This expedition is all about adventure. Including great jungle fishing, jaw-dropping scenery, spectacular food and beverage services, deluxe double-occupancy cabins, and the finest crew in Brazil. As often as possible, we include our guests on community outreach visits to local communities.
Typical itinerary includes international travel day, arrival day in Manaus, charter flight into the interior, 6 days of fishing, and return to Manaus. Accommodations at the Manaus Express Hotel or equivalent are included (2 nights upon arrival; 1 night at end of trip).
THURSDAY - Travel Day: We want to ensure you get to the fishing zone! So, make sure you arrive no later than Friday morning prior to start date. Guests from USA will begin international travel on Thursday.
FRIDAY: Arrive in Manaus early morning. Free day. Enjoy one of our excursions!
SATURDAY: Charter flight into the interior.
SUNDAY - FRIDAY: 6 full days of fishing.
SATURDAY: Charter flight back to Manaus. Check-into the hotel to rest and catch up. Dinner at the hotel or we can arrange a hosted dinner in the city with one of our translators. Depart after midnight for your flight home.
Passport: Ensure your passport is valid for at least 6 months following the trip end date. We always encourage travelers to make sure their "emergency contact" also has a valid passport. You will need 2 blank pages for your entry and exit visa stamps.
Best Travel Options to Manaus: Destination is Manaus Amazonas Airport (MAO). Best path is often through Panama. United Airlines and Copa Airlines are recommended. Avoid Delta/GOL flights through Sao Paulo due to added travel time and complexity.
Brazilian Tourist Visa: Apply for a visa after booking your airline tickets. We have an easy guide available on our trip preparation website.
Vaccines & Immunizations: Consult your doctor and the CDC for the most current advice. No vaccines or immunizations currently required to enter Brazil.
Arapaima Fishing Day Trip: Sight fish to wild, naturally reproducing arapaima ranging from 10 to over 200 pounds! Spend the day on a family-run ranch, walk along lakes, and enjoy a home-style lunch. Transportation, gear, and lunch provided.
Manaus City Tour: A half-day adventure visiting historical sites including the opera house, fish market, and city center. Learn about Manaus' unique history. Lunch in the city is not included in the price.
Rio Negro Speed Boat Tour: Experience the meeting of the waters, swim with wild pink dolphins, see the famous floating mall, and visit a nearby indigenous tribe. A wonderful way to experience life along the Amazon and Rio Negro rivers. Lunch at the floating mall is not included in the price.
Includes airport transfers in Manaus, double occupancy accommodations at the Manaus Express hotel (or equivalent) in Manaus, charter flights to our fisheries, double occupancy accommodations aboard our floating lodge, all meals and open bar aboard (domestic beer, and Chilean wine), fishing licenses and location permits.
Does not include travel to Manaus, travel cancelation insurance, evacuation insurance, additional days in Manaus, meals and bar tabs in Manaus, day excursions in Manaus, additional transportation in Manaus, tips and gratuities to staff, fishing gear or terminal tackle.
It is best if gratuities are given in local Brazilian currency: R$ (Reals). Manaus Host, Driver, or Translator: approx. R$120 ($20) each at the end of the trip. Fishing location Guides & Staff: minimum of 10% of the trip cost as a general gratuity guideline. This will be gathered by the trip host and the total will be divide among the guides and crew.
We take your safety very seriously. We understand the risks and manage them to the best of our abilities. We have been a Safe Travel Partner with Global Rescue since 2016, and in 11 years of operation have only contacted them once with a phone consultation for a customer who wasn’t feeling well. Beyond that phone call, we have never had to evacuate a guest.
The truth is we have very few biting or stinging insects in our fisheries. Guests don’t believe this until they arrive and see it for themselves, but we have no mosquitoes in our fisheries. It is the jungle, so there are certainly bugs here, but it is nothing like a day of fishing in Alaska.
Deluxe double-occupancy cabins at our floating lodge with A/C, private bath and shower. Exceptional cuisine and cocktails, and an incredible staff make this an extraordinary experience. The Lodge is centrally located on our waters, to allow access to the best fishing available.
There are two main goals for the selection of this property. The Lodge provides a sizeable upgrade from floating cabins: larger rooms, larger bathrooms, more storage area. The second goal is to have a structure large enough to comfortably hold larger groups. We upgraded our kitchen and support areas significantly, and can now hold a large amount of supplies in case of emergencies for our other camps. This is our logistical headquarters.
The Lodge comfortably holds up to 16 anglers, double occupancy, and single occupancy pricing is available.
There is so much access to pristine fishing here that we could never fish it all, even at full capacity. We will continue our program of resting waters that we have fished throughout the season, keeping it as wild and pristine as possible.
This remarkable private fishery is exclusive to Nomadic Waters during our season. If you are looking for consistent shots at huge Timensis peacock bass, this is the location for you. Our guests lose count of how many peacock bass they land between 65 cm and 75 cm each trip.
Characterized by small water, this river connects to countless lakes and lagoons that all hold large paca, three bar acu, butterfly, and popoca peacock bass. Guests hook into 20-pound acu almost every week, and these are the largest butterfly peacock bass we have ever seen.
If you are an explorer at heart, you will be blown away by this experience as we cut our way into new lagoons every week.
Group Size: 8 - 16 Guests, double occupancy.
What makes this location special? Three words: Consistent, clear water. The Rio da Lua has extremely consistent flows and runs clear. This makes for the perfect environment for our fish to grow fat and happy, and to spawn multiple times per season guaranteeing a well-balanced population of species.
Quality gear rental packages (fly & conventional) are available. We'll give you all the best recommendations so you can bring appropriate fly and conventional gear for popper, streamer, and mid-water fishing. More details on the Peacock Bass Learning Center of the website (password after registration. Gear rental packages available during registration.)
Pack strategically with small to medium soft-sided luggage. Keep to the 30 pound weight limit including carryon. Detailed packing strategy articles and videos are available on the Trip Preparation webpages (password sent upon registration). Daily laundry service makes this easily achievable.
All guests receive our comprehensive Planning Guide, designed to make sure all your final preparations go smoothly.
Upon reservation, guests obtain access to our world class Learning Center. Year after year, we hear compliments on the thoroughness of this preparation center, and urge all guests to become familiar, and visit its contents frequently as they prepare.
Nomadic Waters provides medical, dental, nutritional, and clean water solutions to jungle communities around our fisheries. Projects are managed by Parallel Resource Corporation, a 501(c)(3) organization.
We are based in the Atlanta Metro area and eagerly anticipate hosting you in Brazil. When you call, we answer the phone. If you have questions, we know the answer, because we've lived it.
Tight Lines! - Michael, Kristi & Jackson Williams