Train Tour Litorina Curitiba Morretes

In Brazil, "Serra do Mar" is the mountain range that reaches from Espírito Santo in the north to Santa Catarina in the south. Until the arrival of the first European settlers, the region was completely covered by Atlantic Rain Forest, and made up 16% of the Brazilian area. From this original forest, there is only eight percent is left. But despite this, it is still the most species-diverse Rain Forest in the world. Seven percent of all worldwide known animals and 25% of the plants occurring in Brazil can be found in this area!

Paraná alone has 12 million km² of Atlantic Rain Forest which covers the complete Serra do Mar and parts of the lowlands of the coast. This region is a compact and luscious life-way joined with seldom-found beauty and richness of fauna and flora.

The single-track line through the Serra do Mar is one of the highlights in Paraná. Opened in 1880, it was one of the big challenges of that time for engineers. The track starts in Curitiba at 934 m above sea level and ends in Morretes just a few metres above sea level. The distance to Morretes is approximately 70 km. It is one of the most impressive train rides of the world and leads through luscious tropical vegetation of the Atlantic Rain Forest providing numerous breathtaking bridges and turns.

Transfer from the hotel to the railway station at approximately 8:30 am. The train "Litorina" leaves towards Morretes at 9:00 am through the Serra do Mar and arrives in Morretes at approximately 11:45 am. You have enough time to explore the village with its colonial houses, handicraft market and church before we have lunch at the waterside of the Nhundiaquara River.

There you will be served barreado, a typical meal of the coast of Paraná. Barreado is boiled beef cooked in a closed casket for many hours. It will be served with rice, cassava flour, banana, fish and seafood. Return to Curitiba through the Estrada da Graciosa, with many bends crossing through the Rain Forest. Arrival in Curitiba at approximately 4:00 pm.

The train is a wagon with its own motor, panorama windows, air conditioning and music. A bilingual guide (Portuguese/English speaking), water, soft drinks, beer and snacks are all included. The train will stop for 10 minutes at Santuário do Cadeado to give passengers the chance to take pictures.