Pará, Brazil

Xingu Lodge

FreshwaterXingu River, Kayapó Indigenous Territory — near the Kamotjam community, upstream of the Pukararãnkre airstrip

Payara in the deep pools are the main quarry at Xingu Lodge, Untamed Angling's lodge on the clear Xingu River in Kayapó territory, reached by charter from Manaus and a short boat ride from a village airstrip. Two anglers share each aluminium skiff with a fly guide and two Kayapó guides, picking up peacock bass, wolf fish, pacu and matrinxã as well. Four double cabins take eight guests, and every fish is released.

Published price
US$6,490 per angler · 7 nights · 2027
Season
May to November
Main fish
Payara
and 6 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
8 guests at a time

Season

May to November

Fished in the dry season, late May to late November, with payara at their best from September to November when they hold in the deep pools. The weeks fished change from year to year: May 23 to June 21 in 2026, November in 2024, and September and October in 2023.

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$6,490 per angler · 7 nights · 2027

Per angler for 7 nights and 6 fishing days, sharing a room and guiding, plus a US$550 Kayapó native fee paid in Manaus; a single room with your own guiding is US$11,450 plus the fee. The 2026 rate was US$5,950 plus US$500.

Included

  • Scheduled group charter from Manaus to the Xingu and back
  • Boat transfers and ground transfers in Manaus
  • One boutique-hotel night in Manaus on arrival
  • Lodging and meals, with house wine and local drinks
  • A professional fly guide and two Kayapó guides for each pair of anglers
  • Fishing licences
  • Daily laundry
  • Starlink Wi-Fi
  • Fly rods and reels on request

Not included

  • International flights to Manaus
  • A private charter if you miss the group flight
  • Tips, about 10% suggested
  • Premium spirits, wine and cocktails
  • Meals, tours and extra nights in Manaus
  • Airport departure tax
  • Satellite phone calls
  • Flies, fly lines and leaders
  • Kayapó native 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
Manaus (MAO), Eduardo Gomes International Airport
From there
A Saturday group charter, an 8-seat Cessna Grand Caravan, flies from Manaus to the Pukararãnkre village airstrip in about 3.5 hours, and a boat covers the last 15-20 minutes upstream. Charters through Carajás and a road route through São Félix do Xingu are other options.
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The pin marks the general area only; no closer location is published. 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: xingulodge.com

Lodge website

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