Land of magnificent beaches, vast rain forests and music-fueled cities, Brazil bears an astounding variety of natural and cultural wonders. This is the world’s largest country in the tropics, and the only limit to a journey here is your imagination. Setting the stage are idyllic, unspoiled islands such as Ilha do Mel or Ilha Grande, pristine stretches of coastline fronting emerald seas, and jewel-box colonial towns like Ouro Prêto or Olinda. Then you have the cities: Brasilia, the futuristic inland capital; Salvador, historic and colorful pearl of the northeast; megalopolis-with-the-moistest Sao Paulo and - of course - Rio de Janeiro. Spectacular, sassy, simply unforgettable - you'll run out of superlatives trying to do this cidade maravilhosa (marvelous city).
Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrive Sao Paulo
Welcome to Brazil!!! On arrival at the Sao Paulo International Airport you will be greeted by our representative after which you proceed to the hotel enjoy as the rest of the day is free at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel in Sao Paulo.
Day 02: Sao Paulo – Amazon
After your last breakfast at the hotel proceed to the airport to take your flight to Manaus.
On arrival transfer to the Cease Docks where you will then proceed to the Amazon Jungles. On the way to your Lodge you’ll be taken by boat for a tour. Stay overnight in the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 03: Amazon
After breakfast proceed for a Nature Walk through the Amazing Amazon Forest
Return in time for Lunch which will be provided at the Lodge. Later in the day You will be taken to the Home of the Local Amazonian Residents with a Fishing Tour. Dinner will be provided at the Lodge. Stay overnight at the Amazon Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 04: Amazon – Rio de Janeiro
After breakfast at the Lodge, proceed to the Monkey Jungle for a Tour. Later check out and proceed to the Manus Airport for your Flight to Rio. On arrival in Rio you will be greeted by our representative after which you will proceed to the hotel. Stay overnight at the hotel in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 05 : Rio De Janeiro ( Lifestyle Holidays Recommends A Full Day Visit To Corcovado And Sugar Loaf)
After breakfast at the Hotel. we suggest you to go for a Full Day Corcovado tour & Sugar Loaf. Depart from the hotel to the Corcovado railway station at the foot of the Corcovado mountain. A 3,5 kilometer (25 minutes) train ride through the lush mountain greenery to the station on the top of the mountain. Walk 222 steps from the train station to the 38 meter high statue of Christ the Redeemer, 710 m above sea level. Time at leisure. Return to the train and ride back to the Corcovado railway station. The tour continues through the 2,1 kilometer long “Reboucas” tunnel, passing by the lake “Rodrigo de Freitas”.Through the tunnel “Two brothers”, the living area of Sao Conrado and on to Barra da Tijuca, Rio’s newest and fastest growing living area. Drive along the beaches of Barra da Tijuca, Sao Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana to the northern part of Rio with a stop at “Sambodromo”, the purposed built stadium where the Samba-schools perform during the carnival. We will also pass by visit the biggest soccer stadium in the world, Maracana with capacity for more than 160.000 spectators. The tour continues to the downtown area, which is the business heart of Rio but it is also here where the historical sites of Rio are . Stay overnight at the hotel in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 06 : Rio de Janeiro
After breakfasts proceed for a half day city tour with the Guanabaray bay cruise.When The Portuguese arrived on Guanabara on January 1st 1502, they thought they were on a river mouth, so they baptized the place as Rio de Janeiro. Whey they began to explore further, they found it was a huge bay with crystalline water. It covers an area of 377km2, including the most the part of the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro. The Bay is one of the most beautiful in the world. It is the largest bay of the world in volume of water, it has several islands, as the Governor’s island, Fundão and Snakes island.In the west margin we see Rio de Janeiro and East the municipal district of Niteroi. A city vision is discovered as we leave “Marina da Gloria " by Saveiro, neighborhoods of Botafogo, Flamengo, Urca, Sugar Loaf, Fort São Joao, Flagstone Island, Santa Cruz Fortress, Rio- Niteroi Bridge. Stay overnight at the hotel in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 07 : Rio de Janeiro – Iguacu Falls
After your last breakfast at the hotel proceed to the airport to take your flight to your next destination i.e. Iguaçu Falls. On arrival you will be greeted by our representative after which you will proceed to your hotel. Stay overnight at the hotel in Iguaçu Falls.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 08: Iguaçu Falls
After breakfast you will be taken on the Brazilian Side of The Iguacu Falls.Through the Cataratas Road till you reach the Iguaçu National Park, where you will see regional fauna and flora. Also Visit the Brazilian side of the Falls, so that you can have a great view of Devil's Throat, also enjoy a panoramic view from the observation deck which is a 40-minute walk. Stay overnight at the hotel in Iguaçu falls.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 09: Iguaçu Falls – Sao Paulo
After your last breakfast at the hotel proceed to the Airport for your flight to Sao Paolo.
On arrival in Sao you will be greeted by our representatives who will transfer you to your Hotel. Later proceed for a Half day tour of Sao Paulo, beginning with a tour through down town (the oldest area where the city was founded) ,the residential area of Higienopolis, followed by another residential area, Pacaembu and its football stadium. Along with the faculty of medicine,the Butantan Institute with its snake farm and where a visit will be made, the Palace of Bandeirantes (headquarter for the state government), the Morumbi football stadium (biggest private owned stadium - 80.000 people), the elegant residential area of Jardins, the Ibirapuera Park (project of Oscar Niemayer), Avenida Paulista (the financial center). Stay overnight at the hotel in Sao Paulo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10: Depart Sao Paulo
After your last breakfast at the hotel proceed to the Sao Paulo International Airport to take your flight back home. Take back beautiful memories of Brazil with Lifestyle Holidays!!!
Meals: Breakfast |