corporate & leisure travel by professionals!CHAPADA DIAMANTINA
Your Summary
Duration :
08 days/07 nights
Cities :
Salvador
Description :
Chapada Diamantina National Park with approximately 152,000 hectare and its gateway, the City of Lençóis, welcome you with natural wonders and nostalgic charm. Chapada Diamantina is perhaps one of the most well known natural monuments among Brazilians. Also called “the Brazilian Grand Canyon,” Chapada Diamantina is a green cannyon and in the US it more closely resembles Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Yet, it is hard to think of any other place besides Chapada Diamantina where awe-inspiring green mesas and cliffs are right above one of the largest underground cave domes in the world. The mountain scenery contains an extraordinary variety of ecosystems, like Cerrado, tropical forest,wetland and Caatinga. The cities that border the National Park are filled with colonial buildings representing the architecture of the time, a vivid memory of the richness of the diamond rush era in the Nineteenth Century.
Schedule :
Day 01- Upon arrival in Lençóis you will be met by our local guide and transferred to Hotel de Lencois. Afternoon visit to the Pai Inácio Hill. The Pai Inácio Hill, considered by many as the milestone of the Chapada Diamantina, constitutes an erosive outlier 140 meters high and with an altitude of 1.120 meters. After a short 20 minutes walk to the peak we will be able to enjoy an amazing 360º view, followed of course, by a wonderful sunset. After sunset return to Lencois
Day 2 - After breakfast, we start our trip by car to Iraquara, known as the city of caves, to visit the Lapa Doce Cave. Along with a local guide, we’ll cross the 01 Km cave, enjoying the amazing rock formations, stalactites, stalagmites and columns. Following the visit we will drive to Pratinha Farm for lunch and swim at the crystal water of the Pratinha River.
On the way back to Lencois we’ll stop at the Mucugezinho River. From there, it will be just a 20 minutes walk to the Poço do Diabo Waterfall. Overnight in Lençóis.
Day 3 – After breakfast we drive to Vale do Capao where we start our trekking to the Fumaça Waterfall. After a 2hours trek (06 KM) we’ll reach the top of the 380meters canyon to see the highest waterfall in Brazil, one of the most famous postcards of Chapada Diamantina. On our way back to Lencois a swim break at the Riachinho Waterfall. Overnight in Lençóis.
Day 4 – Tour by boat in the Pantanal Marimbus. It is a beautiful wetland area full of impressive flora and fauna. The boat will take us to the Roncador Waterfall, close to a local farm where we’ll have lunch. Return by boat in the afternoon. Overnight in Mucuge
Day 5 – Visit to the Buracão Waterfall. We will drive to Ibicoara, where we start our 03 KM walk to one of the most beautiful places in the Chapada. Return to Mucuge and overnight
Day 6 – Day 6 – By car, on our way back to Lençóis, we'll visit the Igatú Village with its historical ruins from the diamond rush era. Following the visit we'll go to the Poço Azul for a good swim at the crystal water pool and a delicious home cooking lunch. Back to Lençóis and overnight.
Day 7- We’ll visit the Muritiba Park, a 05 KM walk around the park following the Lençóis River. We will visit Serrano, Salão de Areias, Halley Well, Cachoeirinha and Primavera Waterfall. There will be several opportunities for swimming. On the way back, a beautiful view of the city at sunset. Overnight in Lençóis.
Day 8 – Free morning to enjoy Lençóis.
Included :
Transportation; Meals as described; Activities and entrance fee as described; All equipment necessary for the activities; Bilingual tour guides; Insurance against personal accident;
5 nights in Lençóis; 2 nights in Mucugê; Taxes
Not-Included :
Dinner, personal expenses and drinks.
Notes :
Hotels: Hotel de Lencois
Pousada Mucuge.
* All prices are per pessenger; land only; not valid for Christmas, New Years and Carnival, and special events.
