Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), we decided, with the community, to POSTPONE the expedition that was scheduled to take place in April 18 to 25, 2020. As soon as the situation is regularized and we have new dates, we will post it here and on our social networks.

Day 1:

• Check in at the hotel/hostel from 2pm;
• The experience begins with the group meeting at 8 pm, at the place of accommodation in Manaus;
• Welcome and connection activity;
• Rest. Accommodation in a shared room.

Day 2:

• Breakfast;
• Connection activity;
• Rio Negro Tour – de barco, vamos até o ponto em que as águas do Rio Solimões se encontram com as águas escuras do Rio Negro, sem se misturarem;
• Perreché Tour – walking tour through the center of Manaus with an exclusive guide for the group, to get to know a little about the architecture, history and culture of the place;
• Lunch at a regional restaurant; 
• Bagaceira Tour – visitaremos alguns “points” da gastronomia e da diversão, encerrando o domingo em uma balada manauara;
• Rest. Accommodation in a shared room.

Day 3:

• Breakfast;
• Ground transportation from the accommodation to the port/marina for boarding and beginning of the river crossing, going up the Rio Negro to the community;
• Connection activity while navigating;
• Lunch (place and time according to the boat's departure time);
• Arrival at the indigenous riverside community of Baré ethnicity that will receive us for this experience;
• Group reception by host families;
• Presentation to the Chief;
• Indigenous ritual;
• Dinner with the local leadership;
• Connection activity;
• Rest. Host family accommodation, shared room.

Day 4:

• Breakfast;
• Connection activity;
• Visita à comunidade – um morador nos mostrará cada cantinho (a roça, a escola, o posto de saúde, a biblioteca…) e nos apresentará às pessoas que encontrarmos pelo caminho, enquanto elas realizam suas atividades. E assim conheceremos um pouco da comunidade;
• Lunch;
• Connection activity;
• Dinner;
• Rest. Host family accommodation, shared room.

Day 5:

• Breakfast;
• Connection activity;
• Trail in the forest - as we walk through the forest, a bushman explains about the fauna and flora of the region and tells about the relationship of the locals with the forest;
• “Check out” da trilha com cada membro do grupo;
• Lunch;
• Canoeing - in a rowing canoe we will take a trip down the river, with a local canoeist, and we will hear a little about the Amazon of drought and the flood;
• Connection activity;
• Dinner;
• Rest. Host family accommodation, shared room.

Day 6:

• Connection activity;
• Breakfast;
• Prose at the flour house - let's chat with a flour farmer while she shows the equipment she uses and explains the artisanal process of producing manioc flour, passed down from generation to generation. It is time to learn, with the specialist, the difference between manioc and macaxeira, and what is done with them;
• Lunch;
• Exposição de artesanato – hora de conhecer e de valorizar o rico artesanato produzido na comunidade: adornos, biojoias, armas, utensílios, enfeites…;
• Handicraft monitoring - Let's get our hands dirty! Using seeds, natural fibers or wood, and with the guidance of a local artisan or artisan, each one will create their own piece;
• Dinner;
• Connection activity;
• Rest. Host family accommodation, shared room.

Day 7:

• Connection activity;
• Breakfast;
• Joint preparation of lunch;
• Lunch;
• Group activities;
• Mesa compartilhada – Jantar comunitário de despedida;
• Connection activity;
• Rest. Host family accommodation, shared room.

Day 8:

• Breakfast;
• Connection activity;
• Return to Manaus - crossing by boat from the community to the port/marina in the capital of Manaus, with an estimated arrival around 2:00 pm;
• The experience ends with ground transportation from the port/marina to the city center OR nearby neighborhood (to be defined).

• Shared accommodation: 2 nights in Manaus in a hotel or hostel and 5 nights in the community with a family;
• Alimentação: em Manaus – 2 cafés da manhã e 1 almoço; na comunidade indígena – café da manhã, almoço e jantar durante toda a estada;
• Discovery activities mentioned in the itinerary; 
• Ticket for party in Manaus and drinks and/or snacks (pre-defined value) during the Bagaceira Tour; 
• Community contribution fee;
• River transportation from Manaus to the community and from the community to Manaus (by row boat or speedboat);
• Boat during the Rio Negro Tour (tour to Encontro das Águas);
• Transport from the hotel in Manaus to the local tours (when necessary) and from the hotel to the port;
• Digital travel manual.

• Meals not listed in the itinerary;
• Transport from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport;
• National and/or international airline tickets to and from Manaus and related fees;
• Travel insurance;
• Vaccination costs;
• Cost of issuing passport and obtaining consular visas, if necessary;
• Language interpreter for participants who do not speak Portuguese, if necessary;
• Expenses arising from daily rates, meals, transportation and activities, when exceeding those included in the itinerary;
• Purchase of handicrafts and any other personal items;
• As well as everything not mentioned in the item "The itinerary includes".

• The reservation must be made at least 1 month in advance of the starting date of the itinerary;
• Attention when buying your flights! Remember that you must be in Manaus on the evening of the first day and that we are expected to arrive in Manaus in the early afternoon of the last day, so your return flight should only take off from the end of the last day of the itinerary (preferably from the next day onwards);
• In the event of a storm or unfavorable weather conditions, itineraries may change or activities may be canceled for your own safety.
• Keep in mind that everything is very simple and that the community does not have the structure of cities, which makes this experience so genuine and transformative.