On arrival at Rio international airport an English speaking guide will be waiting for you in the arrivals lobby at the airport to assist you with your luggage and take you to your hotel in the city. Welcome to Rio and Brazil.
A guide will meet you in the morning to take you on a tour that encompasses the most famous iconic image of Brazil. After a scenic drive along Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon you arrive at the bottom of the Corcovado Hill. Take the train which climbs the mountain to the statue of Christ the Redeemer, located (2300ft above sea level). The Christ statue known as the “Wonder of Rio” was recently elected one of the 7 winners of the "New Wonders of the World ". The view from the top affords a spectacular panoramic vista of Rio de Janeiro. (Half day tour)
A driver will collect you from the hotel and take you to Rio airport for your flight to Manaus in the heart of the Amazon. On arrival there will be a driver waiting for you to take you to your hotel in the city.
In the well equipped expedition boat, The Tucano, we explore far up the least inhabited river in the Amazon, The Rio Negro. We explore the forest by foot or in our launches, go for swims in the cleanest water in the world, visit with local settlers that live deep in the forest, and spend a great deal of time hunting for and observing the greatest collection of wildlife on earth.
We arrive at extraordinary river called the Rio Jauaperi and spend the day in this unspoiled and lovely rainforest area.
Today we proceed down the southwestern bank of the Rio Negro observing the different wildlife found on this side of the river. Our walks and explorations of the forest continue and our list of creatures observed gets larger and larger.
Today we visit the village of Novo Airão. We will walk through the streets and marvel at how the 19th Century thrives in this remote corner of the globe. We travel through the night to the confluence of the Amazon and Negro Rivers.
This morning we visit the Lago Janauari Ecological Park where the thick brown water of the Amazon flows swiftly through the forest. This area is thick with life and we are almost guaranteed to see monkeys. We then travel to the “Encontra das Aguas” the stark several mile long line where the world’s two largest rivers, the Amazon and the Negro, join in a turbulent maelstrom. In the evening we will return to Manaus and overnight on the boat.
After breakfast passengers will disembark from the Tucano and in the afternoon and take the evening flight back to Rio. In Rio a driver will collect you from the airport and take you to your hotel.
A driver will collect you from your hotel and take you to the international airport for your return flight.
*Prices are per person, based on two people sharing a double or twin room.
Prices are subject to availability.
Included:
• All transfers in a private vehicle with driver.
• All tours in a private vehicle with driver and bilingual guide.
• Accommodation at Porto Bay Rio Hotel (Rio) / Motor Yatch Tucano (Expedition Cruise)
• Full board accommodation on the Motor Yatch Tucano (Expedition Cruise)
Not included: Flights
