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Compare Iguassu Falls in 3 days by Qwerty Travel Argentina vs Route of the Emotions by Etours Brazil

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Duration 3 days 10 days
Price From $ 835 $ 2,780
Price Per Day $ 278 $ 278
Highlights
  • Explore your 3 days by visiting Iguassu falls
  • View, the magnificence of more than 200 waterfalls running constantly for millions of years
  • This is an excellent tour for those passengers willing to experience an intimate contact with Nature and life
  • Travel by 4x4 along the picturesque and aptly named ""Route of Emotions""
  • Take a panoramic flight over the Lençois Maranhenses National Park
  • Explore beautiful beaches, lagoons and sand dunes on a buggy
  • Lencois Maranhenses - the beautiful clear water lagoons and the white sand dunes in the national park
  • Explore the Delta of Parnaiba on a small boat and observe the scarlet ibis      
  • São Luís - colourful colonial town
  • Atins - the remote beautiful village in the middle of the dunes and lagoons
Trip Style Small group tour Private guided tour
Lodging Level Standard Premium
Physical Level
  • 2- Easy
  • 2- Easy
Travel Themes
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • National Parks
Countries Visited
Cities and Attractions
  • Iguazu Falls
  • Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Flights & Transport NA Ground transport included
Activities
  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Independent
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Land expedition
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Swimming
Meals Included

Breakfast

9 Breakfasts

Description

The getaway to the Iguassu Falls is one of the walks obliged of Argentina. It is one of the most spectacular natural attractions in South America and the world. Have well-earned its place as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and has been declared one of the 7 wonders of the World

This 10 day tour is an impressive off-road trip through one of the most unique regions of the globe: the Route of Emotions that includes the marvellous Jericoacoara, Delta of Parnaiba and Lencóis Maranhenses.

Fantastic landscapes with crystal clear lagoons, the only open sea delta in the Americas and some of the most paradisiacal beaches in the world will be visited during this tour, which combines ecotourism, adventure, sun & beach, culture, and cuisine.

You will visit 3 states in the Brazilian Northeast in modern 4×4 vehicles and speedboats, besides several activities such as walks, horse rides, panoramic flights, surf, kite and windsurf, bird and wildlife watching, besides interacting with local communities.

Best time to visit: June-October

Itinerary: Iguassu Falls in 3 days

Day 1: Iguassu – Brazilian Falls

Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Today you will visit the spectacular Iguassu Falls in Brazil. Departure from the hotel toward the Foz do Iguassu National Park. The area of visit is constituted by a single circuit of walkways, 950 meters long, which is located on the cliffs of the Iguassu River, offering a panoramic view really impressive of all the falls. The route has its zenith when you get to the Mirador de La Garganta del Diablo, where the noise of the fall of the water shakes the visitor

(*We suggest an arrival flight before 11.30hs)

Day 2: Iguassu Falls: Argentine side

One of the most amazing tours in the whole world, penetrating the geological formation of the Falls and perceiving from different points of view, the magnificence of more than 200 waterfalls running constantly for millions of years. An excellent tour for those passengers willing to experience an intimate contact with Nature and life.

The tour starts early in the morning with a long walk, observing the incredible landscapes and the vast typical fauna and flora of the region, including birds, butterflies, mammals, flowers and plants that gives the surrounding natural environment, an incredible touch of life in an exceptional experience.

The main objective of this tour is to take full advantage of our time in the wild, experiencing the characteristic natural sounds, images, colours and aromas of the jungle.

Day 3: Iguassu

Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Itinerary: Route of the Emotions

Day 1

Arrival in São Luis and transfer to Hotel Luzeiros São Luis or similar accommodation. Rest of the day at leisure before starting the route! The city of São Luis is divided into two areas by the waters of the river Anil. While the beaches are located in the northern part of the river, the main points of the city - its historic center - extend south of the river Anil. Including numerous examples of very well-preserved Portuguese architecture, this World Heritage Site is well known in particular for its unusual tiled buildings. To add to its charm, São Luis also has a rich culture: Afro-Brazilian influences can be found in local cuisine, in reggae shows and, most interestingly, in the traditions of Bumba Meu Boi, which are celebrated during the colorful annual festivals.

Day 2

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Barreirinhas. Departure in the afternoon in 4x4 for the tour of the impressive Great Lençóis. At the end of the tour, return to Pousada Boa Vista. The beautiful circuit of the lagoon, among all its beauties, is special because it allows you to witness one of the most beautiful sunsets of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, 20 km from the city of Barreirinhas, its access is done in 4x4. The access road consists of a sandy path with vegetation on the sides. The 4x4 will take you to the place where you will start a guided hike to visit the lagoons that make up the Lagoa Bonita circuit.

Day 3

After breakfast, departure for the excursion on the Rio Preguiças arriving at Atins. The circuit of the Preguiças River is the most traditional tour in the region, with a natural beauty formed by palm trees, mangroves and dunes that line this river that flows slowly towards the sea. The tour includes four stages along its route, in front of the palm trees, in Lençóis, on the beach of Vassouras, at the Villa de Mandacaru and the last point is the beach on the Caburè peninsula. Free afternoon for leisure in Atins, an isolated fishing village, where the streets are sandy and where there is no public lighting.

Day 4

Breakfast at the Pousada. After breakfast, transfer to Parnaíba (Pousada Vila Parnaíba). After crossing the river and arriving at Caburé, a jeep will accompany you to Tutóia, from where you will take the boat that will take you to discover the Delta of Parnaíba. Located between the two states of Piauí and Maranhão, the Parnaíba Delta is the only one in the two Americas to flow into the open sea, the third largest oceanic delta on the planet (after the Nile and Mekong Delta). Five exits, eighty river islands, forests and mangroves with bare roots, thousands of palm trees, iguanas in the shade of shrubs, monkeys and some alligators: a veritable labyrinth of rivers and canals that you will cross in a boat below a sky interrupted only by the wings of birds, orange-billed caracara, kingfisher, vultures and green parakeets.

Day 5

Breakfast at the pousada. After breakfast, departure in 4x4 by the beautiful beaches of the extreme west of Ceará. Passing through the fishing village of Camocim. Stop in Tatajuba, buried by the tireless advance of the dunes. Lunch at the lagoon (not included). Continue along the beaches until Jericoacoara (Pousada Surfing Jeri).

Day 6

Today, a buggy ride will take you to discover Lagoa Azul or Lagoa Paraíso, where you can relax in the famous hammocks on the water and enjoy a day of total relaxation.

Day 7

Free day.

Day 8

Today you will move from Jericoacoara to Fortaleza. During the transfer, you will pass some beaches on the coast. Upon arrival, you will be accompanied to the Hotel (Crocobeach hotel or a similar accommodation.

Day 9

Depending on the time of your international flight, transfer to Fortaleza airport.

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