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Along the Amazon to Rio
8 Days starting from $2,999

Countries Visited:
Brazil

 

Length: 8 Days
Type: Independent Travel
Category: Uncategorized
Operator: General Tours
Tour Code: GT-221
   
 
About This Tour


Our General Tours World Traveler Ship... The M/V Iberostar offers luxurious comfort as you explore one of the most amazing and remote regions on the planet. After thrilling rainforest excursions, retreat to your spacious balcony stateroom, relax poolside or at the Jacuzzi, or hit the fitness center. The ship’s informative briefings, excellent dining, and attentive personal service promise an enriching voyage.
 
  • What's Included
  • Itinerary
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  • Sightseeing Highlights

The General Tours World Traveler Advantage
  • Our Amazon cruise transports you deep into the rainforest – an amazing opportunity to discover the cultures, flora, and fauna of one of the world’s last great frontiers Travelers love our expert guides and onboard naturalists. Their knowledge, experience, and warmth will enhance every day of your trip Our privately-guided arrangements promise a more personal, in-depth experience – for more rewarding stays in Manaus and Rio We selected the Sofitel Hotel in Rio for its style, service, and a privileged location across from Copacabana Beach and just steps away from Ipanema Tailor your vacation with our FreeStyle Day in Rio, your choice of an included, privately-guided sightseeing tour

HOTEL INFORMATION:

Sofitel
Hotel Class: Superior First Class
Located in front of the famous Copacabana and close to Ipanema beaches, this superior first class hotel is considered as one of the most prestigious in Rio. With over 388 rooms and suites, the hotel offers international and French dining, an English pub, 2 swimming pools, fitness center and sauna and is close to beauty salons and shops. Guest rooms include air conditioning, minibar, satellite television, wireless internet access, hair dryer, and room service.

Tropical Business Hotel
Hotel Class: Deluxe
The Tropical Business Hotel is located inside the complex of the Tropical Manaus Eco Resort Experience, in the middle of the Amazon Forest on the Negro River. The building has 220 apartments on 16 floors, a private swimming pool, solarium and outdoor area for rest. The hotel also has a game room, cyber-café, restaurant and heliport. All apartments are equipped with cable TV, air-conditioning, hair dryer, safety box, refrigerator, direct dialing telephones, and an excellent view of the river.
 
Day 1 - Manaus
Surrounded by miles of Amazon rainforest in every direction, Manaus captures the spirit of a true frontier town - blended with a colorful past when turn-of-the-century rubber barons made their fortunes and commissioned ornate buildings like the Amazon Theater and the Customs House. Upon arrival, check-in to your resort hotel, the Tropical Manaus.

Day 2 - Manaus / Amazon Cruise Embarkation
Join your private guide after breakfast to explore this lively town. You’ll visit the colorful local market and see the Amazon Theater, an extravagant opera house built in 1896 for the pleasure of the hundred or so rubber barons’ families that controlled the local economy at the turn-of-the-century. In the afternoon, we’ll take you to the Manaus Port to board your luxurious adventure ship, the M/V Iberostar. Enjoy a cocktail onboard and a briefing as you set sail up the Ariau River, a tributary of the Rio Negro. Tonight’s welcome dinner is followed by live music in the salon. Meals B,D

Day 3 - Amazon Cruising
Today’s highlights include trekking and a photo safari in the Manacapuru region, and boat excursions through Igarapes and Igapos. Lunch onboard is followed by an informative lecture planned to enrich your explorations here in the Amazon. Later in the afternoon, you can go piranha fishing or bird watching in Lago de Rei. This evening after dinner, join our caiman-spotting excursion or relax onboard with live musical entertainment. Meals B,L,D

Day 4 - Amazon Cruising
Continue your exploration of this unique eco-system with a second day of naturalist-guided excursions. There will be more opportunities for bird watching, trekking, photo safaris, and caiman spotting. Back onboard, enjoy a farewell dinner and a colorful folkloric show. Meals B,L,D

Day 5 - Amazon Cruising / Manaus Disembarkation / Rio de Janeiro
As your ship charts a course back to Manaus, you’ll cruise the amazing Meeting of the Waters, where the black currents of the Rio Negro join the brown waters of the Amazon and flow together for miles without mixing. You’ll disembark in the morning for your short flight to Rio where you’ll be met and escorted to the deluxe Sofitel Hotel, with an unbeatable location across from Copacabana Beach and just steps away from Ipanema. It’s the best of Rio at your doorstep! Meals B

Day 6 - A FreeStyle Day in Rio
Our unique FreeStyle Day allows you to customize your Rio stay with the included excursion of your choice:

• City Tour & Sugarloaf: Your morning begins with the city’s highlights, including the Metropolitan Cathedral, Municipal Theater, and the Sambodromo, used by the Samba schools of Rio during Carnival,. Then ascend by two-stage cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, for breathtaking views of Rio, a stunning tableau of city, sea, mountain and sky.
• Mt. Corcovado & the Beaches of Rio: Over Rio stands the statue of Christ the Redeemer – arms spread as if protecting the city below. Ascend 2,400 feet by cogwheel train to the top of Mt. Corcovado to visit this imposing 100-foot tall landmark and enjoy 360° views of the city. You’ll return to your hotel via the scenic Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon and then past some of the beautiful beaches for which Rio is so renowned.

Meals B

Day 7 - Rio de Janeiro
Enjoy a full day free to relax or explore at your own pace. Tonight, we’ll take you to one of our favorite Rio nightspots for a Brazilian barbecue dinner and Samba show. Meals B,D

Day 8 - Rio de Janeiro Departure
Your tour with us ends after breakfast. You can extend your stay in Rio, or discover more of South America with our FreeStyle Travel. Meals B


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A NOTE ABOUT AIRFARE: We encourage you to buy your airfare from the tour operator, because if your tour cancels then your airlines tickets will be covered. Purchasing flights separately at a lesser rate and incorporating it with a Non-Guaranteed Departure Date can result in loss of total cost of your flight investment. Depending on the fare rules, flights may be Non-Refundable and/or Non-Transferable. Neither the tour operator and/or Atlas Cruises & Tours will be held responsible for loss if a tour is cancelled for Lack of Participation. If you would like to check for discounted fares on Guaranteed Departures or for competitive pricing on air and hotel packages, we invite you to follow this link.

Documents
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS: Necessary Travel Documents such as Passports and Visas is the responsibility of the traveler. Passports must be valid six months from your return travel date.
         
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The General Tours World Traveler Advantage
  • Our Amazon cruise transports you deep into the rainforest – an amazing opportunity to discover the cultures, flora, and fauna of one of the world’s last great frontiers Travelers love our expert guides and onboard naturalists. Their knowledge, experience, and warmth will enhance every day of your trip Our privately-guided arrangements promise a more personal, in-depth experience – for more rewarding stays in Manaus and Rio We selected the Sofitel Hotel in Rio for its style, service, and a privileged location across from Copacabana Beach and just steps away from Ipanema Tailor your vacation with our FreeStyle Day in Rio, your choice of an included, privately-guided sightseeing tour
   
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