Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

This lesser known part of Brazil is perfect for people who like to get off the tourist track and enjoy the outdoors. The Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is found in the Cerrado Alto, a unique tropical savannah that covers the central plains of Brazil. It is a landscape of vast open skies and an extraordinary mosaic of different types of vegetation: grasslands, dense low-growing brush and lush evergreen forests.

The area has stunning scenery, with many waterfalls and natural swimming pools that sculpt the rock and quartz crust into fantastic canyons and deep gorges that ultimately feed the three main river basins in South America.

The Chapada dos Veadeiros is recognised as a Natural World Heritage site by UNESCO and is considered to have the richest biodiversity of all the world's savannahs, with an estimated 10,000 species of plants. It provides a rich habitat for wildlife too, including deer, the maned wolf, capybara, tapir, giant ant-eater and armadillo. It is home to many hundreds of species of birds, including rheas and a kaleidoscope of macaws, tucans, falcons, woodpeckers and humming-birds.

Places to Stay

The packages below include return transfers from Brasilia, accommodation, full board and all excursions in the National Park with English-speaking guide. Prices vary according to whether you stay at the Pousada Trilha Violeta or the Pousada Casa das Flores which both offer either three or four night stays. Please call the office for details of the excursions.

Pousada Trilha Violeta
A charming small hotel set in a lovely garden, colour-coordinated in every shade of violet! Cosy and comfortable rooms, all with fans and some with frigobar. All rooms face into the garden and have hammocks to relax in at the end of the day.

Pousada Casa das Flores
A rustic-style pousada with excellent facilities, including a swimming pool and sauna, massage room and restaurant, all in a pretty garden setting. Chalet-type bedrooms, with fans (a few with air-con) and outside patios for breakfast. At night the pousada is lit only by romantic candle-light!

Last Updated: Tuesday May 13 2008