Brazil Amazon Rainforest Tour - UAKARI FLOATING ECOLODGE

Flight to Tefé via Manaus. 

At 12:45 pm, meet your guide at your Tefé hotel or at the Tefé Airport for your transfer to Uakari Lodge. During this 1-hour speedboat journey, you'll observe riverside communities and experience the natural grandeur of the Amazon as you traverse its vast network of free-flowing rivers.

Learn about the projects developed by the Sustainable Development Institute of Mamirauá that are currently underway to achieve sustainable development in the Amazon.

Overnight at the lodge. 

Visit a community in the Mamirauá Reserve and meet the Ribeirinhos people, recognized as the traditional river people of the Amazon. Living in the region's rural areas, the Ribeirinhos people rely heavily on fishing and farming as their main source of income. As you tour their village, you'll learn their unique way of life, and you'll also have the opportunity to observe them produce traditional handicrafts, which you can purchase.

Explore the Amazon by canoe, and observe pink dolphins swim through the river and navigate flooded forests in search of food.

Attend a presentation led by passionate researchers on the Amazon's conservation and research programs that are dedicated to educating the region's visitors and to protecting the rainforest's delicate ecosystems.

Embark on a boat tour for some wildlife viewing, and as you glide along the peaceful waterways, you'll likely be interrupted by the distinct cries of howler monkeys, the squawk of scarlet macaws and rhythmic buzzing of cicadas.

In a wooden canoe, glide along the river and try your hand at the bucket list Amazonian activity of piranha fishing. Bearing razor teeth, the piranha is a freshwater fish indigenous to the Amazon basin.

After the sun sets, embark on a nighttime jungle safari with your naturalist guide to spot caimans - amphibious carnivores belonging to the alligator family. There are six distinctive species, with the Cuvier’s dwarf the smallest at barely 1 m long, and the black caiman the largest, at up to 4.5 m. Equipped with handheld searchlights, explore the riverbanks for these nocturnal creatures, and perhaps have the chance to also witness nighthawks, snakes, and sloths.

Overnight at the lodge. 

Wake early to a golden sunrise, and equipped with binoculars, witness birds take flight as your knowledgeable guide identifies with you the species that make this vast rainforest their home. Hike the network of trails through the dense Amazonian forest, a route carefully planned to maximize your wildlife viewing experience, and keep your eyes peeled for sightings of red howler and uakari monkeys, and three toed sloths. Learn about the different ecosystems, flora, and fauna that make up this region as you meander along the trails.

Tour Lake Mamirauá and enjoy the sunset from your canoe as the tropical sun dips below the horizon.

Spend your evening at leisure.

Overnight at the lodge. 

End your 5 day Amazon tour by waking early to observe an enchanting sunrise, and from a canoe, watch the jungle come to life as the early morning light illuminates the land.
At 10 am, transfer to your Tefé hotel or to the Tefé Airport for your onward journey.