NEWS

Brazil has eliminated the need for citizens of US, Canada, Australia and Japan to obtain a visa before entering the country. Brazil does requires a valid passport, not expiring within 6 months of your return to the U.S., a negative COVID test within 72 hours of your departure from the U.S., a completed health declaration (available online) within 72 hours of your departure from the U.S. and the U.S. is requiring a negative COVID test within 72 hours of departing Brazil to the U.S.  We have arranged for our clients to be tested immediately after arriving back in Manaus from the safari camp on the last day of their trip so they will have their negative test in order to return home.

Trip Itinerary

This schedule below reflects our normal trip which offers 6 days of fishing.  We also offer short trips offering 4 days of fishing. which is basically the same itinerary with 2 less days of fishing.

Day	Schedule
1	Guests fly into Manaus, Brazil where River Plate will put them up for the night  at an upscale hotel.
2	6:00 am - have breakfast and be transported to the Caravan turbo-prop charter plane to fly 1– 2 hrs to your mobile Safari Camp, arriving at 9:30 am and fishing for the day.
3 - 8	Breakfast at 6:30 am and then depart at 8:00 for the day fishing & touring, returning to the Safari Camp at 5:00 pm for hors d'oeuvres and dinner.
9	10:00 am depart Safari Camp by Caravan charter aircraft, arriving in Manaus at 11:30 am where you will be transported to the international airport to catch your flight home or to the hotel for the day if you're leaving later.

A valid U.S. passport is required for entrance into all South American countries. Make sure your passport is valid and does not expire within 6 months of the time you return to the United States. It takes up to a month to process a new passport, so please plan accordingly.  As of June 2019 a VISA is no longer necessary to enter Brazil from the U.S.  Contact us with questions.
New app to expedite going through customs:
You may want to check out the mobile passport app (http://www.mobilepassport.us/) to shorten wait time through customs.   
Medical and Travel Insurance
We suggest you consider trip insurance as trip payments are non refundable unless the client can provide a replacement angler.  Global Rescue, among others, provides trip insurance as well as medical evacuation services in case of an emergency.
Shots required to enter Brazil?
There are no shots required to enter Brazil from the US but we suggest you talk to your doctor about getting a yellow fever shot and/or other vaccinations as a precaution.  You can read about world health information at the Centers for Disease Control at http://www.cdc.gov.

Flight Options

Be sure to be in Miami at least 3 hours before  your flight leaves to Manaus. You must make the flight to Manaus (which must arrive in time to catch the 8 a.m. flight to your camp) and you want to leave plenty of time for your luggage to make the flight.  If you miss the early morning flight to camp, you will need to pay an additional $4,000.00 for a charter flight to camp.   On the return trip, connecting flights home should be planned no sooner than 2 hours after arriving into Miami to allow time to go through customs. Martin Travel (954.748.6881) out of Florida books many of our clients and is very familiar with our trips and the flight schedule required.

Suggested packing list

Polarized sunglasses
Passport and photocopy of photo page
Airline tickets
Personal medications
Three long-sleeved tropical shirts
Two tropical-weight pants
Swimsuit or shorts
Sneakers or deck shoes
Casual travel clothes
Fishing hat
Sun gloves and face scarf
Quality lightweight raincoat
Lightweight cotton fingerless fishing gloves
Sunscreen (spf 30)
Chapstick
Small flashlight
Camera
Waterproof pack or gear bag
Cash for tipping guides and staff (we recommend $500 per client per week preferably US currency)