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Manaus Time: One hour behind BrasílaAverage Annual Temperature: 26ºCClimate: Equatorial HumidRainfall: December to MayAirports: Aeroporto Eduardo Gomes 16 Km from Down Town

Manaus is the capital of the Amazonas State in the North Region of Brazil, where the Amazon Forest is located.

Manaus became a famous city in the late 19th and beginning of 20th century due to the rubber boom (based on rubber production and shipment for decades).

The architecture of the city is a combination of European taste and wrought iron structures with Brazilian hardwoods. The best example of this can be found at Teatro Amazonas / Amazonas Opera House, Rio Negro Palace (formerly the Government Palace), the Customs Building, the Public Market and the city’s floating dock.

With the growing exposure of the Amazon Rain Forest abroad, Manaus became a natural gateway to the Amazon. Passengers use the pier of Manaus to reach the Amazon Forest, either cruising the Amazon rivers (in regional boats or in a luxury cruise-ship) or staying at the typical lodges inside the forest.

Life in this area is dictated by the high or low waters - high waters are from late May to November and low from December to May.

In the Amazon is still possible to visit the local communities, the “índios”, that were the first inhabitants of Brazil before the Portuguese colonizers arrival. These local communities have kept many traditions of their

ancestrals. The indians’ traditional food is staple food - the roots of the cassava used in many ways and prepared in the jungle in what is called the “Casa da Farinha” - the House Flour. Women spend most hours of the day processing the cassava while men go out to fish. There are more than 1500 species of fish in the area but the prize catches and delicious to eat are: pirarucu, tucunaré, tambaqui, just to name a few.

Amazon has a great variety of typical fruits, like: cupuaçu, açai, graviola and last but not least the famous Brazilian Nut coming from impressive 50m high trees.

In 1967 Manaus was made a free-trade zone and since that time the economy has really been bolstered. Manaus is a great city to go shopping because products are cheaper than any other city of Brazil.

Nowadays Manaus is a picturesque town filled with interesting sights and fabulous hiking trails. The jungle may be mysterious and daunting, but the city itself is friendly and inviting.

Manaus is rich in folklore manifestations. During the months of June and July, festivals are held throughout the city, exhibiting the cultural tendencies of the Amazon population. Among these manifestations are: quadrilhas caipiras (local type of square dance), Indian, northeastern

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African dances; etc other folklore celebrations are also held outdoors in neighborhoods and in the school gyms.

Another popular celebration annually held is the Festa do Boi-Bumbá (The Bumbá Folk Festival), originated in the State of Maranhão and spread throughout Brazil. It has become a tourist attraction in the State of Amazonas, due thanks to the spectacular festival held in the island of Parintins, in the interior of the State.

Central do Artesanato Branco e Silva Wooden handcrafts, paintings and basketry.

FUNAI and Indigenous Market The indigenous handcrafts can be found at the National Foundation of the Indians, and in the “feira indígena” (indigenous market) that is located next door.

Amazonas Shopping Mall It is the biggest shopping mall of the north region. As Manaus is a free-trade zone, there we can find products cheaper than other cities of Brazil.

Going shopping

Where to go for a drink?Botequim | Rua Barroso, 279 - CentroNice and cozy place, offers live Brazilian music, drinks and cold beer with a cyber café.

Safari | Estr. De Ponta NegraBeautiful people, drinks, beer and nice atmosphere.

Moronguetá | Jaith Chaves, 30 – Vila da Felicidade - CEASAA very nice restaurant decorated by famous plastic artists, overlooking the Meeting of the waters. The specialties are the region fish, such as: Tambaqui and Tucunaré.

Bom Gosto | Nucleo V – Cidade Nova IVery good fish of the region.

Bosque Grill | Av. Constantino Nery, 2500 – Bosque ClubBarbecue “rodízio”.

Laranjinha | In front of Ponta Negra BeachThe restaurant has shows of Brazilian Popular Music and the Typical “Boi Bumbá”.

Eating out

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ShowsTeatro Amazonas | Pca Sao Sebastiao, s/nInaugurated in 1896, it is the main artistic and cultural patrimony of the state. It holds big spectacles and shows of regional, national and international attractions.

Centro Cultural Palácio Rio Negro | Av. Sete de Setembro, 1546Former headquarter of the government. Nowadays it holds expositions, music shows and theatres.

MAO 01 | Transfer in/out

Services & Tours

MAO 02 | HD City Tour

City Tour (3 hours) - Visit the art-nouveau style municipal market a copy of “Les Halles” in Paris; the colorful floating dock with its typical boats; the British-style Customs House; the opulent Opera House dating back to the “rubber boom”; the “CIGS” zoo which houses animals from the region (in fact a military installation for jungle training where personnel learn how wild animals behave - tropical birds, giant snakes, jaguars); Rio Negro Palace, formerly the Government Palace; the Indian Museum and a fine collection of Rio Negro Indians handicraft, and the strange Poor Devil’s Church.

One way transfer to or from Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes International Airport, including assistance and porterage (2 pieces per person).

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MAO 04 | FD Presidente Figueiredo Tour

Services & Tours

Full Day President Figueiredo Tour - A City of the Waterfalls (8 hours) - Considering that the Amazon region is quite flat, it comes as a surprise that waterfalls are found at Presidente Figueiredo (100km from Manaus), a small village in the

MAO 03 | FD Meeting of the waters

Full Day Meeting of the Waters (7 hours) – Water level dictates the pier to be used as departure for this tour. Boarding a typical regional boat. Sail to the Meeting of the Waters, 6 km south of Manaus where the waters of two rivers Negro and Solimões meet. At the meeting of these two rivers is where begins the famous Amazon river as everybody knows. The waters meet but do not mix due to the difference in temperature, velocity and water density as well as the Ph (acidity) factor.

The hydrographic basin of the Amazon is the world’s largest drained surface, covering an area of more than six million square kilometers, extending well beyond Brazil’s borders and containing more than 7,000 tributaries.

The Amazon river’s total length is 6.7 thousand kilometers and crosses the entire state of Amazonas. The river’s average annual rate of flow reaches around 200,000 cubic meters per second making it the largest liquid mass on the planet. Its volume is about four times that of the Congo and ten times that of the Mississippi rivers. With an

average width of 3.6 kilometers expanding to a maximum of 50 km during the rainy season, the Amazon produces a liter of water for every inhabitant on the planet every 28 seconds. Studies indicate that about half of this water returns to the atmosphere and directly influences the region’s ecosystem. Transporting to smaller canoes, tour members will be taken to visit Lake Janauary Ecological Park (water level permitting). A safe walkway takes tourists to visit the beautiful lily pad (Victoria Amazonica) that float on the lakes and when in full bloom can measure up to 1.8 meters in diameter. A typical lunch is served at the Floating Restaurant on Janauary lake.

Location | Ponta Negra beach opening to Negro river, one of the gateways to the Amazon jungle. It is 20 minutes from downtown and 10 minutes from the international airport.

Rooms | It offers 594 rooms distributed in the categories of standard, superior and deluxe. The rooms are equipped with air conditioning, safe box, mini bar and cable TV.

Features | Zoo, two swimming pools (one of them with artificial waves), five tennis courts, volleyball court, sauna, beauty parlor, shopping arcade with 22 stores, several bars, coffee shop, two restaurants, fitness room, children playground, bicycle, horseback riding and nightclub. Meeting facilities for 1500 persons.

Tropical Experience Hotel

www.tropicalhotel.com.br

Hotels

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Location | Opening to a superb view of the Negro river and by the Tropical Manaus resort.

Rooms | 370 rooms and suites equipped with central air conditioning, 29” color / cable TV, electronic safe box, mini bar, direct dialing telephone.

Features | Restaurant, lobby bar, Solarium bar inside the restaurant, poolside bar besides those of the Tropical Resort, heliport, cyber café, games room, tobacco store, steam and dry sauna, business center, swimming pool open to Negro River. And all facilities of the Tropical Resort – trekking, tennis courts, orchidarium, bow and arrow, beauty center, mini-zoo, tree bridges, snooker table, rappel, swimming pool with waves. Meeting facilities: largest room for 80 persons.

Tropical Business Manaus

www.tropicalhotel.com.br

Hotels

Location | Central location with easy access to shops, restaurants and touristic points.

Rooms | Air conditioning, cable TV, telephone, safe box, mini bar, internet connection.

Features | Restaurant with panoramic view bar, coffee shop, swimming pool, sauna, fitness center, business center.

Taj Mahal Continental

www.grupotajmahal.com.br

Location | At residential area called Adrianópolis, 10 minutes from downtown and 15 minutes from the airport.

Rooms |156 rooms and suites equipped with air conditioning, safe box, mini bar, color / cable TV.

Features | 2 restaurants, coffee shop, piano bar, business center, parking, sauna, 2 swimming pools, poolside bar, tennis court, fitness room. Meeting facilities: largest room for 300 persons.

Hotel da Vinci

www.hoteldavinci.com.br

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The Amazon Rainforest

Making tourism in the Amazon is always an adventure! Wether in the islands, on the beaches or in the middle of the jungle. Emotion is everywhere!

The Amazon constitutes one of the last world-wide reserves of natural resources and one of the richest and most preserved ecosystems of the planet, especially for his biodiversities.

The Amazon region is one of few places of the planet where human primitive people still survive. The tribes are spread in territories inside the forest, maintaining his customs, languages and cultures unchanged for thousands of years. Anthropologists believe that still exist primitive unknown people, living in the most inhospitable and inaccessible regions.

The resultant impacts of the human exploration of the Amazon region are enormous. The deforestation for the formation of pastures for the cattle has been destroying immense areas of pure forests every year.

Therefore, the tourism emerges like one of the alternatives of sustainable development for the Amazon region, so, if planned well, it is able to minimize the environmental impacts, besides presenting a multiplying significant potential, in terms of generation of job and income.

The term rainforest describes forests that grow in constant humid conditions. They can occur whenever the annual rainfall is above 80 inches per year with high temperatures, which provides ideal environment for a diversity of plants to grow.

The Amazon Rainforest contains the largest area of tropical forest in the world. It covers 7 million square kilometers in 9 different countries (60% in Brazil). At first look, the Amazon forest seems to be rather uniform in physiognomy but in fact there are many typological variations and ample species diversity.

The forest canopy is frequently discontinuous, giving space for special ecological niches. At the heart of this region lies the huge Amazon River, the second longest watercourse of the world. The Amazon holds more than 18% of the planet’s fresh water, has at least 1,000 tributaries. The Rio Negro is its largest tributary.

The extraordinary wealth of plant and animal life in the Amazon basin has attracted explorers and scientists since the dawn of the 16th century. At least 30,000 out of 100,000 species of plants in Latin America are found in the Brazilian Amazon. The wildlife is equally diverse: there are thousands of creatures, amazingly different but each ideally suited for its particular way of life in the jungle. Clearly, this is a world of enormous fascination to everyone interested.


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Location | Located in Rio Tarumã - a tributary of Rio Negro approximately one hour from Manaus airport and in the middle of the Amazon Forest.

Rooms | Offers 60 apartments in 20 bungalows (3 each), made of wood. The appartments entrance, porch and bathroom are completely independent, all air conditioned, with hot shower and screened windows. Rustic, but charmingly decorated. (lamp shade, rugs, indian style artifacts, etc).

Features | The Lodge is the only one authorized by the Brazilian Government Environmental Agency IBAMA to maintain wild animals. The Monkey Jungle that is immediately adjacent to the ECOPARK houses spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, woolly monkeys and Capuchin monkeys, many of them orphans that have been rescued from forest fires and floods.

The lodge has a bathing pool, a private beach, a massage room, games room, and there are 06 miles of jungle trails for getting up close to the orchids and other exotic flora, to crystal-clear streams, and to species of birds that simply are not going to be found anywhere else in the world. Activities include a boat excursion to the point at which the Negro and Solimões rivers join forces to form the Amazon proper, canoe trips, alligator spotting and piranha fishing.

Amazon Ecopark

www.amazonecopark.com.br

The Jungle Lodges

PACKAGE C1 | pick-up 08h30/drop-off 17h30

1st day - Pick-up at 08h30 and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Reception with local juice after which guests will be shown to the rooms. Visit to the Monkey Jungle. Lunch. After a short rest, visit to the home of local Amazonian Natives and a Fishing Tour. Dinner. Evening tour by canoe with an opportunity of Alligator Spotting. Overnight at the lodge.

2nd day - Breakfast followed by Nature Hike. Lunch. Check-out at 16h30 and transfer to Manaus.

PACKAGE D1 | pick-up 13h30/drop-off 12h30

1st day - Pick-up at 13h30 and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Reception with local juice after which guests will be shown to the rooms. Dinner. Nature Hike. Dinner. Evening tour by canoe with an opportunity of Alligator Spotting. Overnight at the lodge.

2nd day - Breakfast followed by Nature Hike. Lunch. Visit to the home of local Amazonian Natives and Fishing Tour. Dinner. Overnight at the lodge.

3rd day - Breakfast. Visit to the Monkey Jungle. Check-out at 11h30 and transfer to Manaus.

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The Jungle Lodges

PACKAGE D2 | pick-up 08h30/drop-off 12h30

including the tour meeting of the waters

1st day - Pick-up at 08h30 for a Full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters with lunch in an exclusive restaurant to ECOPARK guests. Optional canoe ride with opportunity for piranha’s fishing. Arrival at the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge by 17h00. Reception with local juice after which guests will be shown to the rooms. Dinner. Overnight at the lodge.

2nd day - Breakfast followed by Nature Hike. Lunch. Visit to the home of local Amazonian Natives and Fishing Tour. Dinner. Evening tour by canoe with an opportunity of Alligator Spotting. Overnight at the lodge.

3rd day - Breakfast. Visit to the Monkey Jungle. Check-out at 11h30 and transfer to Manaus.

Location | The access to the hotel is made by a regional boat (2 hours), helicopter (15 minutes) or by fast boat (50 minutes)

Rooms | Has 288 units: apartments, suites (located in the towers) and Tarzan´s Houses. It has mini refrigerator, balcony and fan.

Features | Ariau towers are interlinked by a catwalk system of approximately 8 kilometers, at the height of treetops. 2 swimming pools at the height of treetops, two observation towers of 41 meters (height), a panoramic auditorium with capacity for 450 people, fully equipped with audiovisual resources and a beautiful view of Rio Negro and the Amazon Forest; 2 restaurants, 01 bar and 01 cyber cafe. There is also a convenience store and souvenir shops.

ARIAÚ AMAZON TOWERS

www.ariautowers.com.br

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The Jungle Lodges

UBIM PACKAGE | pick-up 08h00/drop-off 14h00

Day 1- Immediate departure to Ariaú Towers Lodge. Reception and accommodation. Lunch. Visit the hotel. Reconnaissance tour by canoe, visit to the local communities. Dinner. Caiman spotting. Overnight.

Day 2- Breakfast. Sun rise. Jungle Rise. Lunch. Return to Manaus.

BOTO COR DE ROSA PACKAGE | pick-up 15h00/drop-off 08h00

Day 1- Immediate departure to Ariaú Towers Lodge. Reception and accommodation. Visit the hotel. Dinner. Overnight.

Day 2- Breakfast. Jungle hike. Reconnaissance tour by canoe. Lunch. Visit to the local communities. Dinner. Caiman Spotting. Overnight.

Day 3- Breakfast. Sun rise. Return to Manaus.

TUCUMAN PACKAGE | Pick-up 08h00/Drop-off 14h00

Day 1- Immediate departure to Ariaú Towers Lodge. Reception and accommodation. Lunch. Visit the hotel. Reconnaissance tour by canoe. Visit the local communities. Dinner. Overnight.

Day 2- Breakfast. Jungle hike. Lunch. Piranha fishing. Dinner. Caiman Spotting. Overnight.

Day 3- Breakfast. Sun rise. Lunch. Return to Manaus.

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Exuberant local fauna and flora.


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Location | The Tiwa Amazon Resort is situated 10 km from Manaus, on the banks of the Rio Negro. The complex is surrounded by its own grounds of more than 2 square km. The resort is built around a beautiful natural lake that is surrounded by tropical rainforest.

Rooms | At the edge of the lake - with their feet in the water - you will see 26 double houses (52 wooden bungalows) built on poles; they each have a bed-sit and a bathroom with a spacious patio above the lake.

Features | Restaurant, swimming pool, water sport center (such as beach football, beach volleyball, water games, outdoor games, canoeing, water bikes, sailing, surfboarding and catamaran sailing), amphitheatre, full board packages.

Tiwa Amazonas Ecoresort

www.tiwa.com.br

The Jungle Lodges

MAO T01 | pick-up 13h30/drop-off 12h00

Day 1 - Transfer in. Reception with welcome juices, check in, presentation of resort, jungle tour with Tree Top Tour and Tarzanhouse, dinner, crocodile spotting.

Day 2- Breakfast. Visit to traditional Caboclo House. Transfer out.


Day 1- Transfer in. Reception with welcome juices, check in, presentation of resort, visit traditional cabloco house, dinner, crocodile spotting.

Day 2- Breakfast. Full adventure day with harbour of Manaus, Meeting of the waters, swamp of January, piranha fishing, lunch and dinner.

Day 3- Breakfast. Jungle tour with Tree Top Tour and Tarzanhouse. Transfer out.

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The Jungle Lodges


Day 1- Transfer in. Reception with welcome juices, check in, presentation of resort, dinner, crocodile spotting.

Day 2- Breakfast. Full adventure day with harbour of Manaus, Meeting of the waters, famous waterlelies, swamp of January, piranha fishing, Lunch and dinner.

Day 3- Breakfast. Full day cruise Negro River, Ecological Junglewalk High Negro River, Visit to ruins of Paricatuba, traditional lunch on the beach, visit to traditional cabloco houses and guaraná plantations. Dinner.

Day 4- Breakfast. Jungle tour with Tree Top Tour and Tarzanhouse. Transfer out.

The Amazon River has already stablished itself as a privileged pathway on the route for cruise vessels. The exuberance of the planet’s largest tropical forest, the diversity of the fauna and flora, the richness of the native culture are attractions that seduce tourists from all over the world. There is, therefore, a significant public avid for making a tour to such an enchanting region.

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The Amazon Forest is a present of nature for all of us.


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The Cruises

Description | A luxury ship will take you on an exciting cruise along the Negro and Amazon rivers with all the comfort and excellent service. The adventure begins in the city of Manaus, capital of Amazonas, famous for its spectacular Opera House, designated as Brazilian historical heritage. Departing from Manaus, the Iberostar Grand Amazon stops at several points along the amazing Amazon jungle, and offers excursions on small boats to explore the dense, virgin vegetation. You and other adventure seekers will come into contact with the most exuberant species of trees, plants, exotic animals and the local river communities, friendly and hospitable people. A paradise for those who like adventure with all the comfort of a five star hotel.

Cabins | 72 cabins of 23m² placed in three decks, the Mandi, Acará and Tambaqui, 02 Royal suites of 50m² placed in front of vessel. All suites and cabins are equipped with private bathrooms, hair dryer, private balcony, twin- size beds, TV, Telephone, air-conditioning and music.

Features | Tonnage 1500 ton, Speed 12 knot, Electricity 110 V, 2 pools and one Jacuzzi located at the roof top, 2 Restaurants, conference room for 148 pax seated, drugstore, fitness center, elevator, laundry, valet, paramedic, ballroom, internet access.In our two restaurants (Grilll and Karup), we offer our guests a special experience thru local and international cuisine. Pool Bar and Night Club bar.

What is included | Lodging, FAP - Full America Plan, Welcome drink, snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (national and international), safe box inside the cabins, tourist activities on ground with specialized guides.Entertainment such as field trips, dance classes, fishing and ecological classes of the local fauna and flora. Live music shows and theme parties at night. Motorboat rides and excursions through local lakes, igapós and igarapés

The Iberostar Grand Amazon

www.iberostar.com

3 nights/4 days | Solimões and Amazon River Itinerary

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Itineraries

Passengers check-in at Iberostar reception office.Embark, accommodation in cabins and reservation of tables in the restaurant.Ship departs to Manacapuru, passing by Ponta Negra.Classical Music watching the sunset at the upper deck.Captain’s welcome cocktail party, presentation of officers and crew in the Lua salon, lecture on safety and abandon ship procedures.

Welcome dinner in the Kuarup restaurant.Live music and first contacts at the ballroom and open bar on the top deck.

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The Cruises

3 nights/4 days | Solimões and Amazon River Itinerary

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Passing through Manacapuru harbor.10 miles from the entrace of Rio Manacapuru.Sunrise Lovers Breakfast at the upper deck.Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.Trekking and photo safari in the Manacapuru region. Boat excursion through Igarapés and Igapós.On the way to “Lago do Jacaré”.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Theme lectureReaching “Lago do Jacaré”Piranha fishing (optional)Bird watching at Lago do Rei.Music watching the sunset at the upper deck.Dinner in the Kuarup restaurant.Alligator spotting.Music in the Lua room and open bar on the Sol deck.On the way to Lago Janauacá.

DAY 2 (FRIDAY)

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Reaching Janauacá.Sunrise Lovers Breakfast at the upper deck.Bird watching at Lago Janauacá.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Photo safari at Lago Janauacá.Trekking on land – 2 trails.Embarkation – all aboard.On the way to Igarapé do Rei – Rio Amazonas.Theme lecture.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Igarapé do Rei.Theme lectureBird watching and Alligator spotting at Igarapé do Rei.Boat excursion through the “Igarapés”.Music watching the sunset at the upper deck.Farewell dinner in the Kuarup restaurant.Folcloric show in the party room.Music in the party room and open bar on the Sol deck.

DAY 3 (SATURDAY)

DAY 4 (SUNDAY)

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On the way to “encontro das águas” (meeting of river Negro and river Solimôes).Sunrise Lovers Breakfast at the upper deck, Wacthing “encontro das águas” (meeting of Rivers water).Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.Check-outArrival at Manaus.Passengers disembark.


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The Cruises

4 nights/5 days | Negro River Itinerary.

15h00 – 16h3017h3018h0018h00 – 18h0018h30 – 19h30

20h00 – 20h3021h30 – 01h00

Passengers check-in at Iberostar reception officeEmbark, accommodation in cabins and reservation of tables in the restaurant.Ship departs to Novo Airão.Classical Music watching the sunset at the upper deck.Captain’s welcome cocktail party, presentation of officers and crew in the Lua salon, lecture on safetyand abandon ship procedures.

Welcome dinner in the Kuarup restaurant.Live music and first contacts in the party salon and open bar on the top deck.

DAY 1 (SUNDAY)

04h3006h00 – 07h0007h00 – 09h0007h3008h00 – 10h0011h00 – 12h0011h3013h00 – 14h3014h45 – 15h1515h0015h30 – 17h30

18h00 – 18h3020h00 – 21h3021h45 – 22h3000h00

Arrival at Novo Airao.Sunrise Lovers Breakfast at the upper deck.Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.Embark on the tender (boats).Trekking through the igarapés and Visit to pink dolphins at Novo Airão.Theme lecture.On the way to Lago Aracari.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Theme lecture.Arrival at Lago Aracari.Photo safari at Lago Aracari.Piranha fishing (optional) at Lago Aracari.

Classical Music watching the sunset at the upper deck.Dinner in the Kuarup restaurant.Alligator spotting.Departure to Rio Puduarí.

DAY 2 (MONDAY)

06h00 – 07h0006h00 – 07h0007h00 – 09h00

Bird watching at Río Puduari.Sunrise Lovers Breakfast at the upper deck.Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.

DAY 3 (TUESDAY)

Program for passengers continuing on the cruise

09h30 – 12h3013h00 – 14h3014h30 – 16h3017h00

Two optional excursions.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Two optional excursions.Embarkation – all aboard.


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The Cruises

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Embark on the tender (boats) for trekking (Rio Puduari).Tender cruise Rio Puduari.Theme lecture.On the way to Ilha de Jacaré.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Arrival at Ilha de Jacaré.Theme lecture.Photo safari at Igarapé Aturiá.Tender cruise in the Igarapé Aturiá.Classical Music watching the sunset at the upper deck.On the way to Rio Cuieiras.Dinner in the Kuarup restaurant.Music in the party room and open bar on the Sol deck.

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Arrival at Río Cuieiras.Sunrise Lovers Breakfast at the upper deck.Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.Trekking (Rio Cuieiras).Photo safari at Rio Cuieiras and visit to Cambebas Community.On the way to Praia Grande.Theme lecture.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Arrival at Praia Grande.Tender cruise through Igarape del Pato.Free time at Praia Grande.Music in the upper deck and open bar on the Sol deck.Farewell dinner in the Kuarup restaurant.Folcloric show in the party room.Music in the ballroom and open bar on the Sol deck.

DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY)

03h0006h00 – 07h0007h00 – 09h0007h30 – 08h3008h0008h30

On the way to “encontro das águas” (meeting of river Negro and river Solimôes).Sunrise Lovers Breakfast at the upper deck, Wacthing “encontro das águas” (meeting of Rivers water).Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.Check-out.Arrival at Manaus.Passengers disembark.

DAY 5 (THURSDAY)

09h30 – 12h3013h00 – 14h3014h30 – 16h3017h00

Two optional excursions.Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.Two optional excursions.Embarkation – all aboard.

Program for passengers continuing on the cruise

7 nights/ 8 days | Solimões, Amazon & Negro Rivers

(departure every Thursdays or Sundays at 18:00h, arriving on Sundays or Thursdays at 08:00h)Combination of the cruises.


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The Cruises

Description |Amazon Clipper Premium is a vessel unique in style that offers the charm of a regional small-ship cruise in the Amazon, large enough to offer spacious cabins with lower beds and inviting public spaces. But small enough to dock at remote spots and cruise to hidden locations due to the shallow draft of only 3 feet, the Amazon Clipper Premium is the perfect size for a comfortable cruise on the Amazon Rivers.

Cabins | At 32m (106 feet) long, with a beam of 9m (30 feet), the Amazon Clipper Premium hosts only 32 guests in 16 spacious all-outside cabins, with lower beds, private bathroom facilities with hot shower, individual air conditioning and safe box.

Features | You will experience trips with our outboard powered canoes in smaller creeks to see life on the flooded plains, rubber trees, lakes with giant water lilies, watch the birds, visit the local inhabitants and walk in the forest, always accompanied by our expedition guides.

Your adventure will follow with fishing for piranhas, night trips to see nocturnal animals, views of the floating docks, market and houses on stilts. Unique on the Amazon Clipper Premium is a spacious observation and sun deck with a fantastic 360° panoramic view.

The window-lined dining room seats all passengers leisurely at one single seating. We offer excellent meals, up to international standards, prepared with utmost care by our experienced kitchen staff. Served as buffet you can help yourself from a great variety of fresh foods including daily specials or choice vegetarian meals.

The boat’s kitchen is fully equipped with freezers, charcoal filters and a plentiful supply of mineral water.

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Amazon Clipper

Description | Amazon Clipper Cruises offers three distinctly Amazonian boats for your touring pleasure. Each boat has unique characteristics; however, each provides the tourist with the ultimate in safety, comfort, and reliability. The boats:

Amazon: Description: 08 double air conditioned cabins with bunk berths and private toilet facilities. Covered saloon with dinning area, bar and library. Panoramic sundeck with 360 panoramic view.

Selly 1: Description: 04 double air conditioned cabins with bunk berths and private toilet facilities. Covered saloon, dinning area, bar and library. Panoramic sundeck with 360 panoramic view. Crew: 01 captain, 02 sailors, 01 cook, 01 English speaking field guide.

Selly 2: Description: 10 double air conditioned cabins with bunk berths and private toilet facilities. Covered saloon with dinning area, bar and library. Panoramic sundeck with 360 panoramic view. Crew: 01 captain, 03 sailors, 01 cook, 01 English speaking field guide.

Features | The shallow draught allows us to visit locations inaccessible to many other boats and the outboard powered canoes that we carry are used for trips in lagoons, narrow channels, creeks and flooded forest.

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3 nights/ 2 days | Mainly on the Amazon river

DAY 1 - Monday - Depart Hotel Tropical landing-stage at 14:30h. Presentation on board of staff, route and facilities. Wel-come drink. Navigation past Manaus to the Xiborena region. Canoe trip in smaller creeks to see life on the flood plains: jute, market-garden producer, rubber trees, as well as flood plain forest and lakes with giant water lilies (in season). This trip returns after sunset, so that we can observe nightlife, including caimans. Navigations up the Amazon (the upper part of it called Solimões by the natives) to lake Janauaca. Dinner on the way.

DAY 2 - Tuesday - Early morning canoe trip for bird-watching. There are good chances of seeing Hoatzins and large flocks of Egrets and Cirmorants. Breakfast. Visit to the inhabitants of the lake who live from manioc plantations, fishing, diverse fruit trees, rubber, Brazil-nut trees, wood and other extractive products. Walk in the forest with commentaries by the spe-cialist. Lunch. Navigation. Fishing for piranhas and other types of fish. Dinner. Night trip to see nocturnal animals, some-times including night-hawk, snakes, toro-rats, sloths and frogs. Navigation downstream on the Amazon.

DAY 3 - Wednesday - Early morning bird-watching trip in the Janauary Ecological Park and nearby water ways. Breakfast. Navigation to the “Meeting of the Waters”. Observation. Navigation back to Manaus with views of the floating docks, market, old custom house and houses on stilts, to the Hotel Tropical landing-stage arriving at 11:30 am. End of services.

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4 Days/3 Nights | Mainly on Negro River

DAY 1 - Wednesday - Leaves the Tropical Hotel landing-stage at 14:30h. Presentation on board of the staff, route and facilities. Welcome drink. Navigation upstream to the Pagodão river (tributary of the Negro). Canoe trip shortly before sunset, returning after dark, with the possibility of observing nocturnal animals and perceiving the change in the forest as night falls. Dinner.

DAY 2 - Thursday - Breakfast. Walk in the forest with commentaries by the specialist. Observation of the flora. Visit to a “Caboclo” family. Chance to see the local way of life. Lunch. Navigation through the Anavilhanas, the world’s largest fresh water archipelago, more then 1000 miles from the ocean. Dinner. Night trip to see caimans and possibility frogs, sloths, snakes, and other species, depending on the season.

Day 3 - Friday - Visit to the village of Novo Airão, with its handcraft boat yards, sawmills, market and other activities. Lunch. Navigation to Praia Grande or other white sand beach.Swimming if conditions permit and observation of the vegetation of sandy areas. Canoe trip in lake Acajituba or adjacent lake domains to see typical flora (rubber trees, Brazil nuts, useful palm trees of various types). Fishing for piranhas. Dinner. Night trip to observe caimans. Navigation.

DAY 4 - Saturday - Lake Janauary and Eco-reserve, Canoe trip at sunrise for bird watching, discovering the flood plain forest and lakes with giant water lilies (in season). Breakfast. Navigation to the “Meeting of the Waters”. Return to the Tropical Hotel landing-stage, with fine views of Manaus’ waterfront. Arrival at 11:30h. End of services.

6 Days/5 Nights | Amazon and Negro River

Being the sum of the two other trips, this cruise gets people acquainted with the two different “Amazonas” (white waters and black waters). Passengers board on Monday and remain on board until on Saturday. Care is taken to minimize repetition in the area of “The Meeting of the Waters” and Janauary lake.


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Santana

Description | Conceived and built in Manaus, using wood and raw mate-rial of the region as much as possible, joining a traditional concept with the rigors of modern safety.

Cabins |Accommodation in double cabins with bunk berths, each cabin with private toilet and air conditioning.

Features | The Santana offers the convenience, comfort and security of a boat/hotel, with an environment authentically regional. The members of the crew (1 capitain, 1 pilot, 2 deck sailors, 1 steward, 1 cook and 1 waiter), together with an experienced bilingual guide and a host of Santana Tourism are ready to assist the passangers at any time.

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3 Days/2 Nights

DAY 1 - Leave the Tropical Hotel pier at 14:00hs. Suite accommodations, soon after we will begin to travel to the black River to the meeting of the two rivers “Rio Negro and Solimôes”, with a front view of the historical buildings in Manaus that remount the golden rubber time in our state. We will arrive at the magnificent junction of the two rivers an area of aproximately 4,5 unforgettable miles. We will pass through Janauary, in ecological park (depending of the season) by canoe. Before evening we will move to a place called “Jacareubal”, then dinner.

DAY 2 - Proceed by ship to the Archipelago of Anavilhanas. The second largest Archipelago of river waters in the world with more than 300 islands. Breakfast. We will arrive at a place called “Island of the length” Leave in canoes to go to the islands for observation of the local fauna and flora of the place. Lunch. The group will leave for a walk on the islands preceding a visit in an indigenous community who inhabits the high Rio Negro, called “Black earth”. Leave at night to an alligator spotting tour (according to the season) then dinner.

Day 3 - Breakfast. Leave the ship for breakfast while the sunrises. We will return to Manaus with lunch served in front of Ponta Negra (Black Tip beach). Leave the ship at 14:00hs.

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