Description
Enjoy a real familiar stay in a yet unknown village in the south of Brazil, called “Estaleiro”. In the small municipality with 600 inhabitants located at a wonderful remote beach in the middle of a green valley, we guarantee our guests an unforgettable holiday.

This journey has been arranged in a way that you get to know the country in small groups in a very intense way. We show you places, which the conventional tourist would never reach. On this journey you experience the nature of the region, especially the Atlantic rainforest in many different ways: trekking, by kayak, on horseback, roping down a waterfall…

Program
1st day: Welcome to paradise!

Your guide will warmly welcome you at the airport of Florianopolis or Navegantes. The transfer from the airport to Estaleiro takes about half an hour from Navegantes and one and half from Florianapolis. On your arrival in Estaleiro you will be welcomed with the Brazilian national drink – a fresh Caipirina. In the afternoon you have the opportunity to relax in the sun and have a bath in the ocean!

At night we organize a “Churrasco” – a typical Brazilian barbecue – where guests and guides get to know each other. Overnight stay in apartments or chalets in Estaleiro – double room. (Breakfast/ Dinner)

2nd day: Relax at the remote dream beach right in front of your door
On this day you can get used to the climate. Relax and have a bath!
Overnight stay in apartments or chalets in Estaleiro – double room. (Breakfast/ Dinner)

3rd + 4th day: Hiking in the rain forest – Camping with romantic campfire

After having breakfast together, we start our trip to the interior part of the country, passing by rice fields and fruit plantations until we arrive at the Atlantic rain forest. We build our camp at the riverbank. After that we go on a hike for several hours during which your guide will explain the fauna and flora of the Atlantic rain forest to you. Our trail leads along a wonderful river in the middle of the rain forest. Then we climb up the hills until we reach the so-called “Monkey-Rock”- “Morro do Macaco”. There you have the opportunity to take a bath under a wonderful waterfall – nature live. Today our dinner will be cooked over the campfire. We enjoy a romantic night with the sounds of the rain forest. Next morning we have breakfast together at the riverbank. After that you have the opportunity to go on another hiking trip or just relax in the camp. At lunchtime we go back to Estaleiro. Overnight stay in apartments or chalets in Estaleiro – double room. (Breakfast/ Lunch packet/ Dinner/ Breakfast/ Dinner)

5th day: Enjoy once again the beach right in front of your door…

Today is your last day in Estaleiro. You can enjoy the ocean and the lonely beach or you can go shopping in the near city Baln. Camboriú. Overnight stay in apartments or chalets in Estaleiro – double room. (Breakfast/ Dinner)

6th day: Hiking on the `Rota das Cachoeiras` – The route of the waterfalls

Today we leave our beach and Estaleiro for a few days. Our destination is the `Rota das Cachoeiras` - the route of the waterfalls. The `Rota das Cachoeiras` is an ecological nature preservation park with a total size of 41 hectares. There are 14 waterfalls – the biggest of them is the Salto Grande with a height of 125 metres. We will hike in this wonderfull landscape for several hours and your guide explains to you the flora and fauna of the Atlantic Rainforest.

Picnic at one of the beautiful waterfalls. The hiking trip will take about 3,5 to 5 hours. In the late afternoon we will arrive in a special, familar “hostel” , owned by Thomas Erbacher in Dr. Pedrinho, located in the Capivari valley.
Overnight stay in simply rooms in Dr. Pedrinho – double/triple room. (Breakfast/ Dinner)


7th day: Horse riding through the Atlantic rain forest

After breakfast we suit our long trousers and sport shoes to make a horse trip with “Rosalette”. On calm but also quick horses we discover the Atlantic rain forest from the horses` back. The trip takes about 2-3,5 hours. We have a ride, roaming the area. At night we enjoy a cold beer or a glass of wine in the family-like atmosphere of Thomas and his wife’s hostel. (Breakfast/ Dinner)

8th day: Rapel (Roping down) from a 40m-high waterfall

A very special experience is waiting for you today: performing a rapel from the “Paulista”-waterfall – one of the most beautiful and spectacular waterfalls of the region. The entry of the waterfall is only 3m positive (that means with contact to the rock wall) and then 37m down, directly in the waterfall itself.
This is an unforgettable experience for every participant. Adrenalin guaranteed! A lot of participants lost their height fear here ;-) Overnight stay will be again at Thomas` “palace” (it was a whish of lots of former participants).
(Breakfast/ Lunch packet/ Dinner)

9th day: Rafting

After breakfast we say good-bye to Thomas and Itomi and head towards a small village called Aipiuna in the Itajaí-valley, which, without any doubt, belongs to the main spots in Santa Catarina for rafting tours.
The trip will take about 1 to 1 ½ hours and leads us through a beautiful landscape straight to the Itajaí River. With helmet, life jacket, paddle and the necessary team spirit we defeat the rivers` white water. 2 ½ hours middle-class rafting through the fantastical nature with a stop where you can take a bath under a waterfall.
Tonight we will return once again to our beach in Estaleiro.
Overnight stay in apartments or chalets in Estaleiro – double room. (Breakfast/ Dinner)

10th day: Relax on the remote dream beach right in front of your door
Today it is just relaxing, having a bath…!

Overnight stay in apartments or chalets in Estaleiro – double room. (Breakfast/ Dinner)

11th day: White-water kayak expedition

After breakfast we go to the rafting station in St. Amaro do Imperatiz for our next adrenalin kick: a white-water kayak expedition

We reach the river in the small village called Vargem Grande. We will be welcomed by the rafting team and get to know our guides. Equipped with life vest, helmet and paddle we get into the kayaks at a bridge, crossing the river Cubatao. Every participant sits in a boat with his/her personal guide.

On the first kilometer, on calm white water, we learn the technics and comands.
The river leads away from civilisation and soon we will have left behind the last houses. The mountains of Serra do Tabuleiro dominate the landscape and the river paves its way through the untouched canyon into the heart of the Atlantic Rainforest.

The white water is getting rougher, small waterfalls and sections of class II and III change with short parts of calm waters, where you can take a bath in the cristalclear water. We get part of the landscape – water, rocks and rainforest – wild an untouched. We are privileged discoverer of this paradise!

At the end of the trip we reach the highlight of this expedition: the river is getting tighter and builds two class IV-waterfalls that we are not able to pass. We have to get out of the boats and carry them to the very top of a rock near the fall. The bravest of us (facultativ!), sitting in their kayak, jump down the 5 meters high rock. Afterwards we have a picnic on the rocks in front of the waterfalls, surrounded by the rainforest. After about 4,5 hours we reach the rafting station where our expedition ends.

Afterwards we visit a Cachassaria, where the famous Brazilian sugar cane brandy is distilled. The owner will have prepared a Churrasco and we have the opportunitiy to taste his handmade brandy. Late at night we return to our pousada in Estaleiro.

(Breakfast/ Dinner)

12 th day: Trip to Foz do Iguaçu - see the giant waterfalls between
Brazil/ Argentina/ Paraguay

Transfer to the bus station in Baln. Camboriú and bus tour with a comfortable sleeping-bus (Leito) to Foz do Iguaçu. Departure about 5:30 p.m. (Breakfast)

13th day: Foz do Iguaçu – visit the waterfalls on the Brazilian side
Arrival at the bus station in Foz at 7 a.m. Transfer to the hotel San Rafael. You get your rooms and have the opportunity to refresh yourself. Afterwards you can enjoy a breakfast-buffet. After breakfast you will visit the Iguaçu-Waterfalls on the Brazilian side. The falls belong to the eight most attractive falls on earth. The mass of water is huge and the haze, caused by the falls, covers the whole area. That makes the surrounding forest wet and lush. From there a 1km-long footbridge leads you close by the falls where you have an overwhelming panoramic view.
In the afternoon you go on a boat-trip. You will go right under the waterfalls! Anyway, we guarantee you to get really wet ;-))
Overnight stay in the hotel in the city. (Breakfast)


14th day: Foz do Iguaçu – visit the waterfalls on the Argentinean side and visit to the Indian village of Tekoa Yriapú
todayyou go to Argentina (just a few kilometers behind the Brazilian border ;-) The waterfalls on the Argentinean side are famous for its possibility to walk very close to the falls itself and for the surrounding jungle. The view at the abyss is hypnotizing. You will make an unforgettable experience: thundering waterfalls, huge rainbows, haze and parrots and falcons flying in circles above the deep green jungle. Afterwards you will visit the Indian village of Tekoa Yriapú of the Mbyá Guarani ethnical group, which offers the opportunity for a closer contact with the Guarani culture, a real dive into the world and dimensions of the Guarani, with information on the history, living- and survival methods, handicrafts, religious traditions and much more.

In the afternoon we return to the hotel. Overnight stay in double room. (Breakfast)

15th day: Time to say good-bye - flight back home

Saying good-bye is always sad. This country with its friendly and open-minded inhabitants, the breathtaking nature, the beaches, you will never forget! Guaranteed!
Transfer to the airport in Foz do Iguaçu and flight home. (Breakfast)

Package includes:
- Overnight stay in double or triple room (apartment, Pousada, tent, hotel, …)
- All dishes as mentioned
- All in the program mentioned activities: horse-riding, trekking, rafting, rope-down, white-water kayak expedition, Cachacaria, etc.
- Transfer to/from airport Navegantes and Florianopolis
- All transfers to/from Brazil (as described)
- Bus ticket from Baln. Camboriú to Foz do Iguaçu in a sleeping-bus
- 2 overnight incl. B&B in the hotel “San Rafel” in double room
- Transfer in/out
- Visit of waterfalls on Brazilian and Argentine side
- Fees for national park
- Visit to the Indian village of Tekoa Yriapú
- Local /english speaking guide

Not included:
- Flight to/from Brazil
- Transfer posting
- Dishes, that are not mentioned in the program
- Pocket money
- Additional charge for single-room
- EUR 75, - additional charge per person for special airport-transfer at non-regular available transfer-times

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Extra: For persons who do not want to go by bus to Foz but would rather like to take a plane, we book an inland flight (extra costs). The costs depend on actual price.

Group size:
4 - 12 pax

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