Day by day:
Description below is an example of the program. The itinerary can be different during your travel week. We will do everything possible to follow the indicated itinerary, although spot changes can occur due to unforeseen circumstances. Rides are subject to change depending on weather, location, accommodation and difficulty of terrain. In the unlikely event that this happens on your trip, we ask you flexibility and understanding. This is a sporty and adventurous vacation!
Day 1 : Lençóis
Arrive in Lençóis in the hinterland of the state Bahia. (Airport code: LEC) The Airport is about 24kms from the city center of Lençois.
Late afternoon welcome drink during the Meet & Greet with your fellow travel companions and guides. Briefing about the riding week.
Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in a pousada in Lençois
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Day 2 : Lençóis / Andaraí / Cachoeira do Roncador / Lençóis
- 36 km on horseback – 6 to 7 hours riding
- Full day schedule
- Estimated arrival in the late afternoon
Road transfer by private vehicle from Lençóis to Andaraí (1 hour 20 minutes). Departure from Andaraí for the first day of horseback riding towards Lençóis. Riding in the Chapada Diamantina National Park, in a setting of many rivers, wetlands and waterfalls. The main waterfall – Cachoeira do Roncador. Lunch at the local restaurant serving home and regional food located next to the waterfall. Bathing in the waterfall, and depending on the climate, swimming with the horses.
• Trail through native forests
• Small dirt roads & bridle paths
• River crossings
• Waterfall (bathing)
• Overnight stay in the town of Lençóis (pousada)
INCLUDED – Transfer Lençóis/Andaraí, breakfast, lunch at Cachoeira do Roncador, dinner and Inn in Lençóis.
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Day 3 : Lençois / Pai Inácio
- 15 km on horseback – 4 and a half hours riding
- Half of the day in the saddle
- Estimated arrival time is early afternoon
- Late lunch at the restaurant at the Pai Inácio Hill Lookout
Between the city of Lençóis and Pai Inácio Hill we will use the old trail used by diamond diggers and cattle drivers who transported supplies and animals between one village and another during the mining era.
This trail goes through the mountains, plateaus and plains, a region with many springs and streams. Part of the trail is on natural slabs and paths made of stones by the cattle drivers who used it.
Late lunch at the restaurant at the Pai Inácio Lookout point. And at the end of the afternoon, visit to the Pai Inácio Viewpoint to appreciate a stunning sunset.
• Trails through plateaus, plains and mountains
• Old Troopers & Diamond Diggers Trail
• Panoramic views
• Visit to the Pai Inácio Viewpoint
• Overnight stay at a guesthouse-pousada at the foot of Pai Inácio Hill
INCLUDED – Transfer from the guesthouse-pousada to Pai Inácio, breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Pai Viewpoint, and pousada at Pai Inácio.​
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Day 4: Morro do Pai Inácio/Capão do Mel
- 25 km on horseback – 5 hours riding
- Scheduled for more than half the day in the saddle
- Estimated arrival time is mid-afternoon
- Late lunch at the restaurant at Sítio do Capão do Mel
The trail between Morro do Pai Inácio and Capão do Mel is full of breathtaking panoramic views. Throughout the trail we are accompanied by imposing rock formations that we pass, approach and even climb throughout our program. In addition, we pass by several waterfalls, rivers, villages and small farms via old dirt roads and trails that connect all these places to our final destination.
Our destination today will be the Capão do Mel site, located at the end of the Gerais do Dandá elevation and at the foot of the Candeal mountain range.
• Pai Inácio Waterfall
• Caldeirão Waterfall (bathing)
• Morro do Camelo Viewpoint
• Gerais do Dandá
• Small Farms • Villages
• Overnight in Chalets – Glamping (exceptionally in tents)
INCLUDED – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Overnight at Capão do Mel
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​Day 5 : Capão do Mel/Cachoeira das Cravadas/Capão do Mel
- 24 km on horseback – 6 hours riding
- Full day in the saddle schedule
- Estimated arrival time at sunset
- Picnic lunch
We will take a circular trail from Sítio do Capão do Mel to see the waterfall Cachoeira das Cravadas and waterfall Poço das Sereias. To do so, we will climb a trail embedded between the Macaco and Sobrado hills, reach the plains and then access the trails that lead to waterfall Cachoeira das Cravadas and then directly to Poço das Sereias. The trails are through thickets of woods, between cliffs and then on a plateau in Gerais. This plateau region was entirely worked by diamond prospectors. Along the entire path we will see evidence of its occupation and activities. Due to the presence of house ruins, atypical vegetation of the place, disturbed land, gravel and canal structures for mining the gravel in search of diamonds. The Cravadas waterfall is at the foot of the mountain range where we arrive, 500 meters below, accessed by walking. After visiting the Cravadas waterfall, we hike back up to get back on our horses and go for a picnic lunch at waterfall Poço das Sereias. We arrive on horseback. On its banks we will have a picnic and take a bath. We will return to Sítio Capão do Mel in time to enjoy one of the most stunning sunsets in the Chapada Diamantina region.
• Cravada Waterfall (bathing)
• Mermaids Well (bathing)
• Chapadões
• Gerais
• Panoramic Views
• Overnight at Sítio Capão do Mel
INCLUDED – Breakfast, picnic lunch at Pouso das Sereias, and dinner and overnight at Capão do Mel – Glamping
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Day 6 : Capão do Mel/Pratinha
- 15 km on horseback – 3 hours riding
- Half-day horseback riding schedule
- Estimated arrival in the early afternoon
- Lunch at the Natural Resort-Spa da Pratinha
Trails along small roads, old farm, villages, until reaching one of the region’s attractions – Pratinha (Natural Spa with crystal-clear waters). There is a cave where you can dive and go for several activities at the natural resort-spa.
• Balneário da Pratinha / Natural Resort-Spa
• Enter the blue cave, with crystal-clear waters.
• River bathing, massage, bar, restaurant
• Overnight stay at Pousada da Pratinha, inside the Natural Resort
INCLUDED – Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight stay at Pratinha
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Day 7 : Pratinha/Gruta da Lapa Doce/Lençói
- 6 km on horseback – short farewell ride
- Estimated arrival a bit before midday
- Visit the cave
- Transfer to Lençóis
- Lunch at Lençóis
Morning ride after breakfast in the beautiful and natural surroundings of the park.
After the ride will leave by car towards the city of Lençóis, but first we will stop on the way to visit the Gruta da Lapa Doce and its paleontological museum. Stunning stalactite and stalagmite formations and bones of prehistoric animals are the main attractions. Then, we will continue to the city of Lençóis, where we will have lunch. Free afternoon.
• Overnight stay in a guesthouse/--pousada in Lençóis
INCLUDED – Transfer Pratinha/Lapa Doce/Lençóis, entrance to the Cave da Lapa Doce, breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight stay in Lençóis
Day 8 : Lençóis
After breakfast, end of activities – end of the trip.
INCLUDED – Breakfast
NATIONAL PARK ATTRACTIONS DURING THE RIDE:
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Marimbus
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Pantanal local – alagados
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Cachoeira do Roncador
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Morro do Pai Inácio
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Morro do Camelo
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Morro do Macaco
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Cachoeira das Cravadas
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Cachoeira do Mosquito
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Pratinha
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Gruta da Lapa Doce
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Gruta da Torrinha
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Gerais do Dandara