DAY 1 - MANAUS / TROPICAL TREE CLIMBING GUEST HOUSE (L, D)
Bright and early at 8:00 a.m. you will be met at the airport or hotel by your naturalist guide and transferred by car to the lodge, about a two-hour drive with a 10 minute stop at the halfway mark. Along the journey, the vegetation changes from colonized deforested areas to virgin rainforest. You’ll arrive to a warm welcome at the Tropical Tree Climbing Guest House (click here to see more information). Meet for an orientation lunch with our tour leaders. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
DAY 2 - FOREST HIKING / TREE CLIMBING (B, L, D)
After breakfast, you and your guide have the day to explore the jungle and the focus here is on living in the wilderness. The well-constructed TTC Campsite provides basic accommodations within the native environment, perfect for a day of rainforest camping. The campsite has a stream for water, and meal (lunch) is served in the streamside dining area. After lunch, prepare for an exciting tree climbing adventure! From the campsite you will embark on a guided walk along a trail that meanders through the Amazon rainforest's thick canopy.
Our tree climbing adventure begins with an Angelim Tree (Dinizia Excelsa) ranging from 200 feet tall, specially selected for your adventure. You’ll receive thorough instructions in tree climbing techniques, and your guide will be alongside you as you ascend into the canopy. Once high in the tree, there will be a canvas hammock waiting for you to rest, relax and observe life from a bird’s eye view. Enjoy the landscape before you while you savor seasonal tropical fruit or a snack...ahhh, we call this Tree Time! Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
DAY 3 - CULTURAL VISIT / MANAUS (B, L)
You’ll begin your day with a good breakfast at the lodge. Lunch followed by a short walk to the local area where you will have the opportunity to meet Amazonian people known as Caboclos, and immerse yourself in the local culture. You may learn how to climb the palm tree without any ropes and, depending on the time of year, retrieve the fruit and enjoy making your own fresh, exotic juice drink! This is truly an experience not to be missed. From here, you’ll return to Manaus after lunch. We will drive you to the hotel or to catch your flight home.