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Salvador, Brazil → Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Country: Brazil
Start: Salvador, Brazil
End: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: Flexible
Duration: 17 days
Theme: Culture, Discovery, History
Physical rating: Moderate
Meals: 16 breakfasts, 3 lunches
Transport: Private vehicle, flight, cable car, rack railway, heritage train, walking
Price: On Request

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Trip Highlights

Explore Salvador’s UNESCO-listed Pelourinho district and baroque churches.
Visit Cachoeira’s colonial streets and historic sugar plantation region.
Discover Recife’s Dutch and Portuguese colonial heritage.
Walk through Olinda’s cobbled streets lined with artists’ studios and churches.
Visit the Ricardo Brennand Institute and Francisco Brennand’s sculpture complex.
Explore Ouro Preto, Brazil’s first UNESCO World Heritage city.
See Aleijadinho’s “Twelve Prophets” sculptures in Congonhas.
Visit São João del-Rei and Tiradentes, centres of Brazil’s 18th-century gold rush.
Ride the Corcovado Rack Railway to Christ the Redeemer.
Take the Sugarloaf cable car above Guanabara Bay.
Wander Santa Teresa’s art-filled streets and Selarón Steps.
Explore Rio’s monasteries, imperial buildings, and colonial churches.
Visit Petrópolis’ Imperial Museum and Santos Dumont House.
Experience Minas Gerais cuisine, cheese, coffee, and cachaça traditions.

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Itinerary

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Inclusions

Private airport transfers throughout the journey
Private transportation between destinations and sightseeing locations
Accommodation as listed in the itinerary or similar
All excursions and sightseeing outlined in the itinerary
Private English-speaking local guides
Entrance fees to included attractions and historical sites
Meals as specified in the itinerary
Corcovado Rack Railway ticket
Sugarloaf Mountain cable car ticket

Exclusions

International flights
Domestic flights within Brazil
Travel insurance
Early check-in and late check-out unless specified
Meals and beverages not listed in the itinerary
Optional activities and excursions
Personal expenses including laundry, shopping, phone calls, and minibar charges
Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff, and restaurant staff
Anything not explicitly listed under inclusions

Will This Trip Suit You?

Enjoy history, architecture, and colonial-era cities.
Appreciate museums, churches, and cultural heritage sites.
Prefer immersive cultural travel over fast-paced adventure tourism.
Comfortable with moderate walking on uneven streets and hills.
Enjoy regional cuisine, cafes, and local food traditions.
Want a combination of guided sightseeing and independent exploration.
Interested in Brazil beyond beaches and nightlife.
Prefer luxury beach resort holidays with minimal touring.
Have limited mobility or difficulty walking on cobblestones and steep streets.
Dislike long overland travel days between destinations.
Prefer wildlife-focused or highly active itineraries.
Want extensive downtime or multiple free days.
Sensitive to hot and humid weather conditions.

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Colonial Brazil

Trip Highlights

Itinerary

Day 1: Salvador

Day 2: Salvador

Day 3: Cachoeira

Day 4: Salvador – Olinda

Day 5: Recife & Olinda

Day 6: Igarassu & Itamaracá

Day 7: Recife – Belo Horizonte

Day 8: Belo Horizonte – Ouro Preto

Day 9: Mariana & Minas de Passagem

Day 10: Congonhas, São João del-Rei & Tiradentes

Day 11: Tiradentes

Day 12: Tiradentes – Petrópolis

Day 13: Petrópolis – Rio de Janeiro

Day 14: Historic Rio de Janeiro

Day 15: Corcovado & Santa Teresa

Day 16: Rio de Janeiro

Day 17: Departure

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Inclusions

Exclusions

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