São Joaquim Adventure Trail
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The Iguaçu Falls
Hotel San Martin
- Whale Watching in Southern Brazil
- Riding Extension Búzios
- 5 Days / 4 Nights Rio de Janeiro
- The Iguazu Falls:
One of the greatest natural spectacles on our planet
The Iguazu Falls:
One of the greatest natural spectacles on our planet
1st day
Pick-up at Iguaçu airport and transfer to the Hotel San Martin. The hotel features a lush tropical park and swimming pool and is located right next to the Parque das Aves (birds park). During a one-hour walk, more than 150 different species of tropical birds, but also alligators, snakes, butterflies and monkeys, amidst a beautiful natural habitat, can be observed.
The Iguaçu Falls
The Itaipu hydro-electric power plant
Iguaçu means "great water" in Guaraní language
2nd day
Visit of the Brazilian side of the world famous waterfalls. The falls are located within the limits of the Iguaçu National Park, covering 185.262 ha on Brazilian and 67.000 ha on the Argentine side. In 275 cascades the Iguaçu River rushes with an average height of 60 m down the horseshoe-shape canyon over a length of almost two miles, an unforgettable natural spectacle. We suggest: a sightseeing helicopter flight (optional), which gives an even better vision of the overwhelming dimensions of the falls. In the afternoon we take you for a visit to Itaipú, where nature is tamed for the use of man and what is, until today, the world biggest hydro-electric power plant. 14.000 MW are generated here from where power is delivered to Paraguay and wider parts of southern and southwestern Brazil. This gigantic capacity is actually further increased to top the Yangtze Three Gorges Dam in China. For the rest of the day you may want to stroll through the Hotel gardens and enjoy the pool for refreshment.
3rd day
Today you head for the Argentine side of the cataracts. A mini train rails you through the National Park. A boardwalk leads to the roaring Garganta del Diablo, the devil's gorge. Our suggestion is to do the adventurous and breathtaking raft ride right beneath the falls (optional). Since you have already checked out, you transfer now straight to the airport for flight to Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo.
Notes
This itinerary may change in accordance with arrival and departure schedules.
Prices
| 1 participant | € 520 p.p. |
| 2-6 participants | € 395 p.p. |
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Including:
- 2 overnights with full board at the San Martin Hotel
- excursions as per itinerary
- multilingual guide
- transfers in/out