Myself and my friend ended up going on a 4 day/3 night (which we extended to 4 night) tour with Amazon Backpackers [AB ] who were the first agency we chatted to. The trek outlined sounded ideal (lodge twin room with en-suite first night with insect meshed windows (no mozzie nets there though if you are worried about them but... More

I booked a suite room with ac for my wife and me. When I arrived in the jungle after 4 hours of travel, I discovered the offer me a bad - dirty room with shared bathroom. They didn't give me back any money ...but more important, I discovered that they say to all the clients to give the suite, but... More

Samir is amazonas own rastaman you should not miss if you are there :-) fantastically friendly and competent man who knows how to live life in the jungle. He is good and makes you feel safe throughout the trip. Can really recommend going with him out and go camping in the jungle. A fantastic experience. If you want to go... More

I booked a 4 day with Amazon Backpackers, and had a great time. The owner Claudio was enormously helpful, and went out of his way to help me out when I had problems with my orignal tour, which I had booked with another company. The tour was great, very small group so we were able to tailor it to our... More

Amazon Backpackers Tour gave me exactly what I was looking for in an introduction to the Amazon. I had an amazing guide with a seemingly endless supply of knowledge about the people and wildlife throughout the Amazon River Basin. Over three days our small group saw wildlife ranging from sloths to pirrhanas, caiman, various birds, and river dolphins. We met... More

We went to Manaus with the intent on taking a jungle trip and chose to go with Amazon Backpackers Tour because they seemed okay according to the comments here on Tripadvisor (except from one who mentions that they on purpose sent him to another lodge). Unfortunately we learned too late that these guys frequently scam people, both we and two... More

I really had a blast in the Amazon. Arriving in Manaus I met Claudio at the airport, he runs a travel agency called Amazon Backpackers. I was suspect in first place but later accepted his ride to town. He presented me to Marcelo and this is the guy I was looking for, tanned skin from spending too much time in... More

My girlfriend and I just returned from a jungle trip that we bought from Amazon Backpackers. A guy with only one good eye spoke to us in the street and told us about a tour. We were approached by about 10 of these guys in the first hour after arriving in Manaus but the one eyed guy was the only... More

We booked a 4 days and 3 nights jungle trip with Amazon backpackers. The guy (Claudio) who sold us the package was very friendly (as most Brazilians) and extremely helpful (help with reservation in Manaus, picking up our luggage from a different hostel, ....). Our guide is the jungle was jungle madman Marcello, Nice guy and knows alot nevertheless mad... More