São Paulo Trip Overview
Cantareira Natural Park is one of the largest preserved forest areas in the urban perimeter of the world, and invites you to do the fascinating Macuco Trail and Waterfall Trail, at Engordador Nucleus. In addition to the trails, we also make a visit to the older water supply system of São Paulo city, listed as a historical heritage, encompassing the “Casa da Bomba” and Cantareira Dam complexes.
Excellent tour for nature lovers looking for a moment to relax near a big city.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: São Paulo, Brazil
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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Cantareira Natural Park is one of the largest preserved forest areas in the urban perimeter of the world, and invites you to do the fascinating Macuco Trail and Waterfall Trail, at Engordador Nucleus. In addition to the trails, we also make a visit to the older water supply system of São Paulo city, listed as a historical heritage, encompassing the “Casa da Bomba” and Cantareira Dam complexes.
Excellent tour for nature lovers looking for a moment to relax near a big city.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Parque Estadual Cantareira – Nucleo Engordador, Avenida Coronel Sezefredo Fagundes 19100, Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo 02368-000 Brazil
Arriving at Cantareira Natural Park, we gonna make a visit to the Headquarter of Park where we will visit the Interpretation Center of fauna and flora of the Park. After the visits we gonna start the Macuco and Waterfall Trail and then we will visit the complex that was part of the first water supply system of São Paulo City;
Before the activity, the tour guide will explain some safety and conduct instructions during the walk and then we will start the Macuco Trail, approximately 1 km long, where we will observe some species of fauna and flora of the region;
Then we will continue to the Waterfall Trail, approximately 4 km long, where we cross the Engordador River at different points with stops for photos and the possibility of bathing in 2 different waterfalls, “Engordador” and “Cachoeira Véu da Noiva” Waterfalls;
Upon returning from the hikes, we visited the viewpoint of the dam and the Pump House complex, an old water supply system of São Paulo where we ended the activity.
Duration: 4 hours
