If you are looking for the best nature viewing on the planet, Uakari is the place to go. A true amazon experience. Uakari Lodge is built on a floating structure in the Mamirauá Reserve.
Their base is on three aspects: responsibility with the natural resources, increase the life quality of the people and research.  The lodge is owned by the community and provides them with some income in the spirit of sustainability and balance with nature.

The Lodge is composed by seven floating structures made out of wood and covered with thatch. These structures float because were built on floating timber. They are all connected through floating runways. The Lodge was designed for minimum environmental impact, with appropriate technologies such as rainwater collection, solar power for lighting and water heating, and a sewage filtration system.

The lodge has 10 apartments with bathrooms and the capacity to accommodate in total 20 people at a time. The individual floating cabins are very spacious, bright and comfortable. A central floating structure with reception area, restaurant, bar, TV room, library and conference room. Also offers laundry services.

The food served at the restaurant is excellent given that the lodge is essentially located in a very remote region in the heart of the forest - fresh fish, chicken, rice, lots of fruit.
Uakari Lodge is great for those who like adventure. You cannot swim because the river is infested with piranhas and black caiman (there is a “resident” caiman which waits for kitchen left overs), but the guides take you up river in boats to look at the pink river dolphins. There is nothing else around but forest and the wilderness. The wildlife is abundant and easily seen. Squirrel monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchin monkey, sloth, tarantulas, anteaters, the famous uakari monkeys, assorted lizards and birds. Pirarucu fish and caiman are literally bumping into your floating hut.

UAKARI Lodge:  The staff is very friendly, the activities are incredible and the food very good. For sure is one of the best places in Amazon to spot animals.
Go there and you will not regret.
 

Packages offered:
 
Package 03 days/03 nights - from Friday to Monday

First day: Friday
The visitors will be received at Tefé’s airport.
Around 10 minutes (by car) far away from the airport is “Flutuante do Areia Branca” where the boat leaves from, starting  the journey to Mamirauá Reserve.
The trip to the Reserve takes about one and a half hour. In the way you can enjoy the breeze and the magic scenery. You might even be able to spot wildlife, such as pink dolphins (Inia geofrensis) at Tefé Lake and tucuxis (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Solimões River during the trip to the lodge.
You will be welcomed by the lodge. There will always be an English-speaking person at the lodge. Staff gives some recommendations and explanations on meal times, solar power, water, no swimming, etc.) and ask guests to register.
The Naturalist guide will take guests for some activities. A local guide will always be present when leaving the lodge.
Lunch is served between 12:30pm and 13:30pm.
The walking on the trail (dry season) starts in the afternoon at 15:30 when it is not so hot.
The naturalist and the local guide, joining scientific and traditional knowledge will help you to understand the varzea’s environment (flooded forest). During the “Flood season” you will make a trip in a large canoe among channels and lakes.
The local guides don’t speak English fluently.
During the flood (May-July) all trails will be done in a small paddle canoe (your guide will paddle you through the trail).
The dinner will be served around 19:30. After dinner you will watch a BBC documentary about Mamirauá Reserve.
 
Second day: Saturday
The animals wake up with the sunrise and to maximize the wild life view you must also wake up early to visit the trails. Breakfast is served at 06:30am and for the activities start at 07:00am. Walking into a different trail (or by canoe) this new scenery is chosen to make possible guests to observe nature. The trails are designed not to be physically straining and most of them can be walked in three hours at the longest. In the flood season (May- Aug) the jungle trip will made by canoe as the level of river may vary around 12 meters during the “Rainy season”. 
At 15:30 you are invited for the researchers that are working in the ecotourism area to participate on their field works complementing the technical information in the presentation. If you prefer you can go out for wildlife spotting.
After the dinner, you will be ready to do a night tour (on foot in a small canoe) with high chances to see the nocturnal fauna,  tarantula spiders, opossum (Didelphis marsupialis and Philander opossum), two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) and brown throated three toated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), amazon bamboo rats (Dactylomys dactylinus), bats (Rhynchonycteris naso and Noctilio leporinus), etc. This activity is short and takes spends around 40 minutes.
 
Third day: Sunday
If you choose to visit a local village, the morning is the time to do it. The Ecotourism program has had plenty of discussion with the local communities about those visits and agreed an informal itinerary with a series of attractions they would like to show and talk about. A person from the community will meet your group and show you around (please see the detailed information sheet about village visits). Depending on the village, you might have the opportunity to buy locally produced handicrafts - take small change with you.
If you don’t wish to visit the local community there is an optional trip with the local guide.
This afternoon a motor canoe will bring guests to the beautiful Mamirauá Lake, located inside the preserved area of the Reserve. At the lake you will probably have memorable encounters with pink river dolphins (Inia geofrensis), hoatzins (Opistochomus hoazin) and perhaps the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) fish. You will stay there until  sunset and on the way back you will spot black caimans (Melanoschus niger), bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) and Noctilio leporinus), night birds…
Dinner is served at 20:00.  At 20:30 a lecture will be given by the naturalist guide about the ecosystem and the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute – its work, research, etc.
 
Fourth day: Monday
Departure from the Lodge will be after breakfast, you are ready to go back to Tefé. Before leaving, you may (option) fill in a form. It is very important for the lodge to know your thoughts about the trip to improve the services. Once in Tefe staff will take you to for the ride to the airport.
“Activities described above may be changed due to  environmental factors, water level variation and climate conditions”.
 

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Package 04 days/04 nights - from Monday to Friday
 
First day: Monday
TRIP Airlines arrives in Tefé, guests are welcomed at the airport.
Around 10 minutes (by car) away from the airport is the “Flutuante do Areia Branca” where the group will start the journey to Mamirauá Reserve.
The trip to the Reserve is done by speedboat and it takes about one and a half hour. On the way you will enjoy the breeze and the magic scenery. You might even be able to spot wildlife, such as pink dolphins (Inia geofrensis) at Tefé Lake and tucuxis (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Solimões River during the trip to the lodge.
The staff will welcome you at the lodge. There will always be an English-speaking person at the around. The staff will give quick recommendations and explanations about meal times, solar power, water, no swimming, etc) and guests will be asked to fill in the visitor’s registration form.
The Naturalist guide will be with the group in some activities and all activities outside must be done with the presence of a local guide. You must listen to their recommendations at all times specially those regarding your own safety.
To enjoy your first morning at the Reserve you will enjoy a short trip by canoe.
The hiking in the afternoon starts at 15:30 when the weather is not so hot.
At 15:30 you will be ready to go on a walk (dry season) in one of the trails. You will be taken with your group to go through an Interpretative Trail. The naturalist and the local guide, joining scientific and traditional knowledge will help you to interpret the varzea’s environment (flooded forest). In this first hiking, eight points strategically chosen are classified and explained by them. During the “Flooded season” the trip will be done in a large canoe among channels and lakes into forest.
The local guides don’t speak English fluently.
During the flood (May-July) all trails will be done in a small paddle canoe (your guide will paddle through the trail)After dinner, you will have the opportunity to hear and talk about the ecosystem and about the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute – its work, research, etc. The naturalist guide will do the presentation at 20:30.

Second day: Tuesday
The animals wake up with the sunrise and to maximize wildlife viewing you must also wake up early to visit the trails. But if you choose to visit a local village, this morning is the time to do it. The Ecotourism program has had plenty of conversations with the local communities about those visits and agreed an informal itinerary with a series of attractions they would like to show and talk about. A person from the community will meet your group and show you around (please see the detailed information sheet about village visits). Depending on the village, you might have the opportunity to buy locally produced handicrafts - take small change with you.
If you choose not to visit a village you can go for another tour with your local guide.
After lunch, you can rest in a hammock, watch a video about researches done at Mamirauá or an award-winning BBC documentary on Mamirauá, read a book, or just chat as the group will go out when the sun goes down a little.
In the afternoon you will go for hiking or canoe ride, always exploring a different region of the reserve.
Dinner will be served around 19:30. After dinner you can watch a video about the flooded forest or just listen to night animals and relax for the next day.

Third day: Wednesday
A new and different trail will be the scenery chosen to spot wildlife into the jungle. Our trails are designed not to be physically straining and most of them can be walked in three hours at the longest. During the flood (May-July) all trails will be done in a small paddle canoe (your guide will paddle through the trail).
This afternoon you will be taken on a motorized canoe to Mamirauá Lake, a beautiful lake inside the preserved area of the Reserve. At the lake you will probably have memorable encounters with pink river dolphins (Inia geofrensis), hoatzins (Opistochomus hoazin) and perhaps the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) fish. Group stays there until sunset and on our way back you will spot black caimans (Melanoschus niger), bats (Rhynchonycteris naso and Noctilio leporinus), night birds…
Dinner is at 20:00. You can enjoy this night to talk to the staff or see another documentary.

Fourth Day: Thursday
The animals wake up with the sunrise and to maximize the wild life view you must also to wake up early to visit the trails. Breakfast is served at 06:30am and at 07:00am the activities start. Another trail will be done, on foot or canoe, in the new scenery chosen to observe nature. If you prefer you can go for a traditional fishing or piranha fishing. This activity is a means of survival among the locals and passed from generation to generation. The local resident will show you his ability to fish with harpoon, with bait and long line too.
In the afternoon you have the choice to go with a researcher’s team and participate on their field works complementing the technical information given in the previous night. Or if you prefer, you can go to another wildlife spotting tour, riding by channels and lakes system that compose part of the varzea’s ecosystem.
After dinner be ready to do a night tour (on foot or by small canoe) with high chances to see the nocturnal fauna, as tarantula spiders, opossum (Didelphis marsupialis and Philander opossum), two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) and brown throated three toated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), amazon bamboo rats (Dactylomys dactylinus), bats (Rhynchonycteris naso and Noctilio leporinus), etc. This trail is short and takes around 40 minutes.

Fourth Day: Thursday
Breakfast is served at 06:30am and at 07:00am the activities start. A different trail will be followed, on foot or by canoe, to observe the nature. If you prefer you can go for the traditional fishing or piranha fishing. This activity is a major means of survival among the locals passing from generation to generation. A local resident will show you his ability to fish with harpoon and the use of bait and line.
In the afternoon you have a choice to follow a researcher’s team and participate on their field works complementing the technical information given in the previous nights.  Or, you can go to another wildlife spotting tour, walking around channels and lakes that are part of the varzea’s ecosystem.
After dinner be ready to do a night tour (on foot or small canoe) with high chances to see the nocturnal fauna,  tarantula spiders, opossum (Didelphis marsupialis and Philander opossum), two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) and brown throated, three toated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), amazon bamboo rats (Dactylomys dactylinus), bats (Rhynchonycteris naso and Noctilio leporinus), etc. This trail is short and takes around 40 minutes to go through.

Fifth Day: Friday
You are more familiar with the forest, if you are really quiet and get up early enough, you might see even more wildlife like capuchin monkeys (Cebus paella), howlers (Alouatta seniculus), uakaris (Cacajao calvus calvus) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus and Saimiri vanzolinii), three toed sloths (Bradypus variegates), hoatzins (Opistochomus hoazin), etc. Another trail will be followed in this last morning.
The departure from the Lodge will be after breakfast on Friday. Before leaving, you may (optional) fill in a form. It is very important for the Lodge to know your thoughts about the trip to improve their services.
Back to Tefé, you will be taken to the airport.
“It is important to mention that the activities described above can be changed because of environmental factors, water level variation and climate conditions.”

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Package 07 days/07 nights  - from Monday to Monday or from Friday to Friday
       
This is a special package for people who have more time and want enjoy a little more of the amazon-flooded forest. You’re going to do longer hikings and canoe rides having the opportunity to enjoy the fauna and longer interaction with the communities.
This longer package was developed for people who don’t care with the discomfort of the forest (like the heat, mosquitoes) and those who wish to get a deeper knowledge about the wonders of the forest.
It starts on Friday (together with 3 days package) or on Monday (together with 4 days package), this way the package 7 days will have the sequence of activities according to the respective packages.
 
First day: Friday
TRIP Airlines flight arrives in Tefé, the visitors will be welcomed at the airport.
The journey to the Uakari Lodge takes about one and half hour by speedboat. You will enjoy the breeze and the magic scenery. Maybe spot wildlife, such as pink dolphins (Inia geofrensis) at Tefé Lake and tucuxis (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Amazonas River.
Between 15:00 and 15:30 you will arrive at the Uakari Lodge where staff will be waiting for you. There will always be an English-speaking person who will give you quick explanations meal times, solar power, water, no swimming. You will be asked to fill in the visitors registration form.
The Naturalist guide will guide guests into some activities. You must listen to their recommendations at all times specially those regarding your own safety. At 16:00 the group will be ready to go on a walk (dry season) along one of the trails.  The naturalist and the local guide, joining scientific and traditional knowledge will help you to interpret the varzea’s environment (flooded forest). During the Flooded season you will make this trip in large canoe among channels and lakes in the forest.
The local guides don’t speak English fluently.
During the flood (May-July) all trails will be done in a small paddle canoe (your guide will paddle through the trail).
Dinner will be served around 19:30. After dinner a video about the flooded forest will be showed.

Second day: Saturday
Animals wake up with the sunrise and to maximize wildlife spotting you must also wake up early to visit the trails. If you choose to visit a local village, this morning is the time to do it. The Ecotourism program has had plenty of discussion with the local communities about those visits and agreed an informal itinerary with a series of attractions they would like to show and talk about. A person from the community will meet your group and show you around. Depending on the village, you might have the opportunity to buy local handicrafts - take small change with you.
If you choose not to visit a village you can go for another tour with your local guide.
In the afternoon you can go for a traditional fishing or piranha fishing. This activity is a means of survival among the locals and is passed from generation to generation. The local resident will show you his ability to fish with harpoon, with bait and long line.
After dinner, you will have the opportunity to hear and talk about the ecosystem and about the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute – its work, its research, etc. The naturalist guide will do the presentation at 20:30.

Third day: Sunday
Breakfast is served at 06:30am and at 07:00am the activities start. In this first morning the group will be ready to go on a walk (dry season) through one of the trails. The naturalist and the local guide, joining scientific and traditional knowledge will help you to interpret the varzea’s environment (flooded forest).
The excursions start at 15:30 when the weather is not so hot. In the afternoon you have a choice to follow a researcher’s team and participate on their field works, complementing the information given in the previous night. If desired, you can go to another wildlife spotting tour, by the channels and lakes system that compose part of the varzea’s ecosystem.
              
Fourth Day: Monday
The animals wake up with the sunrise and to maximize wildlife viewing you must also to wake up early to visit the trails. A different trail will be the new scenery chosen to observe the nature during the morning. The trails are designed not to be physically straining and most of them can be walked in three hours at the longest. During the flood (May-July) all trails will be done in a small paddle canoe (your guide will paddle through the trail).
In this afternoon you will be taken on a motorized canoe to Mamirauá Lake, a beautiful lake inside the preserved area of the Reserve. At the lake you will probably have memorable encounters with pink river dolphins (Inia geofrensis), hoatzins (Opistochomus hoazin) and perhaps the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) fish. The group will stay there until  sunset and on the way back will spot black caimans (Melanoschus niger), bats (Rhynchonycteris naso and Noctilio leporinus), night birds…
After dinner, you will have other opportunity to see the mysterious night fauna. However you will be a guest in the forest, since you will overnight in a tree house specially designed for this purpose. The local guide will bring the group to this special spot and make fire for the group to enjoy the night lights.  At the tree house, you will hear the night sounds of the forest inhabitants.
Fifth Day: Tuesday
This morning you will pay another visit to the local community, where you will have the opportunity to visit the preserved lakes, The plantations of the manioc – main food for the river people. You will learn more about the “ribeirinhos”, their reality and exchange experiences. The return will be around 12:00, so bring your sun block.
After lunch, you can rest in a hammock, watch a video about researches done at Mamirauá or an award-winning BBC documentary on Mamirauá, read a book, since the next trail will only happen when the sun goes down a little.
In the afternoon, another hiking or canoe tour, always exploring a different region of the reserve.
After dinner you can watch a video about the flooded forest or just listen to the animals and relax for the next day.
 
Sixth Day: Wednesday
In the morning, a longer journey into another trail together with the local guide. This activity will take all morning.
In the afternoon, you’ll visit another project of research, developed in the Ecotourism area at the Reserve.  At the research floating station, you have the opportunity to go out with the researcher and get to know their works.
In the last night at Mamirauá, with the local guide, you will have opportunity to see the night animals again on a second night tour by canoe.
 
Seventh Day: Thursday
Now, you are more familiar with the forest, if you are really quiet and set out early enough, you might see even more wildlife like capuchin monkeys (Cebus paella), howlers (Alouatta seniculus), uakaris (Cacajao calvus calvus) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus and Saimiri vanzolinii), three toed sloths (Bradypus variegates), hoatzins (Opistochomus hoazin), etc. We will go into another trail this morning.
In the afternoon you will see the Araçazinho Lake or Japura Lake; two of the most beautiful lakes at the Mamirauá Reserve, there leave howlers (Alouatta seniculus) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus and Saimiri vanzolinii), several species of birds like parrots (Amazona sp), toucan (Ramphastus sp), etc.
Dinner is at 20:00. You can enjoy your last night talking to the staff or to seeing another documentary.
Eighth Day: Friday
Departure time from the Lodge will be after breakfast, around 08:00 on Friday. Before leaving, please do not forget to fill out the evaluation form. Your thoughts about your stay are very important to the Lodge to improve services.
From Tefe’s port, you will be taken to the airport.
“It is important to mention that the activities described above can be changed because of environmental factors, water level variation and climate conditions.”