New video about my work! Enjoy it!!
https://vimeo.com/201940213
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Sunday, 29 January 2017
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Marco Polo X...super cool tour!
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| Dear Gil Thank you so much for yesterday. We had an absolute blast! When home I will send you some pictures. We were on a real high when we got back and told so many of our adventure with you. The food was delicious, the caiprhinias divine and you were great. Pity about the cousins!!!  😱We would love to return one day and spend some time with you. Big hug. Dawn  😘. And John  |
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Tuesday, 17 January 2017
New Review on TA
“Gil Serique Tapajos National Park Tour”
We arrived via cruise ship off the coast of Alter do Chao and after a
longish tender boat ride, walked onto the beautiful white sandy beach
and directly into Alex, clad in one of Gil Serique's t-shirts, and
received a warm welcome and directions to continue up the beach. Gil was
waiting anxiously for us as he is always bursting with energy and
knowledge. We were joined by Gil, Alex and his girlfriend in 2 air
conditioned vans parked nearby; Gil taking one van and Alex taking the
other. We rode comfortably for about 90 minutes while Gil regaled us
with is personal life story of growing up in the local area and before
we knew it, we were at the entrance to the rain forest. From here it is a
slow but short drive into the forest to Gil's childhood homesite. This
man's personal knowledge of this area is unsurpassed! He not only can
tell you about the trees in the area and which ones are used for making
medicines that we use in our daily lives but can point out the very tree
he and his family played "hide and seek" around when he was a child.
There is nothing in the forest that Gil does not know about. He can
point out the rubber trees that his family used to tap for latex, how
long it takes to walk to the Tapajos River from this point in the rain
forest, etc. His passion not only for the area that gave him life but
for his desire to share it with everyone is incredible. With Gil, there
is no such thing as a "dumb question"; he answers each and every
question with sincerity and sometimes, brutal honesty. Alex is also an
amazing person. He speaks 7 languages and is an entomologist by
education. His knowledge of the area is eclipsed only by Gil's, which is
amazing considering Alex is German and has spent much of is life
traveling the world. We walked along a path blazed through the rain
forest itself to view all the flora, found "bullet ants" busily
traversing the ground cover, listened to birds calling alarms to each
other that we were in the vicinity and generally marveled at all the
variety of vines and trees that grew to incredible heights above us.
We then re-boarded the vans for our trip back to Alter do Chao. Along the way we visited the city created for the rubber workers that Henry Ford tried to establish in the 1920s and 1930s, sadly stared out at the vast areas of "slash and burn" farms and learned of the lone, and lonely looking, trees left standing in many of them. Once back at the beach, Gil welcomed us into his personal home with drinks and a chocolate cake (baked by Alex's girlfriend), a view of the beach and the Tapajos River beyond that was to die for and even internet access! It was if we were all long lost personal friends of a man who knows no limit to his generosity.
This remarkable man and the tours he provides are worth going to the Amazon just to experience. I can't say enough good about the whole experience. You will not be disappointed by Gil Serique!
We then re-boarded the vans for our trip back to Alter do Chao. Along the way we visited the city created for the rubber workers that Henry Ford tried to establish in the 1920s and 1930s, sadly stared out at the vast areas of "slash and burn" farms and learned of the lone, and lonely looking, trees left standing in many of them. Once back at the beach, Gil welcomed us into his personal home with drinks and a chocolate cake (baked by Alex's girlfriend), a view of the beach and the Tapajos River beyond that was to die for and even internet access! It was if we were all long lost personal friends of a man who knows no limit to his generosity.
This remarkable man and the tours he provides are worth going to the Amazon just to experience. I can't say enough good about the whole experience. You will not be disappointed by Gil Serique!
Monday, 2 January 2017
My Floodplain Exploration
The tour I
propose I Call it Floodplain Exploration and It is really,
really good! Lots of wildlife, History and scenically unforgettable!!!
If you want more details (and have any questions or concerns), please check reviews on Trip Advisor or Cruisecritic and never hesitate to write.
My goal is to make your experience in the Amazon amazing and
enriching.
The tour, which is very different from what others offer, includes an
authentic Amazon boat cruise to the extraordinary meeting of the
Tapajos and Amazon rivers. We will also explore the Floodplain, where
we will see many species of birds. And I guarantee that we will see
Three-toed Sloths and Pink Dolphins!
really good! Lots of wildlife, History and scenically unforgettable!!!
If you want more details (and have any questions or concerns), please check reviews on Trip Advisor or Cruisecritic and never hesitate to write.
My goal is to make your experience in the Amazon amazing and
enriching.
The tour, which is very different from what others offer, includes an
authentic Amazon boat cruise to the extraordinary meeting of the
Tapajos and Amazon rivers. We will also explore the Floodplain, where
we will see many species of birds. And I guarantee that we will see
Three-toed Sloths and Pink Dolphins!
Here is a
link to my little e-book https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Wildlife-Cruiseship-Passengers-Amazon-ebook/dp/B01F2LEN68
. When you buy one it guarantees you a printed copy on arrival. Very most of
the wildlife you will see on my little book is observed during your cruise and
our tour. It also contains a centerfold map.
This area was also explored by famous Victorian biologists like Bates, Wallace, and Spruce.
This area was also explored by famous Victorian biologists like Bates, Wallace, and Spruce.
The Canadian
Arqueologist Charles Frederick Hartt with the Swiss Geologist Louis Agassiz
were here as well and ( a lot more recently) Ann Roosevelt carried some of her
revolutionary researches.
Several
American Confederates moved here (you probably want to see this article http://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/american-confederates-amazon-basin/,
as well as the infamous British 'rubber thief' Henry Wickham, who was hosted by
The Riker family. Most of these people were acquainted to my Jewish grand-father
Julio Serique, who moved from Morocco in 1850’s and became a merchant in the
Tapajos River Valley. If you like fishing we do have the time for it and we
provide basic
rods and fishing line.
During the tour we serve Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, fish snacks,
bottled drinks, the freshest lemonade, some beer, ice-cream and (I
promise) the very best caipirinhas.
I would like to suggest you getting Joe Jackson’s The Thief at the End
of the World. It is an amazing reading to have during your cruise. I
also worked with Joe Jackson and Redmond O'Hanlon on the documentary
you can access by the link below.
http://www.npo.nl/o-hanlons-helden-3/15-12-2013/VPWON_1183796
rods and fishing line.
During the tour we serve Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, fish snacks,
bottled drinks, the freshest lemonade, some beer, ice-cream and (I
promise) the very best caipirinhas.
I would like to suggest you getting Joe Jackson’s The Thief at the End
of the World. It is an amazing reading to have during your cruise. I
also worked with Joe Jackson and Redmond O'Hanlon on the documentary
you can access by the link below.
http://www.npo.nl/o-hanlons-helden-3/15-12-2013/VPWON_1183796
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