Day 1: Transfer to Tucan Amazon Lodge
At 8:00 a.m., transfer from your hotel to Ceasa, Bom Lake, and then to Pousada. The transfer starts from the hotel or office, going first to the meeting of the waters (junction of the Negro and Solimões rivers). After visiting the meeting of the waters, the trip will continue for one and a half hours by car to Bim. From this place the trip will continue by boat (speed boat) on a 30 to 50 minutes ride depending on the time of year. Arriving at the lodge, welcome drinks will be served with the guests being accommodated shortly thereafter.
At 12:00 p.m., lunch is served and after lunch there is a little time to relax and to prepare for the activities of this first day. At 2:30 p.m., the group will depart by motorized canoe for a small trip with bird watching and to see a wonderful sunset from the middle of the river. You will return to the lodge after this. At 7:00 p.m. dinner will be served.
After dinner the group will depart by motorized canoe for the alligator spotting and the guide, using his hands, will grab a small alligator and will explain about this feared animal of the Amazonian rivers. There is an opportunity for each member of the group to touch it and get great photos of the animal.
Day 2: Canoe trip - Jungle trekking - Indigenous village visit - Monkeys spotting
From 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., a small canoe trip will be held to observe the awakening of nature with the first rays of the sun and the silence being broken by the singing of birds and other animals of the region. At 7:00 a.m., breakfast is served and from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the jungle trekking is done. During the trekking, the guide will explain about the forest and about some medicinal plants found in the area. There is also a chance to observe tarantulas and other animals.
At 12:00 p.m., lunch is served and at 2:30 p.m. the group will depart to visit an indigenous community where they will attend an indigenous ritual (dancing), a great opportunity for photos and videos with the indigenous people. Once the visit is done, the group will visit the monkey forest, an area of the Ariaú Region where monkeys are living in a flooded forest area, a great moment for photos and videos of these animals. Afterwards, the group will return to the lodge, getting there at about 5:45 p.m.
Day 3: Kayak tour - Swimming with dolphins - Departure
After breakfast, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., a kayak tour (paddling) will be held to explore some streams of the region. At the end of the kayaking tour, the group will go swimming with the dolphins, a great moment for photos and videos of this wonderful and legendary animal of the Amazonian rivers. At 2:00 p.m. the journey back to Manaus begins, with arrival scheduled at 4:30 p.m., ending the tour at your hotel or at the airport.
Note: For big groups of maximum 20 persons, the group will be split between two or three guides depending on the situation.
