You arrive in the city of Natal.

Natal,“Sun City"welcomes you with clean air, the best beaches, and sand dunes that make Brazil Northeast famous.

Punta Negra is a wonderful little corner in this joyous city; get psyched because you will definitely love these popular Brazilian beaches. The city

Your day is open to visit the city and, if you so desire, to venture off to Pipa, a small village not far from Natal, famous for its seemingly unending beaches. It is relatively isolated from the large cities, enjoys a tropical climate, and has lovely beaches.

Start your day with a little adrenaline rush riding in dune buggies along the infinite beaches in Brazil's Northeast, particularly the famous Genipabú Dunes. You will cross Barra in boats and pass by desert beaches like Pitangi or Jacuma until you reach the country’s easternmost point Cabo San Roque. The trip continues to Touros, where you will delight in some fantastic seafood. After a relaxing break and lunch on Touros Beach, you will continue enjoying the sun, outdoors, and sands until reaching the lovely Arraial do Marco lodge in the middle of a desert beach. Its freedom and beauty guarantee you an incredible night.

Your day begins with a fabulous sunrise on the beach. Then, brace yourself for the time of your life as you travel down rivers to different fishing villages and watch as expert fisherman ply their trade using traditional techniques that are still active in these remote coastal paradises. Accompanying you the entire time is the sun, the sea, and Edenesque beaches. You will also venture into the Macau mangroves for a short trip to Porto do Mangue. You will end this event filled day at one of the loveliest inns on the Brazilian coast in Ponta do Mel, and from the poolside you can see the entire coastline and take in an incredible sunset.

After breakfast, it's back in the dune buggies to see more of the wonders in this section of Brazil and to feel the excitement of splashing across rivers and driving past multicolored cliffs. You will stop and swim, rest, or spend some time at any of the charming little fishing towns, chatting with the townsfolk and learning how to fish. When you are thirsty, ask for a “garrafinha”, a bottle of cold beer, and then get ready to share your stories. By nightfall, you will reach Canoa Quebrada, a hippie paradise filled with artisans and young people who go to this lovely little village to rest and to enjoy the area.

Your last stage in the dune buggies will cross three different beaches: Gamboa, Parajuru, and Prainha, all south of Fortaleza. You will cross several rivers and drive past sandstone cliffs, like Barra Nova, Barra Sucatiga, and Morro Branco, that feature wild shapes and colors. By noon, you will enter Fortaleza, a bustling fishing town, although somewhat relaxed with its urban beaches like Iracema and Meireles, its handicrafts shops, and the old sector that has been transformed into the hub of food and fun with the Dragao de Mar Cultural Center and the El Pirata cafe places to sit back and enjoy music and dancing.

Accommodations in the Holiday Inn.

Today you will make it to the capital of the Amazon, Manaus, an urban island in the jungle located where the Negro and Solimeo rivers merge. If you want to move about the city, you will have to do so in boat, which makes its heart the docks, probably the most important in South America, 1500 km from the mouth of the Amazon River. Accommodations in the Hotel Tropical.

You will start the day with a city tour of Manaus, visiting the traditional Banana Market built by Eiffel at the beginning of the 20th century during the rubber boom. It's a replica of the Paris Les Halles Market. If you want, you can sample some of the food there. You will visit the Amazonas Theater, constructed at the end of the 19th century, and experience that will take you back to the city’s glory days when the people got so carried away that they built an enormous theater in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. At noon, you board the yacht upon which you will spend the next four days venturing into the Amazon.

You will sail down the Negro River, checking out the plants and animals as the banks flow by and soaking up the magic of the rainforest. Different activities are planned for these days on the river, like penetrating the interior of the jungle to marvel at lakes where lush aquatic plants grow, like the Victoria, or visiting any of the indigenous communities to see how the people live and create local handicrafts. At night, you will engage in an unforgettable adventure in the Amazonian mangroves, riding in small boats in search of caimans.

You are in for an early morning surprise as you experience an Amazonian sunrise from an excellent spot in the middle of the Negro River. Later on, your journey takes you down the Amazon River, where you will stop at different Cablocos indigenous communities to fish for piranhas. The jungle and its mysteries are all around you to enjoy, as are ancient trees like the milk, rubber, breadfruit, and diesel. You will learn how to make handicrafts from palm fronds as well as hike in the forest to look for monkeys, loros, and other wildlife in the Amazon.

This, your last day, you will sail back to the confluence of the Negro and Solimoes rivers, where the cold, acidic waters of the Negro meet the warm, clayey of the Solimoes. After this intense experience, you will return to Manaus to complete this adventure.