Brazil Birdwatching & Wildlife Trips

Smooth operators!
Camille Terra did an excellent job coordinating everything possible, our guide in Rio, Sergio Weinman did an outstanding job. Highly recommended!

The coordination of everything was so efficient. I really appreciated the booking of my in country flights.
RIO
The city highlights tour was very good. Sugarloaf Mountain was absolutely beautiful!
Buzios boat and beach trip. - This was the one big disappointment. The description leads you believe you will go onto several beaches when in reality you just boat to a view of the different beaches and swim. Also, the 3 hour bus ride after the full hour of picking people up all around town, was just too much. Lastly the lunch was the poorest meal I had on the trip. I would not recommend this trip. If one wants to see Buzios, I would recommend staying there for a few days to enjoy the beautiful beaches. It is just too much time on a bus.
The cooking class with Chef Simone Almeida was the highlight of my time in Rio. She is such a firecracker! I thoroughly enjoyed her stories and loved all the cooking tips I gained from her. I cannot recommend this highly enough! Obrigada, Simone!
My Rio guide Christiano Gentil was organized and very helpful.
The Martinique Copacabana was nice. The staff was very kind.
SALVADOR
Both tours on this trip - the town history, and the trip outside the city, were great! I loved the market in Santa Amaro! I would recommend having some Brazilian money so that you can buy some fruit to try. As a foodie, the market blew my mind! The lunch at the farm was very good and it was beautiful to be in such a peaceful place. The only I can say is that the description of this day says that we would meet locals from the Quilomblas community, which did not happen. I thoroughly enjoyed all that we did, but was a bit disappointed not to meet anyone from the Quilombolas community and hear of their stories.
My local guide, I’m sorry that I have forgotten his name and can’t find him in my contacts, was wonderful! He had so much knowledge of the area. I really enjoyed him. He also recommended a meal at Casa Teresa, which was by far the best meal I had in Brazil. Highly recommend the Moquecas!
The Mercure Hotel Rio Velmeho was very nice.
IGUAÇU
Met every expectation! I have been wanting to see the falls for at least 30 years. Was not disappointed.
The Hotel Via Cataratas was ok. Food was only buffet style. Bar food was pretty much just fried. Pool was beautiful. The Internet was awful. Didn’t work in the restaurant.
My local guide, Francisco, was beyond the pale!! We bonded over Italian ancestry, he was kind, gracious, and very knowledgeable. I was so spoiled by his tours. He even added a last day tour of the dam for me. And at the very end, walked me from the check in desk at the airport to the boarding area.
I learned some things on this trip and really enjoyed the kimkim specialist’s help. I have booked another trip with kimkim in August.
Thank you!

Hotel Reviews

Viale Cataratas

Foz do Iguaçu

Hotel was nice enough. It is far out of town so that one cannot walk to any other restaurants and the hotel only served buffet style food. The bar food was mostly fried. Staff was very friendly. Rooms were noisy. Internet was spotty at best. Couldn’t get reception in the restaurant.

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I appreciated that they were training young people.

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Mercure Salvador Rio Vermelho Hotel

Salvador

Staff were kind and helpful. Pool was wonderful!

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Windsor Martinique Copacabana

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

Staff was exceptional. Location was great. A bit noisy

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Activity Reviews

Cooking and Tasting Rio 🌴🍴✨

Rio de Janeiro

The evening with Chef Simone was the highlight of my trip! She is so energetic and delightful!! Highly recommend this experience. I would do it again!

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Everything about the experience

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Foz do Iguaçu: FD Argentinean Falls Excursion

Foz do Iguaçu

Met all expectations. Guide was amazing

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Parque Das Aves 🐦

Foz do Iguaçu

Lovely experience

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A visit to Foz de Iguacu Falls - Brazilian Side

Foz do Iguaçu

Met all of my expectations! Iguaçu has been on my bucket list for over 30 years! I enjoyed this visit!!

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Guide Francisco was stellar!!!

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Guide Francisco was absolutely stellar!!

FD Flavors of the Recôncavo with lunch🥣

Salvador

I enjoyed my journey! The market in Santa Amaro was fabulous!! The lunch at the ranch was very good and so peaceful. I was disappointed that we did not meet anyone of the Quilombolas community. I loved the market and the Cachoeira town, but I would change the tour description, or include a Quilombolas visit

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Salvador de Bahía: HD Historical Tour

Salvador

Loved this! The guide was so knowledgeable. I learned so much++++

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Full day Buzios Tour & Lunch

Rio de Janeiro

Pick up in town and bus ride to and fro is simply too long. Would not recommend this tour at all. Either go to Buzios for several days, or do something else in Rio.

Quality of Experience

Better info in the description of the adventure

Food

Buffet was sub par

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Was told that English was spoken by the driver, but his English was about as prolific as my Portuguese. While it is my bad to not know Portuguese, it should not be advertised as English available when it is not

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Rio de Janeiro: FD Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Excursion

Rio de Janeiro

Great tour. Beautiful views. Guide was very knowledgeable. I was the only English speaker but have a fair knowledge of Spanish and he always made sure that I understood what he was saying. Appreciated him

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Roxy dinner show ✨

Rio de Janeiro

I thoroughly enjoyed the show! The dancing was spectacular! People told me that the food was ‘meh’ but I had the fish and it was great! Service was good

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We were in Brazil for a wedding and Federico helped us plan our post wedding trip to Iguacu Falls and then to Rio de Janiero. Our guide, Flavio, in Iguacu falls was terrific. He knew all the birds and plants and had good restaurant recommendations .

We arrived in Rio De Janiero and I was going back and forth with Federico about decompressing our trip since it was very busy. While he was flexible in the end we decided to continue as planned. Our guide, Alberto, was terrific. Really informative above and beyond as well as being mindful of the fact that we were 5 people of different levels of fitness.
During the trip all of our guides and drivers were where they were supposed to be and moving around was seamless. I think it was the right itinerary for the time allowed and our interests. If we go back to Brazil I would add a few things to our Rio trip but I think I would spend more time in nature. All told the trip was well planned and we felt well supported by the team on the ground . Thank you!

Hotel Reviews

Windsor California Copacabana Hotel

Rio de Janeiro

Comfortable, good breakfast and good dinner. Great location and great view and pool area .

Authenticity & Character

It is a tourist hotel. It is an authentic Rio experience for a tourist.

Location

Easy to the beach and other sites

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The rooms are clean and the bed is comfortable if a bit firm. Shower is excellent

Nadai Confort Hotel

Foz do Iguacu

This was a business hotel. It was comfortable . Breakfast was good. We ate dinner in the hotel our first night and it wasn’t terribly good

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It is what it is and it was fine

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It was easy to get around

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Activity Reviews

Rio Green Tour: Into the Tropical Urban Forest and Among the Imperial Palms'

Rio de Janeiro

We only had time to see the botanic garden and only a small piece of it. That said, Alberto smartly had us rent a golf cart and a guide for an hour so I felt like we really learned something.

Day visit to Royal Petropolis'

Rio de Janeiro

At first I was not up for this trip because it is a long way in a lot of traffic but in the end I am glad we went. The city is beautiful and different than Rio. The fact that there is a Bavarian styled restaurant on the way there is hilarious and the apple strudel (according to our friends) was quite tasty. The palace tour was informative but the highlight was the Santos Dumont home and the square where a replica of the airplane is placed. We have read about Santos Dumont but did not connect him to Brazil or Petropolis so that was a treat.

Rio in a Day: Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Selarón Steps and More'

Rio de Janeiro

This was a great day with a great guide, Alberto. It was a good call to make it for 7 am because we missed some of the traffic. Every site was really interesting and the guide was really informative. We spent a lot of time in the Saint Sebastian Church and it was really unlike anything we have ever seen.

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Food

I felt like I was eating like a local sort of which was fun

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I thought Alberto was really interesting and clearly loves showing off his city

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It was a comfortable car and I am really glad I didn't ever have to drive :)

Santa Teresa & Rio Antigo'

Rio de Janeiro

This was actually the least of the tours. In part because we arrived at 1:30. We were picked up around 2 so we had a late start. So it was kind of rushed. That said, we ate at a Belle Epoque restaurant , took a detour to see a building designed by Calatrava and were able to get to the top of the Santa Teresa neighborhood before the house museum closed.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Roger was interesting even though I wasn't that interested in what I was seeing ( the churches) . This is on me, not him

Transport

It was comfortable

Full-Day Argentinian Side of the Falls

Foz do Iguaçu

This is a unique opportunity to be on top of the falls rather than seeing them at a distance. It can be a long day because customs is not the most efficient process on the planet.

Quality of Experience

We were fortunate to turn a corner and get very close to a group of vultures just off the trail.

Food

The buffet at the Falls was particularly good.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Flavio was really knowledgeable and really had a love for showing people the Falls and the bird park

Transport

The mini bus was very comfortable.

Half-Day Tour – Brazilian Side of the Iguaçu Falls + Bird Park (Parque das Aves)'

Foz do Iguaçu

The bird park is a must see and was a highlight of our trip. Flavio was knowledgeable about plants and birds and has a deep love the sanctuary.

Quality of Experience

I thought it was interesting that it is a privately owned bird sanctuary. It made me appreciate it even more.

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Flavio was really knowledgeable and his love for the Park was obvious

Transport

The passenger van was comfortable