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Manaos
Reception at Quito airport and transfer to
the hotel.
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Cultural and Historical City Tour around Manaus
Breakfast at the hotel. In the afternoon, we will start the city tour around Manaus. We will visit its most important attractions such as the Municipal Market, where we will enjoy the day of the Amazonian people; Heliodoro Balbi Square (Police Square), Rio Negro Palace, learning about some of Manaus history; Amazon Theatre, symbol of the height of the rubber boom.
The Amazon Theatre was opened on December 31, 1896, being the most important work built at the peak of the rubber boom and the most important cultural and artistic heritage. This building works as an opera house, where people can enjoy local artistic attractions, both national and international. We will also visit the Republic Square, and so learn about the architectonic history of buildings and monuments.
Rio Negro Palace was the residence of a rich salesman up to 1917, when it became the Amazon Government quarters up to 1996. Today exhibitions and chamber recitals take place there.
Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market was built on the shore of Negro River with a clear art nouveau style and opened in 1882. The architecture of the building can be compared to Las Hales market, in Paris, which has already disappeared. Nowadays it is a shopping center of local products.
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Iracema Falls and Urubui Rapids
Breakfast at the hotel. We will depart from the Tropical Ecoresort hotel at mid-morning heading for the city of Figueiredo President, located more than 100 km from Manaus, to get to know the Iracema Falls and Urubuí rapids. They are set on sandy rocks and have one of the most important groups of ponds of water where the forest and the cascade combine a natural and exuberant harmony due to the variety of flora and fauna. We will visit the Santuário Fall. Finally we will go back to Manaus.
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Again we will set out from the Tropical Hotel to go on with our first journey: sailing along Negro River. We will sail up Pagodão River, which is a tributary of Negro River. We will sail on a canoe until sunset, and enjoy the nocturnal animals and the changes that occurred in the forest when night comes. Then we will get back for dinner.
Amazon Clipper uses ships of exceptional comfort and has a relation price-quality very recommendable. The “Amazon Angler”, “Selly Clipper II” and “Selly Clipper” are classic ships of the traditional line on the Amazon River. These navies were designed to sail specially the Amazon River, making the most of the years of vast experience making this boats ideals to travel this waters.
They have private bathroom and air conditioner during the night. The social life in the Amazon Clipper takes part in the deck room. There is a bar also, a dining room, a book collection and an incredible view. The kitchen of the ships is highly equipped and with a formidable supply of mineral water. The superficial hulls of these ships make us sail in hard zones that other ships of biggest size like the Iberostar Grand Amazon cannot entry.
They have canoes to make esplanades on the lagoons, streams and flooded groves. The ships have radio VHF – Maritime Band communication equipment and the navigation strengthen by depth sounding lines, compass and satellital maps.
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Anavilhanas Archipelago
After breakfast, we will start our walk into the Amazon forest to enjoy the flora. We will visit the house of “Caboclos” to learn about the customs in the region. After lunch, we will go on sailing along Anavilhanas Archipelago.
This is the second biggest archipelago of the fluvial islands in the world, which is more than 1,000 miles from the ocean. After dinner we will go on with our sailing route. At night we will sail on a canoe and see alligators, toads, cobras and other animal species.
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We will visit Villa de Novo Airão, known for its ship builders, the market and other local activities. After lunch, we will sail towards Playa Grande or another white sand beach. If the conditions are suitable, we will see the sand vegetation.
We will sail on a canoe along Acajatuba Lake to enjoy the local flora (rubber tree, chest nut tree and palm trees). We can also enjoy piranha fishing. After dinner we will walk around to see some alligators. Then we will go on sailing.
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Confluence of the waters
We will head for Lake Janauary. Before the sun rises, we will sail on a canoe to see some birds and discover the forest and vitórias régias, only during the suitable season. Then we will have breakfast, and we will go on sailing up to the confluence of the waters. Finally we will start our journey back to the starting point: Manaus.
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Manaos
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Manaos
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