Rio de Janeiro: Car Day Trip to Maricá with Hotel Pickup – Southeast Region, Brazil, Brazil

EXPERIENCE

Explore the municipality of Maricá on this day trip with pickup and drop-off in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Admire the forest in the Espraiado area and the steep Alto Mourão rock formation. Visit the beaches of Itaipuaçu and Ponta Negra. Take a stroll in the charming city center of Maricá.

Enjoy the convenience of being picked up from your accommodation in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Sit back and relax on the air-conditioned car ride. Cross over the Rio-Niteroi bridge that spans Guanabara Bay and head north. 

Follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin as you visit Marica where he stopped for a few days in 1832 to study its peculiar characteristics. Admire this unique region where the ocean merges with enchanting salt water lakes. 

Begin by stopping at the beach of Itaipuaçu and taking in views of the towering “Pedra do Elefante” or Alto Mourão rock formation which reaches a height of 412 meters.

Take a stroll through the city center of Marica and see colonial-style church from 1755. and take a walk along the shores of lake Araçatiba. Get lost in stunning Atlantic forest that has fresh water pools in the area of Espraiado.

Finish your tour at the beach of Ponta Negra where you can see a lighthouse. Return to your accommodation in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro at the end of your tour. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Feel the thrill of walking in the footsteps of the scientist Charles Darwin
View a colonial-style church from 1755 and Araçatiba lake in the city of Marica
Capture pictures of the breathtaking views of the Alto Mourão rock formation
Experience the diversity of landscapes as you see Atlantic forest in Espraiado
Walk along golden sands at the beaches of Itaipuaçu and Ponta Negra

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