Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and Amazon Vacation Package (8 Nights)
Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and Amazon Vacation Package (8 Nights)
Brazil Vacation Package – Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and Amazon (8 Nights)
Travel to Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and the Amazon – Experience Brazil with this 8 Nights Personalized Vacation Package with Private Tours and Transfers
With this package you will visit some of Brazil’s most famous destinations – the city of Rio de Janeiro; the spectacular Iguassu Falls and last, but not least, the legendary Amazon Rainforest.
The ‘Marvellous City’ as Rio’s inhabitants, the Cariocas, call it, is indeed one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world. Uniquely situated on a narrow strip of land between green mountains and the deep blue sea it is surrounded by coves, white sand beaches and granite based mountains, the most famous of which is the Pao de Acucar (Sugar Loaf).
The Iguassu Falls are considered to be one of the seven wonders of the modern world and, at over 3km (1.9 miles) wide and 80m (263 ft) high, their beauty is unsurpassed.
The Amazon is the planet’s greatest rainforest which contains a wealth of life richer than any place else on earth and millions of species still remain undiscovered. Once of the best places to see some of this incredible wildlife is at the Amazonat Jungle Lodge. The Amazonat Lodge, specially selected by DiscoverBrazil due to its abundant wildlife, will enhance your contact with the surrounding nature. Offering walking trails, bird watching tours, boat tours, jungle night treks and survival tours this Lodge is a truly unique place, situated only one and a half hours drive from Manaus.
This package offers privately guided city tours as well as nature tours to some of the most amazing sites in Brazil, whilst staying at very comfortable and relaxing accommodation in hotels and pousadas.
Brazil Vacation Package – Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and Amazon (8 Nights)
Travel to Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and the Amazon – Experience Brazil with this 8 Nights Personalized Vacation Package with Private Tours and Transfers
Day 1:
You will arrive in Rio de Janeiro and be met at the airport by a private driver who will take you to your hotel. After checking in, you may want to relax and have some lunch. We suggest lunch at Porcão, a Brazilian barbecue buffet restaurant. In the afternoon you might like to explore around Copacabana and visit the famous beaches near your hotel.
Day 2:
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Day 3:
Explore Rio de Janeiro at your leisure.
If you happen to be in Rio on a Sunday, the hippie fair (open-air handcrafts market) at General Osório in Ipanema is worth a visit.
There is an evening dinner show (Samba show and dinner) available, if you are interested, which is not included in the above package. Please let us know if you would like us to book this for you.
Day 4:
On your final day in Rio, you must check out of your hotel around 10:30 a.m. and say goodbye to this marvelous city,’ then be driven in a private, air-conditioned vehicle to the airport to catch a flight to Foz do Iguassu. At the airport in Iguassu you will be met and driven to your hotel, where you will check in. We suggest dinner at the Restaurant Clube Maringá – their specialty is fresh water fish from the region.
Day 5:
Your second day at the falls will comprise a full-day tour of both sides of the falls. First, you will be taken on a 3-hour tour of the Brazilian side of the falls by a private English-speaking guide. You will follow a trail inside the sub-tropical forest, which includes a visit to the bottom of Salto Floriano (Floriano Falls). During the walk, there is an impressive view of the Devil’s Throat from a bridge. At the end of your tour an elevator will take you up to the top of the falls.
After your tour of the Brazilian side, there will be a break for lunch. Lunch is included in your package and you can choose from the following list: Bufalo Branco Churrascaria or Churrascaria Rafain (grilled meats with a mixed salads buffet), Maringá (good variety of seafood and sushi), La Mamma Galeteria (Italian food), Porto Canoas (grilled meats, pasta dishes, and salads).
Then on to see the Argentinian side of the Iguassu Falls (4-hour tour). You will be taken across the border into Argentina by private vehicle, into the Parque National del Iguazu, 40 km away from the Brazilian border. Once in Argentina, you will go on a walking tour of the falls. The views are magnificent, especially the one right on top of the Devil’s Throat, which is reached by a little boat taking you through breathtaking scenery. Throughout the day you will see numerous rainbows, hundreds of beautiful butterflies, lots of friendly little South American coatis, and dozens of exotic birds. (The entire tour takes about 8 hours).
Day 6:
After breakfast on the last day of your trip you will be taken on a tour traveling the Macuco Trail in a rustic, open wagon, which allows you a view of the luxurious jungle in all its splendor. Our guides will explain some of the stories, marvels and mysteries of the sub-tropical forest surrounded by orchids, bromeliads, and thousands of butterflies. You will take a walk down the Iguassu Canyon Trail, visiting the picturesque Macuco Falls and enter the Brazilian jungle on foot to have more close contact with nature.
Finally, you will ride the rapids of the Iguassu Canyon in secure open boats (mild Rapid). This 3-hour tour gives you a unique and different view of the Iguassu Falls. Before checking out of your hotel, you may want to have one final look at the magnificent falls, before be driven in a private, air-conditioned vehicle to the airport.
From Foz do Iguassu, you will fly to the Manaus airport, where you will be met by a representative of the Amazonat Jungle Lodge and taken to the lodge by vehicle (journey is approximately 2 hours). After checking in at the lodge, you will have dinner and be taken on a reconnaissance tour through main infrastructure lodge followed with one hour jungle night trek.
Day 7:
Today’s tour after breakfast is a jungle trek with emphasis on the Amazon’s ecosystem by showing the diversity of trees and plants. After lunch you will depart to one of survival camps where the night will be spent and from where a nocturnal trek is organized.
Day 8:
After a delicious breakfast you will be taken on a full day Amazon River trip. A bus will takes you to southern extreme of lodge (40 minutes) where you will board a canoe and visit the highlights that this region has to offer. Giant waterlilies, dolphin spotting for the gray and pink dolphins, bird watching, piranha and catfish fishing, completed with alligator spotting in the early evening. Lunch is served in the floating observation station of the lodge “The Observer” You will return to the lodge around 8.30 p.m.
Day 9:
After breakfast, you will be taken to Manaus for a visit to “Meeting of the Waters”, followed with a short outside visit to Teatro Amazonas before return to airport.
Accomodation:
Rio de Janeiro:
3 nights at the Miramar Palace Hotel, Situated in front of Copacabana beach. Rio de Janeiro is literally at your feet when you stay at this traditional and elegant hotel.
Iguassu:
2 Nights at the Iguacu Falls in the beautiful Tropical das Cataratas hotel, the only hotel situated in the National Park and directly in front of the falls.
Amazon:
Jungle treks to see flora and fauna with demonstrations of survival techniques Urubu River trip to visit an Igapo (flooded jungle) that includes a fishing experience and visit to a local Amazon community Amazon River Trip to view the meeting of the Amazon River and the Rio Negro.
Rio de Janeiro:
Transfers airport -> hotel and hotel -> airport are included in this package. City tour of Tijuca Forest, Corcovado (the Christ statue), sunset at Pao de Acucar (Sugar Loaf Mountain) and other Hot Spots, including Santa Tereza, Chacara do Céu Museum, Vista Chinesa (Chinese Lookout point) and Mesa do Imperador (the Emperor’s Table) .
Iguassu:
Half day Macuco Safari Boat and rafting. Tour of the Brazilian side of the Iguacu Falls, lunch, and tour of the falls from the Argentinian side. Trip to Parque das Aves (Bird Park).
Amazon:
3 nights at the Amazonat Jungle Lodge, located 158 kilometers (98 miles) east of Manaus. Amazonat offers a complete variety of nature viewing tours to see incredible wildlife and flora, as well as, fishing and survival trips, such as learning how to make your own blow gun.
All transfers and tours in private air-conditioned vehicles with your private English-speaking guide. Due to the nature of some tours vehicles might not be air conditioned.
Easy. All ages are welcome. The walking tours to see the falls require climbing up and down steps to get a good view of the falls. Tropical weather and direct sunlight demands sun protection and plenty of fluids.
Any group size.
Your private English-speaking guides will help you better understand and enjoy your Buzios experience.
