CEN's Unveiling the Amazon tour allows visitors the chance to experience a unique lifestyle, while helping to build self-reliance in the communities.

We invite you to join CEN in a unique opportunity to travel to the Amazon rainforest and experience first-hand the people and culture of the Brazilian Amazon.  Our trip, Unveiling the Amazon, gives visitors a chance to venture into the pristine, remote areas of the Amazon where our program is based, in order to more directly support their efforts to create sustainable economic opportunities.  Visitors will also be able to indulge in hikes through the lush forests, enjoy some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and get to know the communities and their inhabitants.  If you love traveling off the beaten bath, immersing yourself in other cultures, and would like the reward of giving more while on vacation, this is the perfect trip for you!

This trip provides visitors an opportunity to visit the  lovely Caboclo riverside communities of Maguary, Jamaraquá and the Eixo Forte.  Here you will interact in a deep and meaningful way with its people, and directly support their efforts to create sustainable economic opportunities as they learn to become more self-reliant and end the cycle of poverty.  This trip will benefit the communities you visit and also be a personal, life-changing experience.

You will witness the Coboclo people’s everyday life firsthand.  The pace of life in these tiny communities is still much the way it was 100 years ago, defined by harmony with nature and their surroundings.  This trip provides the opportunity for you to interact and share with residents and their families informally, while making a lasting contribution to their community by supporting their initiatives, as well as by mutually sharing perceptions, thoughts and experiences.  You will return home with a view of another way of life and inspiring insights and memories that will last a lifetime.

• Help build sustainable communities, providing communities with invaluable feedback about their programs
• Visit the Couro Ecológico workshop, a worker-owned workshop producing handbags made from locally-produced rubber
• Hiking and zip-lining in the rain forest
• Canoe, kayak, or take a boat ride on the Tapajós River
• Visit pristine beaches, including Alter do Chão, one of Brazil's top river beaches
• Discover the local way of life in your homestay in one of Eixo Forte's 16 communities, including local songs and how to brega (local dance)
• Relax and mingle at an authentic piracaia (party on the beach) in Eixo Forte
• The trip is limited to 10 people so we'll be able to customize the activities to your interests and objectives for the trip. 

The next trip is scheduled for February 13-21, 2013 and will be led by CEN Founder and Director, Bob Bortner. Be sure not to miss this terrific and rare opportunity to travel with Bob, who has many years of experience in the region.

The price is $1999/person for adults and $800/child 8-18 years old. For more details on the cost, please visit Trip Cost.

To see more about the region, watch this video from Brazilian Reality Show Caldeirão do Huck It's in Portuguese but will still give you a good feel for the communities of the region.