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Rio - Iguaçu Falls - Salvador
Luxury Brazil Tours & Travel.
Land Price (7 days/6 nights)
De Luxe US$ 3,630
The land price includes escorted transfers, private excursions with professional guides and chauffeurs, entrance fees, indicated category of accommodations, all breakfasts and specified meals except beverages, all transportation except air flights, and travel insurance for guests through the age of 59 years. Over that age, there is a supplementary fee. All prices are per person based on two people sharing a guest room. For a detailed description of our services, see About Our Tours.
Intra-Tour Air Flights & Fares
Air fares are in addition to the land price. A "Visit Brazil Air Pass" is recommended.
This journey is ideally suited to those who have little time available but still want to get a taste of some of Brazil's natural and cultural highlights. An exciting program leads you from two of the world's most famous cities -- Rio de Janeiro and Salvador -- to one of the world's natural wonders: Iguaçu Falls. Brazil is full of great contrasts and this seven-day excursion gives you just enough time to get an idea of Brazil's tremendous size and beauty.
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This fascinating classic roundtrip starts in one of the worlds most famous and beautiful cities: Rio de Janeiro. With a dreamlike beauty that exceeds even the greatest of expectations, Rio is a city that has to be seen to be believed. From its two famed peaks, the Sugar Loaf and Corcovado Mountain on top of which stands the statue of Christ with its outstretched arms, Rio de Janeiro is a "Wondrous City" with spectacular landforms that embrace sandy beaches, glittering bays, fine residential districts and towering forest-covered mountains. The landscape is so dramatic that even the largest areas of modern high-rise are still dwarfed by the overwhelming grandeur of numerous peaks and the largest urban tropical forest in the world, itself a monument to environmental preservation.
Day 1: Rio de Janeiro
Arrival at the airport, meet-and-greet with our local, bilingual guide and transfer in private, air conditioned vehicle to the hotel. After check-in, free time to relax in vicinity of the hotel. At lunchtime executive buffet at Copacabana Palace Hotel. The beauty of this wonderful city doesn't fade when night falls on the contrary, the Rio nightlife is ideal for sumptuous dining and spectacular shows. After a delicious grill dinner (optional), guests enjoy a variety of spectacles ranging from authentic samba to folklore and rhythms such as capoeira, lambada and even a taste of Carnival with samba school drummers and dancers in lavish costume presenting the best of Brazil in an alluring, glittering show. Overnight in the Orient-Express Copacabana Palace Hotel -- De Luxe Ocean View Room.
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Day 2: Rio de Janeiro
Breakfast. Designed for those who have a full day available and wish to visit both of Rio's main attractions, this tour is basically a combination of the City Tour with The Sugarloaf plus Corcovado with Maracanã Stadium and the Sambódromo.The first stage of the tour takes in a number of sites of interest in downtown Rio de Janeiro, namely the contemporary Metropolitan Cathedral, with its vast stained-glass windows and Aterro do Flamengo, a calm, spacious park with lawns and blossoming trees, offering lovely views of Rio and The Sugarloaf. The tour then proceeds through the old Urca neighborhood towards the Sugarloaf, where a cable-car starts the steep, exhilarating 215m climb up Morro da Urca. From here, the cable-car travels high above the rugged, vegetated terrain to the Sugarloaf's 395m summit. Visitors can enjoy wonderful panoramic views over Rio de Janeiro from the top, sunsets being particularly spectacular.
After a lunch, the tour continues on to the sugarloaf. Perched atop the Corcovado (Hunchback) Mountain at an altitude of 710m, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is certainly one of the world's best-known and most-visited monuments. Clad with a soapstone mosaic, the statue is also one of Rio's finest Art Nouveau monuments and at night becomes a shining landmark visible from all over the city. From the top there are breathtaking views of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, the Botanical Gardens, Jockey Club and Rodrigo Freitas Lagoon. A rack railway takes the visitor up to the foot of the statue, the train leaving the Cosme Velho district and climbing the steep slopes of Tijuca Forest. Located around the base of Corcovado and with many springs and waterfalls, this dense forest was proclaimed a National Park in the early sixties. After descending, the tour stops at Mário Filho Stadium, known worldwide as Maracanã, and the Sambódromo, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and the stage for the largest and most flamboyant carnival celebrations in Brazil. Overnight in the Orient-Express Copacabana Palace Hotel -- De Luxe Ocean View Room.
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Iguaçu means 'great river' in the indigenous Guarani language and there could hardly be a more fitting name. After rising in the Brazilian highlands near Curitiba, the Iguaçu river runs westward on a 1100 km journey, receiving some 30 tributaries on its course to the plateau where, just before merging with the great Paraná river, it plunges thunderously over an 80m high cliff in virgin forest. The Iguaçu falls are the most spectacular in South America. A total of 275 falls cascade over a precipice that is 3km wide, sending up an endless wall of spray laced with rainbows. Iguaçu is also the meeting point of three countries: Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Straddling the Iguaçu River, the twin National Parks of Foz do Iguaçu were set up to preserve the regions precious rainforest environment.
Day 3: Rio de Janeiro - Iguassu Falls
Breakfast. Morning transfer to Airport for the flight to the Iguaçu Falls, meet-and-greet with the local guide and transfer to hotel. Designed for guests at Hotel Das Cataratas, which is located within the Iguaçu National Park, guests are free to follow a trail that descends into the canyon, providing a panoramic view of the Devil's Throat from the main walkway. The Iguaçu National Park, along with its sister park in Brazil, makes up the most significant remnant of rainforest in the southern cone, which together with the Falls has been declared a National Heritage site by UNESCO. Lunch at restaurant Porto Canoas on the brazilian side of the falls. In the evening, a Folkloric show at Plaza Foz. Visitors are treated to a musical show blending Broadway, folklore and traditional dances that highlights the exuberant cultures of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Overnight in Hotel das Cataratas -- De Luxe Room.
Day 4 Iguassu Falls
Breakfast. Half day excursion to the Argentinean side of the Iguaçu Falls. The excursion offers lovely views over the Iguaçu Canyon, en route to the National Park. The upper walkways are visited, allowing a birds-eye view of the falls and adjoining rainforest. A highlight of this trip is a visit to a suspended platform at the edge of The Devil's Throat. Lunch at restaurant Tropical das Cataratas. Macuco boat safari. The Macuco Safari begins with a tour in an open jeep for about 2 km through the tropical rainforest of the Iguaçu National Park. As the tour proceeds at a gentle pace, the specialist guide points out and explains features of the forest and its native flora and fauna. The final 500 metres to the bank of the river Iguaçu are covered on foot, a specially equipped motorboat then taking visitors to the falls. It's a thrilling sensation, bringing the adventurous tourist close to the thundering waters. As the boat negotiates the rough waters and penetrates the mist of the falls, passengers should be prepared to get wet. Overnight in Hotel das Cataratas -- De Luxe Room.
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Salvador sits on a peninsula overlooking the bay that gave the state its name: Bahia. For Brazilians, Bahia is synonymous both with a more relaxed pace of life and a special intensity in all that Brazil represents: color, music and religiousness. This is undoubtedly a consequence of Salvador being Brazil's strongest link with Africa, having been the principal port of entry for slaves. Eighty percent of Salvador's inhabitants are of Afro-Brazilian origin and they express their cultural roots from their lively musical rhythms to their gastronomy.
Day 5: Iguassu Falls - Salvador
Breakfast. Morning pick-up at hotel to airport for flight to Salvador. Early afternoon arrival, meet-and-greet and transfer to hotel in Pelourinho, the historic heart of Salvador. Lunch at restaurant in Hotel Convento do Carmo. By night (show and dinner) Babagula. This excursion gives the tourist an opportunity to enjoy a wonderful dinner and spectacular evening show, set in a beautiful 18th century architectural complex comprising a main house (Casa Grande), a chapel and outlying slave quarters, making it one of the most traditional entertainment spots in Salvador. As the tourists help themselves to a self-service buffet of typical traditional Bahian cuisine, a folklore show presents some of the major Afro-Brazilian cultural performances, such as the fishermen's dance, a special Capoeira performance and many others. Towards the end of the show, souvenirs are sold by the performing Capoeira artists. Overnight in Hotel Convento do Carmo -- Junior Suite.
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Day 6: Salvador
Breakfast. A combination of a historical and panoramic tour of Salvador, this charming excursion first takes the tourist into the historical heart of Salvador The Cidade Alta, revealing some of the first streets laid in Bahia. The excursion begins at "Farol da Barra", a lighthouse that now functions as the city's nautical museum. The excursion then proceeds in the direction of "Porto da Barra", from where visitors can see the Santa Maria and São Diogo forts. From here, the tour moves on to Salvador's more traditional neighborhoods, namely Corredor da Vitória, Campo Grande and Piedade.
By far the most significant site visited during the excursion is the Pelourinho, the historical center of Salvador and a true World Heritage site, considered by Unesco as a highlight of XVII and XVIII century colonial architecture. Clinging to the steep terrain, the picturesque colonial houses and churches (such as the Igreja do São Francisco) of the Pelourinho, artistically decorated in a myriad of colors, make this enchanting part of town a must for anyone visiting Bahia. Lunch is served at one of a choice of restaurants in the Pelourinho, depending on the visitors' tastes. After lunch, the excursion proceeds to offer the tourist various beautiful panoramic views of the city, plus the famous Bonfim church, which hosts a range of religious events, the most important perhaps being the "Lavagem do Bonfim" or washing of the steps. Visitors then go to Mercado Modelo, Bahia's largest arts and crafts center, where two of the most traditional restaurants are also located: Maria de São Pedro and Camafeu de Oxossi. Over the years, these acclaimed restaurants have attracted many local and foreign celebrities. Overnight in Hotel Convento do Carmo -- Junior Suite.
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Day 7: Salvador - Your next destination
Breakfast. Time permitting, morning at leisure in Salvador. Transfer to airport for onward connections.
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