Discover Brazil: Rio de Janeiro to the Amazon Rainforest
Overview
Highlights
- World-famous carnival culture & samba sounds
- Amazing opportunities for animal encounters
- Thousands of bird species—more than in Europe & North America combined
- The Amazon: the world’s largest rainforest
- Fresh fruit, fresh coffee & food fresh off the barbecue
- The colonial history & heritage of Salvador
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Destinations
Attractions
Activities
Trip includes
- 12 nights in handpicked hotels
- Breakfast daily, 8 lunches, 8 three-course dinners with beer or wine
- Private deluxe motor coach
- Guided sightseeing & select entrance fees
- Multilingual Tour Director
Itinerary
Board your overnight flight to Rio de Janeiro today.
Rio de Janeiro 3 nights Hotel info
Meals: Dinner
Land in Rio this morning, then meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers at a welcome dinner.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
This morning, enjoy a cable car ride up Rio’s Sugarloaf Mountain, then get to know Rio de Janeiro on a guided tour.
Halfway up the mountain, stop to take in scenic vistas of the Rio Yacht Club and Botafogo Bay
Continue t...
Meals: Breakfast
Included meals: Breakfast
Head to the top of Corcovado Mountain for a guided tour of the iconic peak.
Hop aboard the cogwheel train, taking in the rainforest landscape of Tijuca National Park as you ride up the mountain
See...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Hop a morning flight to the world’s largest continuous wetland, the Pantanal.
Journey through the expansive Brazilian savanna
Make stops for photos and animal sightings
Arrive at your eco lodge in time for an included dinner, followed by an evening stargazing walk.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Explore the Pantanal on horseback or in a canoe with a local guide.
Keep watch for anacondas, jaguars, capybaras, caimans, deer and anteaters
Join a wildlife guide on a bird-watching walk, where you’ll learn about the area’s 1,000 species
Back at the eco lodge, enjoy a relaxing dinner.
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hop aboard a canoe for a guided tour of the Clarinho River.
Scan the riverbanks for families of giant otters
Try your hand at fishing for piranha
Savor a freshly caught lunch in the Pantanal
Salvador 3 nights Hotel info
Included meals: Breakfast
Catch the sunrise from the top of Heron’s Tower before flying to the city of Salvador, located in the state of Bahia.
Later, enjoy a free evening in Salvador or add an excursion.
Optional Excursion - Salvador By Night: Folklore Show & Dinner $119pp* Details
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Get to know Salvador on a sightseeing tour of the city.
Explore modern suburb of Barra, home of the continent’s oldest lighthouse
Discover the “lower” area of Salvador and take in views of the Itapagipe Peninsula
...
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Travel to the Afro-Brazilian communities in the areas of Bahia outside of Salvador.
Begin with a visit to the farming hinterlands of Bahia, passing sugar cane plantations, colonial villages and bustling markets
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Fly to Manaus and continue by speedboat on a journey into the Amazon.
See the amazing Meeting of the Waters, where the muddy Solimões River and the shadowy Negro River for...
Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Set out on a jungle walk with a local wildlife guide.
Learn about the edible and medicinal plants of the region
Tour the Juma Amazon Lodge to see the buildings set high atop stilts
Show off...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Wake before the sun to witness wildlife on an early morning canoe excursion.
See the sky and landscapes change with the light, and spot local bird species with the help of your guide
Return to the lodge for break...
Included meals: Breakfast
Ride a speedboat back to Manaus. Take the afternoon to relax before continuing on to the airport to board your plane home.
(Please note: Depending on your final destination, you may spend the night in Miami and arrive home on day 15.)
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Accommodation
If you cancel your reservation, the cancellation fee schedule below will apply. If you are booked in a double/twin room and your roommate cancels his or her tour more than 45 days prior to departure, you will be responsible for paying the single supplement fee. Upon notifying GAT of your cancellation, you will be given a confirmation number that verifies your cancellation. If you purchased travel protection and are cancelling for a reason covered under the policy guidelines, cancellation fees will be reimbursed to you directly from the insurance company. In the event that you have to cancel your tour on the day of departure, you must notify GAT prior to the departure of your first flight. Any penalties for supplemental services/guarantees (including, but not limited to, flights, hotels or late additions) resulting from cancellations made at your request will be your responsibility, and all service fees are non-refundable. Substitution of travelers is not permitted. If you choose not to travel, but fail to cancel your tour prior to the departure date or if you return home before the scheduled completion of your tour, you will not be eligible for any refund or reimbursement from GAT for any unused portion of your trip or costs incurred by leaving your trip early.
For travelers with the travel protection policy (goaheadtours.com/travelprotection), Go Ahead Tours will reimburse the participant in the form of a credit voucher in the event the participant wants to interrupt their tour due to reasons not covered by their travel protection policy. The voucher is valid for one year from the day of the interruption of the tour and represents the value of the missed time on tour including any unused air, land or sea arrangements already paid for by the participant up to a maximum of $1,000 as determined by Go Ahead Tours. The voucher is personal and non-transferable and may be applied towards a future Go Ahead tour and is not exchangeable for cash. The participant is responsible for any additional costs incurred by interrupting the tour including but not limited to the return flight and other transportation costs due to the interruption. Reservation fees, rebooking fees, change fees, late and returned check fees, revision fees, supplemental fees for international deliveries and special arrangement fees are considered Used Fees once incurred and will not be refundable.
Cancellation of European land tours
- If Days Prior to Departure is 71 days or more, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is $ 450
- If Days Prior to Departure is 70–46 days, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is 30%
- If Days Prior to Departure is 45–8 days, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is 50%
- If Days Prior to Departure is 7–0 days, then Cancellation Fee (Includes reservation fee) is 100%
*Percentages listed above are of the total tour cost, including reservation fee. Listed cancellation fee is applicable per traveler.
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