18 nights · Brazil · Departs Belem (Brazil) · Visiting Santarem, Parintins, Manaus, Iquitos · Aboard Hapag-Lloyd Cruises on the Hanseatic Inspiration
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| Cruise line | Hapag-Lloyd Cruises |
|---|---|
| Ship | Hanseatic Inspiration |
| Duration | 18 nights |
| Port calls | 5 |
| Departures | 2 sailings |
| From fare | $20,819 per person |
| Year built | 2019 |
| Guests | 230 |
| Cabins | 120 |
| Crew | 170 |
| Length | 138 m |
| Beam | 22 m |
| Cruising speed | 16.0 kn |
Belém stands near the mouth of the Amazon, where river life and city life meet. Begin at Ver-o-Peso, a vast waterfront market alive with Amazonian fish, fruit, herbs and local cooking. Explore the old quarter’s tiled façades and the 17th-century Forte do Presépio, overlooking Guajará Bay. Order tacacá or fresh açaí, and discover a city whose flavors are as distinctive as its setting.
At Santarém, the Tapajós meets the Amazon in a striking convergence visible from the riverfront. The city rewards a stroll through its lively market and around the Cathedral of Our Lady of Conception. For a change of pace, travel about 35 kilometres to Alter do Chão, where clear water and white-sand beaches await. These shores are most expansive when falling river levels reveal the Tapajós’ sandy banks.
Parintins sits on Tupinambarana Island, where the Amazon’s broad channels shape daily life and travel. Best known for its Boi-Bumbá festival, the town stages a vivid contest each June between red-and-white Garantido and blue-and-white Caprichoso. At the purpose-built Bumbódromo, music, dance and giant allegorical floats bring local folklore to life. Beyond festival season, explore the waterfront and central streets, or watch river traffic pass this Amazonian outpost.
Manaus rises from the rainforest, far inland from Brazil’s Atlantic coast, where the Negro and Solimões rivers meet. Visit the Teatro Amazonas, the city’s opera house, opened in 1896 during the rubber boom. Explore the Mercado Adolpho Lisboa, a riverfront market inspired by Paris’s Les Halles. Boat trips reveal the Meeting of the Waters, where dark and sandy-colored currents run side by side. Manaus rewards travelers who look beyond its role as an Amazon gateway.
Iquitos is Peru’s great river city, with no road link to the country’s main transport network. Its busy waterfront is a gateway to Amazon tributaries, forest reserves and communities shaped by the river. Visit the Iron House and lively Belén market. Then travel by boat into flooded woodland, watching for pink river dolphins and macaws. In Iquitos, the river is not a backdrop; it is the way in.
Published September 16, 2026
Last updated October 3, 2026
Author: J. Richard
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