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Short itinerary
Day 1 -
Departure from home to Manaus
Day 2 -
Ecopark - Cabloco visit, piranha
fishing and alligator spotting
Day 3 -
Ecopark - Jungle walk and survivor
course
Day 4 -
Ecopark - Meeting of the waters
Day 5 -
Manaus - Hotel Tropical - City tour
Day 6 -
Return Flight to Miami or other
international airport
Detailed itinerary
Day 1
-
Departure from home to Manaus
Depart from your home town to Manaus - Brazil.
Day 2
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Ecopark - Cabloco visit, piranha
fishing and alligator spotting
Your adventures in the wilds of the Amazon are about
to begin! You'll see some truly amazing things on
your trip. The Amazon Ecopark lies just over 30
minutes up the river from the hustle and bustle of
Manaus. As you arrive at the airport an
English-speaking guide will transfer you to Tropical
Hotel, where you will board our vessel at
approximately 5:30 AM. The Tropical Hotel docks lies
on the banks of the Rio Negro in Manaus. Our guide,
trained in the biology of the Amazon, will brief us
on our Amazon jungle program, familiarize us with
some of the wildlife we'll spot as well as discuss
some common-sense precautions to take. Leaving
Manaus, we see powerful lumber mills, floating
markets, and other folks who make their living on or
near the waters of the Amazon. On our journey, we
will have a chance to spot Amazon River dolphins, a
species of pink dolphin found in the Orinoco and
Amazon River basins. They are known locally as
botos. At the Amazon Ecopark Lodge, we'll have a
reception complete with local fruit juices, after
which you will be shown to your bungalow, which is
outfitted with a/c and hot shower. The Lodge serves
excellent meals, has a natural pool and a private
beach, accesses six miles of jungle trails and a
hosts a unique monkey rehabilitation park. After
settling in, we'll go on a visit to some of the
Amazon's residents, the caboclos, who live in river
villages in modest houses on stilts (to keep them
dry in the flood season). Mestizo descendants of
rubber boom workers, the caboclos live subsistence
life on the river ways of the Amazon. They make
their living harvesting latex (the raw material for
rubber), Brazil nuts and from small-scale farming,
primarily the cultivation and processing of manioc.
Adaptation to their riverbank surroundings is a way
of life for them. Later, we'll have the opportunity
to go fishing for piranha. After dinner, we will go
on an "alligator flashing" trip - we'll see
alligators up close as they stare into the lights of
the guide's flashlight (yes, this is safe, for us
and the alligators). In the nocturnal world of the
jungle, a completely different array of wildlife
appears - you'll never forget your experience here.
Overnight at the Amazon Ecopark Lodge.
Day 3
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Ecopark - Jungle walk and survivor
course
This morning we will awake to have breakfast at the
lodge. We will take a jungle walk to see some of the
varied species of trees and medicinal plants of the
rain forest. Free afternoon or take an optional tour
where we will have the chance to go on a jungle
survival course, where hotel staff (with military
training and extensive survival knowledge) will
lecture on how to build temporary shelter, forage
for food and water, start a fire and build a trap,
among other essential survival skills. One of the
main attractions of the Amazon is its seemingly
limitless abundance of wildlife, and we will surely
see a wealth of aquatic, terrestrial and avian
species. Our guide will point out the
interdependence of the jungle's many life forms.
What we'll actually see depends upon local
conditions, the time of day, time of year, and our
tour guide's advice and guidance. Mammals include
several species of monkeys like wooly, squirrel,
spider; sloths, deer, jaguars and peccaries to name
a few. Avian life to be spotted includes beautiful
butterflies, colorful macaws and potentially
hundreds of bird species. Aquatic and amphibian
creatures run the gamut from frogs to caimans, and
from river dolphins (see above) to various
subspecies of piranha. Dinner and overnight at the
Amazon Ecopark Lodge.
Day 4
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Ecopark - Meeting of the waters
Breakfast at the lodge. We will board our vessel
around 9-10 AM, which will take us on a full day
tour to the "Meeting of the Waters," where the Rio
Negro and Rio Solimões rivers meet but do not mix
for a just over 6 miles (10 km) downstream from
Manaus. This photogenic phenomenon occurs because
the dark waters of the acidic Rio Negro do not
readily mix with the muddy Solimões stream due to
differing speed, temperature and density. We'll stop
to have lunch at a floating restaurant, where river
travelers fill their hungry stomachs with local
specialties. We return to Ecopark around 5:00 PM.
Your evening will be free! Dinner and overnight in
Ecopark Lodge.
Day 5
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Manaus - Hotel Tropical - City tour
Breakfast at the lodge follow by a visit to the
Monkey Jungle Project which houses several species
of monkeys, and nurses sick or injured ones back to
health. After the visit we'll return to Manaus at
the pier of the Hotel Tropical around 12:00 p.m. Say
goodbye to your captain and crew as we disembark and
proceed to our hotel. Manaus has its origins as a
trading center for local denizens and a piece of
civilization for the lost souls of the wild jungles.
After checking in to our hotel, we'll go on a
private city tour of Manaus to see the Teatro
Amazonas opera house, the Old Town, Mercado Central,
local zoo, and the government palace. Your evening
is free. Overnight in Manaus.
Day
6
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Return Flight to Miami or other
international airport
Departure Today we say farewell as we take our
departure flight home. You will be transfer to the
Manaus International Airport for the return
flight to your final destination.
The ecobrazil family wishes you a great expedition!
Tour package includes
- Hotel accommodations at Hotel Tropical in Manaus
- Hotel accommodations in the Ecopark Resort in the
Amazon Jungle
- Airport and hotel transfers
- Manaus city tour
- All meals in the Ecopark Resort
- Breakfast in the Manaus Hotel
- Selected expeditions
- Bilingual guide services
NOTE
Prices,
as listed in our rates pages, are subject to availability and may vary by
time of year. All prices are based on double
accommodations and subject to change without notice.
Package does not include International airfares, airport taxes, optional
tours, tips or items of a personal nature. |
