BRAZIL · 12 DAYS · $$
Rio & the Amazon
Copacabana, samba nights, and a river deep in the rainforest.
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DAYS
12
PLACES
36
ROUTES
2
1
Rio Arrival & Copacabana
Copacabana Palace Hotel
iconic beachfront luxury
15:00
Copacabana Beach
world-famous 4km stretch
17:00
Churrascaria Palace
traditional Brazilian BBQ
20:00
2
Christ & Sugarloaf
Christ the Redeemer
Corcovado Mountain
09:00
Sugarloaf Mountain
cable car to summit
14:00
Urca Restaurant
seafood with harbor views
19:00
3
Santa Teresa & Lapa
Santa Teresa Tram
historic neighborhood tour
10:00
Selarón Steps
colorful mosaic staircase
13:00
Lapa Arches
samba clubs and street parties
21:00
4
Ipanema & Leblon
Ipanema Beach
sophisticated beach culture
10:00
Garota de Ipanema Bar
birthplace of famous song
15:00
Leblon Beach
upscale beachfront district
17:00
5
Tijuca Forest & Downtown
Tijuca National Park
world's largest urban forest
09:00
Metropolitan Cathedral
modernist concrete pyramid
14:00
Confeitaria Colombo
belle époque café since 1894
16:00
6
Manaus Arrival
Amazon Ecopark Lodge
floating lodge on Rio Tarumã
16:00
Meeting of Waters
Rio Negro and Amazon confluence
18:00
Banzeiro Restaurant
Amazonian cuisine specialist
20:00
7
Amazon River Lodge
Pink River Dolphins
swimming with boto cor-de-rosa
08:00
Anavilhanas Archipelago
world's largest river archipelago
14:00
Night Sounds Walk
nocturnal rainforest experience
20:00
8
Rainforest Immersion
Jungle Trekking
medicinal plants and wildlife
07:00
Piranha Fishing
traditional Amazonian activity
16:00
Canopy Tower
40m high observation deck
18:30
9
Indigenous Communities
Dessana Indigenous Village
traditional Amazonian culture
09:00
Rubber Tree Tapping
historical extraction process
14:00
Indigenous Craft Workshop
handmade baskets and jewelry
17:00
10
Manaus Markets
Ver-o-Peso Market
400-year-old riverside market
08:00
Manaus Opera House
Belle Époque rubber boom theater
15:00
Caxiri Manaus
contemporary Amazonian fusion
19:00
11
Rio Return
Ipanema Beach
final beach day
15:00
Aprazível Restaurant
Santa Teresa hilltop dining
19:00
Rio Scenarium
antique-filled samba club
22:00
12
Farewell Samba
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
peaceful lagoon walk
10:00
Marius Degustare
Copacabana seafood buffet
18:00
Plataforma 1
legendary samba show
20:00