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Paraty Experience

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Tour style - Culture & History

4 days

Discover one of Brazil's most untouched colonial towns. World Heritage site Paraty sits on a bay, surrounded by lush hills and countless islands and coves. Every day the streets closest to the sea flood with the tide—some residents boat to their doors! Charming and full of cafes, Paraty is not to be missed. Dive off the boat on an included schooner tour and learn more about the town's history as one of the country's greatest producers of fiery cachaça liquor.
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  • Day 1 Rio/Paraty

    A representative will meet you at the arrival gate in the airport or at your hotel in Rio, who will transfer you to the Paraty. If arriving by flight on this day, please arrive by no later than 12pm (noon). If one wants to escape for a few days to another world, try the small, quiet, enchanting world of Paraty. Paraty is a colonial town, 250km south of Rio and about 3 hours out of Rio down the Rio/Santos road, which has been splendidly preserved in its original state by the National Trust. Heavy iron chains block off all motor traffic from the narrow cobble-stoned streets of the old town where visitors may enjoy 18th Century charm combined with 21st Century comfort in charming hotels. The town covers an area of roughly six-by-six blocks, perched on the edge of the bay - a crisscross of tiny streets lined with whitewashed colonial houses, doors and window frames painted bright blue, yellow or rust, flowers and vines spilling over the high garden walls. There is an old fort, several churches, a crafts museum and a beach. Down by the water’s edge the pier is lined with dozens of boats available for anything from an hour’s ride to an all-day cruise around the island-dotted bay, with a stop for picnicking and swimming off a deserted beach. At the height of its glory, Paraty was a busy tobacco port. Cut off from the mainland by impassable highlands and forest, it communicated directly with Europe and imported its colonial style straight from Portugal. Roads and railroads gradually reduced its importance. But no road was ever built into Paraty, so, like those villages in legends and fairy tales which sleep for 200 years, Paraty slumbered on, forgotten and frozen in time.

  • Day 2 Paraty (B)

    Half day Schooner cruise with lunch. Paraty has over 65 islands and hundreds of beaches of rare beauty, calm and crystal clear water, perfect for diving. It is surrounded by exuberant vegetation which makes it peaceful and unforgettable. The route through the Paraty Bay has three stops, including: Lula Beach, Vermelha Beach, Algodão Island among others.

  • Day 3 Paraty (B)

    Enjoy the day at leisure. A day for optional excursions like bike rentals, diving courses, visit to a ‘cachaça (sugar cane spirit) distillery.

  • Day 4 Depart Paraty (B)

    Transfer accompanied by the local guide from the hotel to the Rio airport or Rio hotel. if departing Rio, please do not book your departing flight until 8pm or later.

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