Manati Lodge

Amazonas


There's no mistaking this small lodge, with its structures built of stilts and super-bright red, green and yellow colors. Located along the Rio Negro just upstream from Manaus, tours here include hiking and canoeing, as well as watching pink dolphins and feeding pirarucú (freshwater fish). English, French, Spanish and Portuguese spoken.


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