Night
tours in canoes
Depart lodge in paddle or motorized canoes, to appreciate
the sounds of the jungle at night, with the possibility
to spot small alligators (or other nightly creatures).
Alligators are spotted because their eyes shine like
small red lights, once the alligator is spotted by
the guide spotlight, the guide will try to catch a
small alligator with his own hands and bring it on
to the canoe, and a brief explanation of their habitat
follows. The alligator will then be safely release
back to the river. (No harm is done to any of the
animals)
Duration: about 1 hour, a bilingual guide accompanies
every group.
Note: during "high water level" season (from
April to August) and on full moon evenings, it might
be difficult to find alligators.
Full
day tour Meeting of the waters
After breakfast, guests will depart the lodge in regional
boats. During this day tour, guests will have the
opportunity to see one of the highlights of the Amazon
: "The Meeting of the Waters" where the
black waters of the Negro River and the brown waters
of the Solimões River meet and run together
for miles without mixing until they finally merge
to form the actual Amazon River. Lunch will be served
at a typical restaurant. Guests will also visit a
rubber plantation and learn the art of extracting
latex from the rubber tree and the process of curing
it. The guide will explain about the rubber boon period
in the Amazon during the beginning of the century.
After lunch, opportunity to visit a local village
of "Caboclo's", Amazon residents.
Sporadically grey and pink river dolphins can be seen
in the river during this tour.
Duration: about 09 hours
Note: Time for "piranha" fishing is programmed
(at extra charge).
Fishing
Tour
Depart lodge in paddle or motorized canoes, accompanied
by a
Bilingual guide. (Fishing of piranhas an other species,
depending on season).
Note 1: It is a non-professional fishing.
Note 2: This tour can be combined with the "Meeting
of the Waters" Tour and/ or with a "Visit
to the Caboclo's House".
Visit
to the Caboclos house
Depart the lodge in paddle or motorized canoes, accompanied
by a
Bilingual guide to learn about the traditions and
customs of local Amazonians (“Caboclo’s").
Duration: it may vary according to the place visited
/ "low water level seasons" closest to the
Lodge; "high water level season" distant
communities can be visited (1 to 3 hours).
Sunrise
tour
In the early morning, depart Lodge in paddle
or motorized canoes, accompanied by a Bilingual guide
to appreciate the wonderful Amazonian sunrise, with
opportunity to see some bird dormitories
* This is an optional tour and it is not included
in the package rate.
Jungle
Survival
The group will gather at the lobby for an introduction
to the "Jungle Survival Training". Group
will be accompanied by Bilingual guides and by military
officers from the Amazon Jungle Army who is specialized
in jungle survival skills. Activities will involve
trekking in the jungle throughout the morning and
afternoon. Programmed stops will be made at "Work
Stations", as follows:
Work Shop A: The group will learn
how to build different types of shelters, using natural
resources from the jungle (palm tree leaves, vines,
Etc). Due to the short time available, the group will
have to build these shelters not from the beginning,
as some of them will be pre made.
Work Shop B: Group will cross some
'igarapes" (small creeks) and will learn the
techniques on how to make rope bridges.
Work Shop C: The group will learn
how to make traps using the natural resources of the
jungle (for hunting and survival in the jungle).
Work Shop D: The group will learn
about the extraction and curing of latex from trees.
Here there will be a "tapir" (straw shelter)
built with the native rubber workers belongings. The
technique of extracting latex will be shown as well
as the entire process of curing it.
During the trek, guests will also learn basic orientation
in the jungle using a compass and first aid, how to
make fire and find water from natural resources as
well as edible plants,. Lunch will consist of sandwiches,
fruits a bbq of chicken and/or piranhas and soup (picnic
style).
Jungle Survival with overnight:
Jungle survival program with dinner (will consist
of sandwiches, fruits bbq of chicken and/or piranhas
and soup (picnic style). Overnight in the jungle sleeping
in hammocks protected by "tapirs" (thatched
roof). The breakfast will consist of coffee, bread
and fruits also in picnic style.
*we will always request the clients
profile and the program can be adapted according to
age, physical conditions and time available.
