Arrive to Rio de Janeiro, you will be transported to your hotel. Night in Rio.

Breakfast at your hotel. Enjoy your half-day Sugar Loaf Mountain. Over a million tourists every year visit the world famous Pão de Açúcar (Sugar Loaf Mountain), which has become an iconic symbol of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Rising up from a small peninsula at the entrance of Guanabara Bay, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the conical shape of the clay containers sugar was originally shipped in. The first cable car takes passengers to the top of Urca Hill, which rises 215 meters above sea level and offers spectacular views of the entire bay and its islands. From Urca Hill, passengers continue in a second cable car to the top of Sugar Loaf which rises 395 meters above sea level and offers a 360 degree view of the entire city including Botafogo and Copacabana Beaches, Corcovado and downtown Rio. Night in Rio.

Breakfast at your hotel. Tour to Corcovado & Tijuca Forest following hotel pick up in an open-air, Hummer style jeep, we will make our way to Corcovado Mountain, located in the Tijuca Atlantic Forest – the largest urban forest in the world and home to the famed Christ the Redeemer statue which was recently elected as one of the 7 “New Wonders of the World”. Stop at the Dona Marta Observatory and Corcovado to admire the views. The tour continues up Paineiras road and stops at the Tijuca Forest, where guests will embark on a trail up to the Cascatinha Falls. Following Canoas Road, the tour passes by Pepino beach (‘Cucumber Beach’) and returns to the hotel. Night in Rio.

Breakfast. Today you will enjoy this unique walking tour which gives visitors a feeling for the legends and stories woven around the narrow streets and old historical buildings of downtown Rio. The walk includes a visit to many interesting points, such as the São Bento Monastery, Candelária Church, Praça XV, the \”Travessa do Mercado\”, Imperial Palace (‘Paço Imperial’), the cultural center located in the beautifully-restored Banco do Brasil, the Casa França-Brasil, Ouvidor Street and Gonçalves Dias Street with the traditional Colombo Coffee Shop. The walk continues on down Uruguaiana Street, Carioca Square, and up to the Metropolitan Cathedral where passengers will meet the transportation that will take them back to their hotels. Night in Rio.
Duration: approximately 4 hours

Breakfast at your hotel. Time at leisure until the appropriate time to take your transfer out to Ouro Preto, upon arrival you will be transported to your hotel. Night in Ouro Preto.

Breakfast.
Ouro Preto was founded in 1711 and soon became the center of the gold, diamond and semi-precious stone trading in the colonial-era. The town has managed to preserve across the years its 18th century architecture, which offers visitors a first-hand look of its historical heritages. The city is considered today by UNESCO as a Historical and Cultural Patrimony of Mankind. Tour Sightseeing: * São Francisco de Assis Church * Museum of the School of Mines * Church of Our Lady of the Pilar * Oratorio Museum * Opera House
Duration: approximately 6 hoursReturn to the hotel. Night in Ouro

After breakfast, pick up for the tour: we will take a train, known as the “Maria Fumaça”, a 19th century steam train, from Ouro Preto to Mariana, also known as the “Enchanted City” which was founded in 1696 and was for a short time, the capital of Minas Gerais. The town originally called the “Royal Village of Our Lady of Carmel” received its present name “Mariana” in 1745 in honor of the Queen Maria Ana. On this tour we will walk down the picturesque streets to see houses that date back to the beginning of the 18th century, with balconies of wood, iron and soapstone. In Minas Gerais Square, we will visit the St. Francis of Assis Church known for its intricately sculpted door, the Our Lady of Carmel Church, the City Hall and the Pillory. After that, we will visit the oldest gold mine in Brazil, “Mina da Passagem”, which keeps secrets and mysteries that enchant everyone. A trolley drives us to the underground galleries that reach 315 meters of width and 120 meters of depth. The natural lake inside the mine impresses everyone who sees it. Since its foundation – in the beginning of the 18th century – approximately 35 tons of gold have been extracted. The return to Ouro Preto will be by car. Duration: approximately 8 hours

Breakfast at your hotel. Time at leisure until the appropriate time to take your transportation out to Salvador de Bahia. Upon arrival transfer to hotel. Night in Salvador de Bahia.

Breakfast. This tour introduce you to Salvador City, showing how it has changed throughout the ages to become the Salvador of today. Starting out along the bay, the tour then works its way through Salvador’s tree-lined streets up to Pelourinho, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its spectacular and well preserved colonial architecture. Leaving our vehicle behind in the Municipal Square, close to the Lacerda lift, we will continue on foot, giving visitors the opportunity to fully appreciate the splendid buildings that take us back in time to the beginnings of this vibrant city. Along the way, we will stop off at the São Francisco Church, with its extravagant gold leaf baroque designs, from where we will continue our tour, heading towards the Largo do Pelourinho, at the heart of the neighborhood.
Duration: approximately 4 hours
Night in Salvador de Bahia.

Breakfast. After our transfer from the hotel, we board a comfortable schooner and cruise to two of the 36 islands in this sparkling bay, a day of rest and filled relaxation offering great views of the city both on the outbound and homeward journeys. Our first stop is Frades (or Monk’s) Island. Virtually uninhabited, the island is home to some of the best beaches in the bay. Here we have ample time to swim in the warm inviting waters, or relax in the sun or the shade, and where a cold drink is never far away! Then we continue our cruise to the larger Itaparica Island for lunch. The colonial town of Itaparica is just a short distance by local transport for those interested in visiting this charming waterfront town (optional). We return to the schooner, raise anchor and set off for Salvador with the setting sun flooding the city with its warm glow. Duration: approximately 8 hours
Night in Salvador de Bahia.

After breakfast, start your tour: To understand a city the best place to begin is in its local markets. Salvador is surrounded by the bay and ocean, and Yemanjá, the goddess of the sea, protects its fishermen. Fittingly, our tour focused on Bahia cuisine should begin in the recently refurbished Agua dos Meninos fish market; the city’s main distribution center for all that comes from Yemanjá’s domain. From here it is a short hop to the Sao Joaquin market, a traditionally vital trading link for the abundance of produce from the farming hinterlands of the Reconcavo. Still the largest open air market in Brazil, it is a labyrinth of almost 800 stalls selling a myriad of goods; fruit, vegetables and spices, earthenware cooking utensils, wicker basketwork, medicinal and sacred herbs. We continue our tour with lunch at a local restaurant to try the main dishes of Bahian cuisine. Duration: approximately 5 hours. (Subject to flight schedule)

At the appropriate time pick up transfer to the airport to take your flight back home.