11. Waterfall Horse Rabo + Cheese Farm 01 day
· 13 hoursLet's go up the Serra do Espinhaço, enjoying the look of Serra do Cipó on the way to Conceição do Mato Dentro, in Estrada Real, Caminho dos Diamantes, stopping in the city for a coffee. Then the Serra do Intendente. We will walk along a beautiful and structured trail until we reach Rabo de Cavalo Waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the region, with 150m of fall, framed by a wall of rocks that extend across the Teodoro Stream bed as if thrown into the water. thousands of years ago. Free time for bathing, photos, tasting of the trail snack. Following, visit the Fazenda Taboão, Nicinha, which makes one of the best cheeses of Minas Gerais, getting IPHAN stamp on their products, is not for anyone. Tasting, shopping. Lunch included in the farm. Returning to BH or Confins, stop in Conceição to buy sweets, cachaça and greengrocers made in the region. A day full of culture, history, preserved nature, good gastronomy.
22. Lapinha Cave + Sumidouro Park
· 7 hoursDiscover a different world: “The underground world of Lund“ Take a close look at the speleothems (formations inside caves and caves) that so enchanted the Danish researcher Peter Lund (Father of Paleontology, Speleology and Archeology), in the 19th century. XIX. He studied and investigated approximately 200 caves in the region of Lagoa Santa, where he resided until his death in 1880. He found approximately 12,000 bones among prehistoric animals, animals of our era and human beings dating back 10,000 years, the vast majority of which are in the Natural History Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark. In this itinerary we will travel the Sumidouro Trail (1:30 in duration), inside a Park, in a preservation area (snack included), we will see rock paintings (old), the Sumidouro Lagoon, a photo stop at a Lookout. Then, Guided visit to the Lapinha Museum and Cave, pure emotion, getting to know another world. Lunch included in Lagoa Santa and return to BH.
33. BH + Bird Watching 01 day
· 10.5 hoursCome with us to see up close, other residents of the edge of Pampulha Lagoon, in the company of a Biologist, specialist in bird watching and wildlife. I'm sure it will be worth waking up early, despite being within a city of + 2,500,000 inhabitants, Pampulha preserves a rich fauna with animals such as herons, capybaras, alligators, otters, toucans, shellfish, hummingbirds, I have even seen macaw flying in the skies of the idealized Pampulha, a place for vacationers, according to the thinking of the late Juscelino Kubitschek, in the 1940s. After a rich lunch, we will go for a walk in the south-central part of the Capital Mineira. Photo stop at the Pope's Square. Afterwards, visit Praça da Liberdade and Memorial da Vale, continuing on we will also visit the Abílio Barreto Historical Museum, whose main piece is the old + house of BH, the former headquarters of Fazenda do Leitão from 1883. To finish with a golden key our day, visit to the rich, third best market in the world.
44. Mata do Limoeiro State Park 01 day
5.0· 1 reviews· 12.5 hoursWonderful day in Minas Gerais lands. Intense, waking up early, but it will be worth every minute, knowing a State Park of very rich value, located in a calm, peaceful district, where time passes slowly which is Ipoema, which belongs to Itabira, in the middle of the Diamond Road of Estrada Real . Lots of history, culture and good gastronomy typical of Minas Gerais. We will walk in a preserved, pulsating nature in Parque do Limoeiro, getting to know and glimpse our rich Biomes: Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, beautiful waterfalls await you. If there is time, we will have a visit to the Tropeiro Museum, which is in the district, on the edge of Estrada Real, with its rich collection. A little bit of this illustrious professional, eagerly awaited by the population of Minas Gerais, all the transport of goods from the capital and abroad, intermediation of land, among other functions, much more than just a transporter at that time. The so-called “Tropeirismo” is part of our culture. Feel that experience.
55. Instituto Inhotim 01 dia
4.9· 7 reviews· 10 hoursConheça o maior Museu de Arte contemporânea da América Latina. Maravilha em Minas Gerais. Local ímpar, tamanha a beleza do Instituto. Essa mescla de arte e natureza pulsante é um dos diferenciais do INHOTIM. Conheça tudo isso com alguém gabaritado para tal. Tenha uma experiência dentro do INHOTIM. São infinitas as possibilidades de visitação, que podem ser feitas a pé ou de carrinho elétrico alugado (opcional). Um dia é pouco, reserve dois ou três dias, para fazer tudo, com calma. Temos Guias de Turismo formados no Instituto, eu por exemplo, frequento o Instituto desde 2009, conheço muito bem todos os caminhos inimagináveis e possíveis dentro deste lugar único que é o Inhotim. Tenha uma verdadeira experiência com a gente. Surpreender é o nosso lema.
66. Cave of Maquiné / Cordisburgo 01 day
4.7· 3 reviews· 10 hoursVisit to Maquiné Cave, its name is in honor of its former owner: Joaquim Maria do Maquiné. Wonderful, stupendous, colossal, of rare beauty, its huge rooms, with rare speleothems, that is, the formations inside the Grotto: Stalactites, Stalagmites, Electites, Travertines, Curtains, among others. Scientifically discovered by the Dane, Peter Willelm Lund, in 1834. Minas Gerais is known as the cradle of paleontology, archeology and caving in America. Located in the city of Cordisburgo, city of the heart and of the great Minas Gerais writer João Guimarães Rosa, we will get to know his childhood home, his history, stories, excerpts from his books contacted by the “Miguilins”, who are the teenagers of the city that they leave registered in the memory of those who visit the Casa João Guimarães Rosa Museum. Stopping at the famous Elephant House, it is a house made with the shape, the architecture of the building in the form of a very large Indian Elephant, very interesting.
77. Inhotim - one of the largest open air museums in the World
4.6· 47 reviews· 10 hoursGet to know the charming Inhotim Open-air Museum, offering a large collection of works of art located in a unique botanical garden. More than 800 works by artists of national and international renown.
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