Itinerary
- Day 1
Manaus
Your pickup happens at 7:00 AM from the hotel in Manaus, and you'll board a speedboat heading out on the Rio Negro. The first stop is Catalão floating village where you'll get to feed the Giant Arapaima fish, which is quite the experience. After that, you'll see the Meeting of the Waters where two rivers come together, then continue to Maçarico Lake and reach the lodge by 11:30 AM. The afternoon brings a canoe trip where pink river dolphins and colorful birds show up, and you can try piranha fishing if interested. By evening you head back for sunset, then there's a night boat excursion searching for caiman in the darkness.
- Meals
- Lunch (Local lunch served at noon), Dinner (Dinner at lodge at 7:00 PM)
Included Activities
- Speedboat tour on Rio Negro
- Visit floating village of Catalão
- Giant Arapaima fish farm visit with opportunity to feed fish
- Meeting of the Waters viewing (Rio Negro and Solimões River convergence)
- Canoe trip with pink river dolphin spotting
- Bird watching
- Piranha fishing
- Sunset viewing from boat
- Night caiman search expedition
Landmarks/POIs Rio Negro Catalão Floating Village Meeting of the Waters Maçarico Lake - Day 2
Amazon Rainforest
You're up at 5:00 AM for a sunrise boat excursion to catch the jungle waking up, then return to the lodge for breakfast. A guided jungle trek follows where the guide points out medicinal plants, insects, and hopefully some monkeys and other wildlife. After lunch, you'll either take a canoe through the Várzea Forest exploring waterways and channels, or do a guided forest walk if it's dry season between August and March. Look for monkeys, sloths, and birds during this part of the day before heading back to the lodge for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hearty breakfast at lodge), Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Sunrise motorized boat excursion
- Jungle trek with guide
- Medicinal plants and insect education
- Wildlife observation including monkeys
- Canoe trip through Várzea Forest (wet season)
- Forest walk through Várzea Forest (dry season August-March)
Landmarks/POIs Várzea Forest - Day 3
Amazon Rainforest Overnight Camp
Breakfast is at 7:00 AM, then at 8:00 AM you visit a local riverside family to learn about how they live, grow food, and sample fruits they cultivate. The return journey includes a swim in the river and some traditional Amazonian activities. After lunch, you depart at 3:00 PM for an overnight jungle camping experience where your guide sets up camp and prepares dinner. Hammocks and mosquito nets are provided for sleeping, and before bed there's spearfishing to do on the water.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner prepared at jungle camp)
Included Activities
- Local family visit along river
- Indigenous lifestyle and culture observation
- Local fruit sampling
- River swimming
- Traditional Amazonian activities
- Overnight jungle camping
- Campfire dinner preparation
- Spearfishing
Landmarks/POIs Amazon River - Day 4
Jungle Camp
Following breakfast, you trek or canoe into a new section of forest with your expert guide learning survival techniques and local knowledge specific to the jungle. A morning hike takes you through unexplored areas, and you return to camp as the sun sets. After dark, you board a boat with flashlights and the guide's spotlight for a night safari spotting nocturnal creatures like birds, snakes, bats, and spiders. You'll also do some spearfishing and spend another night sleeping in the camp with your hammock and mosquito net.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Jungle trekking or canoeing
- Survival techniques training
- Local knowledge sharing
- Morning forest hike
- Night safari by boat with spotlight
- Nocturnal wildlife observation (birds, snakes, bats, spiders)
- Spearfishing
Landmarks/POIs Amazon Rainforest - Day 5
Return to Manaus
After breakfast, there's a guided hike through another section of jungle, then you pack up the camp and head back to the lodge arriving around 11:00 AM. Lunch happens at noon at the lodge, and then you depart at 1:30 PM for the trip back to Manaus, arriving at approximately 4:00 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Final lunch at lodge at noon)
Included Activities
- Morning jungle hike
- Jungle camp breakdown
Landmarks/POIs Manaus
