Itinerary for full week: (*) Subject to changes
minimum 6 full fishing days

• 1º day (Friday): Arrival in Manaus. Greeting by our ground personnel after clearing customs. Transfer to Hotel Tropical Business Hotel for a few hours of sleep.
• 2º day (Saturday): Transfer to airport for charter flight to either Barcelos or Santa Isabel. Reception at Barcelos or Santa Isabel airport, transfer to the Yacht Discovery. Enjoy a welcome drink. Room assignments and orientation about your trip. You will have some free-time to set up your fishing tackle, rods and reels. Lunch will be served (meals include, salad, rice, black beans, pasta and always fish, chicken and red meat). After lunch, anglers can get in some fishing this first day on the river (1 boat for 2 fishermen and a guide). This is the beginning of your exciting fishing adventure with us, searching for prime fishing locations for peacock bass throughout numerous tributaries of the mighty Rio Negro and its tributaries. At 6 p.m., return to the boat for happy hour. You will be treated to the famous Brazilian margarita, called “caipirinha,” soft drinks, beer and finger food (olive oil, salami, cheese, etc.). Between 7-7:30 p.n. dinner will be served (meals include, salad, rice, beans, pasta, chicken, fish, red meat). Now, it’s time to head to the top deck to unwind after your first productive half-day on the water, enjoy a cocktail and gaze at the starlit Amazon sky. While you are asleep, the boat and the crew will be moving in search of new fishing destinations.
• 3º day (Sunday): Today will be your first full day to experience peacock bass fishing. You have the options to take sandwiches on the fishing boats and avoid returning for lunch or you may return to the yacht if you desire for a meal and siesta. We would like you back to the boat at 5 p.m. You can also elect to fish for an hour or long for the really big Amazon catfish of the Rio Negro and its tributaries - the piraíbas (largest fresh water fish in the world that can reach more than 450 lbs) and the piraras, another giant that can attain weights over 100 lbs. At 6 p.m., the fishing day is over, all fishermen must return to the boat. Dinner is served at 8 p.m., there always finger food for you and drinks are included.
• 4º day (Monday): Same schedule as the day before, some new spots are tried and the boat may move to another place or stay if conditions are excellent and catches are great.
• 5º day (Tuesday): Same schedule as the day before, some new spots are tried and the boat may move to another place or stay if conditions are excellent and catches are great.
• 6º day (Wednesday): Same schedule as the day before, some new spots are tried and the boat may move to another place or stay if conditions are excellent and catches are great. At night it will be a barbecue at the beach for celebrating and remember all those big ones that we couldn´t catch. The food served is called “picanha” - pork ribs, roasted chicken, salads and more.
• 7º day (Thursday): Same schedule as the day before, some new spots are tried and the boat may move to another place or stay if conditions are excellent and catches are great.
• 8º day (Friday): It is the last day to hook the trophy peacock bass of your dreams. We hope the trip has met your expectations and we look forward to seeing you next season.
• 9º day (Saturday): Charter flight from Barcelos or Santa Isabel to Manaus. You will have a day-room in Manaus. There will be time for shopping.

Passport and Visa considerations

 A valid U.S. passport is required for entrance into all South American countries. Make sure your passport is valid and does not expire before or while you are out of the United States. It takes up to a month to process a new passport, so please plan accordingly.
To obtain a visa, your valid passport must be sent to the nearest Brazilian Consulate General (your passport cannot expire within three months of entrance into Brazil).

Flight Information


Plan to travel to Miami on Friday, to connect with flight to Manaus around 8:30 p.m. (We suggest you arrive in Miami by 4:00 p.m.). Flights arrive in Miami at approximately 7:20 p.m. Connecting flights home should be planned no sooner than 2 hours after arriving in Miami. Probably, your flights home will not be available until next morning, in which case you should plan to overnight in Miami.
Our US Agents carefully arrange air travel from home cities to Manaus. Working in conjunction with their travel agent partners and directly with senior sales departments of the major international carriers, they block-off plenty of seats before our fishing season starts providing efficient schedules and ticketing, and in many cases with prices significantly below published discount fares.
We strongly suggest you check your luggage from your home city to Miami, claim it there, and re-check it on international carrier to Manaus.

Weather


Mid-day temperatures in the Amazon range from 85º - 95ºF. Generally there is some wind and intense sun during the day, so please be mindful of dehydration and overexposure to the sun. At night the temperature drops to 65º - 75ºF. Although you will be fishing in the dry season, there are occasional rain showers (you are in the rain forest).

Baggage Packing

There is a strictly-enforced 44-pound weight restriction for the 8 passenger Turbo-prop Caravan float-plane flights and we request that all anglers pack in one duffel bag. Please do not bring coolers or hard luggage. The camp has daily laundry service, so lots of clothes are not necessary.

We recommend wearing loose fitting, lightweight, light-colored cottons or synthetics (Tarpon Wear, Patagonia, etc...). Some fabrics allow passage of UV rays, so don’t just bring any old shirt – we’ve seen people severely sunburned right through their clothes!. Long pants and sleeves are best to protect from sunburn.

Personal Items

Passport and xerox of photo page
Airline tickets
Personal medications
Four long-sleeved tropical shirts
Two tropical-weight pants
Swimsuit or shorts
Sneakers or deck shoes
Casual travel clothes
Fishing hat
Quality lightweight raincoat/pants
Lightweight cotton gloves
Sunscreen
Chapstick
Water resistant bug repellent s/DEET
Small flashlight
Camera and batteries
Spare film
Waterproof pack or gear bag
Cash for tipping

Equipment

We furnish, free-of-charge, quality baitcasting rods and reels with braided line.
Scale (if you are trying for a world record, you should bring a certified scale)
Tape measure
Hook sharpener
Replacement hooks and o-rings
Extra line
· Fishing pliers, pocket knife, clippers
Reel lubricant
Lure box
Rod Case
Polarized sunglasses
6” – 8” steel leaders (for piranha)
40 – 50 lb. Leader material (fly-fishermen)
Optional stripping basket (fly-fishermen)
Optional stripping finger sock (fly-fishermen) or adhesive tape

Health / Insects


 It's trully a bleasing that the rivers we fish have a high tannin concentration due to the forest’s leaf decay, and do not encourage the growth of insect eggs and larvae. Although we have never had an angler with a tropical illness, there are occasional encounters with bugs. We suggest you contact your doctor regarding his recommendations.