Experience this special tour deep in the heart of the Amazon! Uakari Floating Forest Lodge, in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve, is home to an incredible diversity of bird, mammal and aquatic life.

You'll have the chance to see the red-faced Uakari monkey and the enchanting Pink River Dolphin, and lucky guests might even spot a Pygmy Marmoset or a Manatee. The jungle will reveal itself to you from your floating home at the confluence of the Solimões and Japurá Rivers.

Day 1 Mon – Manaus
Fly to Manaus on the Amazon River.  We will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel.  If you arrive by noon you will have time on your own or time for an afternoon tour.  As the capital of Amazonas, the largest state in Brazil, Manaus was the center of the lucrative rubber trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some of the sights in this busy port city include the grand baroque-style Opera House, built during the height of the rubber boom. The mooring line at the docks is an interesting sight as it is supported by giant buoys that rise and fall with the level of the river, which varies drastically with the seasons.  Stay in the Tropical Hotel or similar.


Day 2 Tues – Manaus to Tefe
After breakfast, a guide will pick you up in the lobby of the hotel, and transfer you to the airport for the 09.00am  to Tefe. After your arrival at 12:15 in Tefe, it's time to start your Uakari Lodge adventures! You will be transferred the short distance to the harbor for an hour-and-a-half motorboat ride up the Rio Solimões to the Uakari Floating Forest Lodge. On the way, you might spot Pink River Dolphins. You'll spend the rest of the day exploring the Lodge and trails, perhaps resting in a hammock or fishing for piranhas!B

Day 3 Wed – Uakari Lodge

Animals in the forest wake up at sunrise. If you are interested in sighting as much wildlife as possible, you have to wake up early. Breakfast is served at 06:30 and at 7:00 the activities begin. You will take a walk (during the dry season) on one of the trails with the naturalist and the local guide to learn about the varzea’s environment (flooded forest). Our trails are designed not to be physically straining and most of them can be walked in three hours at the longest. During the flood (May-July), all trails will be done in a small paddle canoe (your guide will paddle you through the trail). In the afternoon you have a choice to accompany a researcher team or you can go to another wildlife viewing tour. You will travel around the landscapes, channels and lakes system that compose part of the varzea’s ecosystem. After dinner there is a night tour (on foot or by small canoe) to see the nocturnal fauna: tarantula spiders, opossum, two-toed sloth and brown throated three-toed sloth, amazon bamboo rats and bats. B,L,D 

Day 4 Thurs – Uakari

Day 5 Fri – Uakari
Set out early with your guide for a forest walk in search of more wildlife. You might see a Capuchin or Squirrel monkey, or a prehistoric-looking Hoatzin bird. Return to the lodge for a presentation on the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute, the first of its kind in Brazil and which launched a new era in rainforest conservation, by allowing local people living in the reserve to remain there. In the afternoon, visit a nearby indigenous village of the Caboclo people. You'll have the opportunity to learn about native life in this remote region of the world and to buy locally produced handicrafts. After your visit, return to lodge for dinner, spotting wildlife along the way and enjoying the sunset. B,L,D

Day 6 Sat –Uakari to Manaus
Take an early trail walk, canoe across a lake, or go fishing on your last morning at Uakari. You will have time for lunch and a rest before departure from Tefe at 12.40 and arriving in Manaus at 13.40PM.  Return to the airport for your 15.45 pm flight to Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo.  B

Manaus and the Uakari Floating Lodge
Trip length	6 days/5 nights
Departs	Arrive Monday in Manaus/Depart Tuesday for Uakari
2008 Per person cost	$860.00 p.p. Hotel Monaco The cost of the Manaus/Tefe/Manaus flightis approximately $430.00 per person.
Single supplement	On request
Prices based on two people sharing. International and domestic airfare not included. Pricing and itinerary are subject to change until booking is confirmed.

Staying on in Brazil? Whether your interest is wildlife or culture, in a short extension tour you can experience more of the rich living heritage of this vibrant country. And for the adventurous wildlife enthusiast, why not visit Hyacinth Camps? We can even arrange hotels and transportation.