Rainforest Cruises is a boutique travel company specializing in Amazon River cruises and riverboat tours. The Amazon is the largest and densest rainforest on Earth, containing the world’s most extensive collection of plants and animals. Discover the wealth of the magical wilderness cruising aboard any of our expedition riverboats, from cheap and cheerful jungle cruise boats, to ultra-luxury Amazon cruises.

Whatever your tastes and budget, we have the solution for your tour of the Amazon Rainforest.


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Amazon River Cruises and Rainforest Tours
Amazon Cruise Last-Minute Deals | Click to see Specials
M/Y Tucano | Brazilian Authenticity | 5 days from $1,649
Delfin | A Luxury, Boutique Cruising Vessel | 4 days from $3,149
Budget Amazon Cruise
Selva Viva | Comfortable and Affordable | 3 days from $619
Bolivia Riverboat
Reina de Enin | Flotel in Bolivian Amazon | 4 days from $579
Ayapua | Historic Beauty & Biology | 8 days from $2,599
Peru Aqua Riverboat
Aqua | Luxury Style on the Amazon | 4 days from $2,499
Brazil Riverboats
Clipper | Great Value Brazilian Amazon | 3 days from $659
Ecuador Riverboat
Manatee | Ecuador's Only Amazon Cruise | 4 days from $615
Machu Picchu
15% Off Select Land Tours with Cruise Booking | Click to Learn More
Delfin

Luxury, first-class Amazon River cruises from Iquitos, Peru. 

A chance to be one of a select group to visit the remote Pacaya Samiria National Reserve - the largest protected wetland reserve in the world and one of the areas of highest bio-diversity - aboard the luxurious Delfin I or II. These boutique Amazon riverboats combine traditional design and craftsmanship, with all modern comforts. 

A world of flora and fauna awaits you ... if you can force yourself to leave the comfortable surroundings of the Delfin cruiseships!

Delfin I:

There are only four suites on board, and so your journey will be personalised and intimate; and the Delfin prides itself on its cuisine and service. This all adds up to a unique, luxury-class Amazon river cruise! More

Delfin BoatsDelfin II

Built in 2009, the Delfin II has fourteen large guest suites providing all the comforts of world-class cruising, yet preserving the atmosphere of casual and refined elegance.

The public areas include a dining room on the second deck, an observation deck, bar, entertainment center, library, and a special hammock sun deck. These provide the perfect areas to relax and enjoy the company of your fellow Amazon travelers. More

Aqua CruiseAqua

The 130-foot-long, M/V Aqua is the first true luxury cruise ship on the northern Amazon River in Peru and was custom built to cruise the Amazon, offer an extraordinary level of comfort for its guests. 

The M/V Aqua can accommodate a maximum of 24 cruise ship guests plus crew. This luxury Amazon cruise ship is the perfect size to sail along the Amazon River, providing lavish common areas, sumptuous sleeping accommodations, and world-class gourmet dining. Modern navigation technologies and standards for cruise ship travel ensure that your Amazon cruise will be as safe as it will be extrordinary.
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Aria

Aria Amazon River Cruise

After the success of the M/V Aqua, the 147-foot-long, M/V Aria was launched in 2011 as the second Amazon cruiseship in the fleet, oprating on the northern Amazon River in Peru. It was custom-built by renowned Peruvian architect Jordi Puig, and offers the same levels of service, attention-to-detail and dazzling itineraries as the Aqua. More

Ayapua Amazon RiverboatAyapua & Clavero

The historic Amazon riverboats Ayapua and Clavero both date from an era at the beginning of the 20th Century when they played a vital role in transporting people and cargo – especially rubber – along the multiple waterways of the Amazon River basin around Iquitos, Peru. But, once the rubber boom ended around 1920, these magnificent boats gradually fell into disrepair.

Now lovingly restored to their former glory, the Ayapua and Clavero Amazon cruises offer a wonderful, authentic base from which to explore the fascinating natural history and human geography of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, in the company of experienced and informed biologist guides.

Ayapua

The Ayapua Amazon cruise is the larger of the two vessels, with 10 cabins. Built in 1906 in Germany and then transported to the Amazon River tied to a larger, ocean-going vessel across the Atlantic. More

Clavero Amazon Cruise

Clavero

The Clavero Amazon cruise is the oldest boat navigating the Amazon River. Built in 1876, in France, she was originally purchased by the Peruvian Navy to use in the defense of Peru’s Amazon frontiers. More

Selva VivaSelva Viva Peru

Owned by a French-Peruvian NGO, the Selva Viva is perhaps the best value cruise boat operating on the Amazon. And passengers have the comfort of knowing that any money generated from their experience goes towards helping grassroots projects in the vast and undeveloped Peruvian Amazon department of Loreto.

The facilities on the boat are functional, rather than luxurious, but if your interest is to garner a profound understanding of Amazonia, its flora and fauna, and human impact - on a budget - then this is the boat for you.

There are a wide variety of itineraries, ranging from 4 and 6-day trips to the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve to a 12-day epic going up the Napo and Curaray Rivers to Arabella. And with a minimum of four passengers, the boat can be chartered to sail the itinerary of your choice. More 

Brazil TucanoM/Y Tucano.

Cruises aboard the Motor Yacht Tucano are thoughtful, active and above all exploratory. Every aspect of the cruise is designed to enable guests to observe the wonders of nature and to sample the vibrant culture that thrives in this remote corner of the earth.

With a devotion to nature and a spirit of exploration, the M/Y Tucano seeks out areas in the Brazilian Amazon often overlooked by other visitors and the clients are rewarded with a wider array of flora and fauna.

With over twenty years of experience in operating Amazon cruises out of Manaus, a voyage on the M/Y Tucano is undoubtedly one of the most authoritative and authentic offered in the Amazon. More

Tour Extensions

Peru ToursSouth America is a wonderfully diverse, compelling Continent, with dramatic mountains, awe-inspiring waterfalls and glaciers, eerie deserts, wildlife-filled islands, Pacific and Atlantic beaches, and rich cultures, both ancient and modern ... to name but a few. You will probably want to explore more of it before or after your Amazon River cruise.

With many years experience in travel to the region, we can do all the arrangements for whatever experience tickles your fancy. 

And what's more, we currently offer 15% off all our land tours to anyone booking a cruise with us! 

So contact us today to organise your tour to Machu Picchu ... or Iguazu Falls ... or the Galapagos Islands ... or Buenos Aires ... or Copacabana Beach ... or Patagonia ... or ???