Belém and Marajó Island – Pousada Canto do Francês

Price starting at

$1.666,89

Departures: Sunday to Friday (excluding holidays)

Category:

Beaches & Islands, Casual, Culture & Trails, North

Best time for the tour:

JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC

Short description:

In Marajó, the horizons are vast, the dips are refreshing, the flavors are intense, and the art is authentic. As the largest river-maritime archipelago on the planet, the destination is bathed simultaneously by the Atlantic Ocean and the Amazon and Tocantins rivers.

All this water frames an exuberant forest and the contrasting landscapes of savanna, mangroves, and igarapés that spread across the islands.

Another remarkable feature of the destination is that it is home to the largest buffalo population in Brazil.

For this reason, tasting their meat, sampling their cheeses, or even riding one of these giant animals is an almost mandatory activity on the farms of Marajó.

The islands, with both fresh and saltwater, have many other captivating experiences to offer.

It’s a place to embrace the Amazonian rhythm: paddle through igarapés winding between mangrove roots, visit deserted beaches like Araúna, witness flocks of birds at sunset, have lunch at fishermen’s huts, and dive into the history of Marajoara pottery with its unique geometric designs.

The itinerary also includes a tour of the capital, Belém, where you can savor the exotic flavors of the Ver-o-Peso Market, follow the rhythm of boats in the Guajará Bay, learn the stories of the Rubber Cycle, and admire the elegant “belle époque” architecture, which left its mark on the city’s churches, theater, and museums in the Old Town.

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Detailed itinerary:

Day 1 – Origin / Belém
Departure for Belém. Reception and accommodation at the chosen hotel.

Day 2 – Belém – Marajó Island
(Monday to Saturday) – In the morning, departure from the hotel to the port and boarding on a speedboat to Soure on Marajó Island. Transfer to the Pousada. In the afternoon, departure for a visit to a typical Marajó farm (Araruna). Walk through the mangroves leading to Barra Velha beach and then to Ponta do Garrote, a sandbank located between Marajó Bay and the mouth of the Paracauary River. Return to the Pousada.

Day 3 – Marajó Island
Depending on the tide schedule, departure by regional motorized boat to Furo Miguelão, a channel carved by hand through the mangrove forest in the first half of the last century to shorten navigation between local farms. Return to the Pousada.

Day 4 – Marajó Island – Belém
(Monday to Sunday) – After breakfast, departure from the hotel to visit the fishing village at Praia Pesqueiro. Lunch on your own. At 1:00 PM, departure to Porto Camará in Salvaterra and boarding on the speedboat at 2:30 PM to Belém. Estimated arrival in Belém is 4:30 PM. Transfer to the chosen hotel.

Days 5 and 6 – Belém – Included Tours

Full-day tour: City tour – Mangal das Garças and Bosque Rodrigues Alves Botanical Garden. Departure at 8:30 AM for a city tour including Ver-o-Peso Market, Cidade Velha with Forte do Castelo (entrance not included), Feliz Lusitânia Project, Basilica of Nazareth, São José Liberto Jewelry District (entrance not included), Teatro da Paz (entrance not included), and Emilio Goeldi Zoo-Botanical Park (entrance included). Lunch stop (not included). After lunch, visit Mangal das Garças (entrance pass for Navigation Museum, Lighthouse, Butterfly House, Bird Nursery) and Bosque Rodrigues Alves Botanical Garden (entrance included). Return to the hotel.

Half-day river tour: After hotel pick-up, board a boat to explore the Guamá River, observing Belém’s riverside scenery and the movement of various types of boats, from large cages and ferries to “popopos,” as the locals’ boats are called. After a few minutes, we will sail around Combú Island, right in front of Belém, passing through Furo do Benedito and Furo da Paciência, where you can enjoy the exotic beauty of this fascinating water world. During the tour, you will explore the lush Pará Amazon, its different environments such as terra firme forest, várzea forest, and aquatic vegetation, as well as the unique, unhurried life of the riverine people, their strategies and interaction with the environment, and the natural resources they use in daily life, such as fishing, hunting, farming, and extractivism. At the end of the tour, return transfer to the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
Departures: 8:30 AM or 2:30 PM
Departure Days: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

Day 7 – Belém / Origin
Transfer to the airport and departure for the city of origin.

“The order of tours is not necessarily as described in the day-to-day itinerary and may be changed at the discretion of the local guide/receptive service.”

INCLUDES: Accommodation with breakfast in Belém (4 nights) and breakfast on Marajó Island at Pousada Canto do Francês (2 nights). Transfers from ports and airports to hotels and pousadas. Tours: Marajó Island – Visit a typical Marajó farm (Araruna), regional motorized boat tour to Furo Miguelão, visit to the fishing village at Praia Pesqueiro. Belém – City tour. Travel assistance.

DOES NOT INCLUDE: Airfare and items not mentioned in the itinerary.