This morning we start our expedition. Our floating home is already waiting at the pier.
After embarkation we are welcomed by the Captain and our Amazon Naturalist.
During the briefing, with a “Caipirinha” in hands, we leave downstream to encounter the “wedding of the waters”, where the tea colored waters of the Rio Negro share the same channel with the brownish waters of the Solimoes without mixing for more than 9 kilometres, as they join the main Amazon River.
Be ready for a longboat tour during sunset. This is a good time to encounter Amazonian wildlife, such as caymans, boas or anacondas.

During the morning we board our longboats to visit an ecological reserve of the mid Amazon, the Janauaca to have our first contact with birds and plants of the rainforest. We hope to see Kingfisher, Gray Herons, Great Egrets, Hoatzin birds and Tucans.
Our naturalist will show us manioc plants, montrichardea floating plants and the giant Amazon water lilies with leaves up to 3 meters in diameter.

There is a good chance for us to be awakened by the sound of howler monkeys. During an early morning tour we will try to catch a glimpse of a troup of these animals.
We travel back down river stopping at a local floating market. After a technical stop in Manaus for provisions, we will return to our floating home and begin our journey up the Rio Negro. We plan to visit the indio settlement of Nova Esperanca, where the locals will introduce us to their culture and heritage. Here we have some shopping opportunities of handmade craftware.

This morning we will disembark at the small river of Pagodao for a three hours tour into the forest. The farther we travel inland from the river, the greater will be the sense being in the real jungle.
Returning for a cool, refreshing swim in the safe waters of the Rio Negro we will be back on board for lunch.
We motor up the Rio Cuieras to observe another kind of forest, the campina, with scrubby trees, terrestrial orchids and bromelias, and lichens growing on the white sand.
Enjoy a special arranged BBQ on one of the sandy beaches by a large firelight. This night you may choose sleeping in a typical hammock in a covered shelter on shore.

We continue to travel up the Rio Cuieras, passing small side stream sand waterfalls. During the day we will take a closer look to local caboclo families that will give us an opportunity to learn about their lives in the Amazon jungle.
We will have the unique opportunity to get a close up encounter with the friendly Amazonian pink dolphins and to swim with them.
At night, look out for the southern cross and other constellations of the Southern Hemisphere.

Today we move back down the Rio Negro and into the four hundred island district of Anavilhanas. This is one of the largest fluvial archipelagos in the world. The area is known for the abundance of birds such as toucans, parrots and macaws.
In the afternoon we take a longboat ride among the islands for seeing birds and other animals. An evening longboat tour allows us to seek nocturnal life.

We approach the Amazon metropolis of Manaus.
The moment has arrived to say good bye to our floating home and our fantastic crew, who in the last days made this trip become a memorable and unforgettable experience.
Transfer to the airport depending on schedule and flights back home.