ITINERARY:
DAY 1 – Arrive, Vale da Lua
- Arrival at airport in Brasília (up to 10 am).
- Transfer from Brasília to Alto Paraiso
- Lunch in Alto Paraíso.
- Guided tour to Vale da Lua, an extraordinary tour through the rocky valley shaped by São Miguel’s river.
- Transfer to São Jorge, 25 miles (38 km) away, and check-in to your chosen pousada.
- Visit to view the sunset.
- Dinner in São Jorge.
DAY 2 - Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park.
- Breakfast at your pousada in São Jorge.
- Hike Day of 5 miles (8km) in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. The circuit follows an old miners’ trail passing by the quartz crystal mines that gave rise to the settlement of São Jorge.
Along the way you will see a wide range of vegetation typical of the high altitude Cerrado.
We will stop for a swim and hydro-massage beneath the Pedreiras waterfall, one of the main attractions of the National Park, set in the rocky valley through which Rio Preto tumbles in a series of cascades and natural swimming pools.
After a picnic lunch you will return along a small path shimmering with fragments of quartz crystal.
- Visit to the relaxing hot springs at nearby Água Quente.
- Late Lunch in São Jorge.
DAY 3 – Almécegas waterfall and return.
- Breakfast at your pousada in São Jorge.
- Transfer to visit to the São Bento farm, walking about 1.5 miles (2.5. km) to the lovely Almecegas 1 waterfall with its 150 ft (50 m) drop and then on to the smaller Almécegas 2 waterfall for a refreshing dip in the large natural swimming pool.
- Lunch in Alto Paraíso.
- Transfer to Brasília (3 hours, pm flight)