Traditional Lençóis

A week tour in Lençóis, doing the most traditional tours around the north side of the park, returning to town at night to enjoy this charming town.

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Tour schedule

1st: ARRIVAL IN LENÇÓIS

Reception at the Lençóis airport (or the Lençóis Bus Station) and transfer to your hotel.

Overnight in Lençóis

2nd day: HIKE AROUND THE LENCÓIS RIVER AND PRIMAVERA WATERFALL

In the morning, a good hike to the Lençóis River with its beautiful pools and interesting rock formation including our fantastic polished quartzite conglomerates. You’ll stop for a swim at the Primavera Waterfall and then walk back along the other side of the river, taking in some amazing views of the town of Lençóis. Return for lunch in town.

Overnight in Lençóis

3rd: THE LAPA DOCE CAVE, PRATINHA AND BLUE CAVE AND PAI INACIO MOUNTAIN

Pick up at 8:30 a.m. This tour is mostly by car, with short hikes to three places on the northern edge of the National Park. In the morning, you’ll head to Iraquara, the regional Cave Capital, to walk through the enormous limestone Lapa Doce cave with its huge rock formations, stalactites and columns. After the cave, you’ll go on to the Pratinha Farm to enjoy a delicious lunch with typical regional food and then visit the impressive Blue Cave.

In the afternoon you will hike to the top of the Morro do Pai Inácio Mountain (20 minutes), perhaps the most famous postcard-view of the Chapada Diamantina. At the top of this sandstone table-mountain you’ll have an impressive 360° view of the peaks and valleys of the Chapada Diamantina, and the National Park itself, and be able to watch the sunset before returning to Lençóis.

Overnight in Lençóis

4th day: FUMAÇA WATERFALL HIKE

A day hike to visit one of the highest waterfalls in Brazil. Pick up at 8:30 a.m. and transfer by car to Capão Valley, where the trail starts. It’s a 2 Km uphill hike, followed by 4 Km more on flat lands, giving beautiful views of Capão Valley and the surrounding mountains. Arriving at the waterfall, you’ll have a view from a 400 m high lookout point and a lunch break. Same route back to the car.

Swimming at the Riachinho River and waterfall after the hike, and then back to Lençóis.

Overnight in Lençóis

5rh day: PANTANAL MARIMBUS

This trip involves a boat tour along the Santo Antônio River in the swamplands near Lençóis. Pick-up at 8:30 and a 1.5 hour car ride to the fishing village of Remanso to start the boat ride. The trip includes the boating, a visit to the Roncador River and its many cascades, and a great lunch with regional food. In the afternoon, you’ll travel by jeep from the Roncador River back to Lençóis.

Overnight in Lençóis

6th day: SOSSEGO WATERFALL

This is one of the most traditional hikes from Lençóis. The tour starts at 8:30 and will take you along a 7 km mining trail following the Ribeirão river. Lunch break and swim at the Sossego waterfall. On the way back, you’ll visit the Ribeirão do Meio, a big pool with a fantastic natural rock slide. Return to Lençóis around 17:00h.

Overnight in Lençóis

7th day: POÇO ENCANTADO AND POÇO AZUL

Tour by car, leaving from your hotel at 9:00 a.m. The village of Igatu is known as the City of Stones because of its peculiar architecture and the exclusive use of stones as building materials. You will visit the mining period ruins and the art gallery in the morning, and then go by car to the Poço Azul – an amazing underground pool of crystal blue water. You can snorkel in the pool and be delighted as a shaft of sunlight hits the water. Lunch will be served with regional dishes, and then return to Lençóis.

Overnight in Lençóis

8th day: RETURN

Transfer to the Lençóis Airport / or Bus Station

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