Irresistible trio, Rio de Janeiro, Iguacu, Salvador

Arrival at RIO DE JANEIRO International Airport, welcome by our English speaking guide and transfer to your hotel located on the famous Copacabana or Ipanema beach. Check in, installation, dinner and night. The program of the day will be adapted according to the time of arrival of your flight, in the morning or in the evening. For groups of 15 people or more, private check-in with welcome drinks.

DAY CITY TOUR with lunch (duration 08h, departure from your hotel around 09h)

You will discover, the CORCOVADO, the mountain dominates Rio of its 710 meters on which stands the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer. The famous stadium of MARACANA, inaugurated on June 16, 1950 for the World Cup of 1950, If its initial capacity is 200 000 places, it was since reduced to 78 838 places for the World Cup 2014. The SAMBODROMO, is an avenue surrounded by terraces where the best samba schools parade during the Rio de Janeiro carnival. The MUSEUM OF TOMORROW (Museu de Amanhã), built on a pier of the Maua square where all the tourist ships arrive on the bay, and where slaves disembarked in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the museum with its abstract lines reminds us of an insect with a metallic shell or even the skeleton of a dinosaur. Return to your hotel around 5:00 pm, rest of the day and evening free to enjoy the seaside. Overnight stay.

EVENING OPTION - dinner in the lively Lapa district. This is one of the liveliest neighborhoods on weekends with lots of music in the bars and in the square next to the arches. You can listen to Samba, Forró and popular Brazilian music.

Free day to enjoy the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon or Barra da Tijuca and discover the hippie market of Ipanema, open only on Sundays and the best place in Rio to buy souvenirs and all kinds of handicrafts. Here, haggling is king: don't hesitate to use your bargaining skills to lower the prices. If you feel hungry, let the tempting smells emanating from the Brazilian food stalls guide you.

Special day for the Carioca, the main avenue being closed to traffic, the inhabitants and tourists take advantage of it to do all kinds of sports activities, jogging, cycling, beach  volleyball....etc....But the most important one is obviously soccer! You will find many bars on the seaside. Don't hesitate to taste the famous coconut juice that you drink directly from the nut with a straw. You will also find the açaï, a typical Brazilian fruit that you can taste in the form of a smoothie. A change of scenery guaranteed! (meal not included for this day)

DAY AT THE TROPICAL ISLANDS ANGRA DOS REIS with lunch (duration 09h)

Located 170 km south of Rio, the bay of Angra dos Reis has 365 islands! A magical place dotted with mountains covered with jungle suitable for beautiful hikes, but also for scuba diving. The opportunity to admire the wrecks of sunken galleons and other pirate ships, and to swim with sea turtles. Transfer by bus (01h30) and then a day on board of a Goellette, sailing around the islands, swimming and scuba diving. Seafood lunch included on one of the islands. Return to your hotel in the early evening. Overnight stay. 

For groups from 20 people, privatization with live samba group, lunch buffet with drinks included.

Full day city tour (08h) with lunch Churascaria Fogão de Chão

The Historical Center, colonial churches, lively shopping streets, old colonial houses from the XVIII and XIX centuries. The visit is done on foot to better appreciate the unique atmosphere of the daily life of the Cariocas. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, one of the main Catholic sanctuaries in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Atypical building built from 1964 to 1976. The famous historical district of Santa Teresa, you will also discover the famous Selarón Staircase, also known as the staircase of the Convent of Santa Teresa, the staircase has the particularity of being decorated, along its entire length, with more than 2,000 tiles from 120 different countries. The Botanical Garden, one of the most beautiful and best preserved green spaces in the city, an example of both Brazilian and foreign floral diversity. The park covers 137 hectares and is home to varieties of plants from Brazil and around the world. After lunch, we will finish the day with a cable car ride to the Sugarloaf, a true symbol protecting the entrance to Guanabara Bay, the Sugarloaf dominates RIO from its 395 meters and offers an exceptional panorama of the city. Free evening. Overnight stay.

EVENING OPTION - Dinner at Marius', a churascaria specializing in seafood and meat. Round trip transfers included.

Free day to rest, enjoy the beaches, go shopping (meals not included for this day)

OPTIONAL TOURS: ROCINHA, the largest Favela in Rio (02h by jeep), Helicopter flight over the city, Tjuca Forest, the largest urban forest in the world (02h30 by jeep), Mountain Bike tour of the beaches or a game of Golf on the Olympic golf course. For groups of 10 people or more, we can organize a beach volleyball game.

Breakfast and check out. Morning transfer to Rio International Airport, assistance with boarding formalities for your flight to IGUACU. Arrival after 2 hours of flight, welcome by our English speaking guide and transfer to the Continental Inn 3* hotel. Installation. (Accommodation at the Hotel Das Cataratas 5* located at the foot of the falls on request).

Afternoon, visit of the Falls on the Brazilian side which offers the best overall view of this feat of nature, then the Bird Park, 17 hectares of vegetation and about 900 birds of 180 different species. In this park, biologists and veterinarians work in charge of treating sick or injured animals. The park is organized around 5 large aviaries spread out in the nature, a signposted route allows you to visit the whole park.

Evening, transfer to a Churascaria dinner with samba show and presentation of various South American dances.

Departure in the morning for the visit of the  ARGENTINIAN SIDE OF THE FALLS, the majority of the falls are on the Argentinean territory. Several circuits of visits were arranged in the middle of the forest and above the various branches of the river, via various footbridges. It is not strictly speaking a waterfall, but a set of 275 waterfalls forming a front of about 3.0 kilometers. The highest of them reaches 80 m in height. Lunch included on site. Afternoon, return to your hotel, free time. Overnight stay.

Please note that the visa is mandatory for non-EU citizens and cannot be done on the spot. In case of impossibility to do this visa in your country of origin, the program of this day will be modified.

DAY CITY TOUR WITH LUNCH

Discovery of the famous BR Bridge delimiting the 3 borders between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, the Buddhist Temple, the city center and its artesanal market, then visit of the Itaipu Dam and its Museum, at the border between Brazil and Paraguay, the power plant is today the second in the world in installed power. Its name means "the stone that sings" in Guarani. Free evening. Overnight stay.

Breakfast, check out and transfer to Iguacu airport for your flight to Salvador. Assistance with boarding formalities. Arrival in Salvador, welcome by our English-speaking guide and transfer to your hotel located in the historic district or on the seafront, installation.

End of the morning, city tour with lunch, the historical center of PELOURINHO, classified by Unesco and restored in 1993. It is the heart of the old city, a beautiful and harmonious set of colonial houses renovated in pastel colors. You will walk along the cobbled streets, discover the richly decorated churches, through the lively neighborhoods of "largo do pelourinho and carmo" and "terreiro de Jesus". Visit the Mercado Modelo, the largest handicraft market in the Northeast of Brazil, located on the port (hammocks, jewelry, stone objects, leather bags, naive paintings, musical instruments, etc.). Free evening. Overnight stay.

After your breakfast, departure for a day with lunch to PRAIA DO FORTE located at 01h30 of road, a haven of peace, refuge of the marine turtles and sanctuary of the whales with 12 km of beaches and reefs with natural pools of turquoise water. Originally a modest fishing village on the northern coast of Bahia, in an area called Costa dos Coqueiros (coconut coast). You will visit the fishing village and especially the TAMAR PROJECT, from September to March and in the oceanic islands from December to June, the sea turtles join the Brazilian coast to lay their eggs and see their young being born. An operation currently closely monitored by the Tamar project. But it is also a period of great activity for the tourists who rush to visit the center where it is possible to see the baby turtles being put into the sea. Return to the hotel at the end of the day. Free evening. Overnight stay.

OPTIONAL EVENING: Typical Bahainese dinner with folkloric dances and Capoeira

Last day in Brazil, you will be free to rest, enjoy the beaches and make your last souvenir purchases. (meals not included for this day)

OPTIONAL TOURS : Day in a Goelette around the Itaparica Islands, Day of discovery of the city of Cachoeira

Breakfast and check out. Transfer to Salvador International Airport for your return flight to Europe. Assistance with boarding formalities.