5-Hour Green Lake and Enchanted Forest Tour in Alter do Chão
About This Tour
Enter the Green Lake in Alter do Chão and visit four of its six water sources before continuing into the Enchanted Forest on a canoe ride through a flooded Amaz...
Duration: 5 Hours · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · City: Santarem · Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Know before you go: According to the English newspaper The Guardian, welcome to the most beautiful freshwater beach in the world.; These water sources form a beautiful Amazonian ecosystem called "igapó". From Old Tupi (an Indigenous language), igapó means "root forest", a word used in Brazil for blackwater-flooded forests in the Amazon biome.; These forests and similar swamp forests are seasonally inundated with freshwater, and they typically occur along the lower reaches of river sand around freshwater lakes. The plant species found here are adapted to wetlands. Smaller plants are hydrophilic, meaning they are adapted to flooded regions, with common species including the royal lily, orchids, bromeliads, and others.; The tour will be done in speedboats.
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What's Included
- English-speaking Santarém tour guide
- Water
- Payment of locals
Not Included
- Lunch
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Green Lake Water Sources and the Enchanted Forest
Enter the Green Lake with your Santarém tour guide. The lake consists of six water sources, and you will visit four of them. Enter the Green Lake with your Santarém tour guide. The lake consists of six water sources, and you will visit four of them. After visiting these sources, continue to the Enchanted Forest. This part of the tour is a canoe trip that slowly navigates the maze formed by partly submerged vegetation over the water. This phenomenon occurs with the flooding of the region's rivers and the increasing volume of the streams that flow into Green Lake, resulting in an accumulation of water that allows navigation through a flooded forest. Silence and peace reign in this contact with nature, the calm waters reflect the treetops, and the sky seems like a mirror. After visiting these sources, continue to the Enchanted Forest. This part of the tour is a canoe trip that slowly navigates the maze formed by partly submerged vegetation over the water. This phenomenon occurs with the flooding of the region's rivers and the increasing volume of the streams that flow into Green Lake, resulting in an accumulation of water that allows navigation through a flooded forest. Silence and peace reign in this contact with nature, the calm waters reflect the treetops, and the sky seems like a mirror. As the tour enters the forest, the diversity of fauna and flora becomes even more enchanting. It is possible to identify species of orchids on the submerged tree trunks and palm trees, typical of flooded regions. The canoe tour lasts about 30 to 45 minutes. As the tour enters the forest, the diversity of fauna and flora becomes even more enchanting. It is possible to identify species of orchids on the submerged tree trunks and palm trees, typical of flooded regions. The canoe tour lasts about 30 to 45 minutes. Continue your tour around the lake, contemplating different species of birds and looking for monkeys in the trees and dolphins in the river. Continue your tour around the lake, contemplating different species of birds and looking for monkeys in the trees and dolphins in the river.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Alter do Chão, Santarém - State of Pará, Brazil · Tour start: Alter do Chão, Santarém - State of Pará, Brazil — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
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