Anakonda Amazon Cruises
Key Facts
No. of cabins: Anakonda 18 / Manatee 14
All en suite cabins face the river with floor to ceiling windows and air conditioning
Cabin Categories: Anakonda
14 Standard Suites 20 m² with french balconies
4 Deluxe Suites 24 m² with private balconies and whirlpool bathtub
Cabin Categories: Manatee
10 Standard Suites 20 m²
4 Deluxe Suites 24 m²
All with private balcony
Facilities: Both ships have a lobby, dining room, boutique, bar, lounge, sun deck with outdoor hot tub, lazy chairs, and extraordinary views. Each also has 2 motorised launches with four-stroke low emission engines and constant radio comms, as well as kayaks (doubles and singles).
WiFi: Both ships have but due to remoteness, satellite internet is only available in certain zones and during certain times (sufficient for WhatsApp and emails only)
Excursion details: 1 to 10 (ratio of guide to guests)
Dates of operation: All Year. Anakonda departs Mondays (4N) and Wednesdays (3N), Manatee Mondays and Fridays
Rates from: 2024 Manatee: US$2,294 per person for the 3 night itinerary / Anakonda: US$2,845 per person for the 3 night itinerary
2025 Manatee: US$2,415 per person for the 3 night itinerary
Anakonda: US$2,995 per person for the 3 night itinerary
For full rates see links in the Gallery and Resources box below.
Rates include: all meals, excursions (not incl soft drinks, alcoholic beverages)
Minimum age: 6 years
Minimum stay: 3 nights / 4 days
Senderos recommends: 4 or 7 nights to get further into the most pristine parts of the Napo
Affiliations: Members of LATA, Conde Nast Johansens, ATTA, PURE, USTOA, IATA.
2021 winners of two World Cruise Awards, for Latin America’s Best River Cruise Line and Latin America’s Best River Cruise Ship.
2022 winners of three World Cruise Awards, for Latin America’s Best River Cruise Line with Anakonda Amazon Cruises, Latin America’s Best River Cruise with Manatee Amazon Explorer, and Latin America’s Best River Cruise Suite with the Deluxe Manatee Amazon Explorer Suite. See details here.
Sustainability
- The Garcia’s – an Ecuadorian family who own and run these two Amazon expedition ships – have worked for decades to perfect a sustainable, community-involved tourism project as economically viable and as an alternative to the oil industry.
- Conservation programs in partnership with the communities
- Learn more about Raúl Garcia’s history and vision on Sustainability
- Amazon Sustainability Circle
Need to know:
Ecuador’s narrow, shallow, upper Amazon is very different to the huge downstream river systems of neighbouring countries.
- Reach pristine, biodiverse rainforest faster
- Spot wildlife directly from the vessel as well as exploring still smaller channels on motorised canoes
- Requiring only at least 1 metre of water the vessels ensure that it’s navigable all year.
- Expert birding guides and tailored itineraries and timings are available for ornithologist groups
- Anakonda additionally has a concierge and a la carte dining menus
Perfect for:
Nature, wilderness and wildlife lovers whilst also enjoying very high levels of comfort
Getting there
After a 30-minute flight from Quito to the Amazonian city of Coca, guests transfer to the dock and board a motorized canoe for a 90-minute journey down the river where the ship awaits
By Road
Alternatively Coca is reached via a well paved 6 hour car journey from Quito
By Boat
From Coca its a 1 1/2 hour journey down river to the ship
By Air
30 minutes from Quito to Coca
Gallery & Resources
Follow this link to Senderos Resources for Anakonda Amazon Cruises to access
- Images, our selection
- Fact sheets
- Presentations
- Rack rates
- Excursion lists
- And other useful information.
You can request access to Anakonda’s own resources here.
Weather
The climate in the Ecuadorian Amazon never undergoes drastic changes, throughout the year temperatures ranging from 26°C to 35°C. Because of Ecuador’s location at the equator, the sun rises and sets at the same time every day and the Ecuadorian rainforest has only two main seasons: the cooler season (June-September) and the warmer season (October-May). Whatever the season, be prepared for sudden showers.
Links
Anakonda Amazon Cruises website
Anakonda Amazon Cruises YouTube Channel
National Geographic photographers in Yasuní
Senderos Webinar on Anakonda Amazon Cruises (also includes Hacienda Zuleta & Integrity Galapagos), 2022.