BRAZIL'S
AMAZON LODGES

In the heart of Brazil’s Amazon Jungle, an exciting place waits for you “The Amazon Lodge”. Inaugurated in 1982, it was the first floating lodge in the Amazon, being rebuilt recently in order to provide the guests more comfort and pleasure. The Amazon Lodge is located about 4 hours away (80 km or 50 miles ) from Manaus, Southbank of the Amazon River,on the Parana do Mamori River system, upstream Rio Juma.

The Amazon Lodge consists of a central "open air" floating lodge, where the “central service area” is with 3 showers and 3 toilets for common use. There are 6 more floating lodges for the accommodations – providing a total of 18 guest rooms, all protected with mosquito nets. The rooms are simple with two single beds and have no private bathroom, only a washbasin and a fan.

Reception and Bar - with comfortable sofas, hammocks and chairs, perfect for relaxing before and after excursions, or a chat with new friends accompanied by a local drink. The “Roof Top” Restaurant has a great atmosphere for experimenting delicious local cuisine – built in a typical architecture of rustic style, and all environments are protected by mosquito nets. Recreation Area has a large sun deck, where you can swim, sun bath, read and relax with nature. At the lodge there is a generator with 110V energy available for a few hours at night only. Alternative sources of energy are also being used. No hot water is available (water temperature is usually 26-32 degrees Celsius, all the year around). The lights for the rooms, as well as the recreation area are supplied by alternative 12 V batteries.

All excursions leave by wooden canoe from the main deck. Many of the excursions are done in paddle canoes for 2 guests only. The transfer from Manaus to the lodge or vice-versa is divided in the following parts:

UAKARI  FLOATING LODGE

The Uakari Floating Lodge was designed for minimum environmental impact. Its 10 spacious suites are equipped with solar power, natural ventilation and a sewage filtration system. The two-floor central unit has a restaurant, a bar, library and video and conference room.

The location of the floating lodge has been carefully chosen: it is in a bend in the river with ample opportunities for observing wildlife without leaving the premises.

The Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve is the largest Brazilian protected area (1.124.000 ha) devoted to the conservation of flooded forests, an ecosystem which holds much biodiversity and many rare species. It was the first Brazilian conservation unit to give local people a major share of responsibility for the management of its natural resources.

Mamirauá is a paradise which offers a unique experience to people who are fascinated by nature and are interested in interacting with local people. The ecotourism programme was developed as a means for funding the Mamirauá Project and providing an alternative source of income for local communities.

Thanks to the conservation efforts which began in 1983, Mamirauá has become a wildlife refuge. Among the wildlife attractions, visitors will find endemic species like the white uakari monkey and the black headed squirrel monkey. Mamirauá is also home to other species like the Amazon pink river dolphin, the red howler monkey, the scarlet-macaw and the black cayman. Other amazing creatures found in Mamirauá are the harpy eagle, the jaguar and the umbrella bird.

ARIAU AMAZON TREETOP HOTEL

"Imagine a hotel built among Amazon treetops: catwalks 70 feet up leading from a great circular dining room of polished tropical woods, a bar like an eagle's nest, a honeymoon suite built 110 feet up a mahogany tree, and friendly monkeys, macaws, sloths, and parrots scampering, fluttering, and dangling all over the place."

Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel is located 35 miles from Manuas, Brazil at the confluence of the Rio Negro and Ariau Creek. Built entirely at the level of the Rainforest Canopy, Ariau's towers are linked together by 4 miles of sturdy wooden catwalks. This architectural wonder affords visitors a unique communion with the regions abundant flora and fauna while leaving the fragile eco-system completely undisturbed.

With a 360-degree view of the Rio Negro River (largest tributary of the Amazon), as well as the surrounding rainforest, you will find a once in a lifetime experience. At night enjoy the planetarium ambience with the entire circular ceiling filled with sparkling stars and 3 dimensional planets. 24-hour internet connection and computer equipment, beautiful rustic furnishings, dining and living areas, exercise equipment and state of the art entertainment center also add to the comfort of the Cosmic Suite.

ACAJATUBA LODGE

POUSADA GUANAVENAS

The Guanavenas Pousada Jungle Lodge, founded in 1980 and located in the heart of the Amazon Region, has all the facilities and comfort of a first class hotel, but with one difference – it is inside the jungle. The Guanavenas Pousada Jungle Lodge has 70 (seventy) triple rooms with exactly the same level of comfort: all of them have air-conditioning, private bathroom with electric shower, mini refrigerator and private veranda. The lodge offers also restaurant which serves delicious regional meals (self-service), 2 (two) swimming pools, game’ room, leisure grass camp and an observation tower with 30 (thirty) meters high. For communication with the rest of the world, the Lodge has long-distance call telephone / fax.

The transportation to reach the Lodge will involve travelling three hours by road in a comfortable air-conditioned bus/van. The rest of the trip (one more hour) is made on a powerboat down the "Urubú" River, one of the many tributaries of the Amazonas River. The tourist will enjoy the beautiful landscape, watching the rustic and isolated small houses of the "caboclos" at the river's margins. From one point ahead, the river starts to become progressively larger, emptying in the "Canaçari" Lake, where is located the Silves island. This island used to be the former refuge of the "Guanavenas" Indian tribe, who disappeared during the seventeenth century, and to whom the name of the lodge makes homage.