Day 3 and 4
After breakfast – we will leave in small motorised canoes with guides to observe the different geographical areas from the “river point of view. The area around the Amazon Eco Lodge has 793 hectare of unspoiled Brazilian primary dense rainforest. We will travel by boat through the rainforests around Juma river and we will see wildlife such as monkey, dolphin, sloth, parrots, macaws, herons, kingfisher, cormorant, ospreys and many other animals. Sometimes the boat driver turns off the engine and we will paddle through the narrow alleys in the flooded rainforests. We will be back at the lodge in time for the delicious lunch
In the afternoon – An interesting tour called Visit caboclo – the local people are called caboclo and are descendants from native indians leaving in the areas for centuries. On this tour by motorised canoe you will visit a local family to see how they live and what they do to survive. They will also show us their plantations and how they make the local dishes especially the important manioc. The guide will also show us the variety of local Amazonian fruit trees, as banana, cupuaçu, ingah, tucumã and many others
On the way back to the lodge we will admire the Amazonian sunset and also see an impressing sight of literally hundred kinds of bird species flying back at the same time from all around to their nests in the nearby charmed island.
After dinner – we will make a new tour called Caiman Spotting. Departure around 8 Pm in motorised canoes with guides, looking out for the local alligators, better known as “caimans”. Once spotted, they stay paralysed with the beam of your flashlight, with their eyes glowing right out of the water, allowing your guide to easily locate and capture the caiman with his own bare hands. After a short time of explanation and observation of this fantastic creature, your guide will gently and safely put it back in the water. This tour is not just about catching the caiman – it is about being in a boat in the dark Amazon night listening to the sounds and feeling what it is really like to be in the jungle.
Day 4 after breakfast – we return back to Manaus. The same interesting way back to Manaus as going to the lodge. Drop off at the airport or at a hotel in the city.