Expedition cruising on the Amazon River
Explore the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, the world's largest Amazon reserve and some of the most untouched rainforest in the Amazon. You'll see pink river dolphins, a kaleidoscope of colorful birds, magnificent rainforest trees draped with vines and carpeted with orchids, and monkeys chattering and cavorting in the trees. Swim at deserted beaches in water as pure and clean as rainwater, hike in forests where the only tracks are your own, and explore the river's edge from our launches, including evening excursions watching for nocturnal species!
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Activities
7 days easy walking on varied terrain, exploration on launches
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Expedition cruising in the Amazon—the greatest wilderness on earth
- Listen to the exotic calls of birds and mammals and watch them from a forest trail or while scouting the river's edge in our launches
- Visit the homes of deep forest settlers, learning what their lives are like living on the edge of this vast, trackless forest
Duration: 8 days Start Location: Manaus End Location: Manaus
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Day 1 : Rendezvous in Manaus
Meet in Manaus and board our boat to head up the Río Negro and into the world's largest river island system, the Anavilhanas Archipelago, with red macaws and toucans overhead.
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Days 2 - 3 : RÃo Negro
Explore the early-morning rainforest, with white-faced capuchin monkeys and dozens of squirrel monkeys, traipsing amid ferns and bromeliads under a canopy of trees 200 feet tall.
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Days 4 - 5 : RÃo Jauaperi
Visit some of the rainforest's indigenous people in their home, and push on to Río Jauaperi, looking for pink dolphins, tapirs, and capybaras. Opt for a nocturnal excursion.
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Day 6 : Novo Airão
Discover the town of Novo Airão, where 19th-century living is alive and well. Enjoy samba dancing and caipirinhas-the national lime juice cocktail-back on board.
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Day 7 : Lago Janauari Ecological Park
Walk on elevated boardwalks through the rainforest in Lago Janauari Ecological Park, and witness the phenomenon of Encontro das Aguas, where two rivers meet but do not merge for several miles.
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Day 8 : Depart
Enjoy a last morning on board, and disembark in Manaus where our trip ends.
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DATES: Best time to go: Year round Departures: Mar 3 - 10, 2012 Mar 17 - 24, 2012 Mar 31, 2012 - Apr 7, 2012 Apr 14 - 21, 2012 Apr 28, 2012 - May 5, 2012 May 12 - 19, 2012 Jun 2 - 9, 2012 Jun 16 - 23, 2012 Jun 30, 2012 - Jul 7, 2012 Jul 14 - 21, 2012 Family departure Jul 28, 2012 - Aug 4, 2012 Aug 11 - 18, 2012 Family departure Aug 25, 2012 - Sep 1, 2012 Sep 15 - 22, 2012 Sep 29, 2012 - Oct 6, 2012 Oct 13 - 20, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 - Nov 3, 2012 Nov 10 - 17, 2012 Nov 24, 2012 - Dec 1, 2012 Dec 8 - 15, 2012 Dec 22 - 29, 2012 Jan 5 - 12, 2013 Jan 19 - 26, 2013 Feb 2 - 9, 2013 Feb 23, 2013 - Mar 2, 2013 Mar 9 - 16, 2013 Mar 23 - 30, 2013 Apr 6 - 13, 2013 Apr 20 - 27, 2013 May 4 - 11, 2013 May 18 - 25, 2013 Jun 8 - 15, 2013 Jun 22 - 29, 2013 Jul 6 - 13, 2013 Jul 20 - 27, 2013 Aug 3 - 10, 2013 Aug 17 - 24, 2013 Aug 31, 2013 - Sep 7, 2013 Sep 21 - 28, 2013 Oct 5 - 12, 2013 Oct 19 - 26, 2013 Nov 2 - 9, 2013 Nov 16 - 23, 2013 Dec 21 - 28, 2013 |
PRICING:
2012 Prices Children: 50% of cruise rate (if sharing cabin with both parents – subject to cabin availability) 2013 Prices (To be advised) |
Properties shown are representative of the accommodations we use on this trip, may not be inclusive of all accommodations we use, and are subject to change.
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