Special 5: Natural Wonders

• Pickup at the airport and transfer to your comfortable Iguazu hotel. See our selection of wonderful Iguazu hotels .
• You will take an afternoon tour through Brazil’s Iguazu National Park that covers 185,000 hectares of subtropical forest. You will follow the walkways that border the canyon of the Iguazu River with a 45 minute mini-trek through the rainforest which offers some spectacular panoramic views of the incredible waterfall system that stretches 1.67 miles long with falls that reach up to 266 feet high. You will observe hundreds of small waterfalls including the last and most impressive, Floriano Falls. Here, a complete frontal view of Devil's Throat can be seen. Learn more about The Iguazu Falls and what makes them so stunning.

• Today you will tour of the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls, including an ecological train ride to the Devil's Throat. During this tour to the Argentinean National Park, you will pass the Iguazu River. Trails through the 55.500 hectare reserve provide a different, complete view of the falls, especially the biggest one, the Devil's Throat. Lower and upper walkways permit a closer look at the spectacular waterfalls.

• Transfer to the airport for your flight to Campo Grande.
• Pickup at the airport and transfer to the Pantanal Wildlife Lodge.
• A delicious dinner will be prepared by the culinary staff at the lodge.

• After breakfast, you will take a horseback riding tour through the flooded Pantanal; too deep for motorized vehicles and too shallow for boats, you are certain to encounter animals such as capybaras, anteaters, and tapirs here.
• Lunch at the lodge will be followed by an ecological hike through brush vegetation, providing ample opportunity to experience the rich flora and fauna of the region.
• Dinner will be served at the lodge.

• Breakfast at the lodge will be followed by a transfer to Bonito.
• Before arriving at your comfortable hotel in Bonito, we will stop in the Serra da Bodoquena National Park. Hike through the pristine forest, passing by more than ten crystal-clear cascades as well as the Salobra River. The highlight of the tour is the amazing 512ft high Boca da Onça waterfall.
• Traditional cuisine will be served for lunch and you will have the opportunity to swim in the sparkling waters of the region.
• You will arrive to your relaxing hotel in Bonito.

• After breakfast and an early start, you will visit the Blue Lake Cave. Discovered by a Terenan Indian in 1924, the magnificent cave features an interior blue lake with dimensions that make it one of Earth’s biggest flooded caves. In 1992, a Brazilian expedition of speleodivers came across a series of mammal fossils that included the saber tooth tiger and the giant sloth that lived 6,000 to 10,000 years ago.
• This afternoon you will take a snorkeling tour of the Sucuri River. Comparable to the Caribbean, this is one of the most spectacular clear water rivers. During this tour, you will snorkel downstream in the upper part of the Sucuri River, swimming in the middle of schools of fish. Lunch will be provided on this tour.

• After breakfast, you will have the rest of the day to enjoy the beautiful town of Bonito at your leisure.

• Breakfast will be served at the hotel and you will be transferred to the Campo Grande Airport.

Hotel prices during Reveillon (Brazil’s New Year’s Eve festivities) and Carnival increase. Please ask a Travel Advisor how prices for your Brazil Vacation may differ during this time.

• 7 nights at comfortable hotels based on US standards.
• Guided visits with English speaking tour guides.
• All transfers and entrance fees.
• All breakfasts. 4-star and up hotels offer breakfast buffets.
• All dinners at the Pantanal Wildlife Lodge.
• 2 lunches in Bonito.

PLEASE NOTE:

A tourist visa is required upon entry to Brazil for citizens of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Travelers not within this group are advised to check with the Brazilian consulate where they reside for visa requirements and inquiries. For more information on obtaining a Brazil tourist visa, please visit our Latin America For Less Travel Blog.

As of 1 January 2010, an entrance fee (Reciprocity Fee) is chargeable for citizens of the United States, Canada and Australia visiting Argentina. For further details, please read this article on the Latin America For Less Travel Blog.

On the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls, take the Great Adventure Safari Cruise, an exciting ride in a decommissioned military vehicle through the jungle and to the river. The ‘open’ back truck allows a great vantage point to see the many parakeets, parrots, macaws, toucans, and many other birds, lizards, monkeys, a myriad of butterflies, 85 species of orchids, bromeliads, and guembes that call this jungle area their home. After about a 45-minute ride through the forest, you will board riverboats that will take you breathtakingly close to the falls.

This tour takes you to the subtropical forests of the Brazilian Iguazu National Park. You will be taken by jeep though the forests, which is followed by a spectacular boat trip. A specialized guide will provide interesting information about the ecology of the region. You continue by foot to the banks of the Iguazu River where a motor launch takes you as close as possible to the waterfalls, providing a thrilling adventure and unique view of the falls.

Foz do Iguazu is a real bird habitat. This five-hectare bird sanctuary, located near the Iguazu National Park, offers great opportunities of seeing regional flora and fauna up close. While walking on the trails through native vegetation it is possible to observe many bird species in their natural habitat.

** This excursion can only be booked as a private tour.