Brazil Vacation Package - Amazon (7 Nights)

The legendary Amazon is one of the planet's enigmas. It is the world's largest river basin, and also the planet's greatest rainforest. Within the Amazon Basin resides a wealth of life richer than any place else on earth, and millions of species still remain undiscovered. Two of the best places to see some of this incredible wildlife are at the Amazonat Jungle Lodge and the Uacari Lodge.

The Amazonat Lodge was built with great sensitivity to the landscape and concern for the preservation of the environment. Constructed from environmentally approved wood and using screens for windows, the Amazonat Jungle Lodge will enhance your contact with the surrounding nature. Offering walking trails, bird watching tours, boat tours, jungle night treks and survival tours this Lodge is a truly unique place, situated only one and a half hours drive from Manaus.

Uakari Lodge , situated near the small city of Tefe (1.5 hours SSW by commercial plane from Manaus), is strategically located off a tributary of the Solimoes River making it an ideal place to observe the abundance of wildlife such as birds, monkeys, caiman, dolphins, fish and much more. Its 5 floating cabins guarantee close contact with nature at all times.

Day 1:

At the Manaus airport you will be met by a representative of the Amazonat Jungle Lodge and taken to the lodge by vehicle (journey is approximately 2 hours). After checking in at the lodge you will have dinner and be taken on a jungle night trek to see giant spiders and fluorescent fungus

Day 2:

Today's tour after breakfast is a jungle trek with emphasis on the Amazon's ecosystem by showing the diversity of trees and plants. After lunch you will depart to one of survival camps where the night will be spent and from where a nocturnal trek is organized.

Day 3:

After a delicious breakfast you will be taken on a full day Amazon River trip. A bus will takes you to southern extreme of lodge (40 minutes) where you will board a canoe and visit the highlights that this region has to offer. Giant waterlilies, dolphin spotting for the gray and pink dolphins, bird watching, piranha and catfish fishing, completed with alligator spotting in the early evening. Lunch is served in the floating observation station of the lodge. You will return to the lodge around 8.30 p.m.

Day 4:

After checking out of the Amazonat Lodge, you will be driven to the Manaus airport early in the morning to catch a flight to Tefe. At the airport in Tefe you will be met by one of the representatives from the Uakari Lodge and taken to the dock area and then in a speed boat to the Lodge. The boat journey lasts about one and a half hours. You will arrive at the Lodge just before lunch and will be given an orientation by the Uakari Lodge manager. After lunch at the Lodge, you will have some time to relax and settle in before going on a tour in the afternoon. The tour will be either a walking trail to see wildlife in the flooded forest, or a canoe trip through the small tributaries to see wildlife along the banks of the rivers.

Day 5: 6 and 7

During these 3 days the tours will be a variety of the following:

You need to wake up early at around 6:30 a.m. to have breakfast at 7:00 a.m. Your morning tour will set off at roughly 7:30 a.m. This is the best time to see animals and also the temperature is cooler and therefore more pleasant to take a jungle tour. You will come back for lunch and then have a couple of hours after lunch to rest and prepare for the afternoon tour. There is a book and video library at the Lodge which you may use at your liberty. The afternoon tour departs at roughly 3 p.m. and returns at about 6 p.m. Supper is served in the main dining room and occasionally the researchers from the Mamiraua Institute will join. One of the evenings during your stay at the Lodge you will be shown a presentation of the flooded forest after dinner.

• Lake Mamiraua Trip by motorized canoe to a beautiful lake inside the Reserve, where you will have an opportunity to see a plethora of birds, monkeys, pink dolphins, black caiman and perhaps the pirarucu fish. You will stay at the Lake until sunset and on your way back you will spot nocturnal fauna. During this night spotting you will be able to see various sized Caymans and if you are lucky small fish attracted by the lights will jump into the boat by the hundreds.
• Daily Walks along one of the jungle trails in the company of experienced guides to see capuchin monkeys, howlers, uakaris, squirrel monkeys, three toed sloths, and hoatzin birds, among many other species.
• Traditional native Indian harpoon fishing where, depending on how dedicated you are, you can expect to catch a variety of fish.
• Trip to visit a local river in a Caboclo village in order to interact and get to know the Amazonian population and way of life.
• Paddling trips in dugout canoes where you will see a rich variety of birdlife and fauna.

Day 8:

On the last day of your trip you will check out of the Uakari Lodge after breakfast and say goodbye to one of the most magical places in the world. One of the guides from Uakari will then take you by speed boat to Tefe where you will be driven to the airport to catch a plane to Manaus.