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2nd Day
– Early in the morning, we will have a tour to admire the
sunrise and the Amazonian birds. After breakfast, we will do
some adventurous jungle trekking, followed by a visit to a
caboclo’s (native) house, returning to the lodge for lunch. For
the brave hearted, there will be a spot of piranha fishing in
the afternoon! For those few who survive we will return to the
lodge for evening dinner and a welcome sleep, contemplating
along the way the magnificent sunset and the local wildlife.
3rd Day – After breakfast, we will have an excursion
to a beach in the Rio Negro, where we will stay for the morning.
Later on, return to the lodge to rest and lunch. In the
afternoon, we will visit a local village and get the opportunity
to understand a bit more about the Amazonian culture.
4th Day – After breakfast, we will head in motorized
canoes or local boat, to Anavilhanas Archipelago - the biggest
fluvial archipelago of the world - and be able to admire the
amazing fauna and flora. Continuing on, there will be a tour
through the islands, with a stop to visit an authentic Indian
community (Baniwas, Tukanos and Barés tribes), where we will be
able to get to know a bit more about their culture and do a
jungle trek with an Indian as a forester, getting knowledge
about their food, natural medicines, etc. We’ll stop at a local
beach for lunch and experience a wonderful barbecue. Depending
on the season, there will be a visit to Arara waterfalls. After
that, we will navigate to a town called Novo Airão, which is the
very first city of low Rio Negro. There’ll be an overnight stay
in a "pousada" - local lodge.
5th Day – After breakfast, we will visit the main
attractions of Novo, Airão, which are: the floating dock from
where we can see the domesticated "botos" (freshwater dolphins)
playing with people; the serpentary which is managed by a
biologist; the handicraft centre maintained by an NGO; the
dockyard in which many famous local-type-boats are made, by
making use of itaúba and piquiá-roxo, that are more resistant
types of wood. People that work at that dockyard are local
people that got all the knowledge of building boats from their
ancestral family. After lunch, which will be at the "pousada",
we will return to "Acajatuba Jungle Lodge", will have dinner and
sleep, resting after a very busy day.
6th Day - After breakfast, visit to a "Sumaumeira",
the biggest tree in the Amazon Forest, which was used in the
past by native people to communicate, by using their wide roots
as drums. We will then have lunch at Acajatuba and, after that,
return to Manaus. Arrival at about 5:30 pm. Our adventure is
coming to an end but the memories will last forever.
Note:
To those passengers leaving Manaus on flights RG2201, RG2205, JJ
3291 or flights leaving at the same time, the last day of the
package will be changed as follows:
After breakfast, return to Manaus and immediate transfer to the
airport (no extra charge). |
