Walk to the Big Rock in Cantareira State Park: Optional airport pick-up
São Paulo, Brazil
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo
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Tour type: Private tour.
Live guide & available language: Italiano, Español, English, and Português.
Tour Operating Hours: Book this tour between 07:00 to 12:30.
Transport: Fully-equipped hatchbacks, sedans, minivans, vans and minibus according to you group size.
Instant confirmation: Yes, operates from Wednesdays to Sundays
Tour start location / Final tour location: Pickup & drop off in São Paulo, coast or countryside are included like hotel, airport or port.
Are you in the mood for adventure? Join this trail in Serra da Cantareira and contemplate the best views of the city of São Paulo.
After picking you up at your hotel in São Paulo, we will depart for the northern part of the city. After a forty-minute journey, we will enter the Cantareira State Park, a natural reserve that extends over more than 7,900 hectares: the equivalent of 8,000 football fields.
In Serra da Cantareira, we will start our trail that will take us to Pedra Grande. Along the way, we will be able to contemplate the lush natural landscape and small waterfalls, in addition to observing the animals that live in the park. Keep your eyes open and, with a little luck, you will see some monkeys!
After an hour and a half of walking, we will stop at the edge of Lake of the Carp, where we can recover and relax in the middle of nature.
Continue our journey for another thirty minutes, until we reach Pedra Grande, a viewpoint located 1010 meters above sea level, from where we will enjoy incredible views of São Paulo and the valleys that surround the city. The contrast between a metropolis and a special forest is really incredible!
After the trail, finish with a delicious lunch at the O Velhão restaurant complex (not included) and taste the famous cachaça, a Brazilian national drink that the restaurant offers many varieties.
On your return to São Paulo, you will have the opportunity to ask the guide for more information about the flora and fauna, but also about the history of the region.
We will conclude the activity taking you back to the starting point in São Paulo.
Get spectacular views of the widespread city of São Paulo.
Learn about the flora and fauna of the area and be inspired by the history of the park.
Hassle-free pickup and drop-off at any hotel in the city of São Paulo.
Spot birds and a variety of other animals while hike in the park.
Private tour exclusively for you ensuring a personalized experience.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Rocco.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Denis.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Denis.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Diogo.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Denis.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Denis.
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Transport by fully-equipped vehicles.
Any address pickup and drop off are included like hotel, airport and port as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter.
Licensed bilingual private tour guide.
Private driver for groups bigger than 4 people, otherwise the guide drives the vehicle themselves.
VAT, all taxes, handling charges, tolls, parking fees during stops, airport / port Greet & Meet service.
Entrance and admission fees.
Picnic supplies.
Meals and drinks.
Tips. (optional).
Visitors who have never been vaccinated against yellow fever should get the vaccine at least 10 days before the tour or use insect repellent and wear long sleeves and long pants.
Confirmation is sent just after the booking is made.
Tour guide details is sent 1 day before the booking date.
Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
This tour has an Easy level of difficulty. The hike ranges between 9-10 kilometers in length with medium elevation. Hiking members should be capable of hiking 3 to 4 hours in total with some gradual ascents and descents.
Please consider the suitability of such activity before booking.
The tourist must inform the guide before the start of the hike of medical conditions, illnesses or disorders that may be relevant for safety reasons or aggravated during the tour.
Appropriate clothing so that you can feel comfortable on the trails.
Comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots.
Spare set of clothes and shoes in case you get wet.
Sunscreen and Sunglasses.
It's advisable to take water and a lunch box or a little snack, since nothing is sold within the park limits. The guide should stop by at a grocery store to grab some supplies before the tour begins.
If you cancel at least 5 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 2 & 4 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 1 day of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
The charge is made in Brazilian currency.
Make a down payment online of either 50% or the total amount. If 50% of the payment is made online as a down payment, the remainder should be in cash directly to the guide on site.
Wherever you specify at the time of the booking as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs.
As it’s a private tour, you choose the best pick-up point that suits your needs.
Any day available on the timetable of the “PRICE FORM”, which only on Wednesdays to Sundays.
The park does not open on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Any time available on the timetable of the "PRICE FORM".
The park operates between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM from Wednesdays to Sundays .
The proposed hiking itinerary is meant to take about 4 hours starting from the park's main entrance and finishing at the same place where the vehicle will be parked. Taking into account the pick-up and drop-off within the city area plus stop at “O Velhão restaurant” for breakfast or lunch it may take about 6 hours in total.
The key part of our system is the flexibility to book a tour according to your available time, number of people, pick-up and final drop-off locations.
We don't actually sell a set tour program for a certain number of hours, but instead we sell the number of hours the “TOUR GUIDE & VEHICLE ” are going to be at your availability to do a certain activity with you.
Wherever you specify at the time of the booking as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs.
As it’s a private tour, you choose the best drop-off point that suits your needs.
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Once you have arrived at the airport or seaport there will be a member of our staff (or guide) waiting for you at the arrivals area holding a clear sign with your name on it, they will then escort you to your waiting private vehicle.
Our team member will be waiting for you even if the flight / ship is delayed.
In the very unlikely situation that the customer is not able to locate our guide, please call our emergency telephone number on the voucher.
As soon as the tour guide arrives at your hotel, they get the front desk to call you in the room in case you are not at the lobby.
In the very unlikely situation that you are not able to locate our guide, please call one of our emergency telephone numbers that are on the voucher.
For long-distance trips, we may have to ask the state or federal road department authorization for taking open highways with big vehicles like vans and buses. Thus, in order to do that, it's required the list of all passengers and their passport or ID numbers at the time of the booking (Send it via e-mail after the booking). Therefore, it’s extremely important to book tours with long-distance pick-ups or drop-offs with at least 24 hours in advance.
If big vehicles like a van or a bus is traveling without the required documents and the police pulls it over, the trip cannot continue.
For local pick-ups or drop-offs like airport or nearby cities, there is NO need of such list and passport or ID numbers.
Such requirement is not necessary for small vehicles like sedans, minivans and SUVs.
The assigned vehicle is according to the number of passengers for the tour. The vehicles are all fully-equipped and suitable to fit you and your group comfortably.
Hatchback vehicles
Midsize sedans
Minivans
15-seater vans
19-seater vans
29-seater minibus
44-seater buses
Count starts from the pickup moment, no matter where you are.
In case the weather does not turn out well on the day of your booking (i.e. rain), first we will try to find an alternative date for the tour. If this is not possible, the booking will be cancelled and no costs will be charged (any deposit will be fully returned).
Most of São Paulo's rain is in the evenings during summertime, so you will find that most tours are very sunny.
If for some unexpected reason we are forced to cancel the tour, all reserved guests will be contacted via email and text to be advised properly.
The hike tends to be very flexible and can be personalized as it’s a private tour. As there are many trails through the Cantareira forest, you can decide together with the guide which one to explore.
The coverage depends on the tour rhythm as the guide goes at your pace, but on average it takes about 4 hours to cover the proposed hiking path departing from the park main entrance and returning to the same place where the vehicle will be parked.
Please consider the suitability of such activity before booking. It is the responsibility of the tourist to be aware of the fitness level for the tour. When in doubt, please contact us to ask more details.
The tourist must inform the guide before the start of the hike of medical conditions, illnesses or disorders that may be relevant for safety reasons or aggravated during the tour.
Just fill out the “PICK-UP” and “FINAL DROP-OFF” location fields to have the price for the tour guide to pick you up wherever you are, take you on the tour, and return you back to your place afterwards. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs, as the tour may NOT be worth taking because of the trip time to the city of the tour. In this case, you can either select closer locations or get in touch with us for options.
The proposed hiking itinerary is meant to take about 4 hours starting from the park's main entrance and finishing at the same place where the vehicle will be parked. Taking into account the pick-up and drop-off within the city area plus stop at “O Velhão restaurant” for breakfast or lunch it may take about 6 hours in total.
Pick-ups within the city of São Paulo without stopping by for lunch at “O Velhão restaurant”, 5 hours should work well for the Cantareira hiking tour.
This field is to specify the number of hours the licensed private “TOUR GUIDE & VEHICLE” will be at your availability. The count starts from the pickup moment the tour has been set to get started at your hotel, airport, port or any address you have chosen.
Any time available on the timetable of the "PRICE FORM”.
The Cantareira park operating hours are between 8:00 AM and 15:00 (3:00PM) from Wednesdays to Sundays .
No, this tour is designed to be taken in daytime.
Yes, always. Sometimes, other than the tour guide, there is also a driver depending on the number of people.
Yes, private tours are totally personalizable according to your interests and likes. Talk directly to the tour guide about your wishes or state / type them in the “BOOKING OBSERVATION BOX” further during the booking process.
The tour is totally private and exclusive for you and your group. No other person out of your group must join your tour, unless it's invited by you.
The guide’s basic expenses such as meals, drinks and parking lot are paid by themselves onsite. Museums, cultural and some entertaining activities are free of charge for tour guides.
The guide may decline to participate in high-priced activities that fall out of the scope of a regular tour such as going to fancy restaurants, dance clubs, nightclubs or anything out of a standard tour. In these cases, if customer wishes to have the guide as a permanent companion, the guide’s expenses should be covered by the customer. Otherwise, the guide must wait for the customer just nearby to continue on the tour afterwards.
The guide for the Cantareira tour should have knowledge about hiking, local regions ecology, wildlife, fauna and flora. The guide always tries to lead as safe as possible and conform to all possible situations during the tour. The “guide” denotes a certified hiking guide.
All tour guides also have complete knowledge about the city sights, culture, history, and social-economic aspects of São Paulo and Brazil.
Once you have arrived at the airport or seaport, there will be a member of our staff / guide waiting for you at the arrivals area holding a clear sign with your name on it, they will then escort you to your waiting private vehicle.
The "tour count" of hours starts to run from the time the tour guide meets the tourist.
Our staff / guide will be waiting for you even if your flight / ship is delayed, without extra charges.
The tour can be hired for 1 person up to 42 people. We will assign a suitable vehicle according to your group.
If you have groups with more than 42 people, the ideal is to make two (2) bookings splitting the group and using two vehicles plus two tour guides.
For groups from 27 up to 42 people, 2 tour guides should be assigned to give all the assistance, tour information and explanations, besides taking care of everything at each stop.
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