Expedition Day 6

We're out on a trek! For the next few days I have autoposting our expedition!!! Lots of pictures to come later. See the company we're going with HERE.

6th. Day- Breakfast (free morning) to Relax and enjoy the last day, Lunch and Transfer Back to Manaus.

Expedition Day 5

We're out on a trek! For the next few days I have autoposting our expedition!!! Lots of pictures to come later. See the company we're going with HERE.

5th. Day

Breakfast followed by canoe trip, where the clients will be able to paddle in the small channels (Igarapés). As paddling have the opportunity to see fresh water Dolphins (Botos), monkeys, iguanas, snakes and with luck a sloth.

Expedition Day 4

We're out on a trek! For the next few days I have autoposting our expedition!!! Lots of pictures to come later. See the company we're going with HERE.

4th. Day

Breakfast and leave for jungle trek on trails, only observing animals and flora take photos in the jungle, return back to the camp, swim in the rivers, have dinner and sleep in hammocks with mosquito net.

Expedition Day 3

We're out on a trek! For the next few days I have autoposting our expedition!!! Lots of pictures to come later. See the company we're going with HERE.

3rd. Day

(05:30am) leave for the sunrise and bird watch, (breakfast). Jungle trek with specialized guide were you will learn how to survival in the jungle, also learning more about our fauna and biodiversity. Lunch, during the afternoon catch fish for dinner, return back to camp, dinner and leave the camp for night tour to  watch for animals.

Expedition Day 2

We're out on a trek! For the next few days I have autoposting our expedition!!! Lots of pictures to come later. See the company we're going with HERE.

2nd Day

Leave from Amazon Turtle Lodge in motorized canoe to the Tracajá Lake, first camp (tapirí) this is a house made of wood and straw from the Babaçu tree, this camp is situated in the margins of the river making easier for the activities, as the rivers are the only way of transport in this territory. Lunch will be open area on the margin of the river, fresh fish roasted on fire. Explore the region, canoe and fishing trip. Dinner, after go out to listen to the sounds in the jungle. You will sleep in hammock with mosquito net.

Expedition Day 1

We're out on a trek! For the next few days I have autoposting our expedition!!! Lots of pictures to come later. See the company we're going with HERE.

1st.Day

Leave the hotel at 08:00 a.m. by car to the river port Ceasa (20 minutes). Take a speedboat to the village “Careiro da Varzea” (30 minutes). At this point we will be passing by the meeting of the waters, where Negro and Solimões River meet (Encontro das Águas). This is where the Amazon River is formed, flowing from this point all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. It is truly a magnificent sight to see.  The two rivers run side by side without mixing for many kilometers and you will most probably be visited by a few curious river dolphins (Botos) as well. 

After a stop at the fruit market, take a bus or van to the Araça River via the Manaus-Porto Velho highway (50 minutes BR319). By boat we will pass through many lakes and small wildlife abundant creeks, where you will have the opportunity to see the incredible giant Amazon water lilies (Vitoria Regia) with their enormous floating leaves. You will also pass by native villages and the floating houses of Caboclo’s communities. An ideal spot for wildlife watching due to the abundance of many varied species: such as birds, alligators, fish, snakes and monkeys. During this trip to the lodge you can be surprised by a creature at anytime. After 50 minutes boat ride, arrival at Amazon Turtle Lodge is scheduled for around 12:00 p.m. Lunch will be served; fresh water fish, beef (meat), chicken, salads and exotic fruits from the Amazon (buffet style). After lunch, there is a motorized canoe trip that will allow you to get to know the area better. Throughout the duration of this trip you will experience the pristine and varying landscapes of the region, with the opportunity to observe and enjoy the great diversity of animals found in the area. It is common to see squirrel monkeys, sloth, iguanas, spiders and a wide variety of birds, including the beautiful white egrets that delicately wade amongst the floating grass islands.
Dinner will be served in the restaurant of Amazon Turtle Lodge at 07:30pm, a delicious buffet including fresh water fish, beef (meat), chicken, salads and exotic fruits from the Amazon.

On Vacation!

Well, we're off to the AMAZON! On a semi-survivalist Amazonian vacation. I have all sorts of lists of animals I want to see, and thing I think are neat about this trip, but right now, as I'm just getting back from a month-long trip to the states, it will have to wait. Oh yeah, and I'm back! Toby and I will pick up posting after November 18. I have all sorts of great posts swimming around in my head, so you just wait!

-Sarah
p.s. I really hope to see a sloth. What a handsome animal.