The AMAZON FOREST / MANAUS/ AM

The Amazon Rainforest is located in the Northern Region of the country, and covers the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins, Maranhão and Mato Grosso. With approximately 7 million km², the Amazon Forest has the title of the largest tropical forest in the world.

It is located in the largest river basin in the world, the Amazon basin, and the most important of this river basin is the Amazon River, and this river also has well-known, as tributaries of the Rio Negro, the Tapajós River, the Xingu River and the Madeira River. The Solimões River is just another name for the same Rio Amazonas, that receives this name after the meeting of the waters between the Rio Negro and the Solimões River.

The climate is usually hot and rainy and the rainy season is from December to June, and the average annual temperature is 32° C ( this in the state of Amazonas, varying according to each state). The forest is mainly characterized by great height of trees, and by animals that inhabit mainly the crowns of these. Already your soil is poor in nutrients, and how many rains, this occur do not influence on plant nutrition.

The most famous cities of the forest to less in the state of Amazonas, are the cities of Manaus, which besides being the capital of the State has the largest population density of the region, and the town of Parintins, known because of its traditional folk festival, which attracts tourists from all places, especially those deriving from own Northern region.

 To know better the Amazon Forest, there are several hotels in the region that are installed in places very close to the jungle, being even possible schedule outings by deep into the forest, and also browse by several rivers of the region, observing animals and plants typical of the site. A fantastic adventure, braving the jungle with all the necessary comfort to rest. A good example is the Ariaú.

Travel Tips

Be sure to visit the indigenous villages that until today remain primitive customs. Visits are conducted through the FUNAI and the access is made through voadeira. Jaú National Park is also a great option to know a little more of the fauna and flora of the Amazon Forest. The Park is bathed by the dark waters of the Negro River and is the largest forest reserve of South America, with 2.27 million hectares besides hosting some species of animals in extinction.

The State Park of Jalapão / Tocantins / Brazil

To envisage a journey as a dispatch. The Jalapão is a set of five areas of conservation, which includes a state park and has 34 000 km² (greater that the states of Sergipe and Alagoas). The scenario is one of the most exuberant of Brazil: crystalline waterfalls, natural swimming pools, emerald-green, orange-like dunes and plateaus of up to 40 m in height. Even so, is still very little visited: were approximately 15 thousand tourists since 2001, Year of the creation of the park.

Where to Stay

There are two ways of staying in the Jalapão. The camping of Korubo Expeditions is located on the banks of the River, near the new attractions. But the comfortable tents only receive who purchase the package of six nights of the Agency. In Ponte Alta or Mateiros, the pousadas are very simple - the majority do not usually go beyond hot shower, bed and breakfast -, but their owners are the best storytellers history of the region.

Suggestions of roadmaps

2 days - with two days of travel, enjoy to the Waterfall of the old, with two falls over 20 meters in height. The other day, do the walk through the dunes Velha Waterfalls and dunes orange lettering of up to 40 meters - the feeling is being in the middle of the desert.

 4 days - with more time, go to the Fumaça Waterfall, easy access and with two falls. Enjoy to Fervedouro and Fervedouro of São Félix, crystalline wells, excellent for bathing.

The trekking until the Mirante da Serra of the Holy Spirit leads to the top of the walls that have formed the dunes of Jalapão.

When to go

tween May and September, the drought season.

Mount Roraima

Some resemblance to the paradise of Up-High Adventures, Disney Pixar's? It is no wonder! The film was even inspired by this place. Mount Roraima is on the border between Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. The trip up Mount may take 7-10 days of walking, but only lasts two and return visitors are covered with wonderful waterfall baths along the way.

Reach with a backpack 2,700 meters altitude mountain, located on the border with Venezuela, and explore their top cinematic take the adventurous traveler an unforgettable experience .

Imagine a giant rock with 15 km in length, shaped table (tepuy) to 2,700 meters above sea level in the remote border between Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana, with its top taken by valleys and sculptural rock formations, rivers and waterfalls, and wildlife own flora, with spectacular views of mountains, forests and savannas located around.

Welcome to Mount Roraima, one of the oldest places on the planet, formed about 2 billion years, turned into a tourist destination to about 3000 adventurous travelers from Brazil and dozens of countries each year.

To get there, there legs, breath and spirit to experience a legitimate expedition lasting about one week, during which you walk over 100 kilometers on slippery trails, rocks and even crossing rivers. Sometimes in the rain and cold, other under heat and high humidity, it goes without stop, up and down, looking for a unique experience to explore and feel a carefully built by nature environment.

A break in style

The expedition a week to Mount Roraima is one of those fundamental experiences to enable us to see life in a better way.

Who decide to meet Mount Roraima and spend some special days up there you can return to the following certainty: will finish this amazing experience better than it started. This, of course, not only by enviable collection of images that will be added to memory, but the contacts, routine, difficulties and even the self process we experience every day shipment.

The valley of the Cathedral, the "bathtubs" Jacuzi, Moat, Ventana and the view from Kukenan also captivate

The more adventurous, it is an uphill walk to the imposing Stern.

Tips for those who are traveling 

They say from October to March it rains less in Roraima, but be prepared for a wet routine during shipment. The frequent clouds and fog lend an enigmatic atmosphere to Monte, the most famous of tepuys (tables). The temperature at the top can reach close to zero early, so take appropriate coats. During the day, sunscreen is mandatory item. 

Who does not want to carry too much weight can hire a private charger and then only carry a light backpack containing the most essential. The lazier or less time, it is worth renting a helicopter and to eliminate certain days of the expedition. The flights, however, depend on weather conditions. 

More information on expeditions to Mount Roraima can be obtained at http://www.roraima-brasil.com.br/ site.