6-Day São Paulo Tour: From City, Waterfalls and Caves - (Petar)

São Paulo, Brazil

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

  • Cities, Hike, Nature, Culture, Caves & Waterfalls

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Tour type: Tour package taken in a mixed group.

Live guide & available language: Español, English, and Português.

Tour Operating Hours: Book this tour between 00:00 to 23:30.

Transport: Fully-equipped minivans and vans according to the group size.

Instant confirmation: Yes

Tour start location / Final tour location: Any address pickup and drop off in São Paulo or elsewhere like hotels or airports.

Itinerary

  • Meet our tour guide at either GRU airport or CGH airport whenever your flight arrives. You will be met by a member of our specialist meet and greet team who will be holding a sign with your name on it. Once you locate each other, the staff will take you to meet the guide that should be waiting just outside the terminal. 

    Our guide will drive you to a centrally-located 4-star hotel, which is situated in a safe and walkable area next to a shopping street full of restaurants, cafés and high-end boutiques and much more. On the way to hotel, our knowledgable guide will give you an insight about São Paulo, the hotel area and what you are going to be seeing in the next days to come.

    The hotel is 5-minute drive to the city's most beautiful public park (Ibirapuera) and the most important city avenue (Paulista). After settling in, as today is free of scheduled activities, perhaps take a stroll around or go to explore Paulista avenue or Ibirapuera park. 


    What to do on a free day in Sao Paulo

    1) Paulista is not just an avenue, it’s part of the Brazilian history for all it has been in the last 130 years. It is home to outstanding sites and happenings serving as ground for work, study, entertainment, demonstrations, leisure, theaters, shopping, important old palaces, marathon, gay parade, history, culture, gastronomy, New Year’s Eve and Christmas celebrations, all that draw millions of people throughout the entire year.  

    Once on Paulista, head towards MASP museum and be presented to the treasures of renowned artists like Picasso, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Modigliani, Toulouse-Lautrec, and many others brilliant artists.  

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    2) Then go to Ibirapuera Park, which was elected by the “The Guardian magazine” the best Park in the world. The three outstanding art museums MAC, MAM and Afro-Brazil museum with their great art, played a big role on the deserved winning election of the park. 

      

     Inclusions DAY 1

     Airport / hotel private transfer.

     Centrally-located 4-star hotel in the city of São Paulo. 

     Optional activities

     Guided walking tour of Paulista.

     Guided walking tour of MASP.

     Guided walking tour of Ibirapuera Museums.

  • Make the most of your time in São Paulo in a 7-hour guided tour to discover its most iconic attractions. Our vehicle picks you up with an accredited bilingual tour guide to provide you with a lively day filled with popular attractions passing the main areas like historical downtown, Paulista ave area, the most sophisticated areas in the south and southwest of São Paulo, and yet business districts like Brooklin and Itaim Bibi.

    Get to understand the amazing historic process of São Paulo that in 465 years of existence (early times a village), marked by relative inexpressiveness for more than three centuries, has become the largest city in the Southern hemisphere and one of the largest cities in the World. 

    Stop at sights to explore in the company of the guide who will escort you in the tour expedition, providing an interpreting service along the way.

    Duration of the tour: around 7 hours 

     Inclusions DAY 2

     Fully-equipped vehicle for the tour. It may be a shared group tour.

     Professional / licensed / bilingual tour guide for the tour.

     Exclusions DAY 2

     Meals & drinks.

     Gratuities & tips. (optional).

  • For nature and culture lovers, come explore the caves, rivers, streams, waterfalls in the area of the state of Sao Paulo called "Ribeira de Iguape Valley". After your guide picks you up from your hotel in São Paulo, they drive you to this astonishing park called "The Devil's Cave State Park" which is 3:30 h away from São Paulo, where you will get a breath of fresh air in the largest continuous remnant of the Atlantic Forest, recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve and World Natural Heritage Site.

    In this tour you are going to visit the Devil’s Cave, hike in the forest and observe wildlife. All attractions are located in the municipality of Eldorado, São Paulo State.

     Tour itinerary

    Caverna do Diabo (The Devil’s Cave) is a real natural heritage and definitely one of the most beautiful caves in Brazil, with a diversity of incredible formations like stalagmites, stalactites, columns, towers, candles, helictites, curtains, travertines, and the grandiose chamber known as Cathedral.
    The access is easy featuring strategic lighting, walkways, stairs and handrails, among a maze of galleries at different heights.
    The cave is more than 6km long, where 700 meters are prepared for visitation. 
    At the entrance, it has a beautiful stream to embellish the scenery even more. Visitors can go up several levels by the stairs while the river waters go down slipping through the galleries disappearing in the darkness. It’s simply breathtaking!

    After "The Devil’s Cave" successful tour & local lunch, we drive about 50 minutes to your accommodation at a local Inn in the town of Iporanga for a deserved night of rest.

    Duration of the tour: around 4 hours 

      

     Inclusions DAY 5

     Breakfast at the inn accommodation.

     Fully-equipped vehicle for the tour. It may be a shared group tour.

     VAT, all taxes, handling charges, tolls & parking fees during stops.

     Professional / licensed / bilingual tour guide for the tour.

     Accommodations for tourists at a local Inn in the city of Iporanga for three nights.

     Entrance fees.

     Cave gear (flashlight and helmet)

     Trail snacks for the tour exploration.

     Travel insurance for every tourist.

     Exclusions DAY 5

     Meals & drinks for tourists not described above.

     Gratuities & tips. (optional).

  •  Quilombo Praia Grande

    On this day, you go on a beautiful 50-minute boat ride up Ribeira de Iguape River, appreciating the preserved Atlantic Rainforest, until you reach Quilombo Praia Grande Community.

    There, you will meet with the locals in their houses, learn about their history and culture, enjoy the gorgeous landscape, and of course, savor the organic homegrown food prepared in a wood-burning stove. And, if it is a hot sunny day, a refreshing bath in the river is highly recommended.

    Besides having an authentic pleasant experience, you will be causing a positive impact in the destination. By appreciating their culture and contributing to the local economy, you will be encouraging people, specially the young, to remain in their land and continue preserving their culture, traditions and the environment.

    Duration of the tour: around 8 hours 

     Inclusions DAY 6

     Breakfast at the inn accommodation.

     Fully-equipped vehicle for the tour. It may be a shared group tour.

     Boat rides to-and-from isolated community.

     Entrance fees.

     Professional / licensed / bilingual tour guide for the tour.

     Lunch & snacks at the community for the tour exploration.

     Local "Quilombo" monitor to escort tourists around community.

     Exclusions DAY 6

     Meals & drinks for tourists not described above.

     Gratuities & tips. (optional).

  • After a large breakfast at the Inn, with our backpacks and trail snacks we head to a section of PETAR cave complex called “Santana”. Considered one of the most beautiful caves in PETAR. It is believed to be the largest or one of the largest cave conglomerates in the world with 5,040 meters deep.

    Santana Cave has a good accessibility infrastructure, with wooden bridges and stairs. Its interior is really impressive and full of beautiful formations. No wonder this cave is considered the most beautiful in the park, as there are thousands of formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, curtains, columns etc. 

    Its biome is the beautiful Atlantic Rainforest where you find an exceptional biodiversity, rivers, waterfalls, and cave systems with a unique underground scenario.

    Along the way, visitors can let their imaginations work and view thousands of supposed images in the cave formations. There are those who see horse heads, skulls, elephant paw, Jesus Christ and so on,

    Exploration inside the Santana cave takes about two hours, and from there we take a break at the edge of a Natural Pool splashing around and enjoying snacks picnic style. Then we head to contemplate one of the coolest points in Santana section, the Betari Valley Lookout. 

    Thereafter we continue on the exploration visiting other caves in the complex.

    Duration of the tour: around 8 hours 

      

     Inclusions DAY 7

     Breakfast at the Inn accommodation.

     Fully-equipped vehicle for the tour. It may be a shared group tour.

     Entrance fees.

     Professional / licensed / bilingual tour guide for the tour.

     Cave gear (flashlight and helmet)

     Trail snacks for the tour exploration.

     Travel insurance for every tourist.

     Exclusions DAY 7

     Meals & drinks for tourists not described above.

     Gratuities & tips. (optional).

  •  D6) Betary Reserve (Iporanga)

    Betary Reserve is a 60-hectare preserved area and a branch of the Biodiversity Research Institute (IPBio). The site is devoted to research and teaching on the Atlantic Forest. Some of their facilities comprise a greenhouse, an aquarium, laboratory with vivarium, classroom, darkened room for checking on the bioluminescent mushrooms, restaurant and deck by the river. Get to know the bioluminescent larvae, mushrooms, frogs, types of plants, mainly bromeliads, small amphibians and several "nests" made them, and several other species. 

    Duration of the activity: around 3 hours

     

     D6) Transfer to airport / São Paulo.

     Today marks the last day of your 6-day Brazil tour. So it’s time to hit the road back to Sao Paulo or airport. This is the perfect time to exchange contact details with your new travel buddies and start planning a new adventure.

     It's recommended to book late flight as the arrival at the airport or São Paulo will be NO earlier than 19:00 (7:00PM).

     End Point: GRU Airport, CGH airport or any address in São Paulo

     Duration of the transfer: around 5 hours including a stop for lunch

     Inclusions DAY 6

     Fully-equipped vehicle for the transfer & tour. It may be a shared group transfer.

     Travel insurance for every tourist.

     Entrance fees.

     Exclusions DAY 6

     Meals & drinks.

     Gratuities & tips. (optional).