Atlantic Forest and Brazilian Culture in the Wonderful City
Availability: Year round
Gateway City: Rio de Janeiro (GIG and SDU airports)
Duration: 4 to 14 days
Group size: Max 8 people
Departures: Daily
What to expect: good food and accommodation, easy to steep terrain, moderate walks, warm to cool climate
There is no other city in the world such as Rio de Janeiro. Despite being the second largest city in Brazil, Rio has a nice and relaxed atmosphere, which is perhaps the reason it is famous as the Wonderful City. There are many things that make Rio such a different city. First is the sunny coast and it’s many beaches such as Copacabana and Ipanema, where the locals spend a lot of time. Secondly, the lush forest and mountains of Tijuca National Park, the largest urban forest in the world. And there is the rich musical culture of the city, being Samba and Bossa Nova the most well-known of the local rhythms. Founded in 1565, the city of Rio de Janeiro has a huge importance in Brazil’s history.
It was the seat of the Portuguese Royal Court in the 19th century, and Brazil’s capital until the late 60’s, when it then moved to Brasilia. Rio was the world’s first city to be listed as Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco, and offers it visitor’s a great variety of attractions besides the beaches and the Samba. There is the beautiful and historical architecture, the Botanical Garden, the Sugar Loaf mountain and its cableway, Corcovado mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue, and a lot more that only someone that lives there could unveil. Near the city there are several other nature attractions such as Serra dos Órgãos and Itatiaia national parks.
Highlights: Experienced local specialists, beautiful landscapes, rich cultural attractions, nature and wildlife, great food and accommodation.
The largest wetland in the World, the Pantanal is one of the last major untouched nature reserves on the face of the earth.
The largest wetland in the World, the Pantanal is one of the last major untouched nature reserves on the face of the earth. The wildlife is amazingly abundant here, and its seasonally flooded plains attract immense quantities of birds and caimans, and is also one of the most mammal rich areas of South America.
A birding trip that combines the abundant and diverse avifauna of the Pantanal with rare and range-restricted Cerrado species at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park.
Chapada dos Guimarães National Park sits atop the Brazilian Central Plateau, on a very scenic area comprising cerrado scrubland bordered by huge sandstone cliffs and lush gallery forest.
Emas National Park is one of the largest protected areas of campo-cerrado habitat, which comprises a vast mosaic of open savannas and scrublands.
The Cristalino Jungle Lodge is an avian paradise that has everything that makes Neotropical rainforest birding exciting: mixed-species flocks moving fast through the canopy and understory.
Located in the heart of a vast mountain range, Itatiaia National Park is the first Brazilian national park and one of the most famous birding spots in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest.
The largest wetland in the World, the Pantanal is one of the last major untouched nature reserves on the face of the earth, and a land of superlatives.
There is nothing like the Amazon on planet earth. It is the largest tract of continuous forest on the planet, covering nearly half of Brazil and a good portion of adjacent countries. This exclusive river cruise offers great photo opportunities and an unparalleled experience.
Few places on Earth still hold the magic aura found at Mamirauá Reserve. Brazil’s first “Sustainable Development Reserve”, Mamirauá is a huge reserve along the upper Amazon (Solimões) river.
This expedition takes place at the Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, a region of a particular scenic beauty where the vegetation is comprised by Cerrado scrublands and gallery forest.
There is no other city in the world such as Rio de Janeiro. Despite being the second largest city in Brazil, Rio has a nice and relaxed atmosphere, which is perhaps the reason it is famous as the Wonderful City.
Iguaçu Falls can be described as the largest waterfall system in the World. But this is a very simplistic explanation. These falls are way beyond that, and way beyond what words can describe.
