We leave Lençóis at 6:30 a.m. by car. After 1 hour of asphalt road and 1 hour 15 minutes of gravel road, we arrive at the beginning of the path to the Pati valley at 9:30 a.m.
Much of the first day is on a plateau with no trees at 1300 meters (4200 feet). Use a good hat and lots of sunscreen!
After an ascent of 40 minutes we arrive on a wide plateau. If it rained the night before, the only difficulty on this flat trail is the water. Sometimes we have to take off our shoes to cross a small river. It is exciting to approach the Pati Valley with every step. After about 1 hour 45 minutes you will see one of the most breathtaking views of your life; it's called “Mirante do Pati”! It's like stepping into a movie!
After a good lunch with one of the best views of the Chapada Diamantina mountains, we continue our hike.
We do a late afternoon dive in one of the delicious waterfalls of the Pati Valley
After breakfast in a native's house, we climb Morro do Castelo via a steep climbing path. We will traverse a cave that cuts through the hill and climb the viewpoints that will give us a glimpse of part of our route to be done over the next few days.
Stop at the Funis waterfall to relax your feet and take an invigorating shower. We will have steep stretches of ascent and descent.
We will have steep climbs and descents.
After breakfast at the house of the natives, we will continue our expedition, this day will be the most difficult, we will continue to the Cachoeirão Valley where we will see the waterfall from above which is 16 km from the house where we will spend the Night.
The view of the valley is impressive!
The view of the bottom from 280 meters where the waterfall falls is fascinating!
Nice walk in the Pati Valley. After a coffee in a native's house, we will look at different landscapes during the day, we will go to another native's house, where we will approach the end of our expedition. The day is getting brighter, we visit Poço da Árvore and have a view of the Castelo from the front.
After coffee in the native's house, we head towards the town of Andaraí, a traditional exit from Vale do Pati, where the coffee produced in Vale do Pati was shipped to be sold by the locals in other cities.
We will do the famous rise of the empire until we reach its summit. From there we have a fantastic view and say goodbye to this paradise called Vale do Pati. We will descend to the town of Andaraí, where we will board a car and return to the town of Lençóis.
In Andaraí we make a pit stop in the Apollo ice cream parlor to try a delicious ice cream.
We will have a car that will take us to Lençóis.
