Special Offer All Brazil Tour 2014

Travel offer to Brazil


13 days - 12 nights

DaysRio de Janeiro - Manaus - Amazonas - Sao Luis de Maranhao - Lencois Maranhenses - Salvador Included: • Standard accommodation in pousadas/hotels with breakfast • Tours included with Private Guide (in Spanish, English, German, French & Italian) • Meeting with bilingual guide on day 1 and 11 from the itinerary (Rio and Salvador) to get information of the city and optional activities. • Regular transfers IN + OUT without guide • 24h support guide (telephone)

Complete Information

Itinerary

Rio de Janeiro - Manaus - Amazonas - Sao Luis de Maranhao - Lencois Maranhenses - Salvador


Day 1: Origin - Rio de Janeiro

Day 2: Rio de Janeiro

Day 3: Rio de Janeiro

Day 4: Rio de Janeiro - Manaus

Day 5: Manaus - Amazon Jungle by Boat

Day 6: Amazon Jungle by Boat

Day 7: Amazon Jungle by Boat - Manaus

Day 8: Manaus - Sao Luis de Maranhao

Day 9: Sao Luis de Maranhao - Lencois Maranhenses

Day 10: Lencois Maranhenses - Sao Luis de Maranhao

Day 11: Sao Luis de Maranhao - Salvador

Day 12: Salvador

Day 13: Salvador - Destination

Includes:

Included: • Standard accommodation in pousadas/hotels with breakfast o Rio de Janeiro: Hotel Atlantis Copacabana (www.atlantishotel.com.br) or similar o Manaus: Hotel Go Inn Manaus (www.atlanticahotels.com.br) or similar o Sao Luis: Portas da Amazonia (www.portasdaamazonia.com.br) or similar o Barreirinhas: Hotel Pousada Murici (www.pousadamurici.com.br) or similar o Salvador: Pousada do Pilar (www.pousadadopilar.com) or similar • Tours included with Private Guide (in Spanish, English, German, French & Italian) o 2 night accommodation with activities and FB (drinks not included) with two options  private expedition on an Amazon River Boat in hammocks OR  regular stay at an Amazon Lodge o Regular tour on 4x4 and speedboat in the Lençois Maranhenses National Park • Meeting with bilingual guide on day 1 and 11 from the itinerary (Rio and Salvador) to get information of the city and optional activities. • Regular transfers IN + OUT without guide • 24h support guide (telephone)

Not Included:

Not Included:
 
·         Flights and airport taxes
·         Optional Excursions
·         Meals except breakfast unless specified
·         Drinks, tips and personal extras
·         Anything not mentioned as included


ALL BRAZIL REGULAR GROUPS Guaranteed Departure with 2 pax International Groups Optional Upgrade in Hotels Category

ITINERARY: Rio de Janeiro – Manaus – Amazon – São Luis de Maranhao – Lençois Maranhenses – Salvador
DURATION: 13 days
DATES: 18/01 – 08/02 – 15/03 – 14/04 – 10/05 - 09/08 – 16/08 – 13/09 – 11/10 – 15/11 – 06/12
PRICE (per person in DBL room in groups from 2 to 14 people): 1.255€
Additional SGL (per person in SGL room in groups from 2 to 14 people): 315€
AIRPORT IN: GIG/SDU
AIRPORT OUT: SSA
 
 
DAY 1 – Origin – Rio de Janeiro
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT
Airport arrival at Rio de Janeiro. The Carioca City with its magical quality offers the traveler a wide variety of touristic spots and a great number of leisure activities. Transfer from the airport to the hotel. At night, at 7pm, we will meet in the hotel/pousada lobby with a guide who will tell us about the tours available to visit the main attractions of the city. Accommodation.
 
DAY 2 – Rio de Janeiro (B)
Free day to take an optional excursion. You will be able to choose between a great variety of activities in Rio de Janeiro, including a visit to the Christ Corcovado, Maracaná, the National Park of Tijuica, and the Botanical Garden. There are also optional one-day trips out of the city such as a visit to Petrópolis, Niteroi or Buzios. Accommodation.
 
DAY 3 – Rio de Janeiro (B)
After breakfast, you have the possibility to take the metro to witness the lifestyle of Rio de Janeiro’s cariocas. This activity includes a guided walking tour in the historical and commercial center of Rio, highlighting the Cathedral and the Saara neighborhood. After that, you can make a stop to taste the delicious carioca juice drinks and finish up having lunch in one of the oldest and most historical restaurants in Brazil. In the afternoon you will have free time to take part in various optional activities such as a trip to the Favela Rocinha or a visit to Pao d’Açucar. Accommodation.
 
DAY 4 – Rio de Janeiro – Manaus (B)
NATIONAL FLIGHT
Transfer to Rio de Janeiro airport for departure to Manaus airport, the capital of the Brazilian Amazon, and the central point for all excursions into the Amazon jungle. We will stop at our accommodation place and from there we can visit the Amazon Theatre, the Market and the Port of Manaus. 
 

BOAT OPTION
 
DAY 5 – Manaus – Amazon Expedition (B, L, D)
In the morning, the expedition along the Amazon River will initiate at the Port of Manaus in a private boat that will accommodate us for 4 days during the expedition. At the beginning of the journey we will arrive at the “encontro das aguas”, the place where Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes meet without mixing. Afterwards we will enter the river in small boats to fish for piranhas and spot the caimans. Accommodation aboard in hammocks.  
 
DAY 6 – Amazon Expedition (B, L, D)
During the second day on this Amazon Expedition we continue along Rio Negro to visit a Paricatuba community where we will observe the historic ruins, and in the afternoon we will visit an Acajatuba community to experience the natives’ customs and crafts. We will also go for a walk to learn the secrets to survive in the Amazon Forest. Later we travel by canoe to a beach where we will enjoy a moonlight churrasco dinner. Accommodation aboard in hammocks.  
 
DAY 7 – Amazon Expedition – Manaus (B, L)
On the third day of the expedition, after having breakfast, we will visit a caboclo village in the ecological reserve of the Anavilhanas, where we can swim with the pink dolphins that make their home in the river. We will travel downriver to the Caucho Museum, where we will learn about the rubber’s historical importance for the region, and after that we will reach the Port of Manaus. Accommodation.
 
LODGE OPTION
 
DAY 5 – Manaus – Amazon Lodge (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we will go down the Amazon River to the Lodge, a hotel located in the Amazon rainforest. We’ll be welcomed with a natural juice made ​​with fruit from the Amazon region. We’ll have lunch and in the afternoon we’ll visit a family of "ribeirinhos" (inhabitants of this region), where they will talk about the use of plants and the process of making the "Farinha". Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
 
DAY 6 – Amazon Lodge (B, L, D)
After lunch, we will have a piranha fishing activity using techniques employed by natives. We’ll end the day going out in canoes for a "focagem" night to observe the alligators. Accommodation.
 
DAY 7 – Lodge Amazonas – Manaus (B)
On this third day we visit a community, where we will discover how they live, their customs and crafts. Then we leave the Lodge and go back to Manaus. The transfer will end at the hotel in Manaus. Free afternoon. Accommodation.

DAY 8 – Manaus – Sao Luis de Maranhao (B)
NATIONAL FLIGHT
In the morning, transfer to Manaus airport for departure to Sao Luis de Maranhao airport, the capital of the state of Maranhao, and then transfer to the pousada where we will be staying. The pousada is located in the historic downtown of the city, which was declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site for its magnificent colonial architecture.
 
DAY 9 – Sao Luis de Maranhao – Lençois Maranhenses (B)
In the morning, depart for Barreirinhas. Along the journey we will stop to rest in either Rosario or Morros, until arriving at Barreirinhas where we will meet a local guide to begin a tour in the Lençois Maranhenses National Park on a Toyota 4x4. Return to Barreirinhas. Accommodation.
 
DAY 10 – Lençois Maranhenses – Sao Luis de Maranhao (B)
After having breakfast, we will take a speedboat up the Preguiças River, passing by the Preguiças APA (environmental protection area) and the towns of Mandacaru (Farol Preguiças) and Caburé. In the afternoon, return by road to our accommodation place in Sao Luis de Maranhao. Accommodation.
 
DAY 11 – Sao Luis de Maranhao – Salvador (B)
NATIONAL FLIGHT
Transfer to Sao Luis de Maranhao airport for departure to Salvador airport. Salvador is the cradle of the Afro-Brazilian culture and offers the visitor many popular amusements with its cuisine, music, enchantment and cheerfulness. From the airport, transfer to the pousada, located near downtown and known as the Pelourinho. Here we will find the most important architectural collection of Hispanic-America, and it is also the meeting point for all the locals. At night, at 7pm, we will meet in the hotel/pousada lobby with a guide who will tell us about the tours available to visit the main attractions of the city. Accommodation.
 
DAY 12 – Salvador (B)
During the morning, you have the option to take a trip to get to know the Vida Bahiana, the lifestyle of Salvador’s inhabitants. The optional activity includes a visit to the market of Sao Joaquim and afterwards a visit to the historic downtown, where it is possible to spot different places representing the city’s culture and art. In the afternoon you will have free time to take part in other optional activities, which include a visit to the Pelourinho from either an African or historical viewpoint. Accommodation.
 
DAY 13 – Salvador – Destination (B)
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT
Transfer to Salvador airport for departure to next destination.