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This 4 day, 3-night tour aboard the M/V Desafio is an excellent way to experience all that the Amazon River and surrounding rainforest have to offer. Popular stops aboard the Desafio Amazon Cruise include Lake Janauari, Samauma Island, Anavilhanas Archipelago, the River Negro, the Furo do Meira and more. Enjoy meals made with local ingredients and flavors. Go swimming, canoeing, or just kick back and relax. And of course, be on the lookout for all of the rare and beautiful wildlife that inhabits this wondrous region.
At 2:30 pm, meeting on board the M/V Desafio at the docks of the Hotel Tropical for the start of our jungle adventure. After departure, you'll have a briefing, while we navigate along the River Negro towards the Solimoes River, right where it meets the dark waters of the Negro without mixing for about 4 kms, forming the Amazon River. Navigating towards Lake January, we will see the huge Victoria Amazonica water lily and take our first canoe outing takes place. A stop at an indigenous house to see their way of living is a must. After enjoying the beauty and the lavish green of the Amazon Forest from the deck, we will anchor and enjoy the sounds of the jungle overnight. Dinner is served during navigation.
Early breakfast and we leave for a trekking tour to observe the local flora, some of the richest worldwide. Returning to the boat, there is an hour for swimming. Lunch is served on route to Samauma Island, located in the Anavilhanas Archipelago, the largest river archipelago in the world. In the afternoon, reconnaissance tour around the islands, lakes, and igarapas. After dinner, we will experience the night sounds of the forest in canoes around the dark waters of the River Negro. Return to the boat around 10:30 pm.
Leaving early morning head towards Santa Maria, a typical Caboclo village, where we will have the opportunity to see the Ribeirinho (river people) way of living and have breakfast. Continuing navigating, we will reach the Furo do Meioa. Lunch is served during navigation. In the afternoon, we will fish for piranha. Return to the boat for swimming(!)
After dinner, we will search for caiman during a canoe excursion. Return to the boat at 11 pm.
Wake up call at 5:30 am for a morning tour to admire birds coming out of their night-time resting places, returning to the boat at 7:30 am, when breakfast is served. Return to Manaus, arriving around 11 am at the Hotel Tropical docks.
From Manaus, flight to Rio de Janeiro or to the next destination on your South America tour.
