The Amazon Village is a purpose-built ‘ecological lodge', 3 hours by motorised canoe downstream from Manaus, then upstream on the banks of the Puraqucuara River, a small tributary of the Amazon.

Each of the 45 rooms, in 21 thatched wooden bungalows, has a verandah with hammock and en suite cold-water facilities.

Communal areas include an al fresco restaurant serving fresh local dishes, a reception lounge with comfy sofas and large sun-deck. The lodge has limited electricity provided by its own generator.

There are sunrise and sunset excursions by canoe into jungle lagoons and creeks, depending on the number of nights' stay.

How about?

Spending a day in the city of Manaus - an opportunity to take a city tour and visit the lavish Teatro Amazonas opera house.