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ITINERARY

Day 1 – Manaus

Airport reception in Manaus and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon free.

Meals Included: none

Day 2 - Manaus 
Morning tour to the city including the Amazon Theatre. Afternoon free.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 3 - Manaus/ Jungle 

Morning free. Afternoon boat transfer to the Jungle Lodge. Arrival and check-in. Sunset at the Negro River. 
Meals Included: breakfast and dinner

Day 4 - Jungle

(6a.m. - 7a.m.). Good opportunity to watch the sunrise and observe local birds. Breakfast. Jungle Hike. Lunch. Explore Igarapé do Cumaru (Cumaru Creek) and piranha fishing. Also visit to Paricatuba village (Fisherman’s village) and famous ruins of an ancient prision and later school, dated from the beginning of the 20th century. Evening Alligator Spotting & Sounds of the Amazon (boat). 

Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 5 - Jungle  

Breakfast. Depart to Arara River with its beautiful and exotic creeks .Then on to Anavilhanas Islands. Return to Jungle lodge. Lunch. Afternoon trip to an Indian Community where you will learn about their culture. Indian crafts may be purchased on site. 
Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 6 - Jungle / Amazon Cruise

Breakfast. At 09:00 a.m. return to Manaus (by boat). The cruise leaves Manaus at 14:30h. Presentation on board of the staff, route and facilities. Welcome drink. Navigation upstream to the Pagodão river (tributary of the Negro River ). 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: breakfast and dinner

Day 7 - Amazon Cruise 

Breakfast. Walk in the forest with commentaries by the guide. Observation of the flora and fauna. Visit to a "Caboclo" family. Chance to see the local way of life. Lunch. Navigation through the Anavilhanas, the world's largest fresh water archipelago, more then 1000 miles from the ocean. Dinner. Night trip to see caimans and possibly frogs, sloths, snakes and other species, depending on the season.

Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 8 - Amazon Cruise 

Visit to the village of Novo Airão, with its handcraft boat yards, sawmills, market and other activities. Lunch. Navigation to Praia Grande or another 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, useful palm trees of various types). Fishing for piranhas. Dinner. Night trip to observe caimans. Navigation.

Meals Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 9 – Amazon Cruise / Manaus

Canoe trip at sunrise for bird watching on Lake Janauary and Eco-reserve, discovering the flood plain forest and lakes with giant water lilies (during the season). Breakfast. Navigation to the "Meeting of the Waters". Return to Manaus, with fine views of the citie waterfront. Arrivals at 11:30h. Transfer to the airport. 
Meals Included: breakfast

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SERVICE DETAILS

Included Services

08 nights in Hotel, Jungle Lodge or cruise boat. Standard Room or cabin, including room and government taxes 
08 breakfasts 

04 lunches

06 dinners

Land transfers as detailed in the itinerary, including bilingual guide
Guided Tours as detailed, including bilingual guides and National Park taxes. Tours can change due to operational, safety or weather condition.

Not Included   

Flights  

Optional Tours  

Meals not included in the itinerary

Travel Insurance

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

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

Accommodation:

Double rooms and boat cabins can have separate beds or not. A third person depending on the hotel 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)