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Packed with fabulous tourist spots, there is no dearth of sightseeing places in Manaus. The Anavilhanas Islands, Manaus being one of the most popular tourist spots attracting many tourists from all over the world. The Anavilhanas Islands, Manaus is a popular place for the travelers who love to fish and love to add some adventure in their vacation.
A few hours of cruising upriver from Manaus on the Amazon’s largest tributary, the Rio Negro will take you to the jungle archipelago of Anavilhanas. The Anavilhanas Islands of Manaus is a remote area comprising 370 islands, myriads of small creeks, pools and sand beaches, all formed by the ever changing waters. The Anavilhanas Islands, Manaus is a naturalist’s paradise.
The beauty of Anavilhanas Islands even fascinated the famous Jacques Cousteau. The island allows visitors to witness the unique ecology of the Amazon. In addition to an astonishing number of different species of vegetation, the Anavilhanas Islands, Manaus is also resting place for monkeys, sloth and exotic birds that make their habitat in the tropical forest.
The Anavilhanas Islands, Manaus is popular to the tourists for fishing, primarily, for the famous Tucunare (Peacock Bass), but also, for various types of Surubim (Catfish), Dourado, and large Black Piranha. The guides here in this park are multi-lingual, former working fisherman, able sports fishermen and general naturalists from the region. They know where to catch the fish. August to December is recommended dry season, when they concentrate on tributaries of the Rio Negro river as far up as the mouth of the Rio Branco river.
In the rainy season that is from January to July when the rivers are high, the Amazon landscape and Anavilhanas islands are flooded, and the fish are more dispersed and thus difficult to catch. The ideal place is the oxygen-rich Solimoes (Amazon) river where there are always some fish to catch. Lakes Janauari, Janauaca and Manaquiri are other good destinations for fishing.
The tour to Anavilhanas Islands, Manaus also includes a number of rainforest walks, canoeing side trips and visits with local Amazonian families for variety. For fishing there are small motorboats that are equipped for daily fishing trips.
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