BRAZILIAN AMAZON
The incredible jungle river cruise on Video
The
Amazon is the world's largest
tropical rainforest, and it spans more than half of the Brazilian
territory. Within the 4 million square km (2.5 million square miles)
of the Amazon River Basin resides a wealth of life richer than any
place else on earth, including 500 mammals, 175 different lizards,
300 other reptile species, tree climbers of every kind, and a third
of the world's identified bird species, along with millions of
species that remain undiscovered. The Amazon is home to countless
species of fauna and flora, including endangered jaguars,
howler
monkeys, tapirs, pink freshwater dolphins, giant river otters,
manatees, and an incredible array of tropical birds and plants. The
growing popularity of eco-tourism and adventure travel has made
travel to the Amazon rainforest accessible in the last few years, but
until recently, there were few opportunities to travel on the
river
itself.
Brazilian Amazon
LAND OR CRUISE?
Intelligent
Leisure Solutions, an
internet-based travel company specializing in Central and
South America, offers three, four, and seven-night cruises along
the majestic Amazon, Solimoes, and Negro Rivers aboard the IberoStar
Grand Amazon cruise ship. Departing from Manaus, the Grand Amazon stops
at
several points along the Amazon jungle, and offers excursions on
small boats to explore the dense and virgin rain forest.
Bird-watching, trekking, fishing, photo safaris and cultural programs. Close contact with endangered
and exotic species of trees, plants, animals as well as the local
friendly and hospitable river communities.The
journey begins
in Manaus, Brazil,
where the IberoStar Grand Amazon departs every Thursday or Sunday,
depending upon your length of stay. Upon
departure, you will be
welcomed by the Captain as the
adventure kicks off with a
Brazilian-style cocktail party.
Each
morning, the staff on board
present informative lectures on the flora,
fauna, and cultures that you will encounter on the daily land
excursions offered during the cruise. All land excursions are guided
by professionals fluent in English and offer rare opportunities to
get to know the life along the rivers. Entertainment and other
services are provided on board the Grand Amazon, as well as
traditional Brazilian celebrations and barbeques.
For more travel information, full
itineraries, as well as price quotes, visit Intelligent Leisure
Solution’s website, www.ILS3.com
click on the Travel Vacation
Packages on the top menu, scroll down to South America – Brazil
then select the Cruises option on the left menu or click here to go
directly to the IberoStar Grand Amazon Package. You can also contact
Intelligent Leisure Solutions by phone to speak with their travel
specialists, all fluent in English,
In North America: 1-888-(457-3266) In
Europe: 44-20-7669-4493 InBrazil:
55-71-3113-4205
Typical Itinerary 1 - 3 Nights
Cruise
of the Solimoes and Amazon
Departs every
Thursday
Bird watching in motor
boats
Piranha
fishing/Trekking/Photo safari.
Alligator
spotting/Trekking on land
Visit to the Meeting of
the Waters Typical
Itinerary
2 - 4 Nights
Negro
River Cruise Departs every
Sunday
Visit to pink dolphins
at Novo Airão
Photo Safari and
Trekking in inlets
Photo Safari and piranha
fishing at
Lago Araçari/Bird watching and photography
Trekking on land/Boat
ride up the Aturiá inlet/Photo Safari at the Aturiá
waterfalls
Trekking along the Rio
Cuieiras/Visit to the Praia Grande/Alligator spotting, bird watching
and
boat ride at Ariaú River
Visit to the Meeting of
the Waters All Amazon Cruise Packages include
Comfortable Acará
cabin aboard the Iberostar Grand Amazon
ship
Other packages available www.ILS3.com
