ATTRACTIONS
AND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE "RESERVA NATURAL PALMARÍ"
INCLUDED IN THE RATES
Natural
swimming pools: Consist of a cristall-clear creak running through
our reserve terrain. Maximum depth lies around 1,20 meters and
minimum depthbetween 0,20-0,40 meters.
Beaches:
During the low water season visitors may enjoy various enormous
and white sand beaches in front of the visitors center on the
Javarí river.
Canoeing
& Kayaking: The RESERVA NATURAL PALMARI owns various native
canoes of different sizes and professional kayaks.
Traditional
fishing: The traditional fishing gear will be provided by the
RESERVA NATURAL PALMARI for free. Fishing with any kind of net,
strings, poison, harpoon or other is strictly forbidden.
"Jungle-challenge":
Hike or row into the jungle and spend a night in a hammock.
Water-ski:
The skiing gear must be provided by the skiing visitor/guest and
is only allowed on the open lakes and/or "Javarí"
river during the high water season.
You
may design and obtain your own tatoo applied by means of natural
pigments (Huito, Achiote, etc.), which will last only between
8 and 20 days on your skin.
Observation
of the two species of sweet water dolphins, (Boto) Innia geoffrensis
and (Tucuxi) Sotalia fluviatilis from the visitors centre,
reserve terrain, boats, canoes and/or kayaks.
Birding:
May be done from the visitors centre, the marked and un-marked
trails as well as from the boats, kayaks and canoes.
Observation,
catch and release of the various species of krokodiles: May be
done from the lodge terrain as well as during boat excursions
at night accompanied by a skilled guide.
Boatrides
to the brasilian villages of "Palmarí", "San
Pedro do Norte" and "Atalaia do Norte", as well
as the peruvian villages of "Santa Rita".
Boatrides
to various interior wetlands, lakes, ox-bow lakes, and other water bodies.
Observation
of the neo-tropical rain forests and its interaction of flora,
fauna and environment from the lodge terrain, the trails marked
by the RESERVA NATURAL PALMARÍ organization, the un-marked
trails as well as from the boats, kayaks and canoes.
Learning
and experiencing the manufacturing of rubber (common name "latex"
or "chicle").
Precision
and steady pulse with the cross-bow (Allowed only to adults).
Exteriour
play-area for children.
Painting
of bottle-corks with flourescent paint for night fishing activities.
Imprinting
of t-shirts with coloured leaves, coloured barks and similars.
Table
games as numeric and poker dice, cards, Domino, MasterMind, Backgammon,
Micado and various others.
Making
of tipical handicrafts like bracelets, earrings, necklaces, belts and
others from natural fibers, seeds and fruits as well as dried fish scales
and wood.
Study
of the neo-tropical flora and fauna through our specialized library (Ask our guide in charge).
Shopping
of our RESERVA NATURAL PALMARÍ items - according to stock
- and/or handicrafts made by neighbouring indigenous and natives
from our communal shop inside our visitors centre.
Relax
in our cotton or indigenous-made fibre hammocks.
