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selfdrive along the Southeast coast and to Campos de Jordão
Period: 14 days / 13 nights
A selfdrive to discover the big cities Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the beautiful Islands Ilha Grande and Ilhabela, the historic beachparadise Parati and the cool Campos de Jordão in the Serra da Mantiqueira at an elevation of 1.628 metres. A tour that highlights three different faces of Brazil: metropoles, beaches and a lush green nature in the mountains.
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selfdrives in Brazil
our carefully designed selfdrives exist of carhire and accommodation en route. These unique selfdrives are the ideal tour for 2, 3 or 4 persons travelling together to explore a part of Brazil. The daily distances always leave you with enough free time to explore the cities or places you like while on your way.
Our selfdrives can be extended before, during or after the trip, please ask us for a quotation.
For most selfdrives you can choose between middle- and deluxe class accommodation, most of which you can find described on our hotelpages.
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Day 1
Reception and welcome by our representatives upon arrival in Rio de Janeiro and transportation to your hotel, where you will stay for the next two nights. In case you do not arrive at the airport, please make your own way directly to the hotel.
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is a bubbling city of beach, samba, carnival and soccer with more than 9 million inhabitants. Many soccer players show what they can on the world-famous Copacabana and Ipanema beaches.
The 'Cidade Maravilhosa' is probably discovered in January 1502 by the Portuguese Gonçalo Coelho, when he thought he landed in the mouth of a river, and therefor named the place Rio (river) de Janeiro (January). Several years later the famous Amerigo Vespucci saw this area and made it known to the world that 'if somewhere on earth a Paradise exists, it must be here'. Because of its site at the Bay of Guanabara amidst tropical hills and with exotic beaches, the metropole has a big attraction to many, wtiness the fact that it is the most fotogenic and most fotographed city in the World.
Known throughout the World for its Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, the Maracana football stadium and the bubbling and swinging Carnival. But also the Pão the Açucar (Sugarloaf) and the Christ statue on the 710 meter high Corcovado, with a fantastic view on Rio, are a visit more than worth. The City is surrounded by lush tropical mountains, the large bay with many ships and the white beaches. It gives the City a fairytale atmosphere, but reality often is different. It is a real metropole that lives 24 hours per day, with many modern but also very poor neighbourhoods (favela's). The carioca's (inhabitants of Rio) colour the city with many colours, complemented by samba, bossa nova, carnival and footbal on the beaches.
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Day 2
Full day at leisure in this imposing city. In order to get to know a little of Rio you should make an excursion to the Corcovado to see the vibrant city at the feet of the 38 meter high Christ. It is also very interesting to make a guided tour of the old neighbourhoods Santa Teresa and Lapa where an old electric tram rattles through the narrow streets, transporting many locals for a mere 60 Centavos to Rio downtown. Lunchtip: restaurant Sobre Natural in Santa Teresa, lots of atmosphere and a good kitchen!
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Day 3
After breakfast you make your way to the rental office, where you pick up your rental car. On your way following the coastline to the historic Parati, from where you take the ferry to Ilha Grande. The next three nights this beautiful island is yours to discover!
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Ilha Grande
Ipanum (island) Guaçu (big). This is how the island was called by the 'Tamolos' and 'Tupinambas' Indians, being 193 km2 big with 106 beaches, many waterfalls and mountains. The old jail 'Dois Rios'(old river)in use untill recently, has been able to delay the turbulent development of tourism and thus keep the lush nature intact. Abrão Village nowadays is a meetingplace for many carioca's and foreign visitors and offers many bars, restaurants and pousada's. The island offers many trails through the forests, ending at the beautiful and deserted beaches, at waterfalls or historic monuments like the old aquaduct.
Lopes Mendes is the most famous of the beaches, the first Brazilian beach in the South in open connection with the ocean and for that reason an excellent place for board- and windsurfers.
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Day 4, 5
Two days to enjoy the island at leisure. Enjoy the overwhelming nature, make a trekking, discover the beaches or visit the friendly town Abraham.
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Day 6
After breakfast take the ferry to the mainland and make the short ride to Parati for the next two nights. Because of the short distance of today you can choose to spend the day at the island and leave in the afternoon.
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Parati
Parati was discovered in the first half of the 16th Century, is situated on a distance of 265 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro and keeps a colonial Brazilian Architecture which is protected by the Patrimônio Histórico Nacional.
Parati is situated in a region with dozens of Islands with crystal- clear water, which are perfect when you want to learn diving. These Islands draw attention because of the great ocean en the harmonious mountains.
Parati has 27.000 inhabitants and has tourism as main activity of the economy, followed by fishing and schooner tours through the bays with possibilities to overnight in one of the local pousada's.
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Day 7
Full day at leisure to discover Parati or take the car to drive to Angra dos Reis or Parque Nacional Itatiaia at 100 kilometres inland. Itatiaia is a nature paradise where the visitor can practice abseiling, parasailing, hiking and riding a mountainbike.
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Day 8
After breakfast you follow the coastal road to the South, passing cities and villages like Angra dos Reis and Ubatuba to São Sebastião, from where you take the ferry to yet another beautiful island: Ilhabela. Continue to your hotel for the next two nights.
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Ilhabela
Ilhabela is, without doubt, one of the nicest places along the coast between Santos and Rio de Janeiro. It is a vulcanic island with mountains elevating upto 1.370 metres and covered with tropical (Atlantic) forest. Dozens of waterfalls, beautiful beaches and an Indigo coloured ocean contributed to the popularity of Ilhabela, and together with the many colonial Portuguese buildings it makes an island for a pleasant stay.
In weekends it is a populair destination for many inhabitants of são Paolo, of which many rich contributed to the arising of hotels, pousada's and yachtharbours. The capital Vila Ilhabela is situated at the sheltered West and has approx. 6000 inhabitants who make their living from fishing, sugarcane and tourism.
Several hikes can be made through the forest along well signposted trails, overwhelming the walker with sights of nature, waterfalls (possibility to swim), mountains and the many species of exotic animals. The East and the South have the most beautiful beaches of the island, but are sometimes difficult to reach because the bad condition of the roads, which are not very well maintained by the houseowners which like to live as quiet as possible.
All in all, Ilhabela is worth a visit, even though it is more expensive than the average Brazilian destination.
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Day 9
Day at leisure to discover the Island.
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Day 10, 11
After breakfast take the ferry back to the mainland, and drive, passing Santos, to the cooler inland, the Serra de Mantiqueira, where, at a height of 1.700 metres, the town Campos do Jordão is reached. This small town is situated in a valley, full with Swiss like chalets and hotels, and is separated in three sections: the Abernéssia, the old and commercail centre and at a distance of 15 minutes Juaguaribe and Capivari, where most hotels, restaurants and bars can be found.
In the immediate surrounding of Campos de Jordão one can practice horseback riding and make beautiful hikes at the Morro de Elefante.
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Day 12, 13, 14
After breakfast on day 12 you leave Campos de Jordão for São Paulo, where you will spend your last two nights of this selfdrive. On day 13 you will drop off your rental car at a Localiza office, and in the afternoon of day 14 you make your own transportation to the airport for your returnflight to Europe or continuation of your travels through Brazil.
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São Paulo
This city was established by the Jesuits in 1554 and was untill mid 19th century a small and quiet place, after which it became to grow turbulently because of the success of the coffee plantations.
Immigrants from over the whole world came to fill in the absences of workers and nowadays is it the third largest Italian city, the largest Japanese city outside Japan, the third largest Lebanese city outside Libya, the largest Portuguese city outside Portugal and the largest Spanish city outside Spain.
The mixture of races and ethnical groups has had through the years a big influence on the cultural and economical centre and has the biggest number of inhabitants from all towns of Brazil.
Like all metropolitans São Paulo has some problems with (air) pollution and to much traffic, but through the reconstruction of the centre and a subway system who was duplicated trifold, it is expected that the climate of living will be better at the end of 2004.
Nowadays São Paulo is a city where much culture in the form of museums, shows, musical performances etc. can be enjoyed, besides the many markets where the visitor will be treated perfectly on a gastronomic festivity: Mediterranean, West and East European, Asiatic, Scandinavian, Japanese and especially many pizzerias where Italians and American Italians from Chicago give a perfect show as accomplished jugglers with pizzabottoms.
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Selfdrive Rio de Janeiro - São Paulo
departure: daily
prices in € per person
| Selfdrive Rio - São Paulo | single | double | triple | 2 x double | | middleclass hotels | Veranderen!!! | | | | | cat. C car/Fiat Palio | | | | | | cat. M car/Palio Weekend | -- | -- | | | | Luxury class hotels | | | | | | | | | | |
A roundtrip Amsterdam-Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo-Amsterdam is available from only €549 in lowseason.
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Included
- Transfer upon arrival in Rio de Janeiro
- services of our representatives
- 2 nights in Rio de Janeiro o.b. breakfast
- 3 nights at Ilha Grande o.b. breakfast
- 2 nights in Parati o.b. breakfast
- 2 nights at Ilhabela o.b. breakfast
- 2 nights in Campo de Jordão o.b. breakfast
- 2 nights in São Paulo o.b. breakfast
- 9 x 24 hours carhire in the chosen category: cat A for 1/2 persons, cat. M for 3/4 persons, including carhire, kilometres and local taxes
Not included
- International flights to/from Brazil
- insurance for the car: cat. C us$ 23 per day and cat. M us$30 per day, to be paid upon reservation
- drop off charges of the car approx. us$120, to be paid locally
- extra drivers at us$1.50 per day, to be paid locally
- gas, tollroads, ferries
- personal expenses like taxi's, souvenirs, telephonecalls etc.
- other, not mentioned meals
- cancellation- and travelinsurances
Observations
- Our Selfdrives are offered excluding tickets because these tours are often combined with other tours in Brazil. Braziltours can arrange all tickets, hotelnights, excursions and transfers in combination with your Selfdrive.
- it is advisable to make reservations for your flights on a timely basis to obtain the cheapest fares posible.
- all Selfdrives can be extended before, after and even during the tour. Please ask us for a quotation!
- Braziltours does not charge reservationcosts!
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