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Day 1: Rio de Janeiro
Today there will be a group meeting. The rest of the day is yours to explore. Tonight we stay in a good quality hotel in Rio.
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Day 2: Petropolis
We head north and will journey 200kms to Teresopolis where we will camp for the night in a campsite with good facilities. Before arriving at our campsite we will stop off in the beautiful colonial town of Petropolis for a chance to explore.
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Day 3: Ouro Preto
Today is a full day 430kms drive to the beautiful old colonial mining town of Ouro Preto where we stay at a camp site with facilities.
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Day 4: Ouro Preto
Today is a free day with time to visit the mine, museum or many of the baroque churches here. We spend a second night at the same camp site.
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Day 5: Tres Marias
400kms drive through Brazilian countryside and towns. We will find a nice spot and bush camp for the night.
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Day 6-7: Brasilia
A full day’s drive of some 500kms brings us to the futuristic capital of Brasilia. We stay in a great campsite and enjoy a guided tour of this fascinating yet labyrinth like city.
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Day 8-10: Chapada Dos Veadeiros National Park
A short 150kms drive brings us to Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park followed by two full days to explore the landscape and wildlife. We stay in an eco-tourism campsite.
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Day 11: Cavalcante
We overland 150kms along a beautiful stretch of road to the small town of Cavalcante. Here we stay for the night taking in the amazing scenery and visiting the Kalunga community. We stay the night in a campsite.
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Day 12: Bom Jesus Da Lapa, Parque Estadual Terra Ronca
A 200km drive in the morning brings us to Terra Ronca, the largest cave system in South America. We will enjoy a guided visit of the cave system before heading on and crossing into the state of Bahia where we will find somewhere to wildcamp for the night.
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Day 13-15: Chapada Da Diamantina National Park, Lencois
We head 250kms to the town of Lencois, the gateway to Chapada da Diamantina National Park. We camp in Lencois giving you the opportunity to enjoy a variety of treks into the stunning scenery of the national park.
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Day 16: Salvador Da Bahia
Today we drive 400kms to the beautiful town of Salvador da Bahia. We stay just by the old centre of Pelourinho in a lovely hotel.
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Day 17: Salvador Da Bahia
Free time to explore Salvador with a group meeting day at 18:00hrs. We stay just by the old centre of Pelourinho in a lovely hotel in dorm accommodation.
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Day 18: Salvador Da Bahia
Free time to explore Salvador.
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Day 19: Pirambu
We drive roughly 460kms north up the coast stopping at a beach camp site at Pirambu and allowing us the chance to visit the Tamar Turtle Project.
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Day 20: Olinda
We head a further 430kms north up the coast to the lovely old town of Olinda where we stay in a pousada for the night.
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Day 21: Cabaceiras, Inga
We venture inland some 260kms towards the town of Cabaceiras where we will find a wildcamp for the night. We will explore the prehistoric nature of this area, visiting the monolith at Ingá and the amazingly strange rock formations of Lajedo de Pai Mateus..
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Day 22: Sousa
We continue 330kms further inland to the town of Sousa where we will wildcamp again. The area is world famous for its prehistory and we will explore the Vale dos Dinossauros.
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Day 23-24: Canoa Quebrada
We drive 330ms north to the coast where we arrive at the beautiful seaside town of Canoa Quebrada. Here we camp for 2 nights with a chance to relax and enjoy various water sports.
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Day 25-27: Jericoacoara
A 440kms drive along the coast brings us to the laid back and fashionable town of Jericoacoara. We have 3 nights here in a pousada to further relax on the beach.
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Day 28: Parnaiba
Today we drive 330kms to the town of Parnaiba, the gateway to the Parnaiba delta and the Lencois Maranhenses National Park. We will stay the night in a local pousada.
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Day 29: Cabure, Parnaiba
We leave the overland truck behind and head out into the Parnaiba delta exploring this wonderful eco-system of these waterways. After visiting Tutoia we will spend the night in Cabure in a small pousada on a sand bank.
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Day 30: Lencois Maranhenses National Park, Barreirinhas
Today we will head out into the stunning Lencois Maranhenses National Park using a combination of 4x4 vehicles and boats. We will watch the sunset over the dunes before heading to the small but lively town of Barreirinhas on the banks of the Preguicas river where we stay in a local pousada and rejoin the truck.
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Day 31: Sao Luis
An early start takes us 200kms to the beautiful UNESCO town on Sao Luis. We stay in the old heart of the city in a same hostel.
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Day 32: Alcântara
A short ferry journey takes us over to the lovely little colonial town of Alcantara where we stay the night in a pousada.
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Day 33: Belem
Today is an all day drive of some 570kms to Belem where the mighty Amazon River meets the Atlantic. We stay in a local hotel and you have the chance to explore the city before saying goodbye to dry land for a few days.
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Day 34-39: Manaus, Amazon River Ferry
We board an Amazon ferry and spend the next 6 days sailing upstream to the jungle city of Manaus. Whilst on board we sleep in hammocks on deck and on arrival in Manaus we stay in a centrally located hotel.
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Day 40: Manaus
Today is free to explore Manaus and the end of our incredible jouney. For those with more time we recomend doing the Manaus jungle trip to get deep into the Amazon.