Trekking Itacolomi Park & Lavras Novas
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The State Park of Itacolomi is a conservation area that contains many attractions such as beautiful tracks and trails, Estrada Real (the first landmark of this is at Itacolomi's park) and great museums.
On this tour you will visit Lavras Novas, a village that is fast making itself one of the main attractions for nature lovers. With its simple but exotic appeal, the hospitality of its people and its tranquility, it is impossible not to love it.
On this tour you will visit Lavras Novas, a village that is fast making itself one of the main attractions for nature lovers. With its simple but exotic appeal, the hospitality of its people and its tranquility, it is impossible not to love it.
- Duration: 10 hour(s)
- Location: Itacolomy Park, Lavras Novas
We depart from Belo Horizonte at 7 am and stop for breakfast in Cachoeira do Campo. We continue the trip to Itacolomi's State Park were we'll see the Casa do Bandeirista ("Bandeirista"'s House), considered the first public building in the state and the Museu do Chá (Tea's Museum).
Then we leave to Lavras Novas on a 12 km trek for the Trilha do Caminho Novo (Trek of the New Way) of Estrada Real that connects the park to Lavras Novas. We'll walk to Represa do Custódio (Custódio's Dam) and the Cachoeira dos Três Pingos (Three Nuggets Waterfall). After lunch we'll leave the village. We aim to return at 5 pm.
