DAY 01- Pick up at 08:00 am.

 

Boarding and a welcome drink. Immediately we`ll depart towards the meeting of the waters and start getting information about the surrounding ecosystem. As we navigate through the Rio Negro, our biologist guide will show you exclusively the ecosystems of Igapó (flooded forest with black water) and Várzea (flooded forest with white water).

We`ll feast our eyes on the most amazing meeting of the waters found in the Amazon basin , where the silt water of the Solimões and the black (tannin-stained) water of the Rio Negro clash – but try to maintain their independence and identity for about 10 Km, before they truly mix, becoming the mighty Amazon river.

Turning around, we expect to reach the Ariaú river.

 Lunch at 01:00 p.m., followed by a canoe tour, meandering the flooded forest. Keep your eyes peeled for Giant kapok tree (​Ceiba pentandra​), water lilies (Victoria amazonica), White fronted capuchin monkeys (Cebus albifrons), Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), Red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus), sloths (Bradypus tridactillus) and plenty of birds.

 Dinner at 07:00 pm. Afterwords, we`ll  have a night outing, searching for elusive fauna. Amazonian caimans are a safe bet.

Back to our cruise ship and overnight.

 

DAY 02- Rise & shine at  05:30h am. Early morning canoe trip for wild life viewing.

Return to the ship of breakfast at 08:30 am.

We`ll spend most of the morning time enjoying the amazing experience of swimming with the (wild & free) Pink river dolphins (an instructive play).

Lunch at 12:30h noon!

In the afternoon we’ll navigate upstream to reach to Cuieras river, where we are going to have a nocturnal outing, through the jungle (low land).

Dinner at 06:30 pm.

 The night stroll it`s an unique experience! We have good possibilities to observe: mammals, reptiles, insects, arachnids, amphibians, etc.

 

Overnight!

 

DAY 03- Breakfast at 07:00 am, followed by canoe paddling through the narrow creeks of the low land, which offers good possibilities to see lots of birds, monkeys, otters, snakes, etc.

Lunch at 12:30h noon.

In the afternoon we continue traveling up river, reaching a pristine region by the Apuaú river, where we are going to visit the native people (Tradicional) that live as subsistence farmers, gatherers of fruits, fisheries and handcrafters. Our visit has  emphasis on the local pharmacopoeia (ethnobotany) of this Indigenous community.

Dinner at 07:00h pm.

 

Overnight!

 

DAY 04- Breakfast at 06:30 am, followed by morning jungle hiking , aiming to learn about medicinal plants, toxic plants and their interaction with the fauna.

Direct observation of wildlife.  The highlights may be some spectacular Amazonian monkeys: Saki Monkeys (​Pithecia chrysocephala​), Guianan red howler (​Alouatta macconnelli), tamarin (​Saguinus midas​), Spider monkey (​Ateles paniscus​), Brown capuchin monkey (Sapajus apella), Bearded saki (Chiropotes sagulatus).

 Lunch at 01:00 pm.

Afternoon canoe trip for bird-watching. There are good chances of seeing toucans, parrots, macaws, parakeets and Hoatzins.

Dinner at 07:00 pm. Afterwards we`ll have a night canoe trip through narrow creeks looking out for nocturnal fauna.

 

Overnight!

 

DAY 05- Breakfast at 07:30h am, visit to the Anavilhanas river archipelago – with its more than 400 islands! -  and continuing cruising downstream, on the way back to Manaus.

We expect get there at approximately 05:00h pm.

 

Return to the hotel or the airport, depending on the flight schedule.

 

 

 Included: breakfast / lunch / dinner / tours / guide / transfers in  Manaus