On arrival at Lencois airport you will be met by a private guide and taken to Hotel Canto das Aguas in the town center. After checking in you may want to relax in the hotel or maybe take a wander into the village before dinner. Please note that flights from Salvador to Lencois occur only on Saturdays. Please plan your trip accordingly.

Today your full -day tour is to Torrinha Cave, Mucugezinho River, Poço do Diabo (Devil's Hole) and Pai Inácio Mountain. Your first stop will be to see Torrinha Cave, an impressive 70km (44 miles) long cave containing recently discovered rooms and galleries with rare geological formations, such as the famous Aragonite Flower. After the 3-hour cave tour you will move on to Pai Ignacio, a mountain overlooking the Chapada Diamantina, which has panoramic views of the valleys. The ascent is 20 minutes on foot and there will be a 20-minute rest at the top to admire the spectacular views. During the second part of your tour there will be an opportunity to swim in the Mucugezinho River and also the Devil's hole, an enormous natural pool with a beautiful waterfall. A pack lunch is provided. At the end of the day you will be driven back to the Hotel Canto das Aguas.

Your tour after breakfast today is to the Sossego Waterfall. This is a 7.5 km (4.7 miles) trek from the village of Lencois along an uneven riverbed and through a beautiful canyon. It is a fascinating and marvelous trek, at the end of which you reach the amazing Sossego Waterfall where you will be able to have lunch, swim and take wonderful photos. The trek back to Lencois is along the same path that you walked to get to the waterfall.

On your fourth day in Lencois you will get to see the Capão Valley and the famous Smoke Waterfall. Cachoeira da Fumaça is reputed to be the highest waterfall in Brazil, at 350 meters (1,148 feet). You will travel by vehicle to Capao (75 km) (47 miles) until the foot of the trail to Fumaça, from where a trek of approximately 2 hours is required, which takes you across a lovely plateau covered in indigenous mountain vegetation. On reaching the top of the waterfall there are superb views of Capão Valley and if you are brave enough, you can lean over the cliff to see the waterfall below. It is called Smoke Waterfall because the water transforms into mist before reaching the ground, due to its incredible height. Lunch is provided during your rest to admire the views and the waterfall. Make sure you walk back up the Fumaca river bed and swim in the beautifully red colored water (the water is a transparent red due to the iron oxide content). On the way back from Capao to Lencois, you will have the opportunity to stop for a refreshing swim in Riachinho Waterfall.

After breakfast today you will set off early on a canoe and walking tour to see the Marimbus (wetland area) and the Roncador River. Your first stop will be at the tiny community of Remanso, which was the first village in the region to be set up by liberated slaves after Slavery was abolished in Bahia. The villagers still live like they did years ago. Here is where you will start your canoe trip down the Marimbus River

(approximately 2 hours). You can sit back and relax while your guide paddles through beautiful wetland scenery full of impressive flora and fauna or help paddle yourself. After the canoe trip there will be a stop for lunch and a chance to swim in the river, followed by a 50 minute walk to the Roncador River where you can swim in beautiful natural pools of the Sonrisal waterfall. You will then lunch at a local farm house near the waterfall and relax in the various hammocks strung out under the mango trees. The journey back to your hotel will take approximately an hour by vehicle.

Your tour today is to Ribeirão de Baixo and Ribeirão do Meio, which literally translated mean Lower Stream and Middle Stream. With a guide

you will take a beautiful, 4 km (2.5 miles) tree lined, dirt track until you reach the river. Here you will be able to swim and rest. The tour then continues up the river bed until the lake at Riberão do Meio, where you will see the famous natural water slide. If you want to slide down

the rock into the pool it is a lot of fun, but make sure you attempt this only if your guide tells you the river conditions are ok to do so. You should wear shorts over your swimwear if you attempt this, as the rock is hard. The tour back to the village is via a different trail, which again is a charming walk.

On your last day you will be taken on a morning tour to the Serrano River, you will also visit the famous Colored Sands Chamber and the Spring Waterfall. This tour is an easy walk out of the village along the Serrano River to see its waterfalls - Primaveira and Cachoerinha. Wear your swimming attire underneath your clothes, because you will have an opportunity to sit under the waterfalls and swim in the river. On the same tour you will also visit the Colored Sands Chamber , which are purple-reddish colored caverns filled with multi-colored fine sands. You will probably have already seen many handicrafts in the village, which use these beautiful colored sands. On your return you will check out of Hotel Canto das Aguas and be driven in private air-conditioned vehicle back to Salvador. We are certain that you will have enjoyed your trip and we look forward to seeing you again in Brazil.

• Tour order may change due to weather or road conditions.
• ·If you would like, you can go to Lencois by vehicle and return by air (remembering
• that the flights from Lencois to Salvador occur only on Saturdays).