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7 Days in Chapada das Mesas Nature and Culture
By Chapada Das Mesas Expedições
per adult*
*Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
- 7d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
We offer not only a trivial trip to Chapada das Mesas, but an experience to mark your life, because we have the expertise of a biologist, a national tourism guide, we also include a direct contact with sertaneja culture and we foster the local economy by practising Community-based Tourism.
Activity location
- Imperatriz
- Imperatriz, State of Maranhão, Brazil
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Hotel Araças
- 1315 Avenida Getúlio Vargas
- 65980-000, Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list
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Portuguese Guidance
- 7d
- Portuguese
Language options: Portuguese
Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
Total
*Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
20% off
English guidance
- 7d
- English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
Total
*Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
20% off
What's included, what's not
- Tours and entrance fees to natural and cultural tourist attractions;
- Board Service (water for hydration);
- Accident insurance.
- 4×4 vehicle (shared vehicle);
- 06 stays in Chapada das Mesas (depending on the contracted package);
- Local Environmental Conductor (Shared);
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Dinner at Chapada das Mesas
- Bilingual guidance (optional)
- Air pass
- And everything not mentioned in the item ” items included ”
Know before you book
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialised infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Activity itinerary
Day 1: ARRIVED IN IMPERATRIZ / WELCOME TO THE TABLES CHAPADA
- 1 stop
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Hotel Araças (always with private bathroom, air conditioning and electric shower).
Imperatriz
- 4h
On this first day of expedition we consider that you will arrive by Imperatriz-MA, and at least 1 day before the start of your expedition. The average travel time is 3:00, until we arrive in Carolina, so we stay. The next day the expedition will begin. Therefore we can offer you 2 transfer options:
OPTION 01: Transfer Imperatriz-MA to Carolina-MA by public transport (common bus).
TYPE OF TRANSPORT: Ordinary bus, with a duration of 3 to 4 hours.
AVAILABLE DEPARTURE HOURS FROM IMPERATRIZ: Departure 1 - 06:00; Departure 2 - 12:00; Departure 3 - 18:00.
VALUE/PERSONE: PASSAGE R$100
OPTION 02: Transfer Imperatriz-MA to Carolina-MA, in private transport.
TYPE OF TRANSPORT: Travel or utility vehicle.
AVAILABLE DEPARTURE HOURS FROM IMPERATRIZ: Time agreed with the group or in private.
VALUE/PERSONE OR GROUP: 01 person - R$ 800; 02 people - R$ 450; 03 or 04 people - R$ 400; 05 or 06 people - R$ 350.
ATTENTION: We can streamline everything for you.
Day 2: Blue Charm, Santa Barbara Waterfall and Blue Well
- 2 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel Araças (always with private bathroom, air conditioning and electric shower).
Encanto Azul
- 4h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast, around 08:00, we will board the vehicle and travel 114 km of paved road and 21 km of land road. Around 10:00, we will start on a land road to the Charm Blue, a beautiful spring with the crystal blue water with a very pleasant temperature and ideal for the practice of floating.
Poço Azul
- 5h
- Admission ticket included
Around 12:00, we will go to the Restaurant of the Santa Barbara Complex. After resting, around 14:00, we will make an ecological trail and pass through the Cachoeira dos Namorados, Cachoeira Santa Paula, Cachoeira do Moreno and Cachoeira Santa Bárbara until we arrive at the Blue Poço, where we can take a bath. Around 16:00, we will return to the hostel. Expected arrival in Carolina at 18:00. Free dinner.
Day 3: Portal da Chapada, Garrote Waterfall and Porteira and Cruise on the Tocantins River
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel Araças (always with private bathroom, air conditioning and electric shower).
Portal da Chapada Lookout
- 4h
- Admission ticket included
Today the day will start very early, we will wake around 4:00 in the morning, to be in the vehicle at 4:20, because our goal is to contemplate the sunrise in one of the main postcards of Chapada, the Portal da Chapada. After this show we will return for coffee in the guest house.
Complexo Turístico Pedra Caída
- 5h
- Admission ticket included
Around 9:00, we will continue to the Garrote Waterfall and Porteira Waterfall, but between a waterfall and another, we have beautiful places like the Sonrisal Poço, the Youth Pozo and the Meirim Pozo, with crystal clear, bubbling and thermal waters reminiscent of hydromassage baths. Shortly thereafter, around 13:00, we will depart for lunch.At about 2:30, we'll head to Carolina.
Pedra Encantada
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Around 15:00, we will take a walk aboard the Tocantins River, we will go to the Pedra Encantada, where we can swim and contemplate a breathtaking landscape! This walk is surprising. On the way, we will contemplate the most spectacular sunset of our lives, all in the river Tocantins. Return to the Pousada at 18:30. Free dinner.
Day 4: PARNA-MA
- 2 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel Araças (always with private bathroom, air conditioning and electric shower).
Cachoeira de São Romão
- 5h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast around 08:00, we will board the 4x4 vehicle and make a 27Km drive from paved road to the entrance of Chapada das Mesas-PNCM National Park and we will travel another 55Km by land road to the São Romão Waterfall. Around 10:30 we will be able to contemplate the largest waterfall in volume in the state of Maranhão, and take a bath in the waters of the River Farinha.
Cachoeira da Prata
- 5h
- Admission ticket included
About 12:30, we'll have lunch. After lunch, around 13:45, we will embark on the vehicle, we will travel 20Km of land road until we arrive at the Cascades of the Silver, after a period of contemplation and a fresh bath in its waters, we will return to the guesthouse, with an arrival expected at 18:00, in Carolina. Free dinner.
Day 5: Guardians Trail and Mansinha Waterfall
- 2 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel Araças (always with private bathroom, air conditioning and electric shower).
Chapada Das Mesas Expedicoes
- 6h
- Admission ticket included
Around 5:40, we will board the vehicle and continue to have coffee at the Cafe da Ivone. Right after the coffee we will go out to practice the Guardians Trail. We will make a hike of 7.5 Km passing through phytophysiomies such as Cerrado Campo Limpo and Mata Ciliar. In this drive, we will climb one of the most incredible tables of Chapada, which provides us with breathtaking landscapes!!! On the way, we will pass through the Eye of Horus and the Surf Stone, two very interesting and little explored points in Chapada. Later on, we will arrive at Nascente Azul, a place of rare beauty to contemplate and refresh in a well up to 3 m deep. After walking the last Kms of the trail, we will arrive at Cachoeira do Tapuí to swim, refresh and for those who want to receive a waterfall massage.
Cachoeira da Mansinha
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Around 13:00, we will continue for lunch and soon after lunch, around 14:00, we will meet a single waterfall in size, but intimidating in volume of water, the Waterfall of the Mansinha with a power to revitalise our astral. About 16:00, return to Carolina. Free dinner.
Day 6: Cachoeira da Caverna, Cachoeira do Capelão and Cachoeira Santuario.
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast, lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel Araças (always with private bathroom, air conditioning and electric shower).
Cachoeira da Caverna
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast, around 8:30, we will board the vehicle for a 30-minute drive to the Complex of the Fallen Stone. Around 9:30, we will begin our visit to Cachoeira da Caverna and Cachoeira do Capelão, which bears this name due to the constant visit of the primate of the same name.
Cachoeira do Capelão
- 2h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast, around 8:30, we will board the vehicle for a 30-minute drive to the Complex of the Fallen Stone. Around 9:30, we will begin our visit to Cachoeira da Caverna and Cachoeira do Capelão, which bears this name due to the constant visit of the primate of the same name.
Cachoeira Santuario Pedra Caída
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Around noon we will go for lunch at a local restaurant typical of Maranhão, in the encounter of the waters. At approximately 13:30, we will return for the visitation of the Santuario Cachoeira, the journey consists of a 600m walk by palafitas on an ecological trail, and then we will walk between two walls of friable sandstone, where constantly runs water, these walls date back to more than 60 million years, which form a canyon with approximately 50m high. After a period of rest, we can carry out some adventure activity, which can be the cable car or Church Trail and the Tyrolese of Despair with 1,400m (not included). At 16:30, we will return to the Pousada.
Day 7: FAREWELL TO THE TABLE TABLE / RETURN TO ORIGIN
- 1 stop
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Not included
Imperatriz
- 4h
On this last day of expedition we consider that you will depart from Carolina to Imperatriz-MA. The average travel time is 03:00, until we arrive at Imperatriz and 00:20 to the airport. Therefore we can offer you 2 transfer options:
OPTION 01: Transfer Carolina-MA to Imperatriz-MA by public transport (common bus).
TYPE OF TRANSPORT: Ordinary bus, with a duration of 3 to 4 hours.
AVAILABLE DEPARTURES FROM CAROLINA: Departure 1 - 08:15; Departure 2 - 14:15; Departure 3 - 20:15..
VALUE/PERSONE: PASSAGE R$100
OPTION 02: Transfer Carolina-MA to Imperatriz-MA, in private transport.
TYPE OF TRANSPORT: Travel or utility vehicle.
AVAILABLE DEPARTURES FROM CAROLINA: Time agreed with the group or in private.
VALUE/PERSONE OR GROUP: 01 person - R$ 800; 02 people - R$ 450; 03 or 04 people - R$ 400; 05 or 06 people - R$ 350.
ATTENTION: We can streamline everything for you.
Location
Activity location
- Imperatriz
- Imperatriz, State of Maranhão, Brazil
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Hotel Araças
- 1315 Avenida Getúlio Vargas
- 65980-000, Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
- Empress Bus Terminal
- 2 Rua São Um
- 65903, Vila Redencao, Maranhão, Brazil
- Imperatriz Airport - Mayor Renato Moreira
- 1 Avenida Moacyr Spósito Ribeiro
- 65913-415, Aeroporto, Maranhão, Brazil
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