| RIO
NEGRO -3 days /
2 nights.
Day
1 - 8.30am
leave hotel, 9.00am depart from the port of Manaus, down the Rio Negro
from where we will see the city with its riverside dwellings called Palafitas.
At 18 kms from Manaus we will witness the phenomenon of the Meeting of
the Waters of the Rio Negro and the Solimoes which run side for 6 kms
before mixing. We will follow the Rio Solimoes until reaching the
Janauari Ecological Park where we will observe the different
ecosystems of the area, the opportunity to buy indigenous handicrafits and
sample delicious Amazonian cuisine in a floating restaurant. We will visit
the igarapes and igapos and fish for piranhas. We will see how the
caboclos live in the Amazon and after dinner go out with flashlights to
hunt alligators – an opportunity to see how the Caboclo catches this
animal with his bare hands (returning it to the water afterwards). Sleep
overnight on board the boat or in native homes.
Day
2 - After
breakfast we will trek into the jungle (Iranduba) where our guide
will explain the various uses of plants, including those with medicinal
properties, We will eat lunch on the boat then travel to the Rio Negro. At
night we will paddle in canoes and sleep overnight on the boat or in
native homes.
Day
3 - After
breakfast we will trek again to observe the diferent vegetation in the
area of the Rio Negro. We will eat lunch in the jungle then take the
canoes to explore the igarapes, with the opportunity to swim in the river.
Return to Manaus.
Arrival: 5.00pm (arpoximately) -Transport: Riverboa. or
canoe.Accommodation: Riverboat
or Caboclo home.- Includes: Food,
Mineral water,Bilingual
guide.
3
day $
4 days
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