Sunrise Tour - Jungle Trek - River Tour.  If you wish, you can join a sunrise tour around 05:30am in a motorized canoe with a guide to enjoy the peaceful early hours of the Amazon Rainforest. Return in time for breakfast. Alternatively, you can stay in bed and relax!  After breakfast we set off on a 3 hour jungle trek exploring the Amazon Rainforest.  Your guide will explain about the Amazon's extraordinary biodiversity.  In the afternoon we board our canoes and journey into the smaller river inlets looking for flora and fauna.  Return to the lodge, marvelling at the fantastic Amazonian sunset, followed by buffet dinner.

IMPORTANT: This is a sample itinerary.  The exact itinerary for this trip will vary according to your arrival and departure time.  In some cases the River Wildlife Tour may be unavailable and a fishing trip and visit to local native dwellings may be offered instead.  Please be flexible.

The lodge is located 30km (18 miles) from Manaus, on the banks of Puraquequara River, a tributary of the Amazon River.  Because of the pH levels in the water, mosquitoes and viruses which cause dengue, cholera, malaria, yellow fever, etc. do not proliferate in the area.  However, you are well advised to bring insect repellent.

Accommodation: All with mosquito screens, two single beds, private bathroom with shower and veranda with a hammock, discreetly integrated into the natural surroundings of the tropical rainforest.

Reception & Bar: With comfortable sofas and chairs, perfect for relaxing before and after excursions, or a chat with new friends accompanied by a local drink.

Recreation Area: Large terrace where you can sunbathe, read and relax.

Restaurant: Great atmosphere for experimenting our delicious cuisine, three meals are served daily, as well as snacks inbetween the different activities. The food consists mainly of local produce, prepared by the chef on location, including a wide selection of tropical fruit.

IMPORTANT:

• The lodge does not have a generator and electricity is supplied by an alternative source of energy.
• There is no power supply available to run personal electrical appliances or charge batteries for cameras.
• The lights in the rooms are limited to the evening hours and no hot water is available.
• The main lodge area is lit by candlelight and kerosene lamps.
• The kitchen and service areas are supplied with electricity continuously day and night.

Please pack as light as possible.  There is no need to "dress up" in the Amazon!  All guests will be dressed in comfortable, light, practical clothing.  For safety procedures, the maximum luggage allowance in the boat is 5kg (11 lb) per person.  Your main luggage can be stored in Manaus which has appropriate storing facilities.

• Swimsuit
• Sufficient memory cards/sticks and/or film for your camera
• Insect repellent
• Sun block
• A longsleeve shirt for the evening and a couple of t-shirts
• A sweater 
• A pair of shorts and a pair of trousers
• Good hiking shoes / boots / socks
• A torch
• Personal medicine

Travel insurance is compulsory for all tours. All clients MUST be insured to cover personal accident, medical expenses, cancellation, curtailment, repatriation, etc. Also, be aware that many activities such as trekking, bungy jumping or white water rafting may not be covered on your insurance policy. If you plan on doing any of these activities please purchase additional insurance. We recommend that you have a photocopy of this document, which you keep separate from the original. If you have not already arranged your own travel insurance then Kumuka can do this for you. Please visit http://www.kumuka.com/Travel-Insurance.aspx for more details or contact your nearest Kumuka office.

Please Note: You will not be permitted to join a Kumuka Tour without travel insurance.

Whilst on tour you will probably want to stay in touch with family and friends. There are several ways of doing this:

Mobile Phone – Before departing your home country check with your phone supplier to see if it compatible with the mobile phone networks in the countries that you are traveling to, and how much will it cost to use abroad.

Email – Internet Cafes are very cheap and popular, and you are sure to come across several during your tour. If you haven’t done so already, set up a free Google Mail, Hotmail, or Yahoo email account which you can then access from any computer. Internet Cafes will charge a nominal fee for using their computers. Within Europe some hotels charge a wifi connection fee and we cannot guarantee a wifi connection at all hotels we use.

Twitter – A method of communication that is rapidly gaining in popularity on the Internet especially amongst travelers. Twitter allows you to send short messages and update your friends and family with where you are on tour and what you are doing. Create your free account at http://twitter.com. Visit Kumuka’s page on Twitter at http://twitter.com/kumuka

Facebook – Very popular website that allows you to upload stories, get in touch with fellow travellers before and after your Kumuka tour, upload photos and videos to share with other travellers, your family and friends. To create a free account, go to www.facebook.com and then become a fan of Kumuka’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kumuka-Worldwide/26617121087?ref=ts

Postcards – The good ol’ fashioned postcard. But you will probably get home before the postcard does!

Under no circumstances are any illegal drugs allowed on any part of the trip. Anyone discovered in possession of any such drugs, will be asked to leave the tour immediately without question or refund.