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Amazon Dream ****
Watch the jungle gliding by through the windows of your cabin in this traditional long wooden vessel. The boat is light and spacious, and the cabins are decorated with local tribal objects. Dine in style in the open-air restaurant on the upper deck, with a local cocktail in hand. During your cruise, you can search for wildlife on the shores of the rainforest, try scuba diving in the lakes and visit the homes of local villagers to observe their daily lives alongside the Amazon.
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The Amazon Dream cruise offers five, six or ten day options.
| Day 1 |
| Board at Santarem, where you will meet the crew and guides over a traditional Brazilian caipirinha. At around 4pm the Amazon Dream lifts anchor and journeys through the rainforest towards the mouth of the Rio Curua-Una. (D) |
| Day 2 |
| At Monte Alegre, you will depart to discover the 12000-year-old cave paintings at the mountains Serra de la Lune and Serra Ireré. Following this will be a visit to the city of Alenquer which is renowned for its beautiful waterfalls. (B, L, D) |
| Day 3 |
| Trek through the jungle in the Valley of Paradise, and visit the spectacular waterfall of the Rio Ambrozinho. The boat will travel through the varzea region (an area of rainforest where floods during the rainy season can reach the height of the canopy), where there will be the opportunity to observe caimans after night falls. (B, L, D) |
| Day 4 |
| As the boat sails through the Lago Grande de Curai, skiffs will take you up close to the wildlife of the Rio Jari where caimans, iguanas, capybaras and dolphins swim around you. Back on shore, you can dance the night away at a grand ‘piracaia' on the beach. (B, L, D) |
| Day 5 |
| Take a short hike via the ‘chemin des anciens' (the road of the ancestors) to discover the Pic de Carauai, go canoeing on Lago Verde, and travel to see the brightly coloured village of Alter do Chao. This is the end of the cruise for the five day programme, and those on the six day programme will come aboard. At around 5pm, the boat lifts anchor towards the blue waters of the Rio Tapajos. (B, L, D) |
| Day 6 |
| Visit the fascinating Tapajoara Reserve, where the flora and fauna of the jungle are preserved and the local villagers live entirely off the natural resources. Here you can observe the daily life of the villagers and get into the rhythm of the natives with an introduction to traditional dance. (B, L, D) |
| Day 7 |
| The cruise continues along the Rio Tapajos, and there will be opportunities to go swimming, fishing, and explore the lakes and iguarapés in canoes. Close to Lago Taurai, the boat will drop anchor for you to meet the descendents of the Munduruku Indians and learn about their way of life in the rainforest. (B, L, D) |
| Day 8 |
| Try scuba diving at the beautiful Lago Taurai. Back on land, you'll head for the village of Maguari, where the guides and natives will take you through the jungle and you can witness where raw latex is turned into a wide range of objects. (B, L, D) |
| Day 9 |
| Do some shopping in Santarem before rejoining the boat, which sails at sunset to the spectacular site where the blue waters of the Rio Tapajos meet with the yellow waters of the Amazon without mixing together for many miles. A favourite site of the famous pink dolphins! (B, L, D) |
| Day 10 |
| The cruise ends at Santarem, where you will be transferred back to the airport. (B) |
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