Hotel Refugio Bonito

... green and yellow birds pearched in two trees above the pathway. Tried to get some good picks but the overcast day wasnt going to allow any. Went around the m************', 'depression' or whatever you want to call it (its about 140m deep and the same wide), stopped at two view points where we were lucky enough to spot a few of the bird with some even flying over to greet us and sitting in a tree only a few ...

... and gave him a helping hand. <br><br><br> <br><br><br><br>Arriving at the 'beach' we crossed a small field with a beach volley and football court, a few hammocks and a beach until arriving at the river where on the other side contrasting with the tampered bank was a luxious ...

We arrived at 9pm after leaving our hostel at 5pm the day before in Iguazu. lol. Long journey.<br>Got picked up by Ronaldo (I called to reserve a room in the international youth hostel) in a VW station wagon. Got to the hostel chilled out a bit and quickly went to bed seeing that everything closed up at 11pm and that we were knackered!!<br><br><br>

... day before is required. Expensive but worth it. <br><br>Estância Mimosa (www.bonitoweb.com.br)<br><br>Typical ranch with a trail passing through several waterfalls, where you can swim in natural pools. It is a nice walk and chances that you will run into a group of monkeys are very high. Great regional food. Horseback riding and Bird watching are optional tours. Located in a region of great environmental diversity within the Cerrado Biome, the ...

... is being established as a mecca for responsible Eco-Tourism in Brazil. Regrettably this creates smaller supply of availability per day, and this higher prices due to the demand per day. The temperature at night is already dropping to below normal and there is little excitement amongst the other travelers, plus I have an early start so I go to bed somewhat early.<br><br>Today several Brazilians and a Swiss girl joins me to the Rio ...

... down a beautiful river in the forest, if you had your head under you were looking at beautiful fish and plants and the underwater landscape. <br> <br> The reason it's so clear is because of the calcium in the water calcifying any impurities so they sink to the bottom &#8211; so visibility is at a whopping 25 metres! At one point we all had to clamber out of the river and do a five hundred metre walk to avoid a ...

... blog that we arrived in Bonito unscathed and with beautiful weather to enjoy it. The campsite has a natural swimming hole with a waterfall at the back and we&#8217;ve been able to have a dip in there and a good swim against the current for exercise, trying to work off all the food we are eating. Bonito is know for its caves and crystal clear waters and it really is amazing how in the rivers with a snorkel mask you can see incredibly ...

... I am received with an impressive spread. There must have been 15 salads on offer, kept fresh by a spring channeled through the kitchen, and another 15 dishes being kept warm on the wood-burning stove. I loaded up my plate and sat down to gobble up every calorie I had just burned, happy to know that the vegetables I was eating had been grown but a few feet away (the Estância Mimosa uses their own produce grown in an on-site, organic veggie garden). When I returned back ...

... start of the tropical river.I felt so lucky to snorkel through those crystal clear warm waters full or fish of many different colours and coral beds of all shapes and sizes. It was my first real snorkelling experience and it was incredible, swimming among all the fish as they swum curiosly past taking a look at you. We swum face to face with blue, silver, black and orange stripey and shimmery fish and looked at the under water springs. It was a beautiful experience, and very relaxing ...

... were floating on air, you could hardly see the water! <br><br> <br><br>Another was an amazing electric blue colour, reminding us of those amazing lagoons in Bolivia.<br><br> <br><br>A few minutes later we reached the departure point for the swim and the first ...