I have been eager to write you since our return from our
absolutely wonderful travels in Brazil. My Brazilian friend, Flavia Fontes, had
done a little search for me and suggested we look into BNT.
I am indebted to Flavia and very grateful to you. You
were so informative and responsive. So my 17- and 13-year-old grandsons and I
were at Juma for 5+ days. The first awesome experience was seeing the parallel
path of the Rios Negro and Solimoe. Following are some of the highlight
activities:
tree climbing
visiting a gargantuan tree (following a long water
journey) fishing for and eating piranha trekking deep into the jungle in order
to see a broad variety of flora and fauna (including tarantula) up close
touring on Juma Lake with stops at a charming farm and at the original tourist
lodge in the Amazon (floating on gigantic logs that seem petrified by now)
lounging in the circle of hammocks paddling in canoes through mysterious waters
with entrees through the jungle into other bodies of water dining sumptuously
and resting comfortably in our own thatched cabin complete with porch and
hammock having elusive fauna and flora pointed out viewing sunrise and sunset
from the water …and much more.
I compliment Juma Lodge on a superbly organized program
and large staff of gracious and very well informed guides. (I did not take
enough time, just before departure, to fill out the evaluation form
adequately.) We were lucky to have Kendrich--so exuberant, talented, deeply
informed, and accommodating. Evo was our regular waterman and he was a gem too.
So we give 10 stars to Juma Lodge. Wish we had met you.
Thank you for all that you did to facilitate a wonderful adventure for the
three of us.
Yours with gratitude, Beth DuMez
P.S. Our one regret: we returned to the lodge from an
expedition only minutes too late to witness a big fight between an alligator
and an anaconda (alligator was still there, seemingly resting while digesting);
anaconda skin was floating next to the alligator.
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