Amazon Tours & Expeditions | Brazil Private Tours

Close-up and authentic Amazon Tours & Expeditions

The Amazon rainforest is gigantic. Almost the size of the USA it measures over 6 million km² and spans over Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Brazil. The Brazilian part of Amazonia, called "Amazonia legal", is 5 million km², 60% of the total area, while 40% covers the other countries mentioned. This makes the Brazilian Amazon region 7 times larger than France. Amazonia occupies 61% of the total area of Brazil, which is 8.5 million km², encompassing 7 Federal States with another 4 Federal states partially affected. However, the population is only 12.3%, of which 55.9% are native Brazilians.

The Amazon Basin is the largest freshwater reservoir on earth and 1/5 of all water on the globe flows through its rivers. The Amazon River itself is 6,668 km long thus covering a distance from Berlin to New York. In its rivers live 1,400 species, 30 times more fish than all the rivers in Europe put together. The rainforest host 300 species of mammals and 1.300 species of birds. Researchers identified 200 species of trees on a single hectare, with 72 species of ants living on and in just one of these trees.

A journey into the Amazon jungle takes you into a world of extraordinary images and sounds. Navigating the world's largest contiguous rainforest and its rivers requires opening the mind to the unknown and being ready for the extraordinary. The goal of our Amazon trips is to introduce the visitor to this outstanding habitat up close, with tours and expeditions that guarantee an intensive and contemplative insight. On the Amazon tours of Southern Cross Tours & Expeditions you will neither encounter cattle herds nor soy plantations. Instead, you will discover the depths of the Amazon rainforest with us and travel its rivers by boat and canoe. Indigenous peoples and local Caboclos are important and respected companions. They are also direct beneficiaries of our activities in the region, which include sponsorship and support for selected projects.

The fascinating and unique biodiversity will overwhelm the Amazon traveler interested in natural history while adventure-seeking nature lovers, for whom less comfort is a prerequisite for an authentic experience in untouched regions, will be delighted with our expeditions !