Brazil offers a landscape diverse and beautiful as a backdrop, and the chance to sample the real gaucho world, and make no mistake, this is for real! The hardened gauchos and their agile beloved “Criollo” steeds make a formidable combination in the environment of their work.

The “Gaucho do Brasil,” the legendary South American cowboy, refuses to break with tradition which makes for; Dixit UNESCO: the gaucho way of life the liveliest equestrian culture in the world. The Brazilian Gaucho lives in the southern states of Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul, and all have roots in Europe due to the large numbers of immigrants who arrived in the 18th & 19th centuries.

Duration 08 Days - 07 Nights

Riding days 06

Days Group Size 06 - 15

Riders Riding Level Medium

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On average, we will be 6 to 7 hours per day in the saddle, make our way across rolling grasslands, riding through Araucaria forests, crossing pristine rivers, and, in general, off the beaten track of southern Brazil.
The “Criollo” horse is just as legendary, an intelligent animal with unequaled stamina as well as being fast and highly maneuverable and a joy to ride.
Here we find the well-preserved colonial Tropeiro Route. This 250 years old tropeiro route was the route of cattle and mules between the Rio Grande do Sul and Argentina to Sao Paulo.
Every evening means a different Fazenda, colonial Fazendas where time has stood still with rooms filled with antique furniture and large country kitchens, a perfect atmosphere to sample the local brew Chimarão (maté, a sort of tea) and Pinga (local rum).

Itinerary

day 1: Fazenda da Chapada

day 2 : Fazenda da Chapada - Fazenda Rodeio Bonito

day 3 : Fazenda Rodeio Bonito

day 4 : Fazenda Rodeio Bonito - Fazenda Lua Cheia

day 5 : Fazenda Luca Cheia - Fazenda Sâo Joâo Rancho

day 6 : Fazenda Sâo Joâo - Fazenda Ferradura

day 7 : Fazenda Ferradura - Fazenda da Chapada

day 8 : Fazenda da Chapada - Florianopolis

Included:

Accommodation: nights in authentic, rustic, and comfortable farm rooms in different fazendas. Based on double-rooms, some fazendas have 3 & 4 bedded rooms.
Meals: from the first-day dinner to last day breakfast.
Open Bar - All you can drink
Guides: fluency in several languages by the leader guides of the group between the languages are: English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Furthermore, you will be accompanied by local gauchos. The guides-gauchos are equipped with cell phones and walky-talky radios.
Backup Vehicle: brings your personal luggage to the daily overnight place.
Horses & tack, including saddlebags and raincoat.
Transfer: from the Airport of Florianopolis (FLN) to the Fazenda and vice-versa.