Great Brazil Express
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This incredible train tour takes place in the amazing Paraná's landscapes, crossing the Atlantic Rain Forest in the single-track railroad until Morretes.
The Great Brazil Express offers only 22 seats in each wagon, in very exclusive lounge-ambiance.
This is a join-in tour and the guide will speak Portuguese and English. There might be delays by the pick-up time due to the fact that the participants will be at different hotels.
The Great Brazil Express offers only 22 seats in each wagon, in very exclusive lounge-ambiance.
- Enjoy the landscape in this 3-hour journey
- Arrive in Morretes
- Visit the town and get to Antonina, a lovely historic village facing a beautiful bay
- Taste the local specialty "barreado" - meat-stew served with cassava-flour, rice, banana, prawns, fish and salad
- Return to Curitiba in the afternoon
This is a join-in tour and the guide will speak Portuguese and English. There might be delays by the pick-up time due to the fact that the participants will be at different hotels.
- Duration: 8 hour(s)
- Location: Curitiba, Morretes, Antonina
- 08:00 - 08:45 - Transfer from the hotel to the railway station.
- 09:15 - 12:15 - Train ride in the deluxe wagons of Great Brazil Express to Morretes through Serra do Mar.
- 12:15 - 13:00 - Visit to Morretes with its colonial houses, handicraft market and church.
- 13:00 - 13:20 - Leave to Antonina
- 13:30 - 14:30 - Lunch: barreado, a typical meal of the coast of Paraná will be served with rice, cassava flour, bananas, fish and seafood. (Barreado is boiled beef cooked in a closed casket for many hours.)
- Visit to the harbor town of Antonina with its beautiful bay
- Return to Curitiba along the Estrada da Graciosa, with many curves crossing through the forest. Arrive at Curitiba at approximately 5:30 pm
What the tour includes:
- Join-in transportation and tour (Portuguese/English speaking guide)
- Train ticket for Great Brazil Express with snacks and soft drinks onboard
- Lunch in Antonina (barreado and fish, beverages and dessert are not included)
