Great Brazil Honeymoon | Luxury Brazil honeymoon
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For more ideas please contact us on 020 7622 1116 or info@imaginelatinamerica.co.uk
Itinerary
Day 1
Overnight flight to Rio de Janeiro.
Day 2
Upon arrival in Rio, transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Note: check-in is normally after 2 pm. Early check-in may be granted subject to availability (not confirmed).
Day 3
Full-day Sugar Loaf, Corcovado Mountain and Tijuca rainforest.
Drive along Rio's famous beaches to the Praia Vermelha cable car station, where you will be taken to the Urca Mountain (mid-way station) with its gardens and lookout points. Then, the second part of the ride will take you to the peak of Sugar Loaf Mountain, 1,300 feet above sea level. Continue to the Cosme Velho train station. The cogwheel train will climb up through the Tijuca rainforest and will bring you to the steps of the Christ statue. At 2,300 feet above sea level, it is a breathtaking view of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay, Sugar Loaf Mountain, the nine-mile Rio-Niterói Bridge, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. Lunch included.
Note: This is a group tour and may involve wait times picking up other passengers at different hotels. We recommend that this tour be done privately in order to avoid this, at an additional cost of $ 32 per person, based on two people ($ 64 based on one person).
Day 4
Day free to enjoy Rio, or choose from one of our optional day tours
Evening, Rio by night! We will pick you up at your hotel for a wonderful samba show with dinner at one of Rio's liveliest restaurants. The samba show includes "mulatas" and "batuqueiros" showing you Brazilian rhythms, folklore and fancy Carnival costumes. Dinner and round-trip transfers included.
Note: Transfers are done via bus and may involve wait times picking up other passengers at different hotels. We can offer private transfers at an additional cost of $ 42 per person, based on two people ($ 84 based on one person).
Day 5
Morning, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Iguazu. Upon arrival at Foz do Iguazu, transfer to your hotel on the Brazil side of the falls. In the afternoon you will have a guided tour to the Brazil side of the falls.
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Day 6
Morning, guided tour to the Argentina side of the waterfalls. Pick-up at your hotel and transfer to visitor center inside Iguazu National Park. To get from the visitor center to the beginning of upper path, lower path and Devil's Throat, you will board a little train that runs from the visitor center to the paths and between each one of them. You may also walk from the visitor center to upper and lower paths, but cannot walk to Devil's Throat because it is located more than 4 kilometers from the visitor center. Afternoon, Great Adventure: This tour combines a jungle trip with a boat trip to the falls. Trip starts in the jungle of the national park in 4 x 4 trucks without roof for best visibility of the trees and to take good photos. Then we take a zodiac boat to the lower Iguazu River upstream to discover the falls little by little with a panoramic view of Iguazu Falls. Be prepared to get wet! Afternoon, return to your hotel.
Day 7
Morning transfer to the airport to take the flight to Manaus.
Reception at the Manaus airport and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon we will have a city tour of Manaus. We will visit Ponta Negra Beach, historic downtown, Palace of Justice, the Amazon Opera House and the residential neighborhoods. After the tour, transfer to your hotel.
Day 8
In the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel and depart for the lodge in a van for a three-hour drive into the jungle. Upon arrival, you will have a welcome cocktail followed by a tour of the lodge. Lunch at the lodge. Afternoon, departure through the Anavilhanas islands in regional watercraft. We explore the numerous canals (paranás), lakes and islands of the largest river archipelago in the world. Visitors disembark on one of the islands to examine its unique ecosystem, observing regional plant- and wildlife. Dinner at the lodge. After dinner, alligator sightseeing. The unique sensation of living and feeling the forest at night is experienced in canoes during the exploration of riverbanks in search of caimans.
Day 9
Early morning breakfast, followed by forest hike. Led by experienced local guides, you will explore the forest, where it is possible to observe some of the greatest Amazonian mysteries. You will also receive information on trees, wild fruit, herbs and jungle survival. The trail can be done entirely on foot, but you can also return to the lodge by a delightful canoe ride. Lunch. Afternoon, visit the Amazonian dolphins and go piranha fishing. This is a fun fishing expedition in wooden canoes through regional riverbanks, where you will be able to catch some piranhas as well as other fish while admiring the sights, sounds and smells of the forest. Dinner followed by a lecture on the Amazon region and Anavilhanas.
Day 10
Sunrise contemplation and bird watching. Leaving before dusk, you will be led to a lake in Anavilhanas where you can observe birds and other animals in transit and savor the colors and nuances of Amazonian skies. Breakfast. Visit to handicraft studios and naval shipyard in Novo Airão. You will visit two regional craft centers, where you can see the work of local craftsmen in their workplace and later visit a shipyard of regional wooden watercraft.
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Day 11
Historical Bahia City Tour. Starting from hotels passing by Porto da Barra (historical point of the foundation of the city), Ladeira da Barra, N. S. da Vitória Church, Costa Pinto Museum, Dois de Julho Square, Castro Alves Theater, São Pedro Church, Castro Alves Square (heart of Bahia Carnival), Sé Square, Terreiro de Jesus (square with six churches including the golden one, Sao Francisco), Largo do Pelourinho (designated as a patrimony of humanity by UNESCO and recognized as the greatest Brazilian architectural/cultural complex) and Carmo Museum where a stop will be made for souvenir shopping.
Day 12
Cruise visit to Itapirica Island. Transfer from hotel to pier to board a schooner for a cruise in All Saints Bay, where you can have an unforgettable view of the city of Salvador, the old part of the city, docks and Bonfim Church.
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Day 13/14
Days of leisure to enjoy Salvador.
Day 15
Morning of leisure. Afternoon, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Sao Paulo and connect with international flight back home.
Note: Amazon can be replaced with the Pantanal!
For more ideas please contact us on 020 7622 1116 or info@imaginelatinamerica.co.uk
