Flights to different regions

Covering an area of 1.4 billion acres or 5.5 million square kilometers, the Amazon Rainforest is truly enormous. In fact, if it were a country it would be the seventh largest on the planet.

As travel across the rainforest can be difficult, if not impossible, visitors to the region need to make sure that they head for the correct destination. So whether you’ve decided to visit the river archipelagos of Brazil or the waterways of Ecuador, make sure you’re up to date with your Amazon Rainforest info.

Brazil

The main hub for visitors arriving in the Brazilian Amazon is Manaus, the capital of Amazonas and most populous city in the region.

Though a major city, the easiest way to get to Manaus is by air, with direct flights from Miami and Buenos Aires, as well as domestic destinations, arriving daily. From there you can arrange custom trips into the jungle or join one of the regular organized boat tours that travel through the rainforest.

Ecuador

Visitors to the Ecuadorian Amazon will most likely arrive at the small airport in Coca, also known as Francisco de Orellana.

Though Amazon Rainforest info can change, there are currently direct flights to Coca from both Quito the capital of Ecuador, making it very easy to access as part of a longer trip to the country.

The quaint town of Coca is located within the Amazon, so you’ll be surrounded by the sights and sounds of the forest from the moment you touch down.1

Peru

In order to visit the Peruvian part of the Amazon Rainforest, travellers need to fly from Lima to the beautiful city of Iquitos, in the heart of the Amazon Basin.

As Iquitos is the main tourist hub in the region, you can pick up loads of Amazon Rainforest info, organize tours and make plans for onward travel.

Bolivia

Home to a wealth of plant and animal life as well as Inca and pre-Inca ruins, the Bolivian Amazon holds enough excitement, adventure and variety to keep you occupied for months.

Visitors to this fascinating region will need to fly from La Paz to Trinidad, right on the edge of the Amazon Basin.

From these transport hubs visitors can be quickly and easily whisked deep into the Amazon Jungle, a place like nowhere else on earth.

So, make sure you check your Amazon Rainforest info carefully before you book your flights and you’re guaranteed to have the holiday of a lifetime.