CBR015 AMAZON BY THE RIVERS - THE CRUISE EXPERIENCE | 8 DAYS| 7 NIGHTS
Enjoy a wonderful Amazon River cruise with our all-inclusive super luxury-floating hotel. One of the many natural peculiarities of Brazil is the confluence of the Solimões River and the Negro River, a meeting of waters after which the Amazon river is called by its own name until it reaches its mouth. And it is precisely there at that crossroads, in the city of Manaus (Amazonas State), that IBEROSTAR has placed one of the crown jewels of its Grand Collection group: the Grand Hotel-Ship Amazon, an entirely ‘all inclusive’ Super Luxury floating hotel only for persons over 8 years of age. You can travel across Amazon River by a luxury cruise and enjoy your holidays in the Amazon River with all kinds of activities. Journey deep into nature’s remotest places to experience a totally different kind of adventure.
Location |
How to get there08:00 (8 a.m.) Arrival at the Port of Manaus.
08:00 - 08:30 (8 – 8:30 a.m.) Departure and landing.On Mondays and Friday, the Iberostar Grand Amazon will be at the Port of Manaus for boarding and disembarking. Present yourself 10 minutes before the departures of tours and hikes at the reception of the ship. Boarding time: Starting at 3:00 p.m. At 06:00 p.m. - We request to all clients to arrive before 3:00 p.m. in a matter to avoid any other problem on the boarding time. |
Includes
Transfers Airport (MAO*) / Hotel / Airport (MAO*)- Manaus*;
Transfer from hotel in Manaus to the Lodge ( vehicle & speed boat) round trip;
3 nights of accommodation with breakfast in Manaus;
3 nights of accommodation with full board at Amazon Eco Lodge;
Half day city tour in Manaus;
* Lodge has a full board policy of meals : 02 lunchs, 03 dinners and 03 breakfasts
* Tours: nature hike , Monkey Forest , visit to a "caboclo´s" house , fishing , evening tour in canoe to appreciate the nature and full day tour to the "Meeting of the Waters" phenomenon.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Tours are held with our Native Caboclo Guides , who were born and raised in this unique area of the rain forest and who have learned English on their own, interrelating with all the different guests.
The distribution of the tours will be coordinated by the local operation department. * Check-out time : 10:30 (am)
Transfer from hotel in Manaus to the Lodge ( vehicle & speed boat) round trip;
3 nights of accommodation with breakfast in Manaus;
3 nights of accommodation with full board at Amazon Eco Lodge;
Half day city tour in Manaus;
* Lodge has a full board policy of meals : 02 lunchs, 03 dinners and 03 breakfasts
* Tours: nature hike , Monkey Forest , visit to a "caboclo´s" house , fishing , evening tour in canoe to appreciate the nature and full day tour to the "Meeting of the Waters" phenomenon.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
Tours are held with our Native Caboclo Guides , who were born and raised in this unique area of the rain forest and who have learned English on their own, interrelating with all the different guests.
The distribution of the tours will be coordinated by the local operation department. * Check-out time : 10:30 (am)
Not Included
Airline tickets, boarding rates, tourism rates, and Tickets to places not specified. Any other item not specifically mentioned here is not included in the value of the packet.Taxes may be charged locally.
Important information
¤Yellow fever vaccine obliged.
WHAT TO BRING: Long sleeve shirts, a light raincoat, T-shirts, hat, good hiking shoes/boots, socks, pants & shorts, sun block, sunglasses, flashlight, swimsuit, insect repellent. Optional: Binoculars, books, camera & film, personal medicine, sweatshirt or sweater. Light cotton clothes, pants, shorts, hat, sun block lotion, raincoat, personal medicine, swimming suit and tennis shoes or hiking boots. For safety measures and personal comfort.
WHAT TO BRING: Long sleeve shirts, a light raincoat, T-shirts, hat, good hiking shoes/boots, socks, pants & shorts, sun block, sunglasses, flashlight, swimsuit, insect repellent. Optional: Binoculars, books, camera & film, personal medicine, sweatshirt or sweater. Light cotton clothes, pants, shorts, hat, sun block lotion, raincoat, personal medicine, swimming suit and tennis shoes or hiking boots. For safety measures and personal comfort.
Day by day
DAY 1 – Arrival and reception at the airport of Manaus. Transfer to the chosen hotel.
DAY 2 - City tour through Manaus visiting historical landmarks and the main touristic spots of the city.
DAY 3 (Monday) – On a prearranged time transfer to the port for boarding on the Grand Amazon Cruise by Iberostar (Black River) starting at 3:00 p.m. At 06:00 p.m. Departure: Sailing down Rio Negro. Sunset on the top deck with classical music. Welcome cocktail offered by the Captain with presentation of equipment on board and safety procedures in Salão Lua. (Moon Room).
DAY 04 –Tuesday
05:30 - 11:30 (5:30 – 11:30 am) Continental breakfast on the terrace.
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 am) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 04 –Tuesday-morning tours
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 am) Hiking on trails in the region of Igarapes (narrow water courses) of Jaraqui with palm trees and tall trees that are very important to local villages; some of them are used in the manufacture of houses and their trunks and leaves have great medicinal value; we can observe flowers and fruits depending on the season.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 am) Boat tours through the Jaraqui Igarapes region.
12:00 - 15:30 (12 – 3:30 pm) Light meal on the terrace.
13:00 - 14:30 (1 – 2:30 pm) Lunch at Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 4- Tuesday - Daytime.
16:00 - 18:00 (4 – 6 p.m.) Tours in our boats among the islands of Tres Bocas region; these islands are part of the second largest river archipelago of the world's freshwater. The vegetation of the islands is reflected in the dark waters, producing a surreal and charming environmental scenario, ideal for fantastic photos. On the banks of the channels orchids, bromeliales, toucans and macaws can be seen.
20:00 - 21:30 (8 – 9:30 pm) Dinner at Kuarup restaurant.Night tours
21:30 - 22:30 (9:30 – 10:30 pm) Boat rides to spot alligators and listen to the night sounds of the Tres Bocas region.
DAY 5- Wednesday
05:30 - 11:00 (5:30 – 11 am) Continental breakfast on the terrace.
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 am) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 05 –Wednesday -Morning tours.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Hiking trails in the region of Igarape Trench and visit to Pink Dolphins in Novo Airao. Trails in vines, palm trees and large trees very important to the way of life of the local people; some of them are used to build their homes, the hulls and leaves used in medicinal purpose; we can see flowers and fruits depending on the season.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Boat tours through the Igarapes Trench region. At the margin of the river, one can see a beautiful, high canopy; it is a very quiet and pleasant place to take landscape photos. Visit to Pink Dolphins in Novo Airao.
12:00 - 15:30 (12 – 3:30 p.m.) Light meal on the terrace. 20:00 - 21:30 (8 – 9:30 pm) Dinner at the Kuarup restaurant. 13:00 - 14:30 (1 – 2:30 p.m.) Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 05 – Wednesday - Day time tours.
16:00 - 18:00 (4 – 6 p.m.) Visit to an indigenous community in Rio Cuieiras to get to know the school, the clinic, the flourmill (production of cassava flour), dwellings and cultivated plants of this population. Opportunity to purchase local crafts.
20:00 - 21:30 (8 – 9:30 p.m.) Dinner at the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 6- Thursday -05:30 - 11:00 (5:30 – 11 a.m.) Continental breakfast on the terrace
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 p.m.) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant
DAY 06 –Thuersday -morning tours- 05:45 - 07:00 (5:45 – 7 a.m.) Amazon Awakening. Morning boat ride in the region of Rio Ariau, where birds can be seen as well as a beautiful landscape lit by sunrise. Awakening in the Amazon.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Boat rides through the Igarapes and lakes of the Rio Ariau region. The waters in this region are clear and the fauna is rich; we can see monkeys, sloths and birds (like collared hawk and kingfisher).
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Piranha fishing in the Rio Ariau region.
12:00 - 15:30 (12 – 3:30 p.m.) Light meal on the terrace.
13:00 - 14:30 (1 – 2:30 p.m.) Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 7 - Friday -05:30 - 07:00 (5:30 – 7 p.m.) Continental breakfast on the terrace.
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 a.m.) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.
06:00 - 06:30 (6 – 6:30 a.m.) Meeting of the Waters.
08:00 (8 a.m.) Arrival at the Port of Manaus.
08:00 - 08:30 (8 – 8:30 a.m.) Departure and landing.
DAY 2 - City tour through Manaus visiting historical landmarks and the main touristic spots of the city.
DAY 3 (Monday) – On a prearranged time transfer to the port for boarding on the Grand Amazon Cruise by Iberostar (Black River) starting at 3:00 p.m. At 06:00 p.m. Departure: Sailing down Rio Negro. Sunset on the top deck with classical music. Welcome cocktail offered by the Captain with presentation of equipment on board and safety procedures in Salão Lua. (Moon Room).
DAY 04 –Tuesday
05:30 - 11:30 (5:30 – 11:30 am) Continental breakfast on the terrace.
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 am) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 04 –Tuesday-morning tours
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 am) Hiking on trails in the region of Igarapes (narrow water courses) of Jaraqui with palm trees and tall trees that are very important to local villages; some of them are used in the manufacture of houses and their trunks and leaves have great medicinal value; we can observe flowers and fruits depending on the season.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 am) Boat tours through the Jaraqui Igarapes region.
12:00 - 15:30 (12 – 3:30 pm) Light meal on the terrace.
13:00 - 14:30 (1 – 2:30 pm) Lunch at Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 4- Tuesday - Daytime.
16:00 - 18:00 (4 – 6 p.m.) Tours in our boats among the islands of Tres Bocas region; these islands are part of the second largest river archipelago of the world's freshwater. The vegetation of the islands is reflected in the dark waters, producing a surreal and charming environmental scenario, ideal for fantastic photos. On the banks of the channels orchids, bromeliales, toucans and macaws can be seen.
20:00 - 21:30 (8 – 9:30 pm) Dinner at Kuarup restaurant.Night tours
21:30 - 22:30 (9:30 – 10:30 pm) Boat rides to spot alligators and listen to the night sounds of the Tres Bocas region.
DAY 5- Wednesday
05:30 - 11:00 (5:30 – 11 am) Continental breakfast on the terrace.
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 am) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 05 –Wednesday -Morning tours.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Hiking trails in the region of Igarape Trench and visit to Pink Dolphins in Novo Airao. Trails in vines, palm trees and large trees very important to the way of life of the local people; some of them are used to build their homes, the hulls and leaves used in medicinal purpose; we can see flowers and fruits depending on the season.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Boat tours through the Igarapes Trench region. At the margin of the river, one can see a beautiful, high canopy; it is a very quiet and pleasant place to take landscape photos. Visit to Pink Dolphins in Novo Airao.
12:00 - 15:30 (12 – 3:30 p.m.) Light meal on the terrace. 20:00 - 21:30 (8 – 9:30 pm) Dinner at the Kuarup restaurant. 13:00 - 14:30 (1 – 2:30 p.m.) Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 05 – Wednesday - Day time tours.
16:00 - 18:00 (4 – 6 p.m.) Visit to an indigenous community in Rio Cuieiras to get to know the school, the clinic, the flourmill (production of cassava flour), dwellings and cultivated plants of this population. Opportunity to purchase local crafts.
20:00 - 21:30 (8 – 9:30 p.m.) Dinner at the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 6- Thursday -05:30 - 11:00 (5:30 – 11 a.m.) Continental breakfast on the terrace
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 p.m.) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant
DAY 06 –Thuersday -morning tours- 05:45 - 07:00 (5:45 – 7 a.m.) Amazon Awakening. Morning boat ride in the region of Rio Ariau, where birds can be seen as well as a beautiful landscape lit by sunrise. Awakening in the Amazon.
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Boat rides through the Igarapes and lakes of the Rio Ariau region. The waters in this region are clear and the fauna is rich; we can see monkeys, sloths and birds (like collared hawk and kingfisher).
08:00 - 10:00 (8 – 10 a.m.) Piranha fishing in the Rio Ariau region.
12:00 - 15:30 (12 – 3:30 p.m.) Light meal on the terrace.
13:00 - 14:30 (1 – 2:30 p.m.) Lunch in the Kuarup restaurant.
DAY 7 - Friday -05:30 - 07:00 (5:30 – 7 p.m.) Continental breakfast on the terrace.
07:00 - 09:00 (7 – 9 a.m.) Breakfast in the Kuarup restaurant.
06:00 - 06:30 (6 – 6:30 a.m.) Meeting of the Waters.
08:00 (8 a.m.) Arrival at the Port of Manaus.
08:00 - 08:30 (8 – 8:30 a.m.) Departure and landing.