Brazil

Starting Price:	$2,795.00
Trip Length:	5 days

The Grand Amazon

Cabin

Pink dolphin

Grand Amazon Rio Negro, 5 days / 4 nights, Monday to Friday

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The Iberostar Grand Amazon makes stops at locations along the Amazon jungle, offering excursions to explore the dense, untouched vegetation on this five day and four night cruise. At Lago Aracari we will be able to fish for piranha and go on a photo safari. Throughout the expedition we will learn about the wildlife and cultures of the Amazon via daily lectures. Guests explore deep in the Amazon with excursions to the “igarapes” (river creeks) and “igapos” (flooded forests) of the Amazon, See the Archipelago Anavilhanas and Novo Airăo. Both are ideal locations to see exotic bird species and the “boto” or pink river dolphin. Explore the rainforest and the largest river in the world while pampering yourself on a five-star floating hotel.

The 72 cabins are situated on three different decks – Mandi, Tambaqui and Acará. Cabins are equipped with private bathrooms, twin beds, private balcony, TV, telephone, hair dryer, air-conditioning and radio.

Please note that starting January 2011 – Trip start day has changed to Mondays

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Days of Week the Trip can Start:
Monday

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Day 1

Monday
In Manaus, we will check in and settle into our rooms. Enjoy the sunset on the rooftop with classical music. We depart toward Rio Negro, passing Ponta Negra, a crescent-shaped sandy beach. Welcome cocktails and presentation of the officers and crew follows. Welcome dinner at the Kaurup Restaurant. After dinner, we will have live music and dancing or the option to have drinks on the rooftop.

Day 2

Tuesday
Wake up while passing through Manacapurú harbor forest, and a sunrise-lovers breakfast on the upper deck or in the Kuarup Restaurant. After breakfast, we go trekking through Jaraquí and then take boat trips through “igarapés.” Before lunch, go watch a presentation called Introduction to Amazônia in the meeting room. In the afternoon, we will take more boat excursions to the “igapós” in the Tres Bocas region. Relax and watch the sunset while listening to classical music. After dinner, we can have a drink under the stars on the rooftop, or try to spot alligators.

Day 3

Wednesday
We’ll visit the “botos” or pink river dolphins, as well as trekking and boating through the “igarapés” and “igapós” of Novo Airăo. We can have lunch at Kuarup Restaurant or on the rooftop buffet. A presentation on the fish of Amazônia will be given. After lunch, we take boat trips through lakes and “igapós” from Archipelago Anavilhanas. Have a night of leisure listening to music or looking at the stars.

Day 4

Thursday
After a breakfast on the upper deck or in the restaurant, we will visit an indigenous community at Rio Cuieiras. A lecture on the birds of Amazonia will be given before lunch. We will take a boat excursion through the lakes of Rio Negro, where we can fish for piranha and watch birds. We will have a special farewell captain’s dinner at the restaurant. We will also watch a regional folklore show with music and dance, with the rooftop bar open.

Day 5

Friday
Enjoy a sunrise lovers-breakfast and watch the meeting of the waters or “encontro das águas,” the meeting of Rio Solimőes and Rio Negro. Relax as we glide into Manaus and check out.

Occupancy Type	Mandi	Tambaqui	Acará
Double	$2795	$3208	$3845
Single	$4200	$4819	$5776

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