Destinations:  Rio, Paraty, Oruro, Manaus, Brasilia & Salvador
Length: 18 Days / 17 Nights


Detailed Itinerary:


Day 1
Arrival in Rio de Janeiro (-)

Upon arrival, our collaborators offer a welcoming reception and will transfer you to the hotel. A documentation kit, detailed program explanation plus luggage and hotel registration assistance is offered.

Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.


Day 2
Half day Sugar Loaf & downtown - Half Day Corcovado + Tijuca Forest by jeep (B)

This tour  begins with a city panoramic view through downtown Rio,passing by Sambodrome, the Metropolitan Cathedral, in pyramid form with internal diameter of 96 meters and height of 80 meters.Get to know the traditional Cinelandia square with the historical buildings, the Municipal Theatre, the national Library and the National Museum of Fine Arts.By taking the Aterro do Flamengo, you will be taken to the neighborhood of Urca ,where one of the largest symbols of the city is located: The Sugar Loaf. This visit is made in two steps by cable car. The first cable car takes passengers to Urca Hill wich is 215 high and from where one can have a beautiful view, from Guanabar Bay and its islands, the Rio – Niterói Bridge and Corcovado Hill.
In the afternonn tour to Corcovado Hill, located in the Tijuca Atlantic Forest, the largest urban forest in the world is the statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of Rios most famous postcards. The Corcovado Hill, together with D.Marta belvedere, is a mandatory tour in Rio for the beauty of the sightseeing from both locations. From the Corcovado, we can see the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon and the Botanical Garden. From the D. Marta belvedere, the main views are the Maracanã stadium, the Guanabara Bay and the Sugar Loaf. This tour includes a small walk in a forest trail up to the Cascatinha Fall.

Overnight in Rio de Janeiro


Day 3
Paraty (B)

At schedule time, private transfer to Paraty. Beautiful colonial city, considered a National Historical Monument, it preserves until today its countless natural and architectural charms. The village was founded in 1667 around the Church of "Nossa Senhora dos Remédios", its patron saint. The construction of its old housing and churches reflects a certain style of that time and the mysterious masonry symbols, which decorate its walls, lead our imagination back to the old times of Brazil. The prohibition of motorized vehicles in the Center certainly adds to this feeling of a "time travel".

Overnight in Paraty.


Day 4
Free Day – Explore the City on your Own! (B)

Day at leisure for personal activities.

Overnight in Paraty.


Day 5
Free Day – Explore the City on your Own! (B)

Day at leisure for personal activities.

Overnight in Paraty.


Day 6
Iguazu: Brazilian Falls tour / Macuco Waterfall & Boat ride tour (B)

At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your flight to Iguassu. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel. Departure from hotel and enter the Iguassu National Park, the largest in southern Brazil. Visit the Park’s Visitors Center with its exhibit on the local eco-system. We then continue down the Cataratas Highway through the rain forest of the National Park to the falls. The Iguassu Falls are on the border of Brazil and Argentina where the Iguassu River drops into a gigantic horseshoe canyon. We descend a walkway, contemplating the lovely waterfalls in all of nature’s exuberance, with panoramic view of both the Argentine and Brazilian sides. The walk ends at the elevator (one does not come back by the same route).
In the afternoon we head to the picturesque Macuco Falls, hidden in the forested canyon. The trail brings us to the banks of the Iguassu River, to board a twin-engine inflatable boat with capacity of 25 passengers each, specially designed for the local river conditions. Then cruise up into the Iguassu Canyon, shoot several rapids, and arrive to the very base of the majestic waterfalls. As the experienced pilot maneuvers in the midst of the falls themselves, the passenger will have a completely different view and experience a thrill never forgotten.

Overnight in Iguassu.


Day 7
Argentinean Falls Tour (B)

Departure from hotels ahead to Argentina side with a quick stop at custom check out. After that, the tour continues to the Tancredo Neves Bridge over the Iguassu River, which separates the border between Argentina and Brazil. Once in Argentina, a scenic highway up to the Argentine Iguassu Park is taken from where the visit of the visit of the Argentinean Falls at Porto Canoas, which gives the access to the very brink of the awe-inspiring Devils Throat, largest of the Argentinean Falls, including the San Martin Falls. On the way back from the falls a stop at the “Three Borders” Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. Afternoon at leisure for personal activities.
Overnight in Iguassu.


Day 8
Ouro Preto (B)

At schedule time transfer to the airport to take your flight to Belo Horizonte. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to Ouro Preto.

Overnight in Ouro Preto.


Day 9
Full day Ouro Preto with lunch  (B/L)

Founded in 1698, Ouro Preto is the masterpiece of colonial architecture in Brazil. Declared by UNESCO as a “Cultural Patrimony of Mankind”.
Sightseeing: Church of St. Francis of Assis (An example of Brazilian religious architecture, designed by Aleijadinho, with wood and soapstone sculptures by the same artist). Museum of the School of Mines (A complete mineralogical view of Brazil, in addition to displays of geological artifacts from other countries). Church of Our Lady of the Pilar (A church that marked the culmination of Golden Age architecture, with carved works painted entirely in gold). Taste the typical dishes of the region: “Feijão Tropeiro and Tutu a Mineira”. Oratorio Museum-Opera House.

Overnight in Ouro Preto.


Day 10
Manaus  (B)

At schedule time transfer to Belo Horizonte to take your flight to Manaus. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Manaus


Day 11
City tour Including the Opera House and Indian Museum – Amazon: Alligator Spotting  (B/D)

Departure from the Hotel, driving a journey of 12 miles along the Ponta Negra following the Negro River into the city center. We will visit the Municipal Market, built at the beginning of the last century. Inside its metallic structure we can find regional products: fish, fruits and herbs. Afterwards, we will pass by the Government Palace, and take a view of the nearby creek with the typical houses on stilts (palafitas). Then, we will visit the Indian museum, where we can appreciate some of the culture of the local upper Rio Negro tribes. Our final destination: the Amazon Opera House, the main symbol from the golden ages of the rubber boom, inaugurated in 1896. Due to a restoration done of few year ago, it has kept all the splender from that period.

Return to the pier and transfer by boat to the selected lodge. Dinner and evening tour by canoe for Alligator Spotting.

Overnight at the lodge.


Day 12
Amazon  (B/L/D)

Nature – Hike and return for lunch. After a short rest, visit to the home of local Amazonian residents (caboclos) with piranhas fishing. Dinner at lodge.

Overnight at the lodge.


Day 13
Amazon - Full Day Meeting of the Waters (B/L/D)

Our full-day tour by boat will incorporate the following attractions: jungle flora, with abundant bird life and - with a modicum of luck - also Amazonian freshwater dolphins. Near the junction of the Rio Negro and the Rio Solimões lies the Lago de Janauário, a small nature reserve where we will come face to face with unique species, such as the vitória regia. At Indian craft stalls, caboclos (natives of river town or rural area of Amazônia) produce gifts and souvenirs using the same materials as the local Indians whose life has barely changed for centuries. We will have lunch at local restaurant. We may have the opportunity for piranha fishing as well.
Water level permitting, our motorized canoe will round off our day trip with a ride in the channels and creeks.

Overnight at the lodge.


Day 14
Visit Monkey Jungle - Brasilia: City Tour (B)

In the morning visit to Monkey Jungle. Check out and transfer to the airport to take your flight to Brasilia. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon we will visit the city, depart with us upon a distant journey into the future … and become familiar with Brasilia, hailed as one of the outstanding architectural wonders of the 20th century. We will visit Our lady of Fatima Church, the Dom Bosco Sanctuary (an Italian priest who, in 1883, prophesied the foundation of the city of Brasilia), the Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial and museum, erected in homage to the president who commissioned the design of Brasilia, the Catedral Metropolitana, the Boulevard of the Ministries that leads us the Palácio dos Arcos (also known as Itamarati Palace), home to the Foreign Ministry. We then proceed to the Square of Three Powers, the National Congress, composed of two towers linked by a walkway to form the letter H, representing Humanity, the Pantheon of Freedom, the Historic Museum of Brasilia and the Espaço Lúcio Costa. We continue to the Jaburu Palace, cast a glimpse at the presidential Alvorada Palace and cross the southern sector of the embassies to get back to the hotel.

Overnight in Brasilia.


Day 15
Salvador de Bahia (B)

At schedule time transfer to the airport to take your flight to Salvador. Upon arrival, reception and transfer to the hotel.

Overnight in Salvador.


Day 16
Half Day City tour (B)

Morning departure from hotels to get to know the streets of the historical center of Salvador to be taken to Brazil´s early History. Starting at Farol da Barra (Barra lighthouse), the tour continues heading to the Teatro Castro Alves (Castro Alves Theather), Forte São Pedro and Castro Alves Square, all the way to the Pelourinho, the most famous square on city center. There, one can find more than a thousand old houses, churches and monuments built on the XVI century. This is the greatest baroque architectonic inheritance in Latin America. Afternoon at leisure for personal activities.

Overnight in Salvador.


Day 16
Bahia by Night Tour (B/D)

This evening will bring to light why Salvador is described as the most African city in the Western Hemisphere. The influences of African traditions in Salvador can be best seen and appreciated in two areas: Food and Music. Night has fallen over the capital of Brazil`s most historic state and presents the city in a new dress. After a dinner-buffet featuring a wide variety of snacks from the Bahian cuisine we will have the opportunity to "look into the soul" of Brazil by experiencing its music and dances. Brazilian music draws heavily on its African roots, a fusion with pulsating African rhythms and its dance forms incorporate features that have been brought to Brazil by African slaves. Most of Bahia`s traditional dances are art forms not found in any other geographic region outside Brazil, like Dança dos Orixás, Dança de Xangô, Maculêlê, Puxada-de-Rede, Capoeira, Samba-de-Roda and Carnival Axé.


Day 18
International Departure (B)

At the scheduled time, we will transfer you to the airport to board your international departure flight.


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