Amazon Guide Brazil

Amazonas, Brazil

$1995.00

 

The Experience

Travel to Brazil one of the world’s largest countries in to the heart of the worlds largest jungle. Learn Portuguese, Teach the staff English, educate the public about the importance to sustain the Amazon Jungle and assist as a guide in exiting overnight survival trips!

The Amazon jungle, one of the last great wildernesses left in this world is getting cut down day by day at an alarming rate! By giving the jungle a value through sustainable eco-tourism and education more land can be protected to preserve this beautiful and amazing place! How can you help? By joining this project and educating tourist and locals about the importance of the Amazon Jungle! How will you do this? Through volunteering at an eco-tourism organization who educates through overnight survival trips in the Amazing Amazon Jungle! Are you up to the adventure then sign up now for this amazing volunteer abroad project!

 

This Is Why

  • Educate tourist and locals about the importance to sustain the Amazon Jungle!
  • Teach English to the guides.
  • Learn Portuguese and learn how to survive in the Amazon Jungle.
  • Assist as a guide on jungle survival trips.
  • Sleep overnight in hammocks in the Jungle under the light of a thousand stars!
  • Wake up to the sounds of hundreds of birds and other animals!
  • Play with monkeys at a rescue & rehabilitation center!

 
 
Project Details
  • Key Start Dates
    All year round!
  • Volunteer duration
    2 - 4 weeks
  • Package Price
    2 week  1995 US$
    3 weeks 2495 US$
    4 weeks 2995 US$
  • Average Work hours
    Flexible. When on trips 24/7 – when not you will help with day to day tasks and have the time to discover beautiful Brazil on your own!
  • Number of Volunteers
    1 - 2
  • Volunteer accommodation
    Available
  • Housing Type
    When in Manaus good quality own room with a Brazilian host family: in the jungle a hammock!
  • Internet Access
    Yes at your host family in Manaus
  • Who Are They Looking For?
    Adventurer’s individuals who have an interest in the outdoors and who do not mind to get wet and dirty and overnight in hammocks in the Amazon jungle.

Fast Facts: Brazil

Where? South American (Amazon)

Country Size: 8,514,877 km2
3,287,597 sq mi

Population density? 22/km2
57/sq mi

Country Famous for? Amazon Jungle, Amazon River, Maracuja Juice, Capoeira, Capirinha, Pirahna's, Jaguars, Anaconda's, Rio de Janeiro, Foz do Iguacu, Pantanal

When to visit:All Year round, however depending on the area you are visiting the rainy season can start in October - December until March - June. However the rain showers are short and temperatures are tropical all year round.

  • What's Included
    • Placement
      Amazon Guide Brazil
    • Accommodation
      Private room Manaus, when on a trip; your own private Hammock!
    • Meals
      3 meals a day Included
    • Airport Pick up and Transfer

      You will be picked up from the airport and transferred to your accommodation
    • In-country Transfers

      All tranfers related to your volunteer internship included
    • Portugese tutoring

      Your host family will teach you Portuguese through private tutoring on your days off and on your convenience.
    • Tours included

      You will go on the following tours: Manaus City tour, Visit to Monkey Island Sanctuary, Visit a Amerindian village, Fish for Piranhas and Visit the meeting of the waters
    • Mail-holding service
      You can use the homestay family as a reliable address to have your mail delivered
    • Ongoing service
      If there are any problems with your volunteer project we are always there to help you and mediate between yourself and the organization.
    • Tours
      Through FRONTEERING you have the possibility to book additional tours and extra Portugese langage courses in Brazil before and/or after you have finished your volunteer project.
    • 24/7 Emergency contact
      If there are any problems during you stay at the project you can reach us 24/7 to assist you.

    What's not included: Flights, Insurance

    Package Price: 
    2 Weeks: $1995.00 US$
    3 Weeks: $2495.00 US$
    4 Weeks: $2995.00 US$

    • RESPONSIBILITIES

      With this volunteer project you get the opportunity to get involved with a local small eco-tourism organization whose home base is located in Manaus a city which with its 1.7 Million inhabitants is an island in the immense Amazon Jungle. The organization is run by current and former members of the military Jungle rescue division led by a Lieutenant and his family who will be your host during your stay In the Amazon. 
      Projects you will mainly be involved in: 

      • Learn how to survive in the Amazon jungle
      • Assist with 2 days and overnight jungle survival trips
      • Train with local military survival experts
      • Teach English
      • Learn Portuguese
      • Educate locals and tourist about the importance to sustain the environment
      • And many other projects!

      Organizations like these give the jungle a long term sustainable financial value to the country opposed to the short term gain of logging this precious ecosystem.

      • TASKS AND DUTIES

        You will have the opportunity to get involved in the day to day activities of a adventure eco-tour organization. You will join on their weekly overnight survival tours where you will be trained and assist as a guide. Other tasks involve educating locals and Tourist about the importance to sustain the Amazon Jungle, teach English to the staff of the organization as well as you will be tutored Portuguese in return. 

  • Requirements, Guidelines & Policies
    • Required to commit to a duration of 2 - 4 weeks
    • Strong work ethics are required: reliable, responsible, honest, good sense of humor, dependable, physically and mentally fit
    • Age: 19+
    • Good knowledge of the English language, some knowledge of Portugese is a plus.
    • Outdoor skills preferred
    • Make sure to contact your local health organization to inquire about the needed/recommended vaccinations and medicine
  • Volunteer Benefits
    • Affordable accommodation and meals included in the placement including the use of internet (when in Manaus)
    • Join the organizations trips in to the jungle and sleep in Hammocks!
    • Volunteer with local experts of a survivlal and Jungle Rescue team division
    • Gain experience in the outdoor adventure eco-tourism industry
  • Fast Facts
    • Project location
      Manaus, Amazon basin, Brazil
    • Area Famous For
      The mighty amazon River, Amazon Jungle, Capital of the Amazon, meeting of the waters, piranha fishing, pink river dolphins
    • When to visit
      The rainy season starts December and can last until June. However the showers are often short and temperature is warm all year round.
    • Wildlife viewing
      Excellent for wildlife viewing as soon as you step outside of Manaus you will be surrounded by jungle. You have chances to see, green iguana's, caiman, parrots, monkeys, piranha's, grey and pink river dolphins, large tarantula's and much more. 
  • Itinerary & Details
    Day 1 - Arrive in Manaus, Brazil;
    You will arrive in the capital of the Amazon Jungle where you will be met and travel directly to your homestay where you will start adjusting for your upcoming adventure.
    Day 2 - Manus city tour
    On your first day after arrival you will be taken through the city of Manaus for a tour to get familiarized and see some of the sights of this great city.
    For 2 - 4 weeks - Teach & Guide
    Teach and guide locals, tourists and the staff of small Eco-tourism organization in the Amazon Jungle. Learn Portuguese, Teach the staff English, educate the public about the importance to sustain the Amazon Jungle and assist as a guide in exiting overnight survival trips!
    Week 2 - Visit to Monkey Island Sanctuary
    During your 2nd week you will visit a local monkey sanctuary on a small island in the Amazon jungle where you can get in close contact with many different species of monkeys who move freely on this island after they were freed from poachers and illegal animal traders. 
    Week 3 - Meeting of the waters, Piranha fishing and a visit to a Amerindian village
    View the nature spectacle of the meeting of the waters and visit a local Amerindian village after which you will go to fish for the notorious Piranha!
    Your last day
    - You will fly back home or take the opportunity to travel through Brazil. Our staff will gladly help you to book any tours to see more of this great country.

  • Accommodation

    When in Manaus you will stay at a Brazilian host family where you will have your own room. When on trip you will sleep mostly in a hammock in the jungle. Meals will be provided in both the jungle by the organization and in Manaus by your host family. Linen and towels will be provided by the homestay.

    Things to bring from home

    • Hiking Shoes
    • Rain gear
    • Anti Mosquito repellent + after bite
    • Sunglasses
    • Hat/cap to protect yourself from the sun
    • Suncream
    • Complete Kitlist will be provided after applying or on request

    Meals

    Included 3 meals a day and will be provided by the homestay family and the project.

    Location

    For 2 - 4 weeks you will live in Manaus and on occasion in the surrounding Amazon jungle. Manaus is a Brazilian city of about 2 million people, located on the Rio Negro a few miles before it meets the Rio Solimões to form the Amazon River proper. The two rivers flow side by side for many miles, different in color, mixing in eddies: the "Meeting of the Waters." . In and around Manaus there is many things to see and to do. Being a large city it shopping malls, cinemas, bars and night clubs, while at the edge of the city the huge trees of the Amazon jungle are towering above the residential buildings. Outside Manaus many outdoor activities await, the Amazon river is one of the best places in the world to fish and is home to some of the biggest freshwater fish as well as the Piranha. If you rather watch wildlife there is many places where you can see pink and grey river dolphins, caiman, monkeys and giant bird eating spiders.

"The whole experience was amazing! They were such a loving family and i learned so much being with them. I picked up a whole lot of the portuguese too, which i'm using quite successfully in Paulinia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. If you want the full run down, i kept a log of my travels by posting in a blog everyday - trevorsouthamerica.blogspot.ca I put a bunch of pictures there too. Anyway, hope you're doing well. We'll chat in person when i return the beginning of september!"

Trevor From Canada

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