Rio de Janeiro, Iguazú Falls & SalvadorDetailed
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 Corcovado – Half Day Sugar Loaf (B)
The tour starts in the morning, with the participants pick up by bus at
the hotel. After this, the bus will take the participants through some of the
finests touristic spots heading to the Cosme Velho´s district, where the
railroad station to the cable car that lift up to the Corcovado is
located.At the top of the Corcovado´s
mountain, at a 710 metres height is placed one of the most famous postcards of Rio de Janeiro, the
fourty meters height statue of the Christ Reedemer. This impressive statue with
1100 t. with its magnificent belvedere, spreads the amazing sights of the city
of Rio de Janeiro,
mainly some of the most typical districts of the town and as well the famous
beaches. In the afternoon, the tour continues, followed to the Urca´s district
and specifically to the Praia Vermelha, where is located the Sugar Loaf´s cable
ferry station, the initial spot to ascend to it. The cable car rolls over
strong iron cables, tracked by a cog-wheel system, and has a 70 paxs capacity.
There are two stages, the first from Praia Vermelha to the Urca´s Station, and
the second from Urca to the Sugar Loaf´s top (at 396 meters). At the top, the
view of the center downtown, beaches and the meeting of Guanabara´s bay and the
ocean waters are simply superb. At the end, return by bus to the hotel.
Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.
Day 3
Iguassu:
HalfDayBrazilianFalls (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 IguassuNational Park, the largest in southern
Brazil.
Visit the Park’s VisitorsCenter 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 IguassuFalls are on the border of Brazil and Argentina
where the IguassuRiver drops into a
gigantic horseshoe canyon. We descend the 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).
Day 4
Half DayArgentineanFalls (B)
Departure from hotels ahead to Argentina side with a quick stop at
custom check out. After that, the tour continues to the TancredoNevesBridge
over the IguassuRiver,
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 Devil’s 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 5
Salvador (B)
At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your
flight to Salvador.
Upon arrival, reception and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Salvador.
Day 6
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.
Optional
Bahia by Night with Dinner
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 7
International
Departure (B)
At schedule time, transfer to the airport to take your
international departure flight.
