Up stream Urubu river (Rio Urubu)
This tour starts at the Urubu river about 200km North East of Manaus. This river has dark water like the Rio Negro. Urubu river starts in Presidente Figueiredo and runs for many km’s before reaching the Amazone River. Via the Urubu river we travel up stream by motorized canoe to our rustic lodge on the riverside, where the jungle starts.
You will stay in a rustic place where you will sleep in hammocks. You can to wash yourself in the river and try to catch your own fish. Don't worry even if you don't catch anything the food is included. The guide will teach you everything you need to know about surviving in the jungle. By staying overnight in the jungle, above the water in the fooded forest or on the beach of the river. You will experience the caboclos' way of living! (native people of region)
There are many options for tours. There is no day by day program. All tours are done in the most flexible manner to suit the needs of our clients. Starting from 2 days up to as many as you want.
To give you an idea about a tour, an example of a 4 day and 3 nights tour:
Day one:
Pick up by taxi from your hotel in Manaus after breakfast, were we transfer to the bus station. Here we take an air-conditioned bus to a little place called Lindoa, about 3 hours driving with a stop halfway. From here we take a motorised canoe for one hour to our rustic lodge on the Urubu river bank.
On arrival in the lodge we will show you around and set up your hammocks or show your room. In the meantime the cook will prepare our lunch. After having lunch you will have some time to try out your hammocks before we go for a canoe trip trough the small channels and the flooded forest. Later we will go fishing piranhas for dinner. Back in the camp the cook will prepare dinner with our freshly caught piranhas. When it is dark we will go in the canoe to trying to find alligators at night.
Day two:
We get up before breakfast for an early jungle walk to try to find monkeys and learn about the medical plants and trees. We can look for a tarantula and other insects and listen to the birds. After a couple of hours it's time to go back to the camp for lunch. Then we will prepare for our overnight stay in the jungle. We leave for a beautiful walk trough the jungle with many very big old trees. Just taking a little backpack with our hammock and find a place in the jungle where we can make a camp and listen to the jungle at night. The guide will prepare dinner in the jungle. After dinner we will go for a nightwalk.
Day three:
After breakfast, we will start with a jungle walk trying to find the animals of the jungle, being back in the lodge before lunch.
In the afternoon we will look for dolphins (grey and pink), go spear fishing and snorkelling. After watching the sunset we have the option to sleep in the flooded forest or sleep on the beach. This depends on the season (dry / wet season)
Day four:
We have an early start to go bird watching and enjoy the beautiful sunrise. Learn about the manjoca process and make some authentic Indian handicrafts. After lunch we will start our journey back to Manaus, arriving there around 16.30 hours at the bus-station. You will be back by taxi at your hotel around 17.00 hours.
Tours are including:
All activities, meals, native guide (English speaking), mineral water, hammocks, all transport (boats/bus/taxi)
What to bring:
Sleeping bag or blanket, toothbrush and toothpaste etc, long-sleeved t-shirt or sweater, trousers, t-shirt, shorts, walking shoes, raincoat, swim cloths, sun block, mosquito repellent, hat/cap, pocked knife, flashlight, a bottle for water (water is supplied)