Amazon jungle adventure

Rainbow over Rio Negro

cute little frog

can you see the sloth?

piranha teeth!

piranha fishing

evening meal in the jungle

meeting of the waters - black rio negro and muddy Amazon river

I flew from Salvador to Manaus which lies on the footstep of the jungle in order to explore the fantastic Amazon region. I booked a 5-day tour with Eco Discovery to the Mamouri Lodge on the Rio Negro.

Instead of buses we were now using small boats to get about. The activities included Piranha fishing, alligator catching, jungle trekking and spotting several animals like sloths, monkeys, birds, poisonous frogs, snakes, spiders (!) and pink dolphins. I was luckily spared the sight of a tarantula since it didnt want to come out of its hole, it was raining too much!

Our excellent guide Antonio showed us several medicinal plants and explained about the use of these trees and plants.
We stayed 2 nights in a camp in the jungle which consisted of a tarpaulin and hammocks to sleep in and a campfire! The mosquitos loved us!
It was a very nice experience but I wish I stayed a bit longer to be able to go deeper into the jungle and see more wildlife. Who knows, I might be back one day?