Walking through the many faces of Brazilian wild

Day 1: Origin – Rio de Janeiro

Airport arrival at Rio de Janeiro. The Carioca City has a magical quality and offers the traveler a wide variety of touristic sights and a daily program with great number of leisure activities. Transfer from the airport to the hotel located on the famous beach of Copacabana. Copacabana is a noble neighborhood located in the South of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is considered one of the most famous and prestigious neighborhoods in Brazil and one of the best known in the world. It is also called Princess of the Sea and Heart of the South and is surrounded by theneighborhoods of Lagoa, Ipanema, Botafogo, Leme and Humaitá. In terms of population, it is the most populated in the South Zone of Rio, with more than 140,000 inhabitants in 2010.

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Night at the Windsor Palace Hotel or similar | Standard Room.

Included: private transport , driver + guide , room, and breakfast

Day 2: Rio de Janeiro

 After breakfast, we will start with the easiest and most famous track in Rio de Janeiro. It’s safe and impossible toget lost. We start the tour going by car to Praia Vermelha in Urca neighborhood, which is the beach where the cable car station to the Sugar Loaf is located. From there, walking, we’ll take the track Pista Claudio Coutinho also known as Caminho Bem Te Vi, which is 1250 meters. The hike takes 45 minutes at most going up slowly; it is great to enjoy the woods, its sounds and animals like marmosets and numerous birds. At the end of it, we’ll take the cablecar to the Sugar Loaf. The descent will also be done via cable car and finally we return to the vehicle towards thehotel.

By afternoon, we’ll go to the Corcovado and as we reach the base we go up by train through the beautiful and lush nature of the Tijuca Forest. The Corcovado is 710 meters high and is one of the most famous hills in Brazil and the world for its Cristo Redentor statue with 38 meters high and called one of the seven wonders of the MODERN world,from where we have a fantastic panoramic view of the city.

We go back to the train to return to the base after going down and we take a panoramic tour along Rio’s Southbeaches until arriving at the hotel.

Night at the Windsor Palace Hotel or similar | Standard Room.

Included: private transport , driver + guide , private service , walking tour , entrance fees , activity with guide , room,and breakfast

Day 3: Rio de Janeiro- Paraty

 After breakfast and check out, we will transfer by land to coastal town of Paraty, a colonial relic and very well preserved from the architectural perspective. To prove all this beauty, a fascinating walking tour of the old town. Our expert local guide will take you back in time to the Portuguese discovery of Brazil and trace the development of Paraty through the sugar, gold and coffee economic booms. Beautiful colonial architecture, street design ahead of its time, exiled Portuguese royalty and the dark past of the slave trade – these are just some of the ingredients thatmake up Paraty’s rich and colorful history.

Night at the Pousada Villas de Paraty or similar | Standard Room

Included: only Driver (Portuguese speaking) , private service , arrival transfer , activity with guide , guide included ,walking tour , room, and breakfast

Day 4: Paraty

After breakfast we meet our guide who will accompany us for the next days. We take a local bus towards the town where we start our trek, passing through a part of Atlantic rainforest. After 4h of moderate trekking, we arrive to Ponta Negra beach. We will then understand the isolated conditions of these fishing communities, but also theirhappiness and the simplicity of their lifestyle.

Included: accommodation in local houses , activity with guide , bottle of water , bus ticket , full Board (drinks notincluded unless specified) , walking tour

Day 5: Paraty

 After breakfast we take a moderate/difficult rainforest hike that will take us to Saco Bravo natural waterfall. The 15-meter fall makes a swimming pool over viewing the ocean, a natural spectacle. In the afternoon, we will have free time to interact with locals and learn about their culture and customs.

Included: accommodation in local houses , activity with guide , bottle of water , full Board (drinks not included unlessspecified) , walking tour

Day 6: Paraty

This is the longest trekking day, with moderate/difficult sections for a total of 6h. We will hike through forests and deserted beaches that make up a special scenery with the mountains encountering the sea. In the evening, we reach Pouso da Cajaíba, our final destination where we’ll stay in seashore houses.

Included: activity with guide , bottle of water , box breakfast , room, and breakfast , walking tour

Day 7: Paraty

During this trekking journey, after breakfast, we will trek for 6h along moderate/difficult parts of Atlantic Rainforest between rivers and forest towards the Saco de Mamanguá, known to be the only tropical fiord in the world. Fromthere, we continue by canoe to Paraty Mirim, where our public transport bus will take us back to Paraty.

Night at the Pousada Villas de Paraty or similar| Standard Room

Included: activity with guide , boat ticket , bottle of water , box breakfast , bus ticket , transport , walking tour ,room, and breakfast

Day 8: Paraty- Rio de Janeiro- São Luis

We leave in private transfer to the airport of Rio de Janeiro to fly to São Luís de Maranhão. Airport arrival at São Luis de Maranhão, the capital of the state of Maranhão, and transfer to the pousada.

We go on a city tour in São Luís Historical Center, important architectural complex of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which has about 3,500 houses protected as World Heritage Sites since 1997. We’ll visit the Church of Sél;Squares Benedito Leite and Dom Pedro II; Fonte do Ribeirão, Arthur Azevedo Theater, Palace of the Lions, Street Portugal (especially the Portuguese tiles) and Giz Street; Beco Catarina Mina and Quebra Bundas, among other sites. Then we take a brief panoramic tour in an air-conditioned car across the beaches Ponta d’Areia, Sao Marcosand Calhau; Lagoa da Jansen and new area of the city.

Night at the Hotel Luzeiros São Luis | Superior Room.

Included: only Driver (Portuguese speaking) , private service , departure transfer , driver

+ guide , arrival transfer , activity with guide , guide included , room and breakfast

Day 9: São Luis- Lençois Maranhenses

 Morning departure to Barreirinhas, with a stop for breakfast, where a four-wheel vehicle will take us to the entranceof the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park.

Lunch time (lunch included). We continue on 4WD up to the starting point of the trek. We walk for 3h (approx 6Km) through a landscape of dunes and clear blue lagoons. While swimming in one of the crystalline pools, we are able to contemplate the sunset over the dunes. At night, we set up tents, and have dinner (box dinner included) onthe slopes of the dunes. Overnight stay in tents.

Included: tent camps , activity with guide , box Dinner , lunch Box , local guide , mineral water , private service ,arrival transfer , walking tour , regular transport (SIB – Shared) , box breakfast , dinner , lunch included , driver +guide

Day 10: Lençois Maranhenses

In the morning, we can watch the sunrise from the dunes. After breakfast (box breakfast included), we continuetrekking through the park for 3h30 (approx 6km), taking time to swim. Arrival to one of the towns within the park, Baixa Grande, where lunch is served (lunch included), and everybody enjoys the afternoon getting to know thecommunity and share with them. Dinner time (dinner included). We spend the night in hammocks in the house of afisherman.

 Included: activity with guide , box breakfast , box Dinner , lunch Box , local guide , luggage handler , mineral water ,walking tour

Day 11: Lençois Maranhenses- Atins

 After breakfast (included), we trek for 3h30 (approx 8Km) over the dunes to Rio Negro. Once at the beach, a four-wheel vehicle is waiting to take us to the small fishing town of Atins. In the afternoon, we have free time to relax on its beaches. Accommodation.

Night at Pousada Rancho do Buna or similar | Standard Room.

Included: accommodation , activity with guide , local guide , luggage handler , mineral water , transport , walkingtour , room, and breakfast

Day 12: Atins- Cabure- Jericoacoara

 After breakfast we take a speedboat along Preguiças River. We stop at Vassouras, where it is possible to walk overthe dunes of the small Lençóis, at Mandacarú, with its Preguiças Lighthouse, and at Caburé, with a uniquelocation between the river and the ocean. Then we will travel over the magnificent dunes known as the smallLençóis Maranhenses and then by road to the city of Jericoacoara where we’ll stay. In the midst of sand dunesand lush vegetation, we will be able to take part in many activities according to the travelers’ interest, likehorseback riding, yoga classes, surfing or trips on four-wheel drive vehicles over the surrounding beaches such asTatajuba. Accommodation.

Transfer from Caburé to Jericoacoara.

Night at the Pousada Naquela Jericoacoara or similar | Standard Room.

Included: activity with guide , regular transport (SIB – Shared) , arrival transfer , regular (SIB – shared service) ,preservation tax fee , only Driver (Portuguese speaking) , private transport , room and breakfast

Day 13: Jericoacoara

 Free day to explore this forgotten Northeastern town, where the rhythm of life changes and the unique landscape will dazzle the visitor. In the midst of sand dunes and lush vegetation, we will be able to take part in many activitiesaccording to the travelers’ interest, like horseback riding, yoga classes, surfing or trips on four-wheel drive vehicles over the surrounding beaches such as Tatajuba. Above all, we will enjoy the peace and authenticity of this location.

Night at the Pousada Naquela Jericoacoara or similar | Standard Room.

 Included: room and breakfast , preservation tax fee

Day 14: Jericoacoara

 Free day to explore this forgotten Northeastern town, where the rhythm of life changes and the unique landscape will dazzle the visitor. In the midst of sand dunes and lush vegetation, we will be able to take part in many activitiesaccording to the travelers’ interest, like horseback riding, yoga classes, surfing or trips on four-wheel drive vehicles over the surrounding beaches such as Tatajuba. Above all, we will enjoy the peace and authenticity of this location.

Night at the Pousada Naquela Jericoacoara or similar | Standard Room.

Included: room and breakfast , preservation tax fee

Day 15: Jericoacoara- Fortaleza – Destination

 We will go to Fortaleza over dunes and road to the airport of Fortaleza for departure to our next destination.

Included: only Driver (Portuguese speaking) , private service , departure transfer