07:00am: transfer from your accommodation in Manaus to the bus terminal, then travel by regional bus for 3 hours, stopping after one hour for 10 minutes before continuing the 1 hour and 50 minutes before arriving at Lindoia village. Here you will travel with our motorized canoe for 1 hour until your arrival to our beautiful Ecological Lodge on the banks of the Urubu river. On arrival the guide will show you around and you can take a swim before lunch.
After lunch you will have some time to try out the hammocks before we go for a canoe trip through the small channels looking for the Pink or Grey Amazon dolphins and paddle through the flooded forest (depending on the water level). Later we will go piranha fishing and see the sun set at the end of the day. Back to the camp for dinner, and then we will hop back in the canoe to search for alligators (caimans) during the night. The guide will try to catch one to give you explanation about the species before throwing it back to nature. Return to the lodge to fall asleep to the sounds of the jungle.
Note - because of limitations to what the boats to the lodge can carry, you are restricted to 8 kilos (17.5 pounds) of belongings. You only need to take a small bag with you and your bigger bags can be stored with the reception of your hotel in Manaus or left at the Manaus office.
* lunch & dinner provided
After breakfast we prepare for a jungle walk in search of monkeys and to learn about the medical plants and trees with explanation from our English speaking guide. We will look for tarantula Spiders and other insects. After a couple of hours it's time to go back to the camp for lunch. After the lunch we will prepare for our overnight stay in the jungle and then take a beautiful walk through the jungle with many very big old trees. You will just take a little backpack with you and one of our hammocks, and walk through the jungle before stopping to make camp. The guide will prepare basic shelter and then dinner in the jungle. After dinner relax with the sounds of the nocturnal animals of the forest.
*Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner is included
* Optional: Some guests don't like to go camping in the jungle, so you are able to sleep at the lodge every night and do the activities during the day.
Breakfast in the jungle and then another walk trying to find animals and to learn more about the jungle with the explanation from our experienced guide, before heading back to the lodge to take a swim in the Urubu river.
After the lunch break, you will visit a native Caboclo family (indigenous from the area) to get explications from the guide about what they do to survive in these areas. Then you return to the lodge at the end of the day, dinner and relax.
* Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included
You have an early start today to enjoy the beautiful Amazon sunrise. After breakfast you will learn about the Mandioca (cassava) process and participate in making some authentic Indian handicrafts. After lunch you will start the journey back to Manaus, arriving around 17.00 pm.
* Breakfast & Lunch provided
At the Ecological Lodge you sleep in cabin with ensuite. The lodge has toilets, showers, dining room and kitchen. All of the food from the first days lunch to the last days lunch is included as part of the tour and is all prepared for you. Vegetarian options available, and it is your responsibility to let us know if you are vegetarian so the cooks can make preparations!
You can buy soft drinks, beers and snacks.
The lodge also has a canopy tower from where you can look-out over the jungle and the river. Sometimes even spotting fresh water dolphins. There is now also a new floating sun deck to chill-out on all day.
When camping you will be sleeping in hammocks strung from trees, and a temporary shelter will be made from natural materials by your guide. Some guests don't like to go camping in the jungle, so you are able to sleep at the lodge every night and do the activities during the day if you would prefer.