A seven-day journey linking three of Brazil's best-known destinations by domestic flight.
It opens with two nights in Rio de Janeiro, with a private tour to Sugarloaf (Pão de Açúcar) by cable car and to Corcovado, where the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooks Guanabara Bay. It continues with two nights at an Amazon ecolodge near Manaus on full board, with included activities: a night canoe ride to listen to the jungle and spot alligators, a visit to a caboclo family, and non-professional fishing. It closes with two nights in Foz do Iguaçu, visiting the Iguaçu Falls from the Brazilian side and the Argentine side, with the Garganta del Diablo. Accommodation is offered in the 4-star category.
Highlights
Christ the Redeemer and Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro
Sugarloaf (Pão de Açúcar) and the historic centre of Rio
Amazon ecolodge stay near Manaus on full board
Jungle activities: night canoe ride, visit to a caboclo family and piranha fishing
Iguaçu Falls from the Brazilian side
Iguaçu Falls from the Argentine side, with the Garganta del Diablo
Day-by-day itinerary
Day1
Day 1: Arrival in Rio de Janeiro
Arrival in Rio de Janeiro, where your guide meets you at the airport and transfers you to the hotel. Rio de Janeiro lies between green hills and the sea, with famous beaches such as Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. Remainder of the day at leisure.
Day2
Day 2: Sugarloaf and Corcovado
After breakfast, private city tour (about 6 hours) to Sugarloaf and Corcovado. From Urca, a cable car rises to Sugarloaf (Pão de Açúcar), with views over Rio, Copacabana, Guanabara Bay, the Rio–Niterói Bridge and the statue of Christ. The tour continues by car through old Rio, past churches, monasteries and the cathedral, then climbs Corcovado by cog train through the Tijuca forest to the Christ the Redeemer statue (38 m, erected in 1931) at 700 m, overlooking Guanabara Bay, the Botanical Garden, the Maracanã stadium and Sugarloaf.
Day3
Day 3: Rio de Janeiro – Manaus (Amazon)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight to Manaus, where you are met and transferred to your ecolodge on a full-board meal plan. During your stay, the lodge offers included activities such as a night canoe or motorboat ride to listen to the jungle and spot alligators, a visit to a caboclo family to learn about their traditions and the rubber cycle and see how cassava meal is prepared, and non-professional fishing (piranha, depending on the season).
Day4
Day 4: Amazon
A day at the ecolodge, where you can choose one of the activities offered.
Day5
Day 5: Manaus – Foz do Iguaçu — Brazilian side
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight to Foz do Iguaçu, where you are met and taken on a private tour with an English-speaking guide to the Brazilian side of the Iguaçu Falls. Set in a national park on the border of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, the falls comprise 275 cascades dropping from up to 72 m into the canyon of the Garganta del Diablo.
Day6
Day 6: Iguaçu Falls — Argentine side
After breakfast, pick-up at the hotel and crossing into Argentina over the Tancredo Neves Bridge to the Argentine side of the falls, where walkways bring you under and beside the cascades and to the start of the Garganta del Diablo.
Day7
Day 7: Departure
At the appropriate time, transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Suggested hotels
Arena Leme
Superior
Rio de Janeiro
4-star option in Rio de Janeiro (2 nights).
Evolução Ecolodge Package
Superior
Manaus
Amazon ecolodge near Manaus (2 nights).
Vivaz Cataratas
Superior
Foz do Iguaçu
4-star option in Foz do Iguaçu (2 nights).
Essential, Premium and Luxury categories available. Final accommodation is confirmed by date and availability.
What's included
Included: Accommodation in the listed hotels or similar (6 nights: 2 in Rio de Janeiro, 2 at an Amazon ecolodge near Manaus, 2 in Foz do Iguaçu)
Included: Meals as per the programme: full board at the Amazon ecolodge; breakfast at the hotels in Rio de Janeiro and Foz do Iguaçu
Included: Private transfers with driver
Included: Private city tour of Rio de Janeiro: Sugarloaf (Pão de Açúcar) and Corcovado with the Christ the Redeemer statue, with an English-speaking guide (about 6 hours)
Included: Amazon ecolodge activities: night canoe or motorboat ride, visit to a caboclo family and non-professional fishing
Included: Iguaçu Falls, Brazilian side, private, with an English-speaking guide
Included: Iguaçu Falls, Argentine side
What's not included
Not included: International airfare
Not included: Domestic flights Rio de Janeiro – Manaus – Foz do Iguaçu
Not included: Airport and tourism taxes and visa fees
Not included: Meals not mentioned in the programme, and food and drinks during transfers
Not included: Drinks unless explicitly stated
Not included: Tips and gratuities
Not included: Personal expenses and additional or optional excursions
Not included: Travel insurance
Not included: Anything not expressly mentioned as included