Amazonas, Brazil

Pirarucú Lodge

FreshwaterMamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, between the Solimões and Japurá rivers — Uakari floating lodge near Tefé

Pirarucú Lodge is an Untamed Angling program based at the Uakari floating lodge, which the local community runs inside the Mamirauá reserve between the Solimões and Japurá rivers, about 600 km west of Manaus. From skiffs in the reserve's lagoons and channels, anglers cast heavy fly rods to arapaima and lighter ones to arowana and tambaqui until November 30, when arapaima fishing closes. Packages run from 2 to 6 fishing days, and non-anglers can join the lodge's birding and community tours.

Published price
US$6,850 per angler · 7 nights · 2027
Season
August to November
Main fish
Arapaima
and 4 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
8 guests at a time

Season

August to November

The season runs from early September to the end of November, and the 2026 season opened with the week of August 23-28. Fishing stops on November 30, when Brazilian rules close arapaima fishing to protect young fish.

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$6,850 per angler · 7 nights · 2027

Per angler for 7 nights and 6 fishing days, sharing a room and a guide, plus a US$660 community fee (10% of the trip cost, paid in cash in Manaus). Packages of 2 to 5 days start at US$3,995 plus US$350; a single room is US$1,650 more; single room and own guide US$10,950; non-anglers US$3,950 plus US$340. The 2028 six-day rate is US$7,195 plus US$690.

Included

  • Ground transfers in Manaus and Tefé
  • Fast boat between Tefé and the lodge
  • One boutique-hotel night in Manaus on arrival
  • Lodging and meals, with wine, beer and spirits
  • Guiding from 20-foot skiffs, with one professional fly guide and one local guide for every two anglers
  • Fishing licences
  • Daily laundry
  • Starlink Wi-Fi
  • Fly rods and reels on request
  • Ecotourism tours

Not included

  • International flights to Manaus
  • Azul flights from Manaus to Tefé and back
  • A private charter if you miss a scheduled flight
  • Tips, with about 10% of the trip cost suggested
  • Meals and city tours in Manaus
  • Airport departure tax
  • Satellite phone calls
  • Extra hotel nights
  • Flies, fly lines and leaders; flies cost US$5-10 at the lodge
  • Community fee

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

The lodge

Guests at a time
8
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Tefé (TFF), Tefé Airport
From there
Fly to Manaus, then take an Azul flight to Tefé, about 1.5 hours, which flew on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in 2026 and is not in the package. From Tefé a 20-minute drive reaches the dock, and a fast boat takes about 1 hour 15 minutes to the floating lodge.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. 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: pirarucuflyfishing.com

Lodge website

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