
Jungle Survival 7 days
This is the jungle trip done for people interested in having the maximum of contact with the nature and also interested in learning about the Amazon and its mistery. On this Jungle trip we will take you to the south of Manaus to the Juma area, which is located 90 kilometers on the south. This place offers a dense and virgin forest to be explored as its not a touristic area, so there you will have a fantastic jungle experience. On this tour you will spend two nights at the Juma camp house where some activities will be done during your staying and the rest of the tour will be done camping in differents areas of the Amazon jungle and also staying one night with the local family. On the 3° day after the lunch the guide will take all the equipments that will be used during the jungle tour and you will leave to spend the rest of your trip camping in the forest and learn about the life in the jungle. During the Camping you will also do some activities such as:
long trekkings, long canoeings, spear fishing to catch fish for your own food, camping at the local people house and some other activities which will be decided by you and the guide according to the wheater. On the last day, you will return to the Juma camp house for the lunch and at 1:30pm you will start your journey back to Manaus.
Trip Itinerary and activities:
1° day:– 8am, transfer from your hotel in downtown to the ceasa port where you will be taking a speed boat to cross the meeting of the water (the junction of the Negro river and the Solimões river) going to the village of Careiro. From this village you will be taking a Van for about one hour till the river called Parana do Mamori, from this places you will be taking another speed boat to the Juma camp house which is located on the Juma Lake. The arrival time at this place is at 11:30am.The lunch is served at 12:30pm.
3pm is the departure time for a canoe trip for watching dolphin, piranha fishing and returning to the Juma camp house after the sunset,which is about 6:30pm. The dinner is served at 7pm and at 8pm you leave with your guide by canoe for the alligator spotting.
2° day:-At 5:30am you will leave for a canoe trip to see the nature in the morning (the sunrise and some species of birds) returning to the Camp house at 6:45 for the breakfast which is served at 7am.
After breakfast you will go for jungle trekking from 8am to 12pm. On the trekking you will see some medicinal plants, spiders and will to spot some monkeys in the forest.
In the afternoon at 3pm, you will leave for the canoeing (paddling) in the flooded forest and the small channels where you will learn about this wonderful place of the Amazon rainforest, here in this area you will have a chance to see some species of monkeys of the region.
3° day:-In the morning at 8am after breakfast, you will be visiting a local family to see and learn about their simple and fantastic life in the Amazon jungle. At their house you will also have the chance to learn about the manioc process and will return to the lodge at 11:30am.
In the afternoon at 2:30pm, you will be leaving to do the survival part of your jungle trip camping in different area of the jungle and also with a local family.
4°,5°,6°,7° days:- you will be camping in different places on the Amazon jungle and will do the following activities:
Spear fishing at night to catch fish for your own food, jungle trekking in different place of the jungle, canoe ride (paddling) at night in the small channels, try to see monkeys, birds, dolphins, overnight in the forest and at the local people house.The most important thing is that you will have an experienced jungle guide who will show you and will explain to you how to survive in the forest .
On the last day you will return to the Juma camp house, arriving there about 11:30 for lunch and at 1pm you will start your journey back to Manaus arriving at 5pm in the city.
What to bring for your jungle tour:
-Long pants
- short pants
- long sleeves shirt
- t-shirts
- Small daypack
- sunglasses
- insect repellent
- rain coat
- cap
- boots or tennis shoes
- flashlight
- Binoculars
- swimming suit
- Camera, batteries and charger (there is 110 volt electricity )
Tour includes transportation airport-hotel, transportation Manaus-jungle-Manaus, accommodation in the jungle, mineral water during the whole trip, all the activities, bilingual guide, and all the meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).