Walking & Hiking Vacations
The Pantanal Adventure: A Wetlands & Wildlife Safari
Travel to Brazil and see one of the world´s most unique ecosystems!
The Pantanal is considered one of Earth's richest ecosystems (an ecosystem is a system formed by the interaction of a community of plants, animals, and microorganisms with their environment). It is a landscape of swamps, seasonally flooded grasslands and woodlands, and different types of forest.
This mixture helps the Pantanal house the highest concentration of wildlife in both North and South America. Approximately 700 species of birds inhabit the area. It is also one of the last refuges for many threatened South American mammals, including jaguars, pumas, manned wolves, giant otters, giant anteaters, giant armadillos, and marsh deer.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations
- WHERE: Brazil, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: April, May, June, October, November
- FROM: $3,695 pp
- DURATION: 10 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!
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The Waterfalls at Iguazu, Santa Caterina Mountains by Train & Island Life in Florianopolis
Travel across Brazil and find waterfalls, mountains and beaches
After visiting Iguazu Falls, one of the must-see natural sights in Brazil, continue on to Curitiba to begin one of the most impressive train journeys in Brazil.
Here you'll explore quaint colonial villages, meet its people, and search for wildlife in the rainforest.
Continue by road to the Serra Geral mountain range of Santa Catarina for a taste of rural Brazil and excellent trekking opportunities.
Finish this off-the-beaten track tour in Florianopolis, an island with gorgeous beaches, lively vibe, great seafood, and relaxed atmosphere.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations
- WHERE: Brazil, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY:
- FROM: $3,795 pp
- DURATION: 13 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!
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Escape to the Amazonas River
Locals call the Amazon - Amazona River - a fascinating world unto itself.
Board either the M/V Dorinha or the M/V Tucano for an unforgettable expedition voyage into the Amazon rainforest. Beginning in Manaus, you´ll travel with your renowned naturalist guides up the Rio Negro visiting places that have not changed for millions of years.
An abundance of exotic birds, pink river dolphins, monkeys and more fill the air with sounds and excitement. Some nights we´ll explore the river´s edge with flashlights in search of caiman, close relatives of crocodiles. You´ll walk the rainforest, and venture into the least inhabited place on the planet. This is one extraordinary journey.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Wildlife, Safaris and Photography Vacations
- WHERE: Brazil, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: May, August, September, December
- FROM: $3,195 pp
- DURATION: 9 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel, For Groups: Adventure Travel With the Experts!
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The Mesas, Canyons & Crystal Caves of Chapada Diamantina
Eco-Adventure across the landscapes of Brazil
Take a landscape of mesas, weird and fantastic rock formations above ground, a system of quartzite caves with crystal clear lakes and underground rivers, and you have the setting for some of the wildest eco-adventures in Brazil.
Add in an historical diamond boom, prospectors, natural monuments and you have the 152,000 hectare Chapada Diamantina National Park in the northeast state of Bahia. At the beginning of the 19th century, two German prospectors discovered a huge vein of diamonds in a region of unusual rock formations, tablelands, subterranean rivers, waterfalls, valleys and mountains called morros. When word got out, the ensuing diamond rush brought a rush of prospectors, called garimpeiros who formed the town of Lencois as a base for explorations into what is now known as the Chapada Diamantina, or Brazil´s Lost World.
Now the park, created in 1985, is an unforgettable region of mixed terrain: verdant slopes and red-rock mesas fed by the underground water system, waterfalls and pools contrasting with the nearby drought-ridden semi-arid Sertão. This topography is the cake-like layers of sediment once collected on a primeval ocean floor and pushed up to be carved by wind and water into mesas, canyons and caverns. Your walking exploration of the Lost World will be one you will never forget!
Your trip ends in vibrant Rio de Janiero, second-largest city in the country - cosmopolitan nightlife, beaches, culture, and rhythmic music make it an exciting way to end your trip to Brazil.
- ACTIVITY: Walking & Hiking Vacations, Eco-Travel & Cultural Exploration
- WHERE: Brazil, SOUTH AMERICA
- AVAILABILITY: February, April, September, October
- FROM: $4,995 pp
- DURATION: 12 days
- AUDIENCE: Family Vacations & Adventure Travel
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