Amazon River Expeditions

ANNOUNCING:    

Upcoming Amazon and Rio Negro Expeditions in Brazil (check back often for more details)

Amazon Expedition #34 (July 2012):  Two expeditions into the flooded forests of the Amazon River!  July 4-17 and July 16-31.

Late December 2012: Watch this webpage for information on our plans for our low water Rio Negro expedition over the New Year's holiday.  Details will be posted in August 2012.

Read about our trip on the Amazon River from Manaus to Tabatinga in May 2002.

We have been exploring the Rio Solimões (the Amazon River in Brazil) and the Rio Negro on university expeditions about twice a year (over 30 times!) since 1996.  On the summer (high water) trips we study the ecology of the flooded tropical rainforests and observe many species of monkeys, reptiles and spectacular birds.  During the winter (low water) trips we explore the exposed lowland forests and focus on fishing and birding.  All of our expeditions originate from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil and run approximately two weeks.  We live on an Amazon riverboat, explore the flooded forests in motorized canoes, hike in the terra firme forests, catch (and eat) piranhas, peacock bass and other amazing fish, and have unforgettable adventures every time.

Below is a list of the expeditions we have completed to date:

Trip	Date	Destination	Purpose
1	Jun 1996	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition
2	Jan 1997	Rio Negro	Low water ecology and fishing expedition
3, 4	Jun 1997	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Two flooded forest ecology expeditions (UHCL course)
5	Jan 1998	Rio Negro	Preliminary fish study
6	Apr 1998	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition for UHCL alumni and friends
7	Jul 1998	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition (UHCL course)
8	Jan 1999	Rio Negro	Intensive fish study expedition for 7 graduate student theses and projects!
9	July 1999	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition (UHCL course)
10	Jan 2000	Rio Negro	Low water fishing expedition
11	May 2000	Rio Solimoes from Tabatinga to Manaus	Flooded forest ecology and natural history expedition
12	Dec 2000	Rio Negro	Low water fishing expedition
13	Jun 2001	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition for docents from the Houston Zoo
14	Jan 2002	Rio Negro	Low water fishing expedition
15	May 2002	Rio Solimoes from Manaus to Tabatinga	Flooded forest ecology and natural history expedition
16	July 2003	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition (option as UHCL course)
17	July 2004	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro for students and parents	Flooded forest adventure
18	July 2004	Flooded forests of the Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition in conjunction with Skimmer Nature Tours
19	June 2005	Rio Solimoes from Manaus to Tabatinga (and back!)	Flooded forest ecology and natural history expedition
20	Dec 2005	Rio Negro	Low water fishing and exploring
21	July 2006	Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes	Campina ecology study
22	July 2006	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition: UHCL-EIH Science Teacher Collaborative
23	Jan 2007	Rio Negro	Low water fishing and exploring
24	July 2007	Rio Solimoes from Manaus to Tabatinga	Birding expedition: 215 species!
25	Jan 2008	Rio Negro	Low water fishing and exploring
26	July 2008	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expedition and water quality study
27	Jan 2009	Rio Negro	Low water fishing and exploring
28, 29	July 2009	Rio Solimoes and Rio Negro	Flooded forest ecology expeditions
30, 31	July 2010	Rio Solimoes from Manaus to Tabatinga and back	Flooded forest ecology and birding expeditions
32	Jan 2011	Rio Negro	Low water fishing and exploring; farthest upriver we've ever explored on the Rio Negro
33	July 2011	Rio Negro - Jau National Park	Flooded blackwater forest ecology with a week in the Jau National Park reserve

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