4**** South America Amazon Lodges - Ecopark Jungle Lodge

AMAZON ECOPARK Jungle Lodge is a touristic, scientific and educational property, created and directed by a private initiative back in 1991, opening its doors to the public as an Ecotourism Lodge in 1995. Several streams of clear water run through the area. Over 6 miles of jungle trails including un-catalogued species, natural savannahs and creeks enable clients to explore the jungle, observe orchids and giant trees.

Localization

The Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge is located 1 hour from the Manaus International Airport (including the 30 minute boat ride to the Lodge pier). It is built amid the largest concentration of flora and fauna in the middle of the Amazonian basin at the banks of Rio Taruma, a tributary of the Rio Negro (Black River).

Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge's privileged location offers clients comfort and a safe jungle experience.

Accommodations

Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge has 60 apartments distributed in 20 bungalows. Each unit has three apartments, made of concrete and wood. All rooms have independent entrances, porches and bathrooms, all with air conditioning, electric showers and screened windows. The bungalows, although rustic, are pleasantly decorated and provide much comfort (night light, carpet, indigenous decorative objects, etc.)

Gastronomy

The lodge has a panoramic open-air restaurant with indian style architecture where up to 120 people can enjoy the delicious recipes from the varied regional cuisine and international dishes.

For breakfast: fresh fruits of the season (watermelon, papaya, banana etc), variety of regional fruits juices (taperebá, cupuaçu, açai, graviola etc.), breads, cookies, white and yellow cheese, ham, cakes, French toast, pancakes, jams, butter, coffee, milk, hot chocolate and tea. Eggs (scrambled, fried, omelets) are prepared upon request.

Lunch and Dinner: buffet style, with various options of beef, chicken or fish ( tambaqui, tucunaré, pirarucu , pacu etc), warm side dishes white rice, potatoes (baked, fried or boiled), vegetables, salads (lettuce, carrots, broccoli, tomato etc.), fresh fruits of the season (papaya, pineapple, mango, watermelon etc) and various desserts (cupcake pie with Brazil nuts, ravioli cream, cupcake or passion fruit pudding, banana and meringue dessert, chocolate cake, fruit desserts etc. (special diet meals available upon request - extra charge will apply)

Night tours in canoes

Depart lodge in paddle or motorized canoes, to appreciate the sounds of the jungle at night, with the possibility to spot small alligators (or other nightly creatures). Alligators are spotted because their eyes shine like small red lights, once the alligator is spotted by the guide spotlight, the guide will try to catch a small alligator with his own hands and bring it on to the canoe, and a brief explanation of their habitat follows. The alligator will then be safely released back to the river. (No harm is done to any of the animals)
Duration: about 1 hour, a bilingual guide accompanies every group.
Note: during "high water level" season (from April to August) and on full moon evenings, it might be difficult to find alligators.

Full day tour Meeting of the waters
(available in tour packages D-0, D-2, D-3, D-4, E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4)

After breakfast, guests will depart the lodge in regional boats. During this day tour, guests will have the opportunity to see one of the highlights of the Amazon: "The Meeting of the Waters" where the black waters of the Negro River and the brown waters of the Solimões River meet and run together for miles without mixing until they finally merge to form the actual Amazon River. Lunch will be served at a typical restaurant. Guests will also visit a rubber plantation and learn the art of extracting latex from the rubber tree and the process of curing it. The guide will explain about the rubber boom period in the Amazon during the beginning of the last century. After lunch, guests will have the opportunity to visit a local village of "Caboclos", Amazon residents.
Sporadically grey and pink river dolphins can be seen in the river during this tour.
Duration: about 9 hours
Note: Time for "piranha" fishing is scheduled (at extra charge).

Fishing Tour

Depart lodge in paddle or motorized canoes, accompanied by a
bilingual guide. (Fishing of piranhas and other species, depending on season).
Note 1: It is non-professional fishing.
Note 2: This tour can be combined with the "Meeting of the Waters" Tour and/ or with a "Visit to the Caboclo's House".

Visit to the Caboclos house

Depart the lodge in paddle or motorized canoes, accompanied by a bilingual guide to learn about the traditions and customs of local Amazonians (“Caboclos").
Duration: it may vary according to the place visited / "low water level seasons" closest to the Lodge; "high water level season" distant communities can be visited (1 to 3 hours).

Sunrise tour

In the early morning, depart Lodge in paddle or motorized canoes, accompanied by a bilingual guide to appreciate the wonderful Amazonian sunrise, with opportunity to see some bird dormitories
* This is an optional tour and is not included in the package rate.

Jungle Survival

The group will gather at the lobby for an introduction to the "Jungle Survival Training".The group will be accompanied by bilingual guides and a professional who is specialized in jungle survival skills. Activities will involve trekking in the jungle throughout the morning and afternoon.
The group will learn how to build different types of shelters, using natural resources from the jungle (palm tree leaves, vines, Etc). Due to the short time available, the group will have to build these shelters not from the beginning, as some of them will be pre-made. The group will learn how to make traps using the natural resources of the jungle (for hunting and survival in the jungle) and learn about the extraction and curing of latex from trees. Here there will be a "tapir" (straw shelter) built with the native rubber worker's belongings. The technique of extracting latex will be shown as well as the entire process of curing it.

During the trek, guests will also learn basic orientation in the jungle using a compass and first aid, how to make fire and find water from natural resources as well as edible plants. Lunch will consist of sandwiches, fruits, a bbq with chicken and/or piranhas and a soup (picnic style).

Jungle Survival with overnight:
Jungle survival program with dinner (will consist of sandwiches, fruits bbq with chicken and/or piranhas and soup (picnic style). Stay overnight in the jungle sleeping in hammocks protected by "tapirs" (thatched roof). The breakfast will consist of coffee, bread and fruits also in picnic style.

*we will always request the clients profile and the program can be adapted according to age, physical conditions and time available.

2 Days / 1 Night
3 Days / 2 Nights
4 Days / 3 Nights

Package C1

Day 1: Pick-up at 8.30 a.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which the guests will be shown to their rooms. Following visit to the Monkey Jungle. Lunch. After a short rest, visit the home of local Amazonian residents (“natives”) with an opportunity for Piranha Fishing, Dinner and an evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Return to the Lodge for lunch. Checkout at 4.30 p.m.and transfer to Manaus

-C1- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$430	$60	$490

-C2- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$395	$65	$455

-C3- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$395	$60	$460

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(*Single Traveler w/ private itinerary)

Package C2

Day 1: Pick-up at 1.30 p.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Following visit to the Monkey Jungle. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch and visit to the home of local Amazonian residents (“natives”) with an opportunity for Piranha Fishing. Check-out at 4.30 p.m. and transfer to Manaus.

Package C3

Day 1: Pick-up at 8.30 a.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Following visit to the Monkey Jungle. Lunch. Visit to the home of Amazonian residents (“natives”) with the opportunity for Piranha Fishing. Dinner and an evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight at lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Check-out at 11.30 a.m. and transfer to Manaus.

Package D1B

Day 1: Pick-up at 1.30 p.m. Short visit to the Meeting of the Waters by boat and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for alligator spotting. Overnight at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest, visit to the home of local Amazonian residents (“natives”) with an opportunity for fishing. Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast and visit to the Monkey Jungle. Check-out at 11.30 a.m. and transfer to Manaus

-D1B- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$565	$130	$690

-D2- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$560	$120	$680

-D3- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$560	$120	$680

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Package D2

Day 1: Pick-up at 8.30 a.m. for a full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters with lunch. Optional canoe ride(*) with an opportunity for Piranha fishing. Arrival at the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge by 5.30 p.m. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest, visit to the home of local Amazonian residents (“natives”) with an opportunity for fishing. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight stay at lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast, visit to the Jungle Monkey, check-out at 11:30 a.m. and transfer to Manaus.
(*) This tour is not included in the package rate.

Package D3

Day 1: Pick-up at 1.30 p.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Following visit to the Monkey Jungle. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight at the lodge
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest, visit to the home of local Amazonian residents (“natives”) with an opportunity for fishing. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast, check-out at 8.30 a.m. followed by full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters including lunch. Optional canoe ride(*) with an opportunity for Piranha fishing. Arrival in Manaus by 5.30 p.m.
(*)This tour is not included in the package rate.

Package D4

Day 1: Pick-up at 8.30 a.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Welcoming with local juice after which guests will be shown to their rooms. Following visit to the Monkey Jungle. Lunch. After a short rest visit to the home of local Amazonian residents (“natives”). Dinner and evening tour by canoe with the opportunity for Alligator spotting. Overnight stay at the Lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest canoe tour with an opportunity for piranha fishing. Dinner and overnight stay at the Lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast, check-out at 8.30 a.m. and full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters including lunch. Following optional* canoe ride with an opportunity for Piranha fishing. Arrival in Manaus by 5.30 p.m.
Obs:* This tour is not included in the package rate

Package E1

Day 1: Pick-up at 1.30 p.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest, visit the home of local Amazonian residents (“natives”), followed by a canoe tour with opportunity of fishing. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast. Visit to the Monkey Forrest. Lunch. Tour in canoes to observe local flora and fauna. Dinner. Overnight stay at the Lodge.
Day 4: Breakfast, check-out at 8.30 a.m. and full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters with lunch. Optional(*) canoe ride with opportunity for Piranha fishing. Arrival in Manaus by 5 p.m.
(*) This activity is not included in the package rate.

-E1- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$675	$185	$860

-E2- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$650	$185	$833

-E3- 2008 pp in Double / Twin	Single +	Single Independent Traveler*
$675	$185	$860

Convert to your currency:

Land Price p.p. in Dbl/Twn
(*Single Traveler w/ private itinerary)

Custom Date:

Contact me about one of these packages (please indicate package name)

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Name:

email:

Phone:

Info:

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Package E2

Day 1: Pick-up at 1.30 p.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Following visit to the Monkey Jungle. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest, visit the home of local Amazonian residents (“caboclos”) with the opportunity for fishing. Dinner. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast and full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters with lunch. Optional canoe ride with the opportunity for Piranha fishing(*). Arrival at the lodge by 5.30 p.m. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 4: Breakfast. Free time to enjoy natural pools and swimming at the river bank. Check-out at 11.30 a.m. and transfer to Manaus.
(*) This activity is not included in the package rate.

Package E3

Day 1: Pick-up at 8.30 a.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Following visit the Monkey Jungle. Lunch. After a short rest, visit the home of local Amazonian residents (“caboclos”) Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest the guest have the opportunity for fishing. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast and full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters with lunch. Optional canoe ride with an opportunity for Piranha Fishing(*). Arrival at the lodge by 5.30 p.m. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 4: Breakfast. Free time to enjoy the natural pools and swimming at the river banks. Check-out at 11.30 a.m. and transfer to Manaus.
(*) This activity is not included in the package rate.

Package E4

Day 1: Pick-up at 8.30 a.m. and transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge. Check-in and welcome drink after which guests will be shown their rooms. Following visit the Monkey Jungle. Lunch. After a short rest visit the home of local Amazonian residents (“caboclos”). Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator spotting. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast followed by a nature hike. Lunch. After a short rest guests have the opportunity for fishing. Dinner. Overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Breakfast. Free time to enjoy the natural pools and swimming at the river banks. Lunch. After a short rest, tour in canoes to observe local flora & fauna. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 4: Breakfast, check out at 8.30 a.m. followed by full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters with lunch. Optional canoe ride with an opportunity for Piranha fishing(*). Arrival in Manaus by 5.30 p.m.
(*) This activity is not included in the package rate.

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