Tour Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive Manaus, Brazil
This morning arrive in Manaus. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Manaus. Tropical Manaus Hotel

Day 2
The Amazon.
Today is at your leisure. This afternoon you will check in at Iberostar reception office in the harbor building. After you embark and get settled in your cabin, you will be ready for the ship's 6:00pm departure to Manacapuru, passing by Ponta Negra. This evening you can enjoy classical music while watching the sunset on the upper deck. Stop by the Lua salon for the Captain’s welcome cocktail party and presentation of officers and crew. Dinner will be in the Kuarup restaurant. After dinner, mingle in the party salon for live music and an open bar on the top deck. Iberostar Grand Amazon

Day 3
Manacapuru.
Today you arrive at Manacapuru. This morning would be an excellent opportunity to enjoy a Sunrise Lovers Breakfast on the upper deck (available every day). For those that want to sleep in a bit, meet for breakfast at the Kuarup restaurant. After breakfast you embark on the tender boats. You’ll trek through the Igarapés and Igapos or chose a photo safari through Manacapuru. Return to the Iberostar Grand Amazon, to make your way to Lago Jacaré. Upon arrival at Lago Jacaré, embark on a birdwatching tour at Lake Rei or or you can chose to fish for Piranha. After dinner, you can spend some time alligator spotting as you continue to cruise to Lake Janauacá. Iberostar Grand Amazon.

Day 4
Lake Janauacá
After breakfast, you will board the small launch boats this and head towards the shore. This morning enjoy bird watching, a photo safari or trekking tour (2 options), where you will spot many species of tress, plants, exotic birds, animals and insects. In the afternoon continue on to Ingarape do Rei. If you want to take a break from jungle trekking, take a dip in one of the rooftop pools. Enjoy you a farewell dinner to commemorate your last night on the cruise. Iberostar Grand Amazon

Day 5
Meeting of the Waters—São Paulo
Today at sunrise, you arrive at the “Meeting of the Waters.” This is one of Brazil’s most incredible natural displays. Nothing can fully prepare you for this incredible place where two distinct bodies of water meet, but don't mix. This is because the Rio Negro is a slower, much heavier body of water than the Rio Solimoes. Temperature, density, velocity differences keep these two bodies of water separate for more than 6 miles before at last they join to form the great Amazon. Disembark in Manaus and fly to Sao Paulo. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Grand Hyatt Hotel

Day 6
The Pantanal
This morning you will be met at your hotel and transferred to the airport for your flight to Campo Grande. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred into the Pantanal to your lodge. Once at the lodge, you’ll enjoy a refreshing welcome drink and have the opportunity to stretch your legs with a hike around the property. Refúgio Ecológio Caiman

Days 7-9
Arrive Pantanal
Two daily activities are scheduled, one in the morning and another one in the afternoon. At night, you can watch an audiovisual presentation about the Pantanal or view the animals at night. In winter, these night excursions are done after the afternoon outing; in the summer, they are after dinner. Evening excursions allow you the opportunity to observe nocturnal animals, such as alligators, capybaras, anteaters, small wolves, etc. This tour is done in open vehicles with the help of flashlights.

You can also choose from a variety of other excursions:
A tour in an open vehicle is the best way to reach places far from the farm. Crossing fields and stretches of jungle, this tour broadens opportunities to observe and photograph the wild life.

One of the best ways to explore the Pantanal is on horseback, allowing for visits to areas which are inaccessible by other means, such as local flooded areas, where the water is too deep for motorized vehicles or too shallow for other boats. The horses are trained for inexperienced riders, making it easy for everyone to observe different environments in the Pantanal, from flooded fields to open vegetation and even forests with large trees.

Hiking makes it easy to observe forest vegetation and the animals such as “quatis” (raccoon-like mammals) and monkeys. The trails begin in bush with vegetation that is typical of the Pantanal, as long grass and coppice, and in transition areas, as in the open pastures. This allows visitors to get to know an even larger variety of animals and plants in the region.

Canoe tours on the lakes within the ranch are also offered. Mammals such as capybaras, and monkeys can be seen, as well as birds that commonly inhabit the area (cormorants, anhingas, skimmers, herons and egrets). Refúgio Ecológio Caiman

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