Amazon Adventures

Brazil Tours and Travel

Enchanted Amazon Cruises

Starting March 1, 2012

Day 1 – Arrival to the boat at 7:30am at the Pier of Tropical Hotel Manaus. After welcome drinks and introduction to the voyage, our boat will leave and cruise in front of city of Manaus with sights of the harbor, typical boats and the Opera House. In just a little while we will be at the meeting of the waters, where Negro and Solimões rivers meet to form the Amazon River. Later in the day we will be navigating along narrow channels giving us a privileged view of the forest.

Day 2 – Early morning we will be out in our little motorized canoes in a tributary of the Amazon River already with great biodiversity jumping before our eyes. In the afternoon we visit a village called Igarapé Preto, a perfect example to show how people live along the Amazon River. Later in the morning just behind the village we can use our canoes to visit the floating vegetation known as aningal at the Enchanted Lake.

Day 3 – Visiting the Piranha Lake on the Solimoes river - a vast area of great lakes and flooded forest. Later in the day we will search for the famous Piranhas in these very rich waters. At night we explore the rising Fauna.

Day 4 – In this morning we will be back to Manaus for a city tour.(3 day Amazon cruise ends at 8am) Starting at the very busy market area where we can see the old building designed by Gustave Eiffel during the wealthy rubber boom. After some shopping downtown, we will arrive to the Amazon Opera House the land Mark building of the ‘Belle Époque’. In the afternoon we will be cruising up in a different tributary river called Negro. (5 day Rio Negro cruise starts at 4pm)

Day 5 – Early morning in the canoes with great difference in Flora and Fauna caused by the different black waters of the Negro that should be noticed right away. Sailing up in a smaller tributary called Cuieiras we will find an excellent place for hiking and unfold a precious environment called campina sometimes just known as ‘orchid field’. At night we spend some time out in a hut built by the forest.

Day 6 – This morning we explore a little river called Igarapé Cachoeira where we can find some rapids and good water for swimming. Coming down and off the Cuieiras River we will be entering the maze of channels of the Archipelago of Anavilhanas with more than 380 islands. At night we will explore the wildlife in this lush environment.

Day 7 – We start this morning going up in one of the most fascinating rivers - the Aturiá. Its beautiful reddish waters are acidic and its beautiful sand bars are an invitation for staying during most part of the day.

Day 8 – We visit a little town on the edge of the Rio Negro called Novo Airão known for many years for boat construction but now famous for housing the first Pink Dolphins to get closer to humans. Relaxing time on a Tumbira Island. Sailing back to Manaus.

Day 9 – Arrival in Manaus and depart at 8am at the Tropical pier.

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Departures from Manaus the 1st and the 15th of every month.

The total price per person in double cabin for the 3 day Amazon expedition will be US$ 600,00
The total price per person in double cabin for the 5 day Rio Negro expedition will be US$ 1000,00
The total price per person in double cabin for the entire expedition will be US$ 1400.00
There will be a Net US$ 140 per day for a single suplement , on request , when cabins are available.

Total amount due to be deposited 40 days prior to departure of the expedition

Price includes transfers in and out from Manaus Airport, all meals aboard, mineral water and fruit juices served during meals, english speaking guides , all excursions presented on the program , which can vary according to local conditions present at the time . Due to the knowledge of Moacir Fortes, his son , biologit Mo Jr, and several naturalist guides we hire , each trip can have slight changes, always in order to show a little more of areas werecently found to have unique particularities in fauna and flora.

The Dorinha and Iracema each accommodate 24 people in 12 double cabins. There are 4 in the superior deck and 8 in the main deck. All cabins have wide windows, private bathroom and air conditioning. All cabins are similar to the photo at right. The lower bunk, depending on the size of our tourists, can, and has been accomodating couples, not just newlyweds.