Tour Done at the Amazon Kabanas Lodge – Juma Reserve
Tour done with minimum of 2 people. For 1 person, please contact us for availability and for group price.
Learn about the Amazon jungle doing the normal activities and also camping out in the forest for one night.
- Activities;
Piranha fishing - Spear fishing at night
- Dolphin watching
- Sunrise and sunset watching
- Cayman spotting at night
- Jungle trekking
- Visiting the local people
- Canoeing (paddling) through the flooded forest and small channels (creeks).
- Camping in the forest for one night.
Trip Itinerary
Day one: at 8am is the transfer from the hotel to Ceasa Port on the Left bank of the Negro River about 15 kilometers from Manaus. There a speed-boat takes the group to the meeting of the waters (the place where the Negro river and the Solimões river meet).
Then it crosses over the river to the village of Careiro. From Careiro the journey continues by van that goes to a small tributary of Paraná do Mamori river on a journey of about an hour. There another speed-boat is used to reach the lodge on a 45 minutes ride and reaches the lodge around 11:30am. Lunch is served at 12:30pm and the afternoon activity starts at 2:30pm. It is a canoe trip to watch dolphins, birds, piranha fishing and finally the watching of the sunset at about 6:30pm. Dinner is served at 7pm and then at about 8:30pm cayman spotting is done. Everyone leaves in a canoe and the guide literally snatches a cayman out of the water. After giving a thorough explanation about the reptile it is returned to its habitat.
Day two: At 5:30am a canoe trip is done to watch the sunrise and to get a close up view of the forest waking up to a new day. At 7am breakfast is served and then at 8am a jungle walk starts and it goes up to 11:30am. During the walk, the guide explains valuable information about the forest. Much is learned about medicinal plants, spiders, trees and there is even a chance of seeing monkeys.
The afternoon activity starts at 3pm. It is canoeing in the flooded forest and in the small channels. It is a great opportunity to see and learn about the flora and fauna of this fantastic Amazon jungle.
Day Three: From 8am to 11am, the group goes to visit a local family to see and learn their simple and fantastic way of living in the forest. After lunch at 3pm the group leaves for an overnight in the forest. A great chance to learn about the night life in forest and also do spear fish at night.
Day Four: After having breakfast in the jungle, depending of the season, the group will do another trekking or more canoeing paddling. After the choosen and doing the activity, the group returns to the lodge, At 1:30pm they return to Manaus, getting there at about 4:30pm.
