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Luggage

Regardless of the weight restrictions of your international flight, you will be limited to those of your internal flights, which are currently 23Kg, plus 5kg hand luggage, per passenger (see final paragraph). The maximum size (height plus width) of each suitcase should not exceed 115cm. Excess baggage costs can be expensive

We recommend that personal belongings and equipment are kept to a minimum. This is not a complicated part of the world; and for the greater part of the tour, you will want to carry as little as possible, except for a camera and a water bottle

Camera film and standard batteries are obtainable locally. However, specialised batteries, and digital storage media, like memory cards, even if available, can be expensive and of poor quality; and should be brought with you. It's not uncommon to take 500+ pictures over the extent of this tour

Here is a list of recommended items to bring. If you brought nothing else, you would enjoy the tour

•    Slippers, for the plane and evenings
•    Comfortable boots and socks for the walks
•    Standard shoes/sandals for normal use
•    Swimming costume, goggles (for underwater viewing), shoes and towel
•    Light jacket for cool nights
•    Long sleeved cotton shirts, and long breathable trousers for the walks
•    Sun hat (also available locally)
•    Camera/camcorder, film/cassettes/memory cards and non-standard batteries; in a dust and water-resistant case
•    Insect repellent, and insect bite treatment
•    Sun-block lotion
•    Strong sunglasses
•    US dollars

If you bring tweezers, or a pocket knife, please pack them into your main suitcase, or they will be confiscated at each airport, along with nail scissors, nail files and clippers

Ensure that any electrical equipment, chargers, etc that you bring are dual-voltage

Leave space (and weight allowance) for souvenirs. The most popular are the widely available minerals of Brazil, particularly quartz and amethyst. These are relatively cheap, but heavy

It's the nature of Brazilian airport employees to be more friendly than officious. If your luggage is already close to the maximum weight on the internal flights, try taking smaller, but heavier, souvenirs and gifts aboard as hand luggage (off the record, you may get away with a bit more)
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