Amazonas, Brazil

Marié Rio de Gigantes

FreshwaterRio Marié and its Turi tributary — upper Rio Negro basin, northwest of Manaus

On the Rio Marié, a blackwater tributary of the upper Rio Negro some 500 miles northwest of Manaus, Untamed Angling runs this mothership operation together with 14 indigenous communities. Up to 12 anglers a week fish for big speckled peacock bass from skiffs, two to a boat with a professional guide and an indigenous guide, while the ship moves between sections of the river. It is fly fishing only, and all fish are released.

Published price
US$8,790 per angler · 7 nights · 2027
Season
August to December
Main fish
Peacock bass
and 3 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
12 guests at a time

Season

August to December

The regular season runs August to December, in the dry season on the upper Rio Negro, and an extended season has been offered in January and February. The 2025 season lasted 21 weeks, from August 10, 2025 to January 17, 2026.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Skiff
Catch and release
All fish released
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Rods and reels provided

Price and what it covers

US$8,790 per angler · 7 nights · 2027

Per angler for 7 nights aboard and 6 fishing days in the regular season, sharing a suite and a boat, plus a US$760 indigenous association fee paid in cash in Manaus. A single suite is US$865 more; single suite and own boat US$14,250; non-anglers US$5,570 plus US$550; Headwaters Camp, sharing, US$10,790 plus US$760. The 2028 rate is US$9,250 plus a US$790 fee.

Included

  • Round-trip group charter flights between Manaus and the Rio Marié
  • Boat transfers and ground transfers in Manaus
  • One boutique-hotel night in Manaus on arrival
  • Suite on the Untamed Amazon mothership, with meals and drinks including house wine, beer and local drinks
  • Guiding from skiffs, with one professional fly guide and one indigenous guide for every two anglers
  • Fishing licences
  • Daily laundry and housekeeping
  • Starlink Wi-Fi
  • Fly rods and reels on request

Not included

  • International flights to Manaus
  • A private floatplane if you miss the weekly group charter, about US$12,000
  • Tips, with about 10% of the trip cost suggested
  • Premium spirits, wine and cocktails
  • Meals, city tours and extra hotel nights in Manaus
  • Airport taxes
  • Satellite phone calls
  • Fly lines, leaders and flies; flies are sold aboard for US$15
  • Indigenous association fee

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
12
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
2014

Getting there

Gateway airport
Manaus (MAO), Eduardo Gomes International Airport
From there
From Manaus, a chartered amphibious Cessna Caravan flies 8 anglers straight to the mothership in about 3.5 hours; the other 4 take a wheeled turboprop to São Gabriel da Cachoeira, about 2.5 hours, then a floatplane for 20-45 minutes. Extended-season trips fly commercially to São Gabriel and finish with a 3-hour speedboat run.
Loading map

The pin marks the lake or river the lodge sits on, not the lodge building. Location from OpenStreetMap.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: marieriver.com

Lodge website

Maps and references