Paraty Trips & Tours

Watched over by a series of jungle-clad mountains, Paraty, once a prominent station on the ‘Gold Trail’, is a whimsical, history-ridden town. Wandering through its cobbled, car-free streets feels like you’ve entered a living museum lined with whitewashed colonial mansions, Baroque churches and the hilltop Forte Defensor Perpetuo – enjoy the best views in town while you’re up there. Paratay is also a gateway to dozens upon dozens of delicious islands and beaches that are home to every watersport imaginable, while hikes or horseback rides into the jungle will leave your head spinning with visions of banana-billed toucans, blue morpho butterflies and monkeys. Then there are the festivals, which range from literary celebrations and Cachaça tasting events (Brazil’s beloved sugarcane liquor) to exquisite, fresher-than-fresh seafood feasts, just as the local fishing communities make it.