Tapajós National Forest Tickets and Tours

Regional Cruise in the Amazon

The Good, Bad and MEH of the Amazon River Trip

We cruised on Oceania from Miami on 12-18-22 to 1-8-23 and am posting on our experience. Ship is nice and decorated like the Ritz - beautiful. Staff is wonderful and anxious to please, however for the most part, the staff of the Excursion Desk, Concierge and Dining Room reservations are the exception. Food was good but not exceptional. Definitely not what it used to be. We found the excursions offered were blase and not informative or scenic. Most stack you in a bus and drive by things pointing where they are. Exception is the Boi Boi Indian Festival, Meeting of the Waters (offered in several ports) and the trip to the Christ the Redeemer statue. One we should have taken was in Manaus to the REAL rainforest to one that goes to the Indian village. Heard rave reviews. The other 3 offered there go to the same place to do different things. The trip out and back were 1 1/4 each way. You will have a more pleasant return to your home if you pay for custom air. Most flights out begin at close to midnight and last time to depart ship is 9 a.m. We shortened that by doing custom and we were able to leave at 4 p,m, We did not encounter any place where the vendors did not take US currency with the exception of Rio. Also Rio was the only place where we could not communicate in English - or find a person who could translate for us easily.