Brazil Coffee Tour

What makes it special

• Rio de Janeiro - Sugarloaf & City Tour
• Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado & Christ of Redeemer Tour
• Rio de Janeiro – Free Day
• Rio de Janeiro – Foz do Iguazu – Brazilian Side
• Foz do Iguazu – Argentine Side
• Foz do Iguazu – Rio de Janeiro
• Rio de Janeiro – Barra do Piraí – Rio de Janeiro

Your journey, day by day

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   Day 1 — Rio de Janeiro - Sugarloaf & City Tour

   Welcome to Brazil!. Upon arrival in Rio de Janeiro, you will be transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon a half-day excursion to the Sugar Loaf is planned. The first stop is on Urca Mountain, with a wide viewing area, where you can eat in the restaurant or bar. On the mountain of Sugarloaf you will have a beautiful view of Rio, Copacabana beach, the bay, the surrounding mountains, islands in the ocean, bridge Niteroi, and the statue of Christ on Corcovado Mountain. Then you will go by car to the central regions of the old Rio, where you will admire several old churches, monasteries, the main cathedral of the city, as well as buildings built in the colonial style. After the tour you will be transferred to the hotel.

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   Day 2 — Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado & Christ of Redeemer Tour

   After breakfast we set off on a tour through the city. Arriving at the station, where the environmentally friendly train will take us through the jungle to the top of Corcovado. On either side of the railway you will have spectacular views from Tijuca forest, inhabited by monkeys and other exotic animals and birds. At the top of Corcovado, at an altitude of 700 m above sea level, stands the symbol of Rio - Statue of Christ the Savior (38m), which was built in 1931. A breathtaking panorama view of the metropolis and its environs Bridge Niteroi, Guanabara Bay, the Botanical Garden, the world's largest Maracana stadium, Sugarloaf, and more is possible from the top of Corcovado.

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   Day 3 — Rio de Janeiro – Free Day

   After breakfast enjoy a free day to discover more of the city by yourself or ask for optional tours. SOME OPTIONALS EXCURSIONS RIO DE JANEIRO Botanical Garden The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden is a worth-visiting magnificent 137-hec (338-acre) garden over 200 years old featuring a 750-meter (half-mile) avenue of 134 impressive royal palms and more than 7000 types of plants. There you can see orchids, bromeliads, cacti, huge bamboos, and carnivorous plants, among many others. The most famous one is Victoria, a huge water-lily floating on the water that is capable of sustaining a 5-year old kid on it! (not included) Monkeys are sometimes visible during the visit, and there are always plenty of birds flying over the trees (the more recognizable ones are toucans). Duration: 4 hours. Tropical Islands Tour The town Itacuruça situated on an island 1,5 hours away from Rio de Janeiro, in Mangaratiba, is active in fishing, tourism and agriculture. The town has small fishermen houses. In order to get there you need to cross the Sepetiba Bay in Saveiro schooner. During the trip you will enjoy the romantic views of the tropical green islands. You may have a luck to see dolphins, huge fishes, parrots, turtles and poisonous stingrays. On the way the schooner will stop for you to take a bath in the ocean. You will have a delicious lunch at the island, take a walk on the island, swim in the bay or in the pool and return to our schooner that will take you back to Rio. Duration: 8 hours

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   Day 4 — Rio de Janeiro – Foz do Iguazu – Brazilian Side

   After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight to Foz de Iguacu where you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon you will visit the Brazilian side of the magnificent Iguaçu Falls. Following the walkways which border the canyon of the Iguazu River, you will enjoy the sight of hundreds of small waterfalls. At the end of this Trail you will arrive right in front of the huge and impressing Devil's Throat, the strongest and most powerful of all waterfalls. You will feel the waterfalls with the splashing water around you and the whole area around is full of beautiful rainbows. At the end of the tour your guide will drop you off at your Hotel.

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   Day 5 — Foz do Iguazu – Argentine Side

   Good Morning! After a delicious breakfast in your hotel, our guide will pick you up for a full day adventure to the Argentinian Side of the Iguazu National Park. The Argentinean side is very different from the Brazilian one; there are the three trails leading you through the nature in the parc: The Lower Circuit: At a length of 1,700 meters, runways venture into the lush jungle to take direct contact with the breaking of the Dos Hermanas, Chico and Ramirez. Walking down a runway you can be at the foot of a huge seawall which is the fall of Salto Bosetti and you will enjoy the steep falls in the Saltos Alvar Nuñez, Elenita and Lanusse. The Upper Circuit: a walk of 1,300 meters, elevated runways will take you on the fall line of several major jumps, reaching the edge thereof. It provides an overview of the whole area from a greater height. The Devil's Throat: Accessed through the Rainforest with the Ecological Train arriving at the Devil's Throat Station. From there, after a 1,000 meters walk, you will reach the enormous 'Devil's Throat'. You will walk around next to the falls to have a close look of the falls. You can feel the strength of the water and enjoy the 55.500 hectares of natural beauty! In the evening your driver will drive you back to your hotel.

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   Day 6 — Foz do Iguazu – Rio de Janeiro

   Transfer to the airport for flight to Rio de Janeiro. Upon arrival transfer to hotel in Rio de Janeiro.

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   Day 7 — Rio de Janeiro – Barra do Piraí – Rio de Janeiro

   Transfer to the Valley of Coffee of the State of Rio de Janeiro. A day at a coffee farm — a journey into Brazil’s past, its aristocracy, its passion, and the land that created the flavor of life This is a day to escape the city and dive into the green heart of the country.The road runs through rolling hills filled with soft sunlight, past palms, bamboo and eucalyptus… until you reach a historic coffee fazenda — the place where Brazil’s wealth was once born. Here lived the coffee barons — the landowners who in the 19th century made Brazil the world’s biggest coffee producer. Their estates were palaces: high ceilings, grand salons, crystal, European silver — and around it all, endless waves of coffee plantations. This world was rich, dazzling… and ruthless. Here the story of Isaura comes alive — the heroine of the famous novel “The Slave Isaura” by Bernardo Guimarães, which became a legendary Brazilian TV series. It was filmed in fazendas just like this one: the same verandas, the same columns, the same old tiled floors, the same gardens scented with jasmine. You feel her breath here still — a young woman dreaming of freedom among the golden coffee fields. The visit is like walking through time.You will see the old machines used to roast the beans, the drying patios, the wooden barns full of coffee bags, the tools, the history — and you will smell that unmistakable aroma in the air. Then comes the tasting.Fresh coffee grown right here — soft, deep, warm… like an embrace of the land itself. The master will explain why this flavor is so round and smooth, how the sun changes the taste of the grain, and why Brazilian coffee is not just a drink — but a philosophy.

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   Day 8 — Rio de Janeiro

   Today you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back home. See you!