Rhythms of Brazil: Rio to Iguaçu Falls
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Highlights
- Three nights overlooking Copacabana Beach; a tram ride & visits to Museu da Chácara & Tijuca Forest; early morning entrance to Corcovado; guided visits to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites with local experts; ride to the top of Corcovado; percussion workshop followed by a private cruise off the coast of Salvador and special performance by the Bahia Folkloric Dance Company; two nights in a restored 19th-century mansion in Ouro Preto with visits to Pilar Church
- Mineral Museum and the Opera House
- overnight stay in Brazil's capital city; three-night stay in Bahia
- steeped in African traditions; two nights near the magnificent two-country waterfalls of Iguaçu with three ways to experience the falls - on foot
- by helicopter tour and aboard a jet boat ride
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Trip includes
- Three nights in Rio de Janeiro overlooking Copacabana Beach at an iconic landmark hotel Guided visits to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites that chronicle culture centuries past Exclusive early morning tram ride & visit to Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado A private percussion workshop, followed by a private cruise off the coast of Salvador and a special performance by the Bahia Folkloric Dance Company Two nights in the mining town of Ouro Preto, with a visit to gold covered Pilar Church A helicopter tour and jet boat ride near the falls during two nights in Iguaçu National Park Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted 26 meals, gratuities to local guides, taxes, service charges, admission fees and porterage
Itinerary
Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Belmond Copacabana Palace. A transfer is included from Rio de Janeiro's International Airport to the Belmond Copacabana Palace, an exclusive Art Deco hotel that has welcomed royalty and celebrities from the around the world since it first opened ...
Drive through wildlife-rich Tijuca Forest this morning, the largest urban forest in the world, looking for monkeys, quatis and birds along the way. Continue to the colorful neighborhood of Santa Teresa for a tram ride, a traditional Brazilian lunch at a popular local ...
Towering over the city and shoreline, arms outstretched, Christ the Redeemer statue stands as a welcoming icon of the city; journey by train up Corcovado Hill to see the statue and exquisite views on an exclusive early opening visit. Then it's off for a two-stage cabl...
Fly to the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais for a two-night stay in a historic mining town in the Serra do Espinhaco mountains. An 18th-century gold rush town, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ouro Preto is a gem that dazzles with Baroque architecture and colon...
Start the day on a guided walking tour along the cobblestone streets of Ouro Preto. Visit the Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Pilar church, built in 1731 and decorated with over 900 lbs. of gold; the Casa dos Countes, once a tax collector's house and today a historical mus...
A morning flight whisks you inland to Brasília, the modern day capital of Brazil, whose origins date to 1956 with a network of superhighways at its urban core. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city is a definitive example of 20th-century modernist urbanism. While it ...
Experience a change of pace and scenery as you fly to Salvador this morning. The capital of Bahia is known as the city of music whose pulsating hypnotic rhythms are rooted in the African traditions of Candomblé. Learn about the religious beliefs of Candomblé during a ...
Take a walking tour of Pelourinho, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its 17th- and 18th-century colonial buildings and pastel-colored churches, which includes a guided visit inside the informative Afro-Brazilian Museum. After a lunch of regional fare at a loca...
The beat goes on this afternoon after a morning at leisure when you join us for a hands-on, heart-in percussion workshop. The crystal blue seas invite a closer look when you board a private schooner for a coastal sunset cruise, tropical drinks in hand. Disembark for a...
Nature calls today as you fly to Iguaçu National Park, home of the magnificent two-country waterfalls, for a two-night stay at the only hotel inside the park. Your pink palace accommodations are a short walk from the misty falls.
MEALS : B, D
LODGING : Belmond Hotel Das Cataras
PORTOFCALL : Iguaçu National Park, Brazil
The views of Iguaçu Falls from aboard your helicopter tour are nothing less than jaw dropping as you hover over the entire expanse of this unrivaled natural wonder for an exhilarating bird's eye perspective this morning. Speaking of birds, look for some 160 different ...
Tour ends: Iguaçu. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from the Belmond Hotel Das Cataratas to Iguaçu's International Airport. Allow two hours for your flight check-in.
MEALS : B
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