 Amazon
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It is
a special tour, created by specialists in the area of “life
and jungle survival” with a goal to teach, through simple
and safe procedures, the secrets and magic of the rainforest.
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 Program
General Data |
 Private
operated tours, with varied duration (check description below),
that offers basic and practiced knowledge about aspects of life
in the jungle, including
overnight and day programs.
Work
is performed with a team of up to 10(ten) people and the
group may have a minimum of 40(forty) and a maximum of 310(three
hundred
and ten) people.
The
program starts with rides on motorized canoes, from the
Ariaú Amazon Towers or from the ecological reserve of Terra Verde,
followed
by a tour through the rivers and igapós (flooded areas) of the region.
Traveling time is approximately 30 minutes, to the opening of Patauá creek.
Continue the trip for another 15 minutes, with the help of paddles.
Arriving
at the jungle there will be an intense amount of activities, divided
in several
workshops in the middle of the jungle.
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| Workshop
Contents |
1. Walks
on trails and off trails - they take place at the beginning and return
of the program, including identification of vegetation species, and
a demonstration of how to build traps for animals and fish.
Important: the
animals are not captured and the traps are undone at the end of the
demonstration.
2.
Natural
obstacles - demonstration of techniques used in the jungle, to
surpass determined types of natural difficulties,
such as creeks, caves, ravines, etc.
3. Guide
by compass - demonstration of basic technique for the use of a
compass in the jungle.
4. Construction
of shelters - workshops to show techniques for the construction of
shelters using only raw material found in the jungle.
5. Obtaining
water and fire - practical lessons about how to obtain fire through
natural means and about how to find and treat water for personal
use.
6.
Obtaining
and conserving natural food - practical lessons on how to identify
food that can be found in the jungle, how to prepare and conserve.
Important: no
one kind of animal can be hunted.
7. River
rides - rowing through the creeks and flooded jungle of the area,
during the high water level of Negro River, day and night rides.
8. Overnight
- in case the program lasts until the next day, besides the above mentioned
activities, there will be an overnight stay in the rainforest, on wild camp
ground, with the support during the entire time of a professional team from
Companhia de Aventuras.
9. The
overnight stay will take place in the jungle, on native shelters (tapiris)
on hammocks with nets. Dinner will be based on local dishes and breakfast
will include typical regional items (black coffee, juices, cooked yucca
and typical fruits). It is also includes in the program a night walk
on the jungle on an interpretation
trail.
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| Important
Observations |
1.
The maximum capacity for overnight tours at the jungle is of 90
people
(only).
2.
All meals are included during the program.
3.
Four bottles
of water per person, per day, is also included.
4.
Juices during meals
are also included.
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| Equipments
Used |
1.
Small
canoe with awning.
2.
Communication – through
radio (2 devices per team; 6 devices for the entire program).
3. First
aid kit.
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| Program
Without Overnight Stay |
08:00h - loading
on motorized canoes (starting at Ariau Amazon Tower on Ecological
Reserve Terra Verde), making way through Negro River. Tour through
creeks and flooded jungles of the area. Visit to Lake Acajatuba.
Visit to the native’s house to get to know their way of life
and relationship to the Amazonian environment.
08:50h/09:10h - arrival
at Patauá Creek;
09:10h/09:50h - walk
in the jungle, on trails with passage through obstacles such as suspended
rope bridges;
09:50h/10:30h - workshop
on how to get fire and water;
10:30h/11:00h - workshop
on how to build shelter in the jungle;
11:00h/11:30h - workshop
on how to build traps for animals and fish;
11:30h/12:30h - basic
orientation about the jungle, such as how to use a compass;
12:30h/13:30h - basic
orientation about the jungle, such as how to use a compass;
13:30h/15:30h - test
on orientation in the jungle;
15:30h /16:10h - end
of program and departure on motorized canoes for the
return trip.
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| Program
With Overnight Stay |
The
program offers the same trips as the one without overnight stay,
from 08:00 to 15:00 hrs. From that time on the program is as
follows:
15:30h/16:30h -
walk into the jungle and set up camp in the jungle, making use of
the knowledge
acquired during the workshops;
16:30h/18:00h - walk
in the jungle through existing trails, and build traps to catch fish;
17:00h/18:30h - preparation
for overnight stay, followed by choosing a place to demonstrate hunting
activities (no animals will be killed) for pictures only;
18:30h/19:30h - typical
dinner;
19:30h/20:30h - hunting
team departure (photos);
20:30h/24:00h - night
walk in the jungle;
00:00h/05:00h - rest;
05:00h/05:30h - regional
breakfast;
05:30h/06:45h - walk
in the jungle;
06:45h/07:00h - end
of program and departure on motorized canoes for the
return trip.
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Fares
furnished upon request - |
(*)
Picture
kindly furnished by Manaustur - Municipal Foundation of Tourism,
Official Tourism Dept. of the City of Manaus. |
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