DAY 1 - Wednesday - We will meet in the lobby of the
Tropical Executive Hotel at 2:00 p.m. We will board the Amazon Clipper and
We will leave for the Amazon River while we enjoy a drink of
welcome and receive information about routes and facilities. After
After a snack, we will meet in the leisure room for conferences on the
Amazon, where we can gain a better understanding of the ecology of the
Amazon. Before dinner, there will be time to enjoy a caipirinha, the
Brazil`s national drink, while we watch the sunset. After
dinner, we will explore the streams and ponds, and with the help of reflectors
we will look for crocodiles and alligators, and sometimes even oilfish, snakes, sloths
and frogs.
DAY 2 - Thursday - Early in the morning we will explore the rivers
and ponds in our canoes and we will meet birds that feed on
fruits, such as parrots and toucans. After breakfast, we will go to a
walk through the jungle, discovering surprising fragrances in the leaves,
fruits, wood and animals. Around noon we will return and before the
lunch we can swim. In the afternoon, we will sail through the National Park of
Anavilhanas, one of the largest freshwater archipelagos in the world. TO
In the late afternoon, we will go out in canoes and learn more about the
wonderful natural park.
DAY 3 - Friday - Early in the morning we will dedicate a
time to fish for piranhas and other fish. After breakfast, we will visit a
community where we will find many typical fruits of the Amazon, such as
cupuaçu and taperebá, palms like açaí, tucumã and pupunha. we will learn
on the preparation of farinha de manioca (cassava flour) and on the
local children`s health and education system. After lunch,
we will make a stop at one of the beautiful white sand beaches to swim in
the dark waters and observe the pink dolphins (not guaranteed). to last
In the afternoon, we will explore the area by canoe and observe the life
wild. Dinner will be served on the way to the Amazon River.
DAY 4 - Saturday - Early in the morning we will explore the
Lake January Ecological Park. This area is generally a great place
to observe wildlife and see the Vitória Regia, the giant flowers of
water. While we have breakfast, the boat will begin its navigation towards the
"Meeting of the Waters", a unique show where the waters
The muddy Amazon and the dark Rio Negro flow side by side without
mix for several kilometers. On the return trip, we will pass through
Manaus, observing the floating docks, the market, the old customs and the
dome of the opera, arriving around 11:30 at the pier of the Tropical
Hotel. This marks the end of the services.