Activities
Our activities
There are many options for activities on the grounds of Eco Lodge Itororó and in this region of southeast Brazil. The Três Picos State Park is just 30 minutes away. Atlantic Rainforest, Mountains and High Altitude Fields are easily reached in less than one hour. The region is considered to be one of Brazil’s best for hiking, birdwatching and photography, with the entire elevational aspect of the surrounding Organ Mountain Range to be discovered. You can explore on your own or join one of our tours.
Birdwatching
One of Brazil’s best Hotspots for Birdwatching, Ecolodge Itororó is located at an altitude of 1200 metres and is surrounded by the Atlantic Rainforest, just 2h30 from Rio de Janeiro Airport. Tucked away in a beautiful private valley the lodge sits in a truly privileged and quiet location and has its own network of trails providing guests with the opportunity of seeing many bird species within a short distance. More than 60 Atlantic Rainforest endemics have been spotted only on the grounds of the lodge! Please, contact us for more detailed information about our 8 days Birdwatching tours.
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Hiking
There are many great hiking options on the grounds of Eco Lodge Itororó and the surrounding area. We have 5 marked trails on the grounds of Ecolodge Itororó. The Três Picos State Park is just 50 minutes away. Mountains and High Altitude Fields are easily reached in less than one hour drive. The region is considered to be one of Brazil’s best places for hiking, birdwatching and photography. Here you have the possibility to explore the entire elevational aspect (ranging from 100 to 2300 meters) of the surrounding Serra do Mar.
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Golden Lion Tamarin Project
On your transfer from Rio to the Ecolodge Itororó, you have the possibility to visit one of the most successful projects in Brazil. Located just an 1 hour and 30 minutes from Rio Airport or Rio City, the visitation times are early in the morning, when the golden lion tamarin monkeys come closer to the ground. After 10AM they retreat to the higher tree canopies, making it very hard to spot them. After this very interesting visit we continue our journey to Ecolodge Itororó through a very beautiful mountain road.
Optional when using our transfer from Rio Airport or Rio City to Ecolodge Itororó.
This visitation needs to be reserved at least 4 weeks prior to arrival date.
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Golden Lion Tamarins (GLTs) are tiny endangered monkeys found only in the Atlantic Coastal Forest of Southeast Brazil. This Project protects these monkeys for generations to come.
The endangered golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) also known as the golden marmoset, is a small monkey, native to the Atlantic Rainforest. The range for wild individuals is spread across very few places along south-eastern Brazil, with a recent census estimating 3,200 individuals left in the wild. This is an important project to save the Golden-Lion Tamarin monkey (Leontopithecus rosalia) from extinction. A primate of the Atlantic Forest, the species’ population requires more forest territory to expand. This endemic species is found living out-of-captivity in only eight municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and nowhere else in the world.
REGUA Project and Ecolodge Itororó Project
Located just 1 hour and 30 minutes from Rio Airport or Rio City,
Nicholas and Rachel Locke started this amazing and huge project to protect and recuperate the Atlantic Rainforest in 1996. The Atlantic Forest is one of the top five biodiversity hotspots on Earth!. One of the world’s most important and endangered biological hotspots. On REGUA’s grounds there has been a great amount of research work, in cooperation with universities and NGO’s from all over the world. The Wetlands are a small Pantanal, with alligators, Capivaras, many bird species and flora species.
Optional when using our transfer from or to Rio Airport or Rio City.
This visitation needs to be reserved at least 4 weeks prior to arrival date.
Please, contact us for further details.
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