Walks and treks

Chapada Diamantina

Brazil Bahia Lençóis

Chapada Diamantina
Photo: Cleide Isabel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A national park of table mountains, caves, waterfalls and rivers in Bahia. Hike to Cachoeira da Fumaça, where the water turns to mist, climb Morro do Pai Inácio for sunset, and swim in the blue Poço Encantado cave.


Lençóis town is the base; guides are recommended.

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