At the Porto Seguro airport you will be met by a private driver and taken in an air-conditioned vehicle to the Hotel Estalagem, where you will check in. Sometime after lunch you will be taken on a city tour by an English-speaking private guide, firstly to visit the historical part of Porto Seguro. The tour starts by taking you to the top of the hill, where the old city lies, showing you a beautiful panoramic view of the beaches and the lower part of the village. You will visit the very first church, prison and town hall of Brazil. Then on to the colorful fisherman's harbor and the market at the mouth of the Buranhem River. Your tour then continues along some of the most beautiful beaches north of Porto Seguro until Coroa Vermelha, where a monument to the first Mass in the year 1500 lies. This was where the Portuguese discoverers, together with the native Indians participated in the first ever Mass in Brazil, held by Father Henrique.

After breakfast today you will be taken on a full day tour to visit Arraial d'Ajuda and Trancoso. You will be driven in a private vehicle to the exotic village of Trancoso, about 30 km south of Porto Seguro. Trancoso was settled by Jesuits in 1563 in order to protect the Indians from the Portuguese colonists. You will see a church built of bones and whale oil and visit some of the most beautiful and untouched beaches of the region. On the way back from Trancoso you will stop in the picturesque, colorful village of Arraial d'Ajuda, where your guide will give you a city tour.

This morning you have a choice of 2 tours:

1. The Jaqueira Indian Reserve - a visit to a nearby Pataxó Indian reserve. Your native indian guide will take you on a trek through the forest, explaining the traditional hunting methods used, medicinal values of the indigenous plant life, importance of the preservation of the surrounding nature and the history and secrets of the rainforest. Afterwards there will be a presentation of indian dances and rituals and you will have an opportunity to sample some native cooking, such as fish cooked in leaves.

2. The Vera Cruz Preservation Unit - a visit to an original Atlantic rainforest reserve of over 6,000 hectares (14,830 acres). This reserve has the richest variety of trees and plants in the world; even more than the Amazon. After an introduction about flora and fauna your guide will take you on a 2 hour walk through the reserve, crossing bridges over the tree tops with views of valleys below, with explanations of the various species and the nature that exists within the forest. (This tour only occurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays)

After lunch you will be taken on a snorkeling trip to Recife de Fora, one of the many beautiful coral reefs in the Porto Seguro region. With natural pools and crystalline water, this reef is ideal for snorkeling to see the many varieties of tropical fish, colorful marine life and coral formations.

After breakfast and checking out of the Hotel Estalagem you will be taken to the Porto Seguro airport. We are certain that you will have enjoyed your trip and we look forward to seeing you again in Brazil.