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| Day 1: Los Angeles, CA - Manaus, Brazil | |||||||||
Depart
from Los Angeles to Manaus via Mexico City. |
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| Day 2: Manaus - Amazon River Cruise (B/L/D) | |||||||||
Arrive
early morning in Manaus. Warm welcome and greetings from your tour guide
and you will be transferred to the hotel for rest. Leaves the Tropical
Hotel landing-stage at 14:30h. Presentation on board of the staff, route
and sunset, returning after dark, with the possibility of observing nocturnal
animals and perceiving the change in the forest as night falls. |
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| Day 3: Amazon River Cruise (B/L/D) | |||||||||
Walk
in the forest with commentaries by the specialist. Observation of the
flora. Visit to a "Caboclo" family. Chance to see the local way of life.
Lunch. Navigation through the Anavilhanas, the world's largest fresh water
archipelago, more than 1,000 miles from the ocean. Dinner. Night trip
to see Caimans and possibility frogs, sloths, snakes, and other species,
depending on the season. |
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| Day 4: Amazon River Cruise (B/L/D) | |||||||||
Visit
to the village of Novo Airao, with its handcraft boat yards, sawmills,
market and other activities. Lunch. Navigation to Praia Grande or other
white sand beach. Swimming if conditions permit, and observation of the
vegetation of sandy areas. Canoe trip in lake Acajituba or adjacent lake
domains to see typical flora (rubber trees, Brazil nuts, useful palm trees
of various types). Fishing for piranhas. Dinner. Night trip to observe
caimans. Navigation. |
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| Day 5: Amazon River Cruise - Manaus - Brasilia (B/L/D) | |||||||||
Lake
Janauary and Eco-reserve, Canoe trip at sunrise for bird watching, discovering
the flood plain forest and lakes with giant water lilies (in season).
Breakfast. Navigation to the "Meeting of the Waters". Return to the Tropical
Hotel landing-stage, with fine views of Manaus' waterfront. Arrivals at
11:30h. End of the services. In the afternoon, you will be transferred
to airport for your flight to Brasilia. |
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| Day 6: Brasilia (B/L/D) | |||||||||
Today,
touring through the nation's capital, enjoy city unique and modernistic
architecture that designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer--- Square
of Three Powers (The Congress, President's Palace, and the Supreme Court),
National Congress, the military sector with army's headquarters, JK Memorial,
Itamarati Palace and the Palace of the Dawn (President's official residence).
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| Day 7: Brasilia / Rio de Janeiro (B/L/D) | |||||||||
In
the morning you will take a flight to Rio de Janeiro. After arrival, you
will be transferred to the edge of Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, which meets
the Copacabana Beach. |
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| Day 8: Rio de Janeiro (B/L/D) | |||||||||
You
will visit H. Stern, the second largest jewelry center in the world; and
the Maracana Soccer Stadium, the largest soccer stadium in the world. |
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| Day 9: Rio de Janeiro - Iguassu Falls (B/L/D) | |||||||||
In
the morning, a two-stage cable car will take you to the summit of Sugarloaf
to have a better view of the Municipal Theatre, the Candelaria Church
and Sao Benito Monastery. Depart in the afternoon for your flight to Iguassu.
In the evening you will be amazed by the color and rhythm of Brazil at
a lively Samba show. |
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| Day 10: Iguassu Falls (B/L/D) | |||||||||
Today,
a whole day escorted walking tour to the Brazilian side of the falls through
path footbridges and velvederes. 275 cascades from a mile and a half long
crescent where torrents of water plunge down to the basin in cataract
230 feet high; all strategically placed to give the tourist the best view
allowing you to see each and every fall. A panoramic elevator can reach
the bottom of the falls. |
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| Day 11: Iguassu Falls - Sao Paulo (B/L/D) | |||||||||
This
morning's excursion will be made to the Itaipu Dam, a joint project between
Brazil and Paraguay. In the afternoon, you will be transferred for your
flight to Sao Paulo. You will visit to the Government Palace, Ipiranga
Palace, Statue of the Bandeirantes, the royal garden of European style,
the Ibirapuera Monument and Parks. In the later evening, you will be transferred
for your flight to Los Angeles. |
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| Day 12: Los Angeles | |||||||||
Today
your homebound flight will bring you back to Los Angeles in the morning
to complete this pleasant trip! |
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Travel reserves the right to make any changes to the itinerary or price
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