Roy Hodgson enjoyed a boat ride on the Amazon river on Monday during a fact-finding visit to Brazil ahead of this summer's World Cup.
The England Manager was in Manaus, host city for his team's opening game against Italy on 14 June.
Hodgson got a good idea of the climate he can expect when the Three Lions arrive in the Amazon as he joined a delegation, including the British ambassador to Brazil, on a tour of the city.
Roy checks out the impressive Opera House Theatre in Manaus
"It is hot here, but World Cups are played in the summer," Hodgson said.
"It was hot in South Africa and it was very hot in America in '94 [when Hodgson was manager of Switzerland].
"It will be hot here that is something you have to come to terms with.
"What we are interested in now is getting a feel for the slightly more different more tropical climate in the north of Brazil vis-a-vis Rio, where we have been and played."
England will base themselves in the more temperate climes of Rio de Janeiro and their other two group matches will take place in Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte.
While in Manaus, Hodgson also visited the city's 130-year-old royal opera house before he took a look at the 42,000-capacity Arena Amazonia, which will host their Group D opener.
On Tuesday, Hodgson will visit Florianopolis for a FIFA World Cup workshop with the coaches and officials from the other 31 nations who have qualified.
A peek at the Arena Amazonia
