Day 01 - Transfer from Brasília to Chapada dos Veadeiros, Portal da Chapada Lodge.
Day 02 - Early breakfast (at 4:00 or 4:30am). Birwatching in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park in the morning. Lunch. At 4:00PM birdwatching at Portal da Chapada. In the evening transfer to Cavalcante to the Pousada Vale das Araras.
Day 03 - Early breakfast (at 4:00 or 4:30am). In the morning, birwatching in the Vale das Araras Reserve. Lunch. At 4:00PM birdwatching at Bacupari Reserve. Free night.
Day 04 - Transfer to Brasília Airport.
Please contact us to customize your birdwatvhing trip.
- Cancellations need to be made at least two weeks in advance.
- Equipments - Remember to bring your all bird watching equipment.
- Climate - Chapada has two well-defined seasons: the dry season is from April to October, while the rainy season is from October to May. Both seasons are beautiful in their individual ways.
- Trails - It is important to bring light clothes (t-shirts and trousers), bathing suits, canteen, comfortable walking shoes, backpack, sun block, hats or caps, repellents and camera. For rainy months, a good light rain-coat is necessary.
- Clothes - Besides those mentioned above, bring warm clothing for nights and light clothes for day.
- Money - In Alto Paraíso, you can withdraw money at Itaú (Mon to Fri from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm) and at the agencies of the Banco do Brasil (Mon to Fri from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm). In the village of São Jorge, there are no banks. There are no foreign currencies exchanges either.
In Cavalcante, a few establishments accept credit card. The main supermarket takes VisaElectron and RedeShop. The banks of the city are: Banco do Brasil (Mon to Fri from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm - auto-assistance until 10.00 pm) and Banco Bradesco (Mon to Fri from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm - in the agency of the Post office). There are no foreign currency exchanges. Bring money, credit card and cash. Exchange your traveller's checks at the airport.
- Communication - Both Alto Paraíso and São Jorge provide good signals for cellular and local operators: Vivo, Claro and BrasilTelecom. Alto Paraíso also has cyber cafes. Cavalcante has good cell phone service (only Vivo). It has cyber cafes too.
Keeping in mind the safety concerns and satisfaction of clients, the routes will be changed according to the weather or due to unavoidable circumstances.