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Quick Itinerary: RIO DE JANEIRO - IGUAZU - PICINGUABA
10 Days / 9 Nights
Arrival in Rio, reception and transfer to your hotel, the Elegance Praia Hotel or similar.
Free day at leisure.
After breakfast, a half day visit of the "marvelous city" including a sightseeing tour to Sugar Loaf Mountain. A two-stage cable car takes you to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain where you will enjoy a splendid view of Rio, Copacabana Beach, and Guanabara Bay.
After breakfast, a visit to Corcovado, the mountain home to the world famous, Christo de Redentor statue for a magnificent 360° panoramic view of Rio. Take the train to the top of the mountain. Return to your hotel.
Day 4. Rio de Janeiro - Iguazu (Breakfast)After breakfast, early transfer to the airport for the flight to Iguazu. Arrival and transfer to your hotel, Dom Pedro Palace hotel or similar. Today, enjoy a visit to the fabulous UNESCO World Heritage Iguazu falls, the most voluminous falls in the world and more than three times the width of the Niagara falls. The falls lie on the three borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
Day 5. Iguazu (Breakfast)
Today, you will enjoy a Macuco safari on a boat to the waterfalls (keep your cameras in a plastic bag as you will get a little wet) before a visit to the bird park to see all of the birds found in the local area. Return to your hotel.
Today, you will cross the border into Argentina. The Argentinean side of Iguazu allows for a close appreciation. Set in a subtropical rain forest reserve of over 180,000 hectares, Iguazu is home to jaguar, puma, caiman and over 400 species of bird. Return to your hotel.
Day 7. Iguazu - Rio de Janeiro - Picinguaba (Breakfast)
After breakfast, transfer out to the airport for the flight to Rio de Janiero. Arrival and private transfer to Pousada Picinguaba, about a 4 hour drive and located close to the colonial town of Paraty. Located in an exceptional hideaway of considerable beauty, the tiny fishing village is set on the edge of unspoilt Atlantic rainforest beneath tropical mountain peaks. Here you will gaze across turquoise bays and out to velvet green islands. Vast expanses of open beaches extend fara way.
The pousada at Picinguaba is a charming place built in perfect harmony with its natural surroundings and located on the beach.
Free day at leisure. The pousada organises exclusively for its guests a wide range of activities which allow you to discover the region's nature, culture and friendly people. Or just choose to enjoy the beaches and swimming in the ocean.
Day 9. Picinguaba (Breakfast)Free day at leisure.
Day 10. Picinguaba - Sao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro (Breakfast)After breakfast, transfer to the airport in Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo for your return flight home.
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