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

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