Tour Leader: Dušan Brinkhuizen
Tour Leader: Bradley Davis
Tour price (Per person): USD7,595 * GBP6,057 * EUR7,309 * AUD12,195
Single Supplement: USD820 * GBP654 * EUR789 * AUD1,317
Can be linked with: Brazil - Amazonia NP Extension 2025
Tour Leader: Bradley Davis
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD7,900 * GBP6,300 * EUR7,602 * AUD12,684
Can be linked with: Brazil - Amazonia NP Extension 2026
Few countries in the Americas hold more mystique and intrigue than the massive nation of Brazil. No feature on the continent of South America is more recognizable, more written about, or more wistfully contemplated than the mighty Amazon River. Despite this amazing river’s nearly 4 000 miles of length, remarkably few ports of access exist. In fact, the entirety of the Amazon Basin, some 2 700 000 sq. miles (!), represents the largest contiguous area of intact rain forest, and least populated area, in the entire Western Hemisphere. No wonder the draw of the Amazon is irresistible to the nature-loving explorer in all of us! This tour is centred in the heart of the basin, in the states of Amazonas and Para, where we will access the entire suite of micro-habitats in the region. From the white-water river islands and flooded varzea forests of the Amazonas and Negro River systems, across hilly terra firme, we will spend time in boats, and afoot, searching out the Amazon Basin’s most spectacular and iconic bird species. Wildlife possibilities range from Lowland Tapir and Amazon River Dolphin to the elusive Jaguar. This tour is an in-depth exploration of the best Amazon birding has to offer.
Amazonian Umbrellabird; Crimson Fruitcrow; Purple-breasted, Spangled, Pompadour & Guianan Red Cotingas; Capuchinbird, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock; Harpy & Crested Eagles; Dark-winged & Grey-winged Trumpeters; Black Curassow; White-crested, Spix’s & Marail Guans; Horned Screamer; Hoatzin; White-winged & Rufous Potoos; Amazonian Pygmy Owl; Scarlet-shouldered & Sapphire-rumped Parrotlets; Crimson-bellied, Santarem, Golden, Golden-winged & Tui Parakeets; Festive Amazon; Vulturine, Short-tailed, Caica, Dusky, Orange-cheeked, Black-headed & Red-fan Parrots; Guianan Puffbird; Guianan & Amazonian Trogons; Green-tailed, Yellow-billed, Great & Paradise Jacamars; Black-spotted & Brown-chested Barbets; Red-necked & Green Aracaris; Guianan & Gould’s Toucanets; Varzea Piculet; Glossy-backed Becard; Natterer’s Slaty, Saturnine, Cinereous, Castelnau’s, Glossy, Blackish-grey & Spot-winged Antshrikes; Ash-winged, Pygmy, Spot-backed, Brown-bellied, Rufous-bellied, Long-winged, Klages’s, Leaden, White-eyed, Sclater’s, Ihering’s & Grey Antwrens; Guianan Warbling, Willis’s, Black-and-white, Black-headed, White-plumed, Ash-breasted, Black-faced, Chestnut-crested, Ferruginous-backed, Rufous-faced, Harlequin & Xingu Scale-backed Antbirds; Pale-faced Bare-eye; Alta Floresta, Variegated & Spotted Antpittas; Point-tailed Palmcreeper; Long-billed, Zimmer’s, Red-billed, Ocellated, Uniform, Hoffmanns’s & Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper; Curve-billed Scythebill; Fiery-tailed Awlbill; Crimson Topaz; Black-eared Fairy; Racket-tailed Coquette; Olive-spotted Hummingbird; Parker's, Red-and-white, White-bellied & chances for Scaled Spinetails; Lesser Hornero; Brownish Elaenia; Pearly-breasted Conebill; White-eyed Attila; Screaming Piha; Tiny & Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakins; White-throated, White-fronted, Black, Snow-capped, Flame-crested & Yellow-crested Manakins; Wing-banded Wren; Guianan & Chestnut-belted Gnateaters; Guianan Tyrannulet; Painted Tody-Flycatcher (Tody-Tyrant); Pelzeln’s, Zimmer’s & Snethlage’s Tody-Tyrants; Short-tailed & Double-banded Pygmy Tyrants; Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo; Red-billed Pied Tanager; Fulvous Shrike-Tanager; Paradise, Flame-crested, Fulvous-crested & Spotted Tanager; Golden-sided Euphonia; Blue-black (Rothschild’s) & Yellow-green Grosbeaks.
Brazilian Tapir; Giant Otter; Amazon River Dolphin; Tucuxi; Jaguar (rare); >14 species of primate including the rare Golden-backed Uakari; Squirrel & Red Howler Monkeys; Golden-faced Saki.
Lowland rain forest, varzea, terra firme forest, Campina forest, white-water & black-water river islands, rivers
Temperatures are warm to hot with high humidity, some rain showers to be expected.
10 with 2 Rockjumper leaders
Moderate. Not suitable for dedicated photographers; inexperienced birders; or anyone with mobility or health challenges. Long days in the field, often spending hours at one site waiting for various species to arrive or pass through. Opportunities to rest in the hot afternoon after lunch on most days.
Mostly comfortable to very comfortable. One simple lodge which is chosen for proximity to birding sites.
Fairly demanding. Several rare or difficult species. Usual difficulties of birding in Amazonian forests.
450+
Worthwhile, but challenging forest lighting conditions.
Lev was a well kept secret from Rock Jumper ....incredible birder , bird guide, and overall naturalist . Would book another trip with Lev
A Fantastic experience!! Considerably better than I had expected. Guides were fantastic!! And the inclusion of local Brazilian guide - Leo - was a real plus. He worked great together with Forrest Rowland, and his knowledge of the country and the vegetation was a real plus. The mammals and other critters were a real plus to the tour. The facilities, driver, and van were also great! Overall, this tour ranks among the top of the 7-8 birding tours I have ever taken, and Rockjumper is certainly a company I would highly recommend to others!!!
WOW – this was an entirely different trip than the main trip. The Pousada facility was a little more rustic than some of the other accommodations but nothing we couldn’t handle. It was certainly better than a hammock at the guard headquarters which Bradley indicated was the only thing available prior to Pousada. This portion required what seemed like a lot more walking and climbing over tree falls than anywhere else on the trip. It seemed that more of the birds were skulkers but then we were focusing on “ant-somethings” which are notoriously secretive. Again, it was disappointing there was not a single ant swarm and the mixed flocks were generally small and moved away from the trails fairly quickly. It was also frustrating that the best of the three trails (Capelinha) in the park was not available to us due to an on-going mammal-use survey. But, none of these things were within the control of Tuomas, Bradley, or our local guide. They were pros at adapting and modifying to take advantage of the trails that were available to us. By my count the main trip list was about 446 and we gained 81 sp on the extension, however, 40% of those were lifers, so worth the effort and expense, in my opinion. Our local guide, Gilberto, was indispensable. His recent knowledge was invaluable to know where to go for the target species.
The tour was fantastic and both of our guides were excellent. We enjoyed traveling with Lev. He is so enthusiastic! He is an excellent birding guide and also very knowledgeable about the natural history of the animals we saw. That made the experience even more enjoyable. He worked very hard to enable us to see some of the trickier birds, like the Zigzag Heron that was hiding in the trees. It turns out, he even speaks 'zigzag', as he carried on a 10 min conversation (back and forth calls) with the heron, trying to coax him into a better view. It was wonderful having a local guide, Leo, on this trip as well. He added a lot to the birding experience, was essential for dealing with logistics, and had a wealth of knowledge about the history of Brazil and the places we visited, that made it an even more interesting trip. Well Done Rockjumper!!
Overall we were very pleased with the trip. We have been to the tropics in various places in SA but hadn’t really experienced the heat of the Amazon. At first I was concerned about the siesta in early afternoon and the loss of bird time but by the third day I looked forward to it!! The lack of ant swarms, foliage-gleaners and mixed foraging flocks was disappointing. Some of the key target species had not been seen by local guides for several months to over a year. We hope it is not an on-going trend due to climate change but it may be. We felt fortunate to have had the opportunity and hope that others can continue to have this experience. We were pleased with the “tag-team effort” by Tuomas and Bradley. They worked well together with making sure the logistics flowed, everyone had their needs met as much as possible, and kept the pace moving. We were fortunate to have 8 people that had all travelled in groups before and were tolerant of various personalities and their strengths and weaknesses. Both Tuomas and Bradley were patient and talented in getting everyone (usually) in the group to see the target species. I will be giving a presentation to the local Audubon Chapter in November and will be recommending Rockjumper and their various trips to the group.
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