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Overview
Highlights
- Enjoy exotic Brazilian fruits & Caipirinhas - Brazil’s national drink
- Visit the world renowned Copacabana and Ipanema beaches
- Stay in the Bohemian “Santa Teresa” neighborhood
- Street party in Rio
- Visit the world famous Christ the Redeemer statue
- Hike Pai Inacio Mountain Vista
- See Lapa Doce Cave, Devils Pool Waterfall and Rebeirao do Meio natural waterslide
- Tour the Cultural Market and Pelourinho
- Experience the Pratinha natural springs
- Explore the Botanical Gardens
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Trip includes
- 8 days / 7 nights shared boutique hotel rooms
- Domestic flight to Salvador
- Domestic flight from Salvador to Lençois
- Tour Santa Teresa
- See the Selaron Steps, Parque das Ruinas, and take a historic street car ride
- Guided city tour of Lençois
- Authentic Brazilian cultural experience
- Guided visit of Lapa Doce cave
- Meet and greet with diamond miners, local business owners
- Transportation and entrance fees to all included activities
- Airport pick-up upon arrival
- Private airport drop-off upon departure
- Under30Experiences Trip Leader
- Personal recommendations for optional activities
- The chance to meet some kick-ass people
- Access to the Under30Experiences community
- Taxes always included, never hidden fees, & NO blackout dates
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Itinerary
Arrive at Galeão International Airport (GIG) before 12:00 pm.
Your Trip Leader will meet you at the airport and take you to your boutique hotel in the resurgent Santa Teresa neighborhood.
Recover and relax after a long flight at the hotel or take a walk ...
Enjoy your first Brazilian meal together at our opening dinner in our hip artsy neighborhood that we’ll call home for two nights.
Get to know the other like-minded travelers as well as the locals at the historic neighborhood corner bar over a Caipirinha (Brazil’s national drink).
Wake up in Brazil and enjoy breakfast right at your hotel.
Take included transportation to the Christ the Redeemer statue perched high above the city on Corcovado Mountain.
After coming down from our visit to Christ the Redeemer we’ll eat lunch.
Take a leisurely walk through the beautiful and diverse Botanical Gardens.
Go to Copacabana Beach to enjoy some sunbathing, food vendors and crashing waves.
Take a walk down to the end of Copacabana to see Ipanema beach where the famous song “Girl From Ipanema” was written.
Blend in amongst Rio’s residents and take the Metro back to our hotel.
Enjoy a delicious meal at yet another culinary hotspot in Santa Teresa.
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel as you listen to the sounds of the neighborhood waking up around you. Milkmen and bakers call out to residents to alert them of the day’s freshest offerings.
Travel to the airport to board our included domestic flight up the coast t...
Arrive at your hotel just North of Salvador and minutes away from the beach.
Experiment with some distinctly Bahian dishes and street food influenced by both their African and European heritage. Options for all palates are available.
Stroll along the board-walk lay on the beach, and watch the sunset across the Atlantic Ocean.
Dinner in our relaxing beachfront neighborhood and see where the night takes us.
Rest up for our upcoming hikes in Chapada Diamantina.
Fly to Lençois on an included flight (~1 hour flight)
Upon arriving you'll check in at our boutique hotel in the city.
After getting settled at the hotel you’ll take a brief walking tour through the cobblestone streets. After this it will be difficult for you to be lost here, the locals and small city feel of Lençois will immediately make you feel at home.
You’ll end the day by taking a refreshing dip in the natural pools which overlook this quaint and charming colonial city.
Hit the streets and try out one of the many delicious restaurant options that Lençois offers. Meals here are well served as people are typically active and in need of ample nutrition!
After a good night’s rest, meet everyone for breakfast and wake up with a freshly brewed coffee, fresh fruit and all kinds of other goodies.
Today is a day full of amazing views and natural wonders - we’ll see the principal attractions that the National Park h...
Arrive at Lapa Doce Cave for a one hour walk through the cave - in one side and out the other. This cave is so enormous that you could drive a 18 wheeler right down the middle of it! You won’t feel claustrophobic but if caves aren’t your thing you are welcome to relax...
On the way back, make one last stop for our postcard view of the National Park. A short 15 minute hike gets us to the top of Pai Inacio, a table top mountain where we can take in the enormity of the park and it’s features.
Dinner back in Lençois on Rua das Pedras amongst live music followed by a capoeira demonstration in the city square.
Take an extra hour or two this morning to catch up on sleep and let your body rest from the full day park tour.
For those anxious to get moving you can take a short hike to the Salão das Areias Coloridas (Colored Sand Caves) where local artists go to collect al...
Lunch on your own - pick one of several Brazilian buffet style restaurants.
Optional guided hike or rest up by the hotel pool.
After freshening up at the hotel, we’ll have a home cooked dinner with diamond miners and local business owners to learn more about how their city has gone from a ghost town to a booming international tourist destination.
Street parties and live music or rest and relax at the hotel for tomorrow’s hike to one of the most incredible waterfalls the national park has to offer.
For those who enjoy adventure and natural beauty this is your day!
After eating a filling breakfast we’ll head out on a 2.5 hour hike to Sossego waterfall, perhaps the most beautiful waterfall in the entire park (there are hundreds).
Hike through a canyo...
Upon arrival at Sossego Waterfall, enjoy an included packed lunch underneath the shade of the surrounding trees and canyon walls.
Take your time to explore the waterfall, the mouth of the canyon and the surrounding pools. Take this chance to snap some pictures,...
Pack your bags for tomorrow’s early departure back to Salvador.
At this point you’ve tried several of the wonderful restaurants in Lençois, tonight we’ll check one more off the list.
Enjoy the evening recounting your adventures over one last inexplicably...
Be sure to take advantage of the fresh mangoes and fruit juice once more before departing.
Take in the scenery on our ride out of the national park to Salvador’s airport where you’ll board your return flight or continue on to explore more of Brazil’s Northeast Coast!
Be sure your flight back home departs after 4:00 pm.
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What's excluded
- Travellers are responsible for international airfare to and from Brazil
Accommodation
You will be staying in shared boutique hotel rooms for the duration of your trip.
Laundry is available at some hotels for an additional fee. Ask your Trip Leader for details.
s may vary but will be the same quality.
Solo travelers are paired with someone of the same gender.
Private room options are available upon request subject to hotel availability (for an extra charge).
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We are not able to transfer trips or hold experience credits within 30 days of the trip because we have already secured reservations on your behalf.
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