Arrival of your flight in São Paulo and after retrieving your luggage and going through customs, check in for Iguaçu. Upon arrival, transfer to Hotel das Cataratas, luxury hotel located in front of the falls. Afternoon, at leisure to rest and enjoy the falls. The Iguaçu falls are considered among the most beautiful waterfalls in the world along with the Zambezi and Niagara falls. Located on the border between Paraguay, Argentina & Brazil, the falls form a natural amphitheatre that looks very different depending on where you are situated. The Brazilian side is less spectacular but easier to reach and there is a better view of the whole waterfall. Read more

IGUAÇU 2 NIGHTS

Morning : Argentinian side of the falls, sightseeing tour. 28 km from the town, the Iguaçu falls on the Argentine side are 72 meters high and form a semi circle that gives a unique view of the complete falls. They are wedged in among the luxuriant vegetation which increases the impression of the primitive force of nature. A series of paths and bridges lead to other view points all very beautiful and different from those on the Brazilian side of the falls. The main attraction is the «Devil throat» where you reach almost the bottom of the horse shoe shaped falls. Time allowing you may go for a Gran adventure tour (excursion to the falls in a twin motor zodiac) details on request. On the way back to your hotel, stop to visit the bird park where you will find huge tropical forest aviaries that you can cross, surrounded by hundreds of colorful birds fluttering freely at your side. Read more

IGUAÇU 2 NIGHTS

Transfer to airport & flight to Cuiaba. Arrival in Cuiaba, transfer to Mutum Lodge where you will be accommodated on full board during your stay. Depending on the time of your arrival possibility of going for a first walk to spot the fauna in the surroundings of the lodge

PANTANAL 3 NIGHTS

During your 2 full days stay on this lodge, you will watch the fauna through various excursions with different means of transportation: horse ride, walk, canoe ride, observation tower, boat ride. The stay is on full board.

PANTANAL 3 NIGHTS

This immersion in the Brazilian swamp will allow you to enjoy beautiful sceneries and approach numerous varieties of animals and birds: deer, otter, tapir, caiman, capivara, ocelot, tulcan, parrot, Jabiru, anteater, etc Full board during your stay. At night you'll go for an exciting fauna watching. Read more

PANTANAL 3 NIGHTS

In the early morning you will go for your last walking safari in the surroundings of the Fazenda. After breakfast and maybe a last observation walk you will head back towards Cuiaba Airport. Flight to Manaus. Upon arrival transfer and accomodation at your hotel the vila Amazonia, the best lodging in Manaus Flight schedule allowing you might be able to go for a city tour, it's also possible to do it the day that you come back from your stay in the Anavilhanas lodge. Read more

MANAUS 1 NIGHT

Morning transfer to Anavilhanas lodge located in the Anavilhanas archipelago at about 3 hrs from Manaus. Arrival for lunch and start of your stay. Description of the visits in the Anavilhanas: The excursion program is defined by the lodge. People with flights arriving between 11hr and 14hr miss the first day’s excursions and those with flights leaving between 13hr and 19hr miss the last day’s excursions (it is also possible to take private transport charged to the passenger) the transfers are managed by the lodge. VISIT THE PINK DOLPHINS AND THE HANDICRAFTS AT NOVO AIRÃO (around 2 ½ hours): you will go on a floating barge where the pink dolphins come daily, attracted by the fish given to them. Then visit two handicraft centres where the craftsmen offer products made from natural materials like straw and pieces of wood. A TRAIL WALK IN THE FOREST (around 2 ½hours): lead by local experienced guides, the tourist discovers the Amazonian forest and some of its secrets, information about the trees, fruits and berries as well as forest survival techniques and medicinal herbes. A TOUR OF THE ANAVILHANAS ARCHIPELAGO (around 2 ½ hours): A local boat ride through the numerous canals, lakes and islands of the largest river archipelago in the world. Read more

ANAVILHANAS LODGE 3 NIGHTS

Enjoy one of the activities mentioned on day 7 or one of these: FISHING FOR PIRANHA (around 2hours): a fun fishing trip in wooden canoes through the Igarapes (water ways) where the tourist can catch a few piranhas or other fish and and enjoy the beauty of the surrounding landscapes. NIGHT TIME EXPLORATION OF THE NATURE AND ITS SOUNDS (around 1 ½hours): A unique sensation of living and feeling the forest at night. You leave in motor canoes through the igarapes and the flooded areas looking for sloths, birds, snakes and alligators listening to the impressive night time music of the forest. CONTEMPLATIING THE SUNRISE (around 1 ½hours): Departure at dawn for the Anavilhanas lake, where you can observe lots of birds and admire the beauty of the colours and nuances of the Amazonian skies. Stay on full board. Read more

ANAVILHANAS LODGE 3 NIGHTS

Enjoy one of the activities mentioned on previous days. Stay on full board.

ANAVILHANAS LODGE 3 NIGHTS

Transfer back to Manaus airport and fly to São Luis. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel Luzeiros.

SÃO LUIS - 1 NIGHT

In the morning, enjoy a city tour of São Luis. You will have the opportunity to admire the Portuguese architectural influence with, of course, the famous azulejos, the small tiles of earthenware painted with blue floral and geometric motifs. This tour is a real journey back in time as you stroll through the local streets to trace the life of local notables 200 years ago. In the afternoon, take a 4 hours drive to Barreirinhas, the main gate to the desert of Lençois, accommodation in Porto Preguiças Resort. Read more

BARREIRINHAS 2 NIGHTS

Departure in 4X4 to visit the Lençois Maranhenses and return in the afternoon. «A natural wonder» the «Lençois do Maranhão» or sheets of Maranhão, is a national park and owes its names to the immense dunes stretching over 1550 km2 and that look like giant white sheets. This unique feature comes from the desert that is dotted with lagoons of crystal clear water formed by the rain. You can admire the amazing landscape while walking through it and bathing in the lagoons. Read more

2 NIGHTS BARREIRINHAS

Drive back to São Luis and fly to Salvador. Upon arrival transfer and accommodation in Fera Hotel in Big Deluxe room.

SALVADOR 2 NIGHTS

In the morning walk in the heart of the old town (the Pelourinho): a magnificent collection of colonial houses, renovated in pastel colors (light & dark blue, bright pink, yellow and pale green). The paved streets, richly decorated churches: the San Francisco church – amazing baroque church where inside it seems covered with gold leaf – the basilica cathedral – ancient church of the Jesuit college built in the 17th century, a master piece of colonial baroque architecture. Afternoon for leisure. Read more

SALVADOR 2 NIGHTS

In the morning panoramic sightseeing tour. Departure by car to visit the lower town right out to the Itapagipe peninsula with its magnificent view. You will visit the Bonfim church which is a shrine for the Bahiani people. This church is the most famous one in Salvador. Built in 1754, it stands on a hill from where you can see the whole town with its rugged landscape. In its Sala dos Milagres (room of miracles) the ex-voto, that show the parts of the body healed by miracle, offered by the faithful in memory of a grace or cure given. They are also in the form of tickets describing promises made by the faithful. In the square in front of the church there are people selling colored ribbons « fitas » that you tie around your wrist with 3 knots, each representing a wish which will be granted once the bracelet falls off through simple wear & tear. The visit continues with the Monte Serrat fort. The fort is on a headland on the Itapagipe peninsula and has a unique view of the Itaparica island and its bay. Built in 1583, it protected Salvador from attacks by the Dutch in the XVIIth century. Its harmonious shapes make it an architectural wonder built by the Brazilian military. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport and fly to Rio de Janeiro, upon arrival, transfer to hotel Miramar, one of the best hotels in Copacabana. Overnight stay in Rio de Janeiro. Read more

RIO DE JANEIRO 4 NIGHTS

Sugar Loaf Mountain private sightseeing tour (4h entrance fee included). You can see the mountain as soon as you enter the Guanabara bay. There are two parts to it, one that goes down to the Red Beach (Praia Vermelha) and to the Urca hill, which reaches 224 meters high; the other goes from Urca hill to the Sugar Loaf reaching 395 meters in height. The cable car trip lasts about 3 minutes for each part. Corcovado private sightseeing tour (4h entrance fee included). The Corcovado mountain, with its summit topped by the image of Christ the redeemer, is one of the main symbols of the town. This enormous stone monument, vertical and imposing, immerging out of the forest and dominating all around, is without doubt one of the elements that makes Rio de Janeiro « the wonderful city ». The climb to the top can be done by funicular train. Read more

RIO DE JANEIRO 4 NIGHTS

Corcovado private sightseeing tour (4h entrance fee included). The Corcovado mountain, with its summit topped by the image of Christ the redeemer, is one of the main symbols of the town. This enormous stone monument, vertical and imposing, immerging out of the forest and dominating all around, is without doubt one of the elements that makes Rio de Janeiro « the wonderful city ». The climb to the top can be done by funicular train. Read more

RIO DE JANEIRO 4 NIGHTS

Go for a half day tour with a private guide and car and visit the attractions of your choice like : the magnificent botanical garden, a peaceful, green haven, the SAARA which is a flee market, The Gabinete Portuguez de Leitura, The Rua and Travessa do Ouvidor, the monasteries, the modern cathedral, the Opera, the Museums, the National library, the MEC (Ministry of education and culture) The Positiviste Temple, Santa Tereza, The Bohemian quarter on the Rio heights, the Vila Isabel quarter with its music partitions on the pavements. The Maracana stadium, Samba city, the Sambodrome and also a little outside Rio, some beutiful trips into the Guaratiba mangrove and to Niteroi to admire the Niemeyer architecture. Read more

RIO DE JANEIRO 4 NIGHTS

Private transfer to the airport to take your flight back to your home destination. Flight from Rio de Janeiro back home