Program 2006 - January
08th Sunday
Bus 1 - districts 4650 and 4730
Joinville /
The
exchange students from 4650 should depart from Joinville.
(Boarding: Expoville –
Bus 2 – districts 4630 and 4710
09th Monday -
For
the exchange students traveling straight to
Please wear a Rotary shirt. Reception at the bus
station/airport by our staff, transfer to the hotel and check-in. Important telephones:
(31)
3282-2080 – Belo Tours (
(31)
9205-9192 - Bernardo Gontijo (president of the company).
Documents
evaluation, hand in of trip t-shirts and bags, medical exam.
Enjoy
the cool health and leisure hotel facilities.
Group at the Northeast
12:00h – Arrival of the buses from Maringá
and
12:30h - Lunch (not included). The students will be taken to restaurants near the hotel by one of our
monitors.
16:00h – Arrival of the bus from Joinville
and
19:00h - Dinner (included).
10th Tuesday- Belo Horizonte / Ouro Preto (Historical Town)
Breakfast
(included).
07:30h - Departure to Ouro Preto (Historical and Cultural Patrimony of Humanity).
09:30h
- Arrival in the charming Ouro Preto
and the beginning of the cultural visits guided by expert guides to Inconfidência Museum, Pilar
Church (second biggest church in Brazil in amount of gold), Tiradentes
Square, São Francisco de Assis
Church and its 17th century streets and mansions.
Through
the streets of this charming and important Brazilian city, our walks will give
life to ourcountrie’s historical past, still very real
on each street corner. Magnificient view!
12:00h - Typical lunch of "comida mineira"
(included). Delicious!
Ouro Preto
14:00h
- Continuation of the rides and walks and also time to
buy handicrafts and artifacts.
11th Wednesday – Brasília
A Dream, a reality, Brasília!
07:00h - Arrival at the Federal Capital, check in and
breakfast (included).
10:00h
- Official visit to the National Congress, Senate, House of Representatives and
Três Poderes Square.(where it is located the
12:00h - Lunch (not included).
14:00h
- Visit to the Ministry Esplanade, the gorgeous Brasília Cathedral, Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial,
the Embassies area, the Army Ministry building and the famous temple of LBV (Legião da Boa Vontade),
where we will visit the 7 tips pyramid with the biggest crystal found in Brasil.
National Congress - Brasília
20:00h - Dinner (included).
12th Thursday - Brasília / Lençóis (Chapada Diamantina)
Breakfast
(included).
23:00h
- Arrival at Chapada Diamantina
- Lençóis, check in, special snack (included) and
good night!There will be 3
stops to eat and to use the toillet.
Cidade de Lençóis - Chapada Diamantina
13th Friday – Lençóis (Chapada Diamantina)
Chapada Diamantina is a
great nature show in the heart of
Breakfast
(included)
08:30h - walk to Ribeirão do Meio (natural slide), where we can go down a waterfall and
fall into a natural pool. Amazing!
11:30h – Return to the hotel and lunch (not included).
14:00h
– Trekking at the Chapada all the way to Lençóis river, passing through Serrano and Salão de Areia Coloridas, where we can swim and know a little about the
region's history.
19:00h - Dinner (included)
14th Saturday – Lençóis (Chapada Diamantina)
Breakfast
(included)
16:30h – Return to the hotel.
19:00h - Dinner (included).
20:30h - Capoeira's presentation. Capoeira Practicing classes after the presentation
(included).
Natural
Slide - Chapada Diamantina
15th Sunday – Lençóis (Chapada Diamantina) / Maceió
Breakfast
(included).
22:00h
- Arrival in Maceió, check in and dinner
(included).There will be 3 stops to eat and to use the
toillet.
Students
16th Monday – Maceió
Breakfast
(included).
Today
is the first day at the beach! We will spend the day at the beautiful private
beach of the hotel! Besides taking a sun bath and swimming,
you can ride a horse and/or enjoy the “caiaque” in
the natural swimming pools in front of the hotel (extra cost)
19:00h – Dinner (included).
22:00h
– Tropical Lual!!!
Gunga's Beach
17th Tuesday - MACEIÓ
Breakfast
(included)
08:00h – Day reserved to visit Gunga's
Beach. Along this ride, we’ll get a boat at “Barra de
20:30h - Dinner (included).
Gunga's Beach - Maceió
18th Wednesday – Maceió /
Breakfast
(included) and check-out.
There
will be 1 stop to eat and to use the toillet.
17:00h - Arrival in
20:00h – Dinner (included).
19th Thursday -
Breakfast
(included)
Following,
we will leave to Genipabu beach where we will spend
the day. We can go "Buggy" riding through the famous sand dunes,
horseback riding, jangada sailing and
also the exotic camel ride (extra cost). Amazing day!
19:30h – Typical Northeast Dinner (included).
BALADA!!!!!!
20th Friday –
Breakfast
(included)
Here
you can get a boat to see the dolphins (extra cost). Beautiful!
20:00h – Dinner (included)
Balada???? …. Again? Yesssssss!!!!!
21st Saturday -
Breakfast
(included) and check-out.
There
will be 1 stop to eat and to use the toillet.
17:00h
- Arrival in
20:00h – Dinner (included)
21:30h
– We will visit the big and great Handicrafts Fair of the Meireles
beach, focusing the charming and beautiful sleeping hammocks of Ceará. One of the biggest handicrafts fairs of Northeast.
Meeting
with exchange students from Trip 2!!!
22nd Sunday –
Breakfast
(included)
20:00h
Dinner (included)
More Balada!!!!!!!!!
23rd Monday -
Breakfast
(included).
10:00h
- Leave to "Future’s Beach", located 20 minutes from the city. It is
the young people favorite hang out spot. A beautiful 20 km long beach.
15:00h
– City Tour. We will leave to enjoy the nice beach shore, visiting the "Dragão do
Afterwards
we will check the wonderful view of the city and also try to see some dolphins
from the "
19:00h
- Dinner (included)
Ski-bunda -
24th Tuesday –
Breakfast
(included)
Today
you will have lots of fun with two great activities! “Buggy” riding trought the sand dunes stopping at a lagoon to do “skibunda” (slid in the sand dunes with a board until you
fall in the lagoon!!!) (included)
Here
you will also have a great and beautiful horse riding along Cumbuco´s
Beach! (included)
16:30h
- Return to the hotel.
19:30h
- Dinner (included).
Cumbuco
25th Wednesday -
Breakfast
(included) and check out.
21:30h
- Arrival in
Dinner (included) and good night!
There
will be 3 stops to eat and to use the toillet.
26th Thursday –
Lots
of sun, awesome beaches, a huge sea with warm waters and the usual excitement,
fun and happiness! That’s what Pernambuco is all
about!
Porto de Galinhas
Warm,
green and clear water and natural pools filled with colored fish.
Excellent
choice for snorkeling (activity done only during the low tide) and relaxing “jangada” (regional boat) riding.
Porto de Galinhas
Near Porto de Galinhas, walking on the beach, you
will arrive at Maracaípe´s Beach, excellent for
surfing where the experienced students can rent a board and surf. For those who
don´t have experience, body boards will be available
to enjoy the waves of one of the most beautiful beaches in
Adventure
Tourism: diving: excellent place for diving. Natural swimming pools for
beginners and for those who have the certificate, diving until 14m. (extra
cost, check with the general coordinator of the trip)
In
Porto de Galinhas, there is a very charming village
with lots of gourmet restaurants and handicrafts stores. Show!!
20:00h
– Dinner (included).
27th Friday -
Breakfast
(included)
08:00h
- City Tour in the Brazilian Venice passing by the “Recife
Antigo”, Sculptures Park, Republica Square, “Marco
Zero” (downtown) and also visiting the House of Culture, old jail that today is
a handicraft market. Beautiful!
12:00h-
Lunch (not included)
14:00h
- Special visit to the atelier of the exotic artist Francisco Brennand.
It’s
an exposition in a big saloon. The art is made in ceramic and there are also
huge monuments in open space.
Right
after we will visit the Ricardo Brennand Institute.
The buildings remember a medival castle in a
beautiful view. There is also a pinnacle for temporary exposition and a great
file about the Dutch occupation in Pernambuco.
20:00h - Dinner (included).
Balada!!!! (The exchange students from
28th Saturday -
Breakfast
(included) and check out.
08:00h
- Departure to
There
will be 2 stops to eat and to use the toillet.
21:00h
- Arrival at
Balada!!!! Again!!!!!
29th Sunday –
Breakfast
(included)
Going
for a walk to the historical center of PELOURINHO, we will take the "Lacerda Elevator", with its 72m high, connecting the
"lower city" to the "higher city".
From
the top of Lacerda Elevator you will see one of the
most beautiful landscape of the city: “Baía de todos os
12:30h
– Lunch (not included)
14:00h
– Through the streets of Pelourinho you will find
history, art and party…
Visit
the Pelourinho, district with historical buildings
from the 17th and 18th centuries, with its famous narrow streets; it is where
the first Brazilian medical school was founded; we can also see the great
"São Francisco de Assis
Monastery" (1587), which has the biggest amount of gold in Brazil,
beautiful paintings from the illusionist baroque and Jorge Amado´s
Museum, a famous brazilian writer. Once in the old
city narrow alleys we will get in touch with vibrant rhythms such as "Axé Music", "Samba-Reggae" and
"African-Brazilian Music".
We
will watch 180º movies – Bahia Experience – that
shows a little of the state of
The
local lifestyle and its culture allow us to live, as a native, this unique
experience – a district inhabited basically by black people descending from the
slaves of the colonization period.
Curiosity:
The name “Pelourinho” was named after the columns
where the slaves and criminals were beating up until the end of 19th Century.
The pelourinhos are out of order since the slavery
abolition.
Visit
the "Dique do Tororó",
place where the scuptures of the 7 orixás are located.
At
the "Mercado Modelo" and the pelourinho small shops you will find the authentic "capoeira" pants and also the genuine "Berimbau" (Capoeira
Instrument).
20:00h
- Dinner (included).
30th Monday -
Breakfast
(included)
12:00h
– Lunch (not included). Walk and have lunch in the beautiful
14:00h
– We follow to the beautiful "
Farol da Barra
31st Tuesday -
Breakfast
(included).
Frade´s
Meeting
with exchange students from Trip 2!!!!
FEBRUARY
01st Wednesday –
Breakfast
(included) and check out.
20:00h
– Arrival in
Dinner
(included) and check in.
There
will be 2 stops to eat and to use the toillet.
02nd Thursday -
On
April, 1500, the portuguese arrived in a whole new
world across the
Breakfast
(included)
10:00h
– Time reserved to do laundry or if you don´t need it
you can go to the beach with one of our monitors.
Group -
Optional Activitie (Extra Cost):
Espelho´s Beach (elected the third most beautiful beach
of Brazil): leaving by boat/”escuna” from Porto Seguro and sailing to the south coastline, we will arrive
at the spectacular Espelho´s Beach, with calm water,
natural pools and “falésias”.
Lunch
(not included)
19:30h
- Dinner (included).
Balada… again!!!!
03rd Friday -
Breakfast
(included).
We
can also stay at
Next
we will go to the calm and very charming Trancoso
Village, where it is worth drinking a typical Brazilian fruit juice and visit
"Quadrado’s Square", with beautiful native
residents’ houses and cute hippie/stylish stores. It is, for sure, one of the
most amazing views of the Brazilian coast!
20:00h
- Dinner (included).
BALADA!!!
04th Saturday -
Breakfast (included)
Free
morning to take a rest at the hotel or leave to the beach, enjoying the lively
leisure places of “Axé Moi”which
gathers young and beautiful people from different parts of Brasil.
With lots of music and fun, the "Lambaeróbica"
and the "Banana Boat" are some of the attractions of this beach.
14:00h
- Lunch (included).
There will be 4 stops to eat and to use the toillet.
05th - Sunday -
13:00h
– Arrival through the amazing "
19:30h
– Dinner (included). Enjoy this time going to the handicraft fairs of
Attention!!!
In case there is any football match at Maracanã Estadium, we can take you there to watch it! (extra cost)
Meeting
with exchange students from Trip 2!!!!
Christ the Reedemer
06th – Monday –
Breakfast
(included)
08:00h
– Cultural Tour – Historical
City
Tour on foot through the historical
- Lapa´s Arch;
- Municipal Theatre
- We will have a coffee at the
very charming “Confeitaria Colombo”
- N. Sra. Candelária
Cathedral
Lunch
(not included)
During
the afternoon we will visit the Samba´s City (place
where the allegoric cars and carnival costumes)!
Samba classes writ some profissional teachers and
member sof the samba school. Be ready!
19:00h
– Dinner (included)
07th Tuesday -
Breakfast
(included)
Leave
to the most famous beach
Go
for a walk through the streets of Ipanema, visiting
the stores that sells the real “carioca” fashion!
Optional
program: bodyboarding lessons with
20:00h
– Dinner (included)
21:00h
– Dinner and Farewell Party at Hard Rock Café in
08th Wednesday -
Breakfast
(included).
08:00h
- Leaving to visit the splendorous "Christ the Reedemer",
with a splendid view of Guanabara’s Bay!
Unbelievable!
Lunch
(not included)
Leave
to the Sambódromo (where the carnival parade takes
place), and then we will visit one of the largest soccer stadiums of the world,
the Maracanã! Next, we will go to Tijuca´s
Forest (the biggest tropical forest of the world inside of a city) Right after
we will leave to the modern neighborhood “Barra da Tijuca”.
Pão de Açúcaer
Meeting
with the students from Trip 2!!!
09th - Thursday -
Breakfast
(included) and check-out.
Bus 1
08:00h
- Departure to Joinville and
23:30h
– Arrival in Joinville (
Bus 2
13:00h
– Departure to
Assistance
to the others exchange students departures to respective host cities, made by
our staff to the bus station / airport.
See you on the next trip!!!!!!
Ipanema beach -
10th Friday