Le saut Takari Tanté

Access requires approximately four hours of navigation from the landing stage at the Petit Saut dam, with a professional pirogue guide or by renting a boat. Some guides know shortcuts.

You can fish (particularly for Aïmara), swim between the rocks, enjoy the sandbanks for a picnic and unwind in the heart of the Amazon wilderness.

The area has no mobile phone coverage: a satellite phone is recommended. Bring enough fuel, wear a life jacket, let someone know your plans, carry a first-aid kit and take your rubbish back with you.

The Petit Saut reservoir was created when the dam of the same name was commissioned in 1994. It covers nearly 365 km², with treetops emerging from the water as the area was not cleared before flooding.