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AMAZON RIVER CRUISE

DAY 8 > FLY FROM RIO TO MANAUS DAY 11 > AMAZON RIVER CRUISE
• Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Manaus • Breakfast, lunch & dinner
• Check in to the Tropical Executive Hotel Manaus • This morning we venture out in our canoes to discover the flora
DAY 9 > AMAZON RIVER CRUISE and fauna residing in the area known as the Ponta do
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner Pagodão. This is also an ideal place to hike through the rainforest.
• Amazon River & Rainforest Boat Cruise. You'll feel every bit the explorer as you make your way through
• After installation in cabins, we will start sailing to the Meeting of the the dense undergrowth, passing by very tall Carapanaúba trees,
Waters (Encontro das Aguas) while we enjoy the views of the city with their huge and unusual shaped trunks, very typical of the
of Manaus and its historical buildings, such as the Opera House, region.
Adolpho Lisboa Market and the Custom House, and its vibrant • Later we pay a visit to the baré indian's school to meet the
harbor. children and see what the education system is like for those
• The Observation Deck is the best place to enjoy the Meeting of the growing up in Amazonia. We will also have the opportunity to
Waters (Encontro das Aguas) as from up high we can appreciate purchase local handicrafts sold on the banks of the Cuieiras River.
more clearly the light and dark waters of the Rio Solimões and Rio • In the afternoon, we sail through the iconic and spectacular
Negro flowing side by side without mixing. Anavilhanas Archipelago, a labyrinth of flooded forest made up of
• We continue to the Xiboreninha Channel where birds mingle with some 300 islands, home to numerous species of exotic wildlife.
caimans (jacaré) among the famous giant water lilies (Victoria • After dinner on board, we explore the nearby channels in our
Regia). Here we head out on a canoe excursion to get close up to canoes to observe nocturnal animals and admire the millions of
the wildlife that resides in the narrow waterways that the boat stars of the southern hemisphere constellations.
cannot navigate. DAY 12 > AMAZON | RIO DE JANEIRO
• Dinner on board, followed by a night safari looking for the • Breakfast, lunch & dinner
nocturnal creatures of the Amazon. Don't be surprised if you spot • In the morning we visit Novo Airão, also known as the ‘Dolphin
the glowing eyes of a caiman under the beam of the powerful City’, so named for the high numbers of pink dolphins found in the
spotlights! area. These majestic creatures are highly intelligent and
DAY 10 > AMAZON RIVER CRUISE inquisitive, and always seem to be smiling! Prepare yourself for an
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner experience of a lifetime as you get to swim with them!
• This morning we rise early with the dawn to head out canoeing in • Next stop, relaxation time on the beautiful Praia Grande beach,
the Anrã channels to experience the cacophony of the waking with its long bars of golden sand, starkly contrasting against the
birds and other wildlife. dark but clear waters of the Rio Negro.
• After breakfast we have the chance to come face-to-face with the • After a final farewell lunch together on board, we arrive back
infamous piranha, the most iconic fish of the area. Despite its where our adventure began and disembark at the Tropical Hotel's
fearsome reputation, it is easy and fun to fish for. How many can pier.
you catch? • Your flight home is overnight.
• In the afternoon, a community of caboclos - Amazon riverside DAY 13 > ARRIVE HOME
inhabitants, invite us to visit their village and reveal to us some of • You will arrive home on Day 13.
their customs and traditions, as well as explain how they live in this
sometimes-hostile environment.
• Later, we make a trip to the Enchanted Lake, a huge region
completely covered by aquatic vegetation. Get your binoculars
ready to spot some of the birdlife that is abundant here.

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