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Tour Developed at the Amazon Kabanas Lodge – Juma Reserve
Tour begins with minimum of 2 people. For 1 person, please contact us for availability and for group price.
The Amazon Kabanas jungle survival tour its na Amazon tour recommended for people interested in having the maximum of contact with the nature, learning how to survive in the Amazon jungle always with safety. This Amazon Survival trip its on the south region of Manaus in the Juma reserve, 100 kilometers away from the city. In the Survival tour 3 nights are spent camping in the forest.
Activities:
Jungle tour done with minimum of 2 people and maximum of 8.
Day one: At 8am, Transfer from the hotel to the Ceasa port. There a speed-boat is used to take the group to the meeting of the waters (the point where the Negro river and the Solimões river meet). From there the group is taken to the village of Careiro on the other side of the river. The entire Boat-ride (crossing) takes about 20 minutes. At Careiro the journey continues by car for about 50 minutes to the River Paraná do Mamori. From there the last part of the journey is by speed-boat for about 45 minutes reaching the lodge around 11:30am.
At 2:30pm the activities begin, the group leaves by motorized canoe for piranha fishing, dolphin and bird watching and the sunset watching at about 6:30pm. After dinner cayman spotting is done. It’s an activity where the guide catches a cayman and gives technical information about it.
Day two: At 5:30am a canoe trip is done to watch the sunrise and to get a close up view of the forest waking up to a new day. At 7am breakfast is served and then at 8am a jungle walk starts and it goes up to 11:30am. During the walk, the guide explains valuable information about the forest. Much is learned about medicinal plants, spiders, trees and there is even a chance of seeing monkeys.
The afternoon activity starts at 3pm. It is canoeing in the flooded forest and in the small channels. It’s a great opportunity to see and learn about the flora and fauna of this fantastic Amazon rainforest.
Day three: from 8am to 11am a visit is made to a local family house to learn about their simple and fantastic way of living in the forest. At 3pm the group will leave for the forest: The Survival part of the jungle tour, moving to different camp sites as the tour develops.
Days four, five, six and seven: During the period of camping in the forest, there is also a chance to sleep at the house of locals.
The group spends these days camping in the forest and in this period the activities practiced are:
Spear fishing at night to catch their own food, trekking in different parts of the forest canoeing, camping in different areas and visiting the homes of locals. The highlight of this tour is the acquirement of survival techniques in the forest.
On the last day, the group returns to the lodge at about 11am. After lunch at 1:30pm the group returns to Manaus, arriving in the city at about 4pm.
What is Included
What is not included
What to bring for your jungle tour:
Long pants, short pants, long sleeves shirt, t-shirts, Small daypack, sunglasses, insect repellent, rain coat, cap, hiking boots, sandals, flashlight, Binoculars, swimming suit, Camera, batteries and charger (there is 110 volt electricity.
Very Important
When travelling to the Amazon and to South America in general, make sure you are vaccinated against yellow fever. Get more information about this from your doctor.
*If vegetarian or allergic to any kind of food, please let us know.