ITINERARY

Day 1 - Manaus

Leaves the Tropical Hotel at 14:30h. Presentation on board of the staff, route and facilities. Welcome drink. Navigation upstream to the Pagodão river ( tributary of the Negro ). Canoe trip shortly before sunset, returning after dark, with the possibility of observing nocturnal animals and perceiving the change in the forest as night falls.  

Meals Included: dinner.

Day 2 - Cruise

Breakfast. Walk in the forest with commentaries by the specialist. Observation of the flora. Visit to a "Caboclo" family. Chance to see the local way of life. Lunch. Navigation through Anavilhanas, the world's largest fresh water archipelago, more than 1000 miles from the ocean. Visit to the village of Novo Airao, with its handicraft boat yards, sawmills, market and other activities. Dinner. Night trip to see caimans and possibly frogs, sloths, snakes, and other species, depending on the season.

Meals Included: full board

Day 3 - Cruise

Visit to the village of Novo Airão, with its handcraft boat yards, sawmills, market and other activities. Lunch. Navigation to Praia Grande or other white sand beach.
Swimming if conditions permit, and observation of the vegetation of sandy areas. Canoe trip in lake Acajatuba or adjacent lake domains to see typical flora ( rubber trees, Brazil nuts, palm trees of various types ). Fishing for piranhas. Dinner. Night trip to observe caimans. Navigation.

Meals Included: full board

Day 4 - Cruise- Manaus

Lake Janauary and Eco-reserve, Canoe trip at sunrise for bird watching, discovering the flooded plain forest and lakes with giant water lilies (during the season ). Breakfast. Navigation to the "Meeting of the Waters". Return to the Tropical Hotel landing-stage, with fine views of Manaus' waterfront on the way. Arrival at 11:30h.

Meals Included: breakfast

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SERVICE DETAILS

Included Services

03 nights in cabin standard, including room and government taxes, double occupancy 
03 breakfasts

02 Lunches

03 Dinners

Guided Tours as detailed, including National park taxes

Not Included   

Flights  

Optional Tours  

Meals not included in the itinerary.  

Travel Insurance

Drinks, Laundry, Tips, Telephone calls, and any other personal expenses etc….  

Tips in the boat

Meals
Meals included in the program are detailed in the following chart.

Accommodation:

Double rooms can have separate beds or not. A third person depending on the boat has the possibility of using a sofa bed. Consult for children policy.  

Payment:

Deposit of 30% to guarantee your reservation. The remaining amount must be paid a minimum 30 days before start of the tour. If reservation is made within 30 days of the tour full payment required to make a reservation.   

Cancellation:

Up to 30 days before full refund is given unless the flight tickets have been emitted. In this case there will be a penalty due to the cancellation of the tickets. This depends on the rules of the airline used.  No refund is given when a cancellation is made within 30 days of departure.  

Operation of tour:

Minimum of 1 pax to operate. 

Responsability:

Brasil Travel / Melchior & Hodson Ltda and/or agencies involved with the packages, flights and tours shall act only as agents of the tour members in making arrangements for hotels and any other services and do not assume any liability what so ever for any injury, damage, death, loss, accident or delay to persons or property due to an act of God, default by any hotel, company or person rendering any of services included on the tours or flights. Furthermore, no responsability is accepted for quarentine, government restrains, weather or other causes beyond control. No responsability is accepted for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, re-routing or acts of government authority.

Insurance:

Not included (optional)