Vale do Pati
One of Brazil’s most beautiful multi-day hikes. Walk for 3 to 5 days through a valley ringed by flat-topped mountains, staying overnight with local farming families.
The Vale do Pati lies at the heart of the Chapada Diamantina National Park, surrounded by towering flat-topped mountains and green valleys. It is often rated as one of the most beautiful hiking routes in Brazil, and even in South America. The classic route takes 3 to 5 days and enters and exits via Guiné or the Capão Valley. Along the way you pass the Batiquó Waterfall, the Castelo Peak and the Mirante cliff viewpoint. You spend nights in family-run guesthouses on local farms, which serve simple meals. The route is complicated and unmarked, so hiring a local guide is strongly recommended, at roughly 200 to 350 reais per day. The trek requires a reasonable level of fitness, plus sun protection and insect repellent.
Opening hours
Open all day (multi-day hikes)
Nearby sights
- Igatu
- Marimbus
- Vale do Capão
- Mucugê Byzantine Cemetery
- Cachoeira da Fumaça
- Cachoeira do Sossego
- Ribeirão do Meio
- Serrano & Cachoeira da Primavera