Travel to Brazil

There are several flight options for travelling to Manaus International Airport. Daily non-stop to Manaus operate from Miami, Panama, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Plan to travel to Miami by Sunday, to connect with the flight to Manaus (MAO Airport). We suggest you arrange your flight to Miami to arrive with plenty of time to make the connecting flight to Manaus. If you are flying from the USA, there are two nonstop daily flights from Miami (AA and TAM airlines). One departs Miami early in morning and arrives in Manaus in the early afternoon; the other flight departs Miami in the late afternoon and arrives in Manaus in the late evening. Once you arrive in Manaus International Airport, our host will be waiting for you for immediate transfer to the pleasant fancy Hotel located in a very nice part of the town.

Charter flight to Xingu

Early Saturday morning, our host/driver will pick up the group at a fancy Hotel and take them to the domestic airport for their private charter flight to the Kayapo village of Pukararãnkre on the right bank of the Xingu River. Flight from Manaus to Xingu is operated by an 8-passenger Grand Caravan plane, and normally departs around 6:30 am.The flight duration is 3:30 hours depending on whether a refueling stop is needed. Pukararãnkre village is located 590 miles southeast from Manaus and the plane will land on the airs trip right in the Indian Community.

Visa

Citizens travelling with passports from Australia, Canada and the United States visiting Brazil for tourism and business will be subject to visa requirements for entry into Brazilian territory starting from January 10th, 2024. These citizens can require e-Visas through the portal https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/. The process is easy, and quick and if the requirements mentioned below are met, in a few days the applicant will receive the e-Visa on his or her e-mail

Considerations:

1) Country code: you can check it here: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes

2) OTP (one-time password): it is an automatically generated numeric or alphanumeric string of characters that authenticates a user for a single transaction or login session.

An OTP is more secure than a static password, especially a user-created password, which can be weak and/or reused across multiple accounts.

3) Passport-style photo (2” x 2”, white background) Please check out this tutorial: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html

Also make certain your passport does not expire within 6 months of your trip.

Vaccine

A Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate is recommended to enter any Indian Territory in Brazil but is no longer required.

Insurances

We strongly recommend securing insurance that covers medical contingencies while abroad and cancel for any reason travel insurance.

Baggage

Please do not bring unnecessary weight to the lodge. We use small planes for air transfers to and from the lodge and we strictly enforce weight limitations. You will be able to leave items not needed in the lodge with the hotel concierge in Manaus if you are returning to the hotel at the end of the week. There is a strictly-enforced 40 pound (in total) weight restriction per person for the charter flights. Please avoid HARD BODY LUGGAGE.