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Brazil · 10-16 days

Brazil: Rio, Iguazu & Salvador

22.9°S · 43.2°W
At a glanceBrazil's greatest hits: Rio's beaches and energy, the world's mightiest waterfalls, and Afro-Brazilian Salvador. Lively all year, peak in summer.
~11.5h flight estimate10 to 16 days£30 to £270+ per daySome effort needed
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The itinerary

  1. Rio de Janeiro4 nights
  2. Iguazu Falls2 nights
  3. Salvador3 nights

Why this trip works

This itinerary combines city breaks, beaches and coastal time, natural landscapes, nightlife, and wildlife watching across Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, and Salvador. Bringing the stops together gives the holiday a clearer progression and makes better use of the outward journey than booking each place separately.

How flexible is it? This itinerary can credibly be planned with a balanced to active daytime pace, lively to buzzing evenings and popular to hotspot crowd settings within its fixed route. The typical version has balanced days, buzzing evenings and a hotspot setting. The quiz selects the closest credible version rather than treating it as one fixed product.

Best time to go

The strongest travel period is December to March. April and November are good quieter alternatives. Getting around is mainly by internal flights.

Jan31°CBest
Feb30°CBest
Mar30°CBest
Apr28°CShoulder
May27°COther
Jun25°COther
Jul25°COther
Aug26°COther
Sep26°COther
Oct28°COther
Nov29°CShoulder
Dec30°CBest

Cost

On the ground, including accommodation and everyday spending, allow roughly £30 a day at the budget end, around £80 a day mid-range, and £270+ for high-end travel. Including estimated return travel from London, a typical version of this itinerary is best treated as a planning range of £1580 to £2210 per person. These are planning estimates rather than live quotes. Available accommodation spans cheap & cheerful, simple, comfortable, premium and luxury. The quiz prices the highest available tier that fits your selected minimum and total budget.

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Frequently asked questions

How long do you need for Brazil: Rio, Iguazu & Salvador?

This itinerary works best over 10 to 16 days across 3 stops: Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, and Salvador.

When is the best time for this trip?

The strongest travel period is December to March. April and November are useful quieter alternatives.

How much does it cost?

On the ground, including accommodation and everyday spending, allow roughly £30 a day at the budget end, around £80 a day mid-range, and £270+ for high-end travel. Including estimated return travel from London, a typical version of this itinerary is best treated as a planning range of £1580 to £2210 per person. These are planning estimates rather than live quotes.

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