Juatinga Trip

Beautiful sceneries,trekkings, waterfalls, beaches, home stays, local communities, fishing, cooking workshops, boat trips, exquisite experiences.


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DAY 1 Rio de Janeiro
Meeting at the hotel with the tour guide
DAY 2 Paraty
Private van leaves e arly morning towards historical town of Paraty. Paraty is a National monument, full of colonial and mason architecture where it adds its beauty because of the dense nature around the town. We arrive in Paraty on the afternoon and settling in the hotel. Strolling and discovering the historic centre during the afternoon
DAY 3 Parque Juatinga (Ponta Negra)
We leave the hotel early in the morning with a private van (25 minutes trip) to the district of Laranjeiras where the trekking is going to start. The National Park of Juatinga is protected and preserved by the Brazilian’s government since 1992, it’s a virgin area with tall old trees, endemic fauna and flora, waterfalls, with 12 native fisher villages known as caiçaras communities and they are located by the coast line near by the unique beaches They handle their life fishing with a limited agriculture and handcraft. The area is extremely rich in biodiversity and contains around 10.000 plant species. The communities are linked by trails in the jungle and our trip is going to follow the secure native steps. After starting our trekking from Laranjeiras district, one hour later we will arrive on the majestic Praia do Sono, where we will have a lunch brake. And we continue our trekking to Ponta Negra which we will already passed through Antigos and Antiguinhos beaches. We arrive to Ponta Negra around 4 to 5 pm. We settle in the caiçaras cottages.
DAY 4 Ponta Negra (Saco Bravo hiking)
After early breakfast we start our hiking to the magical Saco Bravo waterfall which falls directly to the ocean. It takes 2 hours to get there. We receive a cooking workshop from the caicara families for the lunch, and after lunch we are going to experience the fisherman life on their canoes.
DAY 5 Pouso da Cajaíba (Juatinga trekking)
We are going to head from Ponta Negra to Pouso da Cajaíba, we are going to trace the peninsula of Juatinga from one side to another, experiencing wonderful sightseeing, wildlife, belvederes and eventually we will be arriving to the peaceful community of Cajaíba.
DAY 6 Paraty (Boat trip)
Very relaxing morning on the beach and after lunch we are going to visit by boat one of famous beaches of Paraty`s bay called Praia Grande da Cajaiba and its impressive waterfall. Boat trip back to Paraty. Lodging to the hotel with our private van.
DAY 7 Rio de Janeiro
After four hours trip from Paraty, we will in Rio (free time). Farewell night at Rio
Day 8 Rio de Janeiro: Farewell

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Saco Bravo Waterfall

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Home stays and cottages

Juatinga Mountains

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Ponta Negra

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