NEW YEAR IN BRAZIL – Option 1
Rio de Janeiro (4 nights) + vacation on a tropical coast (7 nights)
Program for 12 days/11 nights with English-speaking guide
Date: 29/12/2011 - 09/01/2012

29.12.2011. Rio de Janeiro. Arrival at the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro. Transfer to the hotel.
30.12.2011. Rio de Janeiro. After breakfast, city tour. Here, tourists can enjoy a number of historical churches, monasteries, the main cathedral of the city, as well as buildings that were built in colonial style.

Arriving at the station, where a cog train starts his way through the jungle to the top of the Corcovado. On the both sides of the railroad enjoy a breathtaking views of the forest Tijuca, which is inhabited by monkeys and other exotic animals and birds. On a hilltop at an altitude of 700 m above sea level, stands a symbol of Rio - Statue of Christ the Redeemer(38m), which was built in 1931. The observation deck offers a breathtaking panorama: Bridge Niteroi, Guanabara Bay, the Botanical Garden, Maracana Stadium - the largest in the world football stadium, Sugar Loaf Mountain and many others. Return to the hotel.

31.12.2011. Rio de Janeiro. Breakfast at the hotel. Free day. Optionally, you can order a sea voyage on the Guanabara Bay. You will enjoy an exciting trip on a comfortable boat on the Guanabara Bay, during which you can not only sunbath, but also try fishing. Brazil is considered one of the best places for ocean fishing, especially for catching big marlin. Here you may catch blue and black marlin (swordfish), tuna, dorado, barracuda, grouper, redfish, fly fishing, etc.In the evening we welcome a NEW YEAR !

01.01.2012. Rio de Janeiro. Breakfast at the hotel. In the afternoon half-day excursion to the Sugar Loaf.
The first stop is on the mountain Urca, with wide viewing area, where you can have a meal in a restaurant or bar. On the mountain Sugar Loaf is a small area, and there you will have a beautiful view of Rio de Janeiro with a Copacabana beach, the Guanabara Bay, the surrounding mountains, islands in the ocean, bridge Niteroi, a statue of Christ Redeemer. Then you go by car to the central regions of the old Rio, where you will enjoy a number of historical churches, monasteries, the main cathedral of the city, as well as buildings that were built in colonial style.

02.01.2012. Rio de Janeiro - Buzios. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the tropical coast of Buzios. Accommodation at the hotel.
During the holiday on the tropical coast, you can relax on the beach or you may order additional excursions (eg, trip by boat to the islands, tour along the coast on the buggy).
Maybe you want to learn to ride on the waves and take surf lessons, or make friends with tropical fishes, plunging with a mask or scuba diving; walk in the jungle or fly on a hang glider, or just lie on the warm sand under the coconut palms, listening to the sound of the ocean and thinking about nothing.

03.01.2012 – 08.01.2012. Buzios. Breakfast at the hotel. Days at leisure on the tropical coast.
09.01.2012. Buzios - Rio de Janeiro. Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the International Airport of Rio de Janeiro.

