Brazil, Bocaina National Park Charity Challenge Trek

This is one of our outline challenge itineraries. If you are interested in running this as a fundraising event, please contact us for more information. If you are looking to take part in a charity challenge please see upcoming events.

Linking together Brazil's two largest cities, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, lays the Serra da Bocaina mountain range. In the Tupi-Guarani language, Bocaina means "paths to the heights". Since the early seventies over 110 thousand hectares of the region has become a stunning national park famous for its gloriously lush Atlantic Rainforest

This Brazilian 100km trekking challenge takes us into the heart of the Bocaina National Park onto a mixture of jeep tracks, narrow jungle trails and on the principal path through the park, known as the Trilha do Oura, or The Gold Trail which was originally built by slaves to transport gold to the coast. The area is one of a real wilderness with spectacular biodiversity with the added highlights of swimming in rainforest pools and waterfalls of over 200 metres.

Our challenge finishes at the famous carnival city of Rio de Janeiro for a celebration party not to be forgotten!

Typical Itinerary Summary
Day-Description-Accommodation
Day 1: Depart London
Day 2: Arrive Rio. Transfer by road to São José do Barreiro. Hotel
Day 3: Trek 27km (7-8 hrs). São José do Barreiro to Sitio da Olaria. Guesthouse
Day 4: Trek 30km (6-8 hrs). Sitio da Olaria to Pousada Sitio da Olaria. Guesthouse
Day 5: Trek 16km (8-9 hrs). Mambucaba River, Onça Cave, Macaco Waterfalls. Guesthouse
Day 6: Trek 11km (5-6 hrs). Sitio da Olaria to Zé Candido. Guesthouse
Day 7: Trek 16km (6 hrs). Zé Candido to Mambucaba. Transfer to Rio. Celebration dinner. Hotel
Day 8: Free day in Rio. Hotel
Day 9: Depart Rio
Day 10: Arrive London

Participants 25 Max

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