The 8 Best Wildlife Safaris in Brazil

1.From Foz do Iguazu: Brazil Iguazu Falls & Macuco Safari Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 358 reviews · from $134Our pick

Explore Brazil’s Iguazu Falls with hotel transfers, electric forest transport, Devil’s Throat views, and a thrilling Macuco Safari boat ride.

“our guide Sandro was great spoke fluent English and offered great insight into the falls and park. Once in the park we didn’t have to queue and drove straight to the falls where we were able to walk around at our own pace. Sandro went above and beyond to make our trip memorable offering tips and advice. Would high recommend this trip to everyone.”

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2.Amazon Safari from Manaus

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $37Best value

Review of Manaus’s six-hour Amazon safari, with the Meeting of Waters, forest walk, indigenous visit, lunch, and practical value tips.

“It is worth without a doubt everything on schedule tours very good lunch tasty attentive guides comfortable boatAuto-translated”

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3.Iguassu Falls Brazilian Side: Macuco Safari, Helicopter Flight and Bird Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $415Top rated

See Iguassu Falls from a helicopter, boat, jungle trail, and Brazil’s Bird Park on a full-day tour with hotel transfers.

“The guide Ana Carolina was outstanding with a brilliant knowledge as tour guide and a very warm demeanour , made the trip very comfortable”

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4.Brazilian Side of the Falls and Boat Tour Macuco Safari – All Tickets Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 51 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $195

Review of the Brazilian Iguazu Falls tour with Macuco Safari, park entry, hotel transfers, guide support, boat ride, value, and practical tips.

“The Macuco jungle/boat tour was awesome! The travel company Viator/C2Rio Tours & Travel was terrible. We bought the tour online through Viator before. We had a verified time to be picked up at our hotel in Foz. The morning of the tour THEY verified everything with us again. We waited in the hotel lobby for two hours! When we messaged them they said they were coming but late. When they didn’t show up we messaged again and they said they had no record of our reservation! I think they forgot to pick us up the tried to cover their backsides. We then bought the tour through the hotel for half…”

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5.Iguassu Falls: Guided Tour & Macuco Safari on Pontoon Boats

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 14 reviews · 6 hours · from $183

See Brazil’s Iguassu Falls from forest trails and a Macuco pontoon boat, with park entry, hotel transport, and a close splash at Devil’s Throat.

“Worth every penny to take the safari and boat trip. The falls were breathtaking and can't wait to go back!!”

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6.Amazon Safari® Manaus: Day trip on the Amazon River

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 9 reviews · 7 hours · from $100

Review of Manaus’s 7-hour Amazon Safari, with Meeting of the Waters, lunch, pink dolphins, indigenous culture, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Die gesamte Tour ist vom Massentourismus geprägt. Wir waren auf dem Schiff ca 60 Personen und davon sind mehrere Schiffe gleichzeitig unterwegs. Ich wurde früh im Hotel abgeholt und saß dann am Hafen für 1 Stunde auf dem Boot bis das Boot komplett gefüllt war. Darauf wird in der Anzeige in keiner Weise hingewiesen. Das Schwimmen mit Delphinen grenzt eher an Tierquälerei. Weshalb kann man die Tiere in ihrem Lebensraum nicht in Ruhe lassen. Dafür mehr als 70€ zu nehmen betrachte ich als unverschämt. Aber mit den Touristen kann man das ja machen. Es war auch peinlich zu sehen wie ein indigenes Volk in diese Geldmaschine eingespannt wird. Das English…”

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7.Brazilian Iguassu Falls,Bird park Boat Safari all tickets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 7 hours · from $321

See Brazil’s Iguassu Falls, Parque das Aves, and Macuco Safari by private transport, with guides, tickets, and hotel pickup included.

“Christian molto gentile e preparato Tour molto bello: naturalistico, emozionante e avventuroso!”

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8.Brazilian Falls & Macuco Safari: transfer with ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 3 reviews · from $239

Combine Brazil’s Iguazu Falls with Macuco Safari, private hotel transfers, park tickets, and a bilingual guide in one active day.

“The driver, who was also supposed to be our guide, did not provide any information about the area, which I feel impacted our experience negatively. In hindsight, we could have easily taken an Uber to the ticket booths in the area and had a similar, yet more cost-effective experience.”

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