Legendary Amazon - Manaus, Belém and Marajó

Your driver will come to pick you up at Manaus airport to bring you to your hotel.
Included : private transport

Your English-speaking guide will pick you up at the hotel for a half-day city tour.
The Amazon State capital could be a common city if it wasn’t situated in the heart of the rainforest: its air is saturated with humidity and the huge Rio Negro (river) is impressive wheather it is seen from the Ponta Negra beach or from the floating harbor. A few kilometers ahead, the Rio Negro joins the Rio Solimões to form the Amazon River, before it becomes one with the Atlantic Ocean.
The first stop will be the Amazon Theatre (closed on Mondays), on the ceiling of which you will see the Eiffel Tower viewed from the ground.
Then, you will reach the floating harbor designed by English engineers at the beginning of the XXth century: a real technological achievement at the time.
Finally, the guide will bring you to the market, where you could be tempted to go back by yourself in the morning, to witness the dockers discharging fruits, vegetables and especially huge fishes.
Return to the hotel after the city tour.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, excursion (private)

Departure from Manaus early in the morning. Before heading to the lodge, the boat will stop at the magnificent Meeting of the Waters, where the muddy waters of the Rio Solimões meet the black waters of the Rio Negro. At this crucial junction point, the two rivers run side by side for several kilometers without actually mixing, ultimately joining to form the great Amazon River.

After lunch, you will leave the lodge for the canoeing activity on the river. You will be amazed by canals and the flooded forest. During the excursion, you will be encouraged to swim and may encounter some of the river’s most majestic creatures: pink dolphins.

After sunset, you will depart on an expedition to observe frogs, birds and most importantly, caymans. The guide will use his flashlight to help spot caimans. This light, allows seeing the cayman’s eyes, which reflects a bright dot. The guide is then able to bring the cayman aboard for participants to see. Afterwards, the cayman is returned to the river, unharmed.

Night at the Juma Lodge.
Included : room & breakfast, lunch (no drinks), dinner (no drinks), excursion (shared), local english-speaking guide

Early in the morning you will leave for a sunrise excursion to observe the acute and mesmerizing change in the sky’s color and the sounds of the waking birds. The guides are equipped with binoculars in order to complement this experience with ample bird watching.

At 8:30 a.m. you will go on an educational jungle walk. The guide will introduce you to the wildlife of the Amazon. He will show you plants and describe their uses, as many are edible or medicinal. The paths implemented in exploration walks are constantly changed to avoid damaging the forest with overuse.

In the afternoon, a tour around the lodge is organized to allow guests to experience Juma, built completely upon stilts, from a unique perspective: underneath. This fascinating approach provides insight regarding the construction of Juma and the role of sustainability within the lodge.

After the lodge tour, you and your guide will board a motorboat to fish and learn more about the infamous piranha as well as other Amazonian fishes. Fishing is easier in the dry season as the fish cannot hide in the flooded areas as they tend to do in the wet season.

At 8:00, local guides will give an informal lecture on everyday life in the Amazon, local tales and legends, and the overall culture of the region.

Night at the Juma Lodge.
Included : lunch (no drinks), dinner (no drinks), english speaking guide, room, breakfast, excursion (shared)

At 8:30 a.m., return to Manaus with a stop at the Pirarucu Floating Dock. Afterwards, you will be driven to the airport or at your hotel.

Your driver will pick you up at Belém airport and drive you to your hotel.
Included : room & breakfast, shared transport, transfer arrival

Your English speaking guide will come to pick you up at your hotel for a half-day city tour of Belém.

The visit will start with the biggest market in Latin America: Ver-o-Peso. Most of the products in display are unknown from the rest of the country: medicinal plants, talismans, mysterious syrups… And of course dozens of fish species from the Amazon fresh waters, the Belém bay brackish waters or the sea.

Then you will visit Belém colonial city center composed of remarkable Art Deco mansions, covered in mosaics and XVIIth century churches.

You will also stop at the Forte do Castelo, where the city has officially been founded, from where you will have an unobstructed view over the Guajará Bay.

Finally, you will visit the Emilio Goeldi Museum, which gathers the most comprehensive archeological and ethnological collection on the Marajó Island civilization.
The museum also has a zoo surrounded by a huge botanical garden, to help you understand the region complex variety of animals and plants.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport

Early in the morning, your English speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel. You will first take a boat during 3 hours towards Camará, on Marajó Island. Then a driver will pick you up to bring you to your hotel.
After lunch, you will explore the area with your guide.

Night at the hotel Canto do Francês**
Included : room & breakfast, lunch (no drinks), dinner (no drinks), english speaking guide, public transport

With your English speaking guide, you will have the day to explore the island, a buffalo’s paradise.
You will have the opportunity to ride a buffalo or a horse. You will walk through Soure, the main city on the island, and Joanes village. You will also have the occasion to admire natural landscapes, such as the mangrove suspended roots, the Barra Velha beach and the Pesqueiro village and Beach, and enjoy the local handicraft (pottery and buffalo leather).

Night at the hotel Canto do Francês**
Included : room & breakfast, lunch (no drinks), dinner (no drinks), english speaking guide, public transport

You will leave the island and arrive around 17h00 in your hotel in Belém.
Included : lunch (no drinks), english speaking guide, breakfast, public transport