*- PRICE PER PERSON EN DOU BLE OCCUPANCY USD 2.195.- EUR 1.815- HISTORIC BRAZIL Surplus single room 13 days / 12 nights USD 726.- EUR 600.- DAY 1 SALVADOR DE BAHIA 2021 - 2022 Upon arrival of your scheduled international flight to Salvador de Bahía, reception at the DEPARTURES ON REQUEST airport by our cooperation partner and drive to the hotel for registration. Salvador is one of APRIL THROUGH NOVEMBER the 10 largest cities in Brazil. The historical name of the coastal town is São Salvador da Bahia If you have a group we will be very de Todos os Santos (Holy Saviour of the Bay of All Saints), as it is situated on the Bay of All happy to send you a special offer Saints. Salvador has about 2.7 million inhabitants and is the capital of the northeastern state INCLUSIONS of Bahia. Until 1763 was the capital of Brazil. Sit of Salvador's Archbishop (Archdiocese of São Transfer Airport / Hotel / Airport in all airports Salvador da Bahia), has two universities, a cocoa Institute, a zoological and a botanical 11 Nights in Rio in selected hotels garden. Salvador is built on different levels, a range of mountains, which divide the city into 11 breakfasts, 1 lunch All excursions and services as described in the an upper city (Cidade Alta) and 70 meters below, a Lower City (Cidade Baixa). After program. registration, free time to recover from your flight. In the afternoon, historical tour of Local english-speaking guide in all services Salvador. Back to the hotel. Overnight. All entrance fees to national parks, museums DAY 2 SALVADOR and excursions. 24 h. support (Hotline) Breakfast at the hotel. Today we have a full day excursion to Cachoeira. The town Cachoeira is located in the state of Bahia. Its origins go back to the conquest of Brazil. Cachoeira is NOT INCLUDED surrounded by large sugar cane and tobacco areas and is historically strongly associated with • International and domestic flights the history of slavery in Brazil. In Cachoeira, many buildings from the colonial period have • Meals and drinks and other services not mentioned in the program. been preserved. Lunch. Late afternoon back to Salvador. Overnight at hotel. (B) (D) • Tips for tour guides, drivers and porters. DAY 4 SALVADOR – RECIFE National flight • Personal expenses Breakfast at the hotel. The day is at leisure. On-time transfer to the airport for your flight to • Recife, a port city on the Atlantic Ocean. The Portuguese settled the area around Recife in 1537, but from 1630 to 1654 was the site of the main base and the commercial hub of the Dutch, who were trying to put the Portuguese sole dominion over Brazil in dispute. Primarily due to the visionary, Governor General Maurice of Nassau was the place an urban thrust. The Dutch made the many swamps and islands habitable by creating channels. In 1930 crossed the LZ127 "Graf Zeppelin" for the first time the South Atlantic nonstop from Seville (Spain) to Recife. In Recife is located the Zeppelin tower where the airships could anker after the transatlantic traffic. After arriving at the airport of Recife, reception by our partners and transfer to the hotel. Overnight. (B) DAY 4 RECIFE - SAO LUIS Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will visit the city of Recife, with its best attractions, including the Old Town district of Santo Antonio and Sao Jose, the Palacio das Princesas, the oldest synagogue in the New World and the largest beach in the city, Praia da Boa Viagem. Then early trip to the airport for your flight to Sao Luis, since 1621 the capital of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city lies on the eastern part of the Ilha de São Luis in the Bay of São Marcos. At this point of the Brazilian coast, the tidal range is about seven meters, which leaves at low tide huge sandy areas unexposed. Upon arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight. (B) DAY 5 SAO LUIS - ALCANTARA - SAO LUIS Breakfast at the hotel. Full day Alcantara, a small town in the north of the state of Maranhão. It lies at the Baía de São Marcos Bay, in front of São Luís, the capital of the state. Alcântara was once one of the largest and richest cities of Maranhão, but lost that status later with São Luís. From its former wealth still testify numerous sites which are partly severely damaged or destroyed and since 1948 are listed as protected buildings. The Porto do Jacaré, the old port of the city, is located on the same branch of the river and was built in the 18th century. The main square is Praça da Matriz and the middle of the square is the Pelourinho, a sort of pillory column - that exists in many Portuguese and Brazilian cities. Return to Sao Luis. Overnight. (B) EUROLATINO Tour Operators [email protected] www.eurolatino.eu DAY 6 SAO LUIS – BELO HORIZONTE - OURO PRETO National flight Breakfast at hotel. Early transfer to the airport for your flight to Belo Horizonte and immediate transfer to Ouro Preto, a city in the state of Minas Gerais. Because of its Baroque old town, it is unique in the world and a major tourist magnet in Brazil. Since 1980, the old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name Ouro Preto means in English black gold. The town got its name because of its huge gold reserves, which were coloured by iron oxide contamination slightly black. Arrival at the hotel, and registration. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight. (B) DAY 7 OURO PRETO - MARIANA - OURO PRETO After breakfast, tour the city of Ouro Preto with the main sights, including the many Baroque churches from the colonial era and the Tiradentes Square. Lunch in the city. Afterwards, we visit a small town named Mariana, which lies on the so-called "golden circle", in the neighbourhood of the famous World Heritage Site Ouro Preto. With this, the Brazilian Baroque influenced strongly the appearance of Mariana. Go back to the pousada. Overnight. (B) (L) DAY 8 OURO PRETO - CONGONHAS - SAO JOAO DEL REY - TIRADENTES After breakfast, you will visit two cities, Congonhas and Sao Joao del Rey. The small town of Congonhas is located in a valley 85 km south of Belo Horizonte. It owes its origin to the discovery of gold at the Rio Maranhão. It now lives mainly in mining and metal processing and tourism. Since 1985, the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matozinhos with sculptures by Aleijadinho and the Stations of the Cross are part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Continue to São João del Rei, which is located 185 km from Belo Horizonte at the foot of the Serra do Lenheiro and halfway between Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. It is the southernmost of the Baroque cities. After lunch, we will continue to Tiradentes, registration at the Pousada and a short tour of the city. Overnight. (B) (L) DAY 9 TIRADENTES - PETROPOLIS - RIO DE JANEIRO After breakfast at the Pousada, trip to Petropolis with tour and lunch. Petrópolis was founded in 1825 as a place of Germans, especially Tyrolean immigrants. In 1843, the Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II wished there the establishment of an imperial summer residence. Born in Mainz, Julius Friedrich Koeler was contracted to design and build the palace. Arrival in Rio de Janeiro late afternoon. Registration at the hotel and overnight. (B) (L) DAY 10 RIO DE JANEIRO After breakfast at the hotel, visit the Corcovado (English: the hunchback), a mountain on which the symbol of the city is located, with its 38 meters high Christ Redeemer (including base). Continue to visit the other landmarks of the city, El Pao de Acucar (Sugar Loaf), a 395 m high, steep, towering granite cliff on the peninsula in the south of the Urca Botafogo Bay, where the Guanabara Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. It carries his name because its shape resembles a sugar loaf. We will take a funicular to go on to the Sugarloaf Mountain (called O Bondinho), whose sides are fully glazed. Lunch at a barbecue restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the colonial town. Back to the hotel. Overnight. (B) (L) DAY 11 RIO DE JANEIRO - PARATY After breakfast, drive to Paraty, a city located between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Its historic old town was declared a national monument in 1958. The city stands out for its almost perfectly preserved historical architecture from the 17th Century. All houses are painted white with colourful window and doorframes. The roads have a rough cobblestone, which was transferred by slaves. One of the villas, the Villa Boa Vista, is the birthplace of the mother of Thomas Mann (german novelist and writer), Julia Mann, who spent here the first seven years of her life. Afternoon tour of the city´s historical center followed by dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay in a Pousada in Paraty. (B) (D) DAY 12 PARATY Breakfast at the hotel. Schooner cruise with lunch on board. Back in the mainland, the day is at leisure. Overnight (B) (L) DAY 13 PARATY - RIO DE JANEIRO Breakfast at the hotel. The day is at leisure. On-time transfer to the airport in Rio de Janeiro for your flight home. End of our services. (B) (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner EUROLATINO Tour Operators [email protected] www.eurolatino.eu .