start to finish. The tour itself was private, which gave us flexibility to adjust, something we appreciated as a family with young kids. And the experience itself was incredible! Our only regret is that we only stayed two nights!
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Mar 14, 2020
Night safari - Quality expertise. The campsite, facilities and food were all superb. Our guide Osmar was first class and an amazing hunter - he can find any animal - monkeys, sloths, alligators - and at night. The final day swimming with dolphins capped a great three day trip. If you love touring the Amazon on a speedboat. This trips for you. And even the mosquitos hardly bit, and I always get bitten.
Stephen, Northern Ireland
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Mar 9, 2020
Highly recommended - This was a fantastic tour. It was everything it advertised and more. From the outset dealing with Joshua was effortless- he responded quickly clearly and after our initial and enquires and then follow up questions we had the tour booked in a couple of hours (we were in Brazil time).
The tour was everything it advertised and more. Our guide, Pepe, was very knowledgeable about the animals and jungle in particular and he went out oof his way to make sure we had a good experience. The cabins at the Tucan are simple (it is the Amazon) but have everything you need including efficient air conditioning and a fan and the setting is spectacular. The food in the lovely dining room was very good including daily samples of Amazon fish. There is also a large open deck with hammocks for the middle of the day when all the animals were escaping the heat. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Mar 1, 2020
Getting into the Amazon - The trip was everything we hoped for and more. From the time we met Pepe our guide to the time that Marcos the driver returned us to the hotel everything went well.
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Dec 15, 2019
A great experience in the Amazon Rainforest - It was fun and educational. Cobra, our guide, is native to the area and knew all the best spots to catch fish, crocodiles, and see wildlife. Very knowledgable, great tour guide. Hiking through the jungle was reasonable and necessary. Meeting with the indigenous people of the Amazon was the best. I highly recommend this tour.
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Oct 26, 2024
Really nice folks at the lodge, but lacking wildlife part of the year. - The lodge family, staff and guides at Tapiri are great, really nice folks. The cabins are fine 4mtr x 4 mtr rooms with bathroom attached, and an air conditioner. Kind of 2 star furnishings, sheets, etc, but it is a jungle setting. If you are new to jungles, this is a fine start to your learning experience. The best experience here is swimming with the pink dolphins - fantastic!
Having said that, the Rio Negro in October has probably 1/3 the animals and birds and 1/5th the fish varieties that occur downstream of Manaus on the Amazon, because of the pH of the dark water at around 4.5pH - highly acid. If you want to come to Rio Negro you should probably come at the end of June after the rainy season while the wildlife is still around before the water is retreating and getting more acid. Or, as we did, went to the Amazon area below Manaus after (or instead of) where the wildlife is still abundant all the time. Just my suggestion. Again, some really nice people here, and in the villages, etc... but compared to downstream of Manaus, not the best for wildlife including lack of birds which need fish to feed on.
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Jan 2, 2023
Amazon - choose your own adventure - We had a great time on our trip with Josh's Amazon tours. While only 2 nights we covered a lot of ground with plenty of time for relxing in hammocks. Advice would be to chat with you guide everyday about what you want to do, we quicky found out the itinerary is there as a starting base and can change depending on weather or something else you want to do. We also met others on the trip, our group was small but also at the lodge. Enjoy!
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