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Rio Negro Rainforest - 14 Days
| Overview Itinerary |
| Day 01: |
Manaus |
| Day 02: |
Flight to São Gabriel da Cachoeira – São Jorge |
| Day 03: |
Rio Curicuriari |
| Day 04: |
Camp 3 |
| Day 05: |
Paredão das Araras |
| Day 06: |
Camp 2 |
| Day 07: |
Camp 1 |
| Day 08: |
Igarape da Lage |
| Day 09: |
Bela Adormecida |
| Day 10: |
Bela Adormecida |
| Day 11: |
Igarape da Lage |
| Day 12: |
São Jorge |
| Day 13: |
São Gabriel da Cachoeira – City Tour |
| Day 14: |
International Flight |
Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Manaus
Arrival in Manaus around midday. The afternoon is at your own disposal to discover the city. On the left banks of the Rio Negro River and about 18 km from meeting with the waters of the claylike Rio Solimões, at which point both rivers join into the Amazon, is Manaus - the Jungle Metropolis. The main attractions here are the Opera House with its delicate fountain; a splendid neoclassical building of the size of the Scala (the opera house in Milan, Italy). After 15 years of construction it was inaugurated in 1896 as the symbol of the rubber boom. Also fascinating is the swimming port of Manaus, called Porto Flutuante. A colorful mix of people running busily around to embark or disembark, load or unload the ships that reach practically every corner of the Amazonian universe, except where waterfalls or rapids block the way. The 3 story ships are significantly called gaiolas, which literally means cages! Right next to the port is the Mercado Municipal, the city's marketplace, where regional food, fruits, fish, and handicrafts are displayed. Meanwhile, in the Museum of Natural Science, butterflies, insects and fish from the Amazonian region can be viewed.
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Day 02: Flight to São Gabriel da Cachoeira – São Jorge
Early transfer to the airport for your flight to São Gabriel da Cachoeira. Upon arrival you will be picked up by your guide and then be taken to the harbor at the Rio Negro where you will meet your second guide. They will steer masterfully the motorized dog-out canoe through the strong currents of São Gabriel. Then you will have a lunch break. Then you will continue your way on the river until you reach after about 1 hour the Indian village of São Jorge at the Rio Curicuriari. Here you will be welcomed by the Tukanos community. After getting to know the community and giving a little present to the Capitão (the chief) you will get the permission for visiting the Indian Territory. Then you continue to the first campsite (Cachoeira 1), where you will spend the night just above the waterfall. B/L/D
Day 03: Rio Curicuriari
A good breakfast will be prepared by the guides. After a 3,5 hours boat trip you will reach the landing stage where you will begin your trek. Your first destination is the parrot clay lick which you will reach in two days. Today you will have to walk about 3 hours to get to the second camp site which will also be close to a waterfall. You will set up the cam, dinner and overnight in hammocks. B/L/D
Day 04: Camp 3
Breakfast and trek through the jungle to the next camp site which is about 4 hours from here. You will have some breaks during the trek and of course you will have enough time to take pictures and discover the jungle around you. When you reach the camp site you can relax in the hammocks while the guides prepare your dinner. Then you will sit at the fire and listen to the stories about the jungle, the rivers, the people and the animals like the mystic river dolphins and the dangerous jaguar. B/L/D
Day 05: Paredão das Araras
About 8:30 in the morning you will start trekking for about 3 hours to reach the Paredão das Araras (parrot clay lick). At this limestone wall are much different kind of parrots and aras which are flying in the holes of the wall to get mineral nutrients which they cannot get in any other place of the jungle. This is a unique experience that only few tourists and locals have seen. You have the whole afternoon to observe and take pictures of the colorful birds like the Ara ararauna, Ara chloroptera etc. You will set up the camp at a waterfall close to the clay lick. B/L/D
Day 06: Camp 2
Breakfast. At about 9 o´clock you will return to the second camp site. This will take about 6 hours with longer breaks. During these breaks you can just relax or go on a jungle tour with your guide to discover this beauty. Another possibility is to take a bath in a waterfall. Dinner and overnight. B/L/D
Day 07: Camp 1
Breakfast. Afterwards you will return to the landing stage which will take about 3 hours. Then you will take the dog-out canoe and after about 2,5 hours you will reach the first camp site. This is the starting point for the second destination: the ascent of the Bela Adormecida Mountain (Sleeping Beauty Mountain).
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Day 08: Igarape da Lage
At about 8.30 o´clock you will start trekking to the Igarape da Lage, which you will reach after about 4 hours. The camp will be pitched usually next to a river or rapid for fresh water and a bath. The knowledgeable guides will gladly tell you more aobut the secrets of the jungle. They will show you some of the medicinal plants, the tracks of some animals and how to construct an emergency accommodation in just a few minutes without tools. Dinner and overnight. B/L/D
Day 09: Bela Adormecida
After another 4 hours trek you will reach the next camp which is right at the feet of the Bella Adormecida Mountain. It is named after its shape which will remind you of a sleeping woman. You can use the afternoon for a stroll in the surroundings of the camp in order to take pictures. Hammocks are strung while the guides make a fire and cook dinner. Your help is always welcome. Then you get to sleep early as you will have to be relaxed for the next day to ascent to the Bela Adormecida Mountain. B/L/D
Day 10: Bela Adormecida
This morning you are heading for the top of the Sleeping beauty where you will be arriving after approximately 4 hours of steep hike. The views from the top are breathtaking, with the Amazonian rainforest stretched out like blankets below you. At 1.125 m above sea level, you can see the jungle and the northern Amazon region. Lunch break. After you have rested and taken a lot of pictures you will return to the camp. Here you will arrive in the late afternoon. While you are sitting at the fire in the evening you will take about your experiences of this day. Overnight. B/L/D
Day 11: Igarape da Lage
In the morning you will return to the Igarape da Lage where you will arrive around midday. After lunch you will have time to rest in your hammock. Then you will hike through the jungle to get to know more about the flora and fauna of this region. You can go on another walk in the night to see some nocturnal animals. Overnight. B/L/D
Day 12: São Jorge
Breakfast and return to the dog-out canoe which you will reach after an about 3 hours walk. Then you will go to the Indian village of São Jorge. Get to know more about the Tukano Indios and their way of life while you are having lunch with them. They are a tribe that lives on the edges of the rivers and in the northern region of the Amazonas. They will show you how to prepare the manioc. Manioc and fish in a great variety provide the vast majority of the diet of the Tukano people. If the chief has liked the present you have given him at the beginning of the trip he might offer you to come to one of the tribal dances Not long after dinner you all retire to the hammocks for the last night in the bush. B/L/D
Day 13: São Gabriel da Cachoeira – City Tour
You will return to São Gabriel da Cachoeira where you check in at a hotel. After a break and a shower you will do a City Tour. São Gabriel da Cachoeira was in the 19th century was nothing more than one of the jungle fortress of the Portuguese consisting of a small village and some accommodation for the soldiers. The center of this fortress was the church with its thatched roof built in 1750. Since the beginning of the 20th century it is the domicile of the Salesianer Mission. Nowadays you will find the Brazilian Army in this city which shall protect the border from the Colombians and Venezuelan. Furthermore, the federal policy is stationed here to prevent the drug dealing and the smuggling of guns. Farewell drinks and dinner with the guides and tour leader in the best restaurant in town, sleeping in the hotel. B/L/D
Day 14: return flight
Transfer to the airport and flight via Manaus. B
B=Breakfast / L=Lunch / D=Dinner
Prices 2009 per person
3 – 4 Participants USD 3,870.-
1 – 2 Participants USD 4,760.-
Included in the price
All transfers, 1 overnight in a hotel and dinner in Manaus and São Gabriel da Cachoeira, city tours in Manaus and São Gabriel da Cachoeira, expedition equipment, canoe, engines, gasoline, hammocks, full board, drinks (also national alcoholic drinks), guides, carriers
Not included
flights, personal equipment, personal expenses, tips, insurance.
Best time to travel
November April
Remarks
The hike uphill to the Bela Adormecide mountain requires certain fitness. If you are used to go running or to hike for several hours/day regularly, then you are in the ideal shape for this adventure.
All participants are expected to cooperate with each other and to follow instructions given by the leader.
As temperatures vary from permanently well over 30°C during the day, down to around 10° or 5° C at night with humidity reaching 90% and more, clothing should include the following:
two set each of shorts, shirts long sleeve, T-Shirts, hat, rain clothing and warm clothing for the night. For the trekking in the jungle leather bootlegs with corrugated sole and solid grip are recommended for hiking and solid rubber trekking sandals to ford or bath in creeks, streams.
Equipment:
backpack for main baggage and day baggage, sleeping bag, thermo flask, binocular, photo equipment, flash light, swiss army knife, personal cutlery, sunglasses, insect repellent, sun cream.
Only personal belongings (5-8 kg) have to be carried by each participant
Other Information
Health
Vaccines mandatory: yellow fever, hepatites, tetanus
Although always recommended from the doctors, malaria prophylaxes are not recommendable as the risk of incubation is there. Please ask at the next tropical institute.
First aid
Granted by guides, bring your personal medicine
Meals
Salted, smoked and canned meat, fresh fish, manioc, rice, tinned food, crackers, zwieback, cereal bar made of nuts and honey, banana and guava sweets, coffee, tea, dry milk
Accommodation
In Manaus you will sleep in a good middle class hotel. In São Gabriel da Cachoeira the hotel is simple but clean. During the expedition in prepared camps and hammocks
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