Monday, 14 March 2016
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Oops another new and jolly nice Review on Trip Advisor
“The best day trip of our 2 week cruise”
Before our cruise my husband and I booked a
tour with Gil Serique for our day in Santarem. The rest of the party
comprised 3 couples from our ship who had booked independently.
We had an extremely enjoyable day with Gil; on his boat, ashore and in small boats. We saw an amazing amount of birdlife and wildlife including many 3-toed sloths and rare pink river dolphins, and were thoroughly entertained and educated throughout the day by Gil. We don’t think we have ever met a happier person on the planet than Gil, and his enthusiasm for birdlife, nature, local history and providing us with local delicacies and drinks was infectious.
Gil was ably assisted by the boat captain, his cousin who roasted cashew nuts for us in the forest, and a local guide who could spot a 3-toed sloth a mile off!
Thank you Gil for providing us with a very memorable day.
If you intend to spend the day out with Gil, and we recommend you do, don't forget your camera and binnoculars.
We had an extremely enjoyable day with Gil; on his boat, ashore and in small boats. We saw an amazing amount of birdlife and wildlife including many 3-toed sloths and rare pink river dolphins, and were thoroughly entertained and educated throughout the day by Gil. We don’t think we have ever met a happier person on the planet than Gil, and his enthusiasm for birdlife, nature, local history and providing us with local delicacies and drinks was infectious.
Gil was ably assisted by the boat captain, his cousin who roasted cashew nuts for us in the forest, and a local guide who could spot a 3-toed sloth a mile off!
Thank you Gil for providing us with a very memorable day.
If you intend to spend the day out with Gil, and we recommend you do, don't forget your camera and binnoculars.
Monday, 29 February 2016
Thursday, 18 February 2016
M/S MAASDAM in Santarem (Private shore excursion)
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| Maasdam resting at Santarem port |
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| My little book on Amazon Wildlife |
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| Lecturing on a Tambaqui |
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| ...about piranhas... |
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| ...and sloths |
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| Signing Joe Jackson's book |
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| The meeting of the waters in Santarem |
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| end of the trip |
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| enjoying nature |
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Amazon Wildlife Guide-Book for cruisers
On the top of it It is available on M/S Maasdam shop.
I am so happy about it.
Saturday, 13 February 2016
Thursday, 4 February 2016
New Review on Trip Advisor
“Amazon River Cruise and Walk”
We did a half day group tour off of our cruise ship with Gil for a short
distance out of Santarem. There are two things that you should know.
First, though we did not visit an unspoiled national park area (you need
to go a much longer distance for that), Gil nevertheless did a great
job exposing us to native flora and fauna, as well explaining the
sociopolitical ups and downs of local Amazon society. Second, Gil is
tremendously entertaining. He goes a mile a minute with his thoughts,
and you may have some trouble following his weaving of threads, but I
guarantee that you will learn more in an hour with him than you would in
a day with somebody else. Gil's depth of knowledge is bottomless, and
his good nature relentless. Get him to tell you about the travails of
his family attempting to adjust to the region's new economic reality -
fascinating and sad. If you are in the Santarem locale, Gil is your man!
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
New review this is an amazing one 2
Avventura ed immersione nella natura...”
Abbiamo trascorso da Gil diversi giorni
nell'agosto 2014. L'Amazzonia era una delle tappe del giro per il
Brasile, ma Gil l'ha trasformata nella più avventurosa e incredibile. Ci
è venuto a recuperare in aeroporto, ci ha fatto accomodare da lui (è
una dimora per backpacker, gente zaino in spalla, spartana e semplice,
per cui, nel caso, chiedete per un albergo), ci ha accolto in casa,
lasciandoci liberi di muoverci dove volevamo, ci ha portato in una
indimenticabile crociera sul fiume Tapajos e sul Rio delle Amazzoni
(imperdibile vedere dove i due fiumi si incontrano, ma non mescolano mai
le acque, per km e km), la visita al mercato del pesce di Santarem
(delfini rosa!!!) e soprattutto, l'indimenticabile notte all'addiaccio
dentro la foresta amazzonica primaria, a dormire sulle amache e a
mangiare pesce cucinato sulla brace e a scarpinare in giro per avvistare
animali, traccie e per visitare il luogo dove è nato e cresciuto, che
ora è parte del parco protetto . Gil è una persona fuori dal comune,
incredibile,è un tuttologo dell'Amazzonia, è un vulcano di idee, parla
un ottimo inglese ed è anche una persona di compagnia! Si circonda di
persone speciali, come la nostra dolcissima cuoca Nelly, o come Celso,
il cugino tuttofare. Se passate da quelle parti dovete, e ve lo ripeto,
dovete andare da lui, anche solo per salutarlo, scambiare due parole e
bervi una Caipirina delle sue. Non ve ne pentirete.
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“Fascinating and interesting and a great guy. Do not miss a trip with Gil.”
Gil answered all emails promptly, and told us where to find him and how
to identify him. When our ship docked he was right where he said he
would be, and we immediately made our way to where the boat he was using
was docked. He is such an interesting person and has had such a
wonderful life, and really loves the Amazon. It comes over in everything
he says. He showed us the meeting of the waters, then we went up a
small tributary and left the boat for a jungle walk - a real jungle
walk, not the stuff the cruise ships take you on. We saw various plants,
trees and wildlife, and all the time Gil and his local guide kept us
fully informed. We got up close and personal with three-toed sloths, and
when we got back to the boat the crew had set up a picnic with fresh
fruit, cheese, fish, and a delicious local lemon drink, followed by
Chiprianas (the local rum drink) and beer. They cracked open a fresh
brazil nut (which inside contained all the nuts that we identify as
Brazil) and we ate these fresh - wonderful. They also roasted fresh
Cashews on an open fire. We saw ship's excursion boats going past and
waved at them,but they only went about a quarter of a mile further on
before they turned round and came out. After our wonderful lunch we
boarded Gil's boat again and from memory we probably cruised for a
further 2 hours, definitely over an hour, time just passed, seeing more
birds and wild-life, then, on the way back to our starting point Gil
kept us entranced with the interesting story of his life and his family.
We only caught one glimpse of a pink dolphin, but as with any wild
animal, their presence cannot be guaranteed, and all of us agreed at the
end of our month long cruise that Gil's trip in Santarem was the
highlight of our holiday.
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