Alter do Chao
Amazon Fordlândia
First day
We will sail southwards up the Tapajós River at a pleasant cruise speed admiring the Lake and Muretá beach, enjoying the Jurucuri Lake and learning about the historic Pindobal beach, enjoying the beautiful beaches of Cajutuba, Aramanaí, Santo domingo and Maguari, with the our first stop at FLONA – Jamaraquá’s charming crystal-clear stream, where we will have a delicious picnic of fresh fruits with watermelon, pineapple, banana, passion fruit, orange, apple and coconut.
We will walk to a diverse local craft store, where you can buy rubber artifacts produced by the natives at very affordable prices.
We will do the famous *** Jamaraquá trail with local guides walking 7 km, in a period between 3 or 4 hours, visiting the immense Samaúma tree, observing the Tapajós River viewpoint and an explanation of the region’s fauna and flora, or a Trail of 3 km, lasting 1 hour and a half, just walking through the forest.
**** Homemade lunch – Do you still remember your grandma’s food? YES? So that will be the taste and quality of your delicious native lunch with fish, wild chicken and other gastronomic delicacies.
After enjoying the native cuisine of Jamaraquá, we will enjoy the sunset on a ***** serene canoe trip in the stream with many beautiful landscapes. We will spend the night in Jamaraquá with the option of camping in the forest, with a campfire and an orchestra of nocturnal animals, or camping on the beach, observing a beautiful starry sky, or staying in the simple, but comfortable Nirvana do Tapajós straw house.