Serra do Orgaos

The Travessia Petrópolis is a three-day trek inland from the city of Rio that takes you up above the clouds to over 2,000m in the Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgãos. You will see spectacular sunsets and sunrises and can bathe in a refreshing waterfall. You can spend two nights in mountain shelters, hire a tent or take your own. You will need to pay a small fee to access the park, which can be done online, where you can also book the shelter and find a local guide. When you get back to Rio, you can carry on trekking with climbs up the numerous peaks of that amazing city. This is one of the last great wilderness walks in the British Isles, and not for the faint-hearted. It’s a rough, tough five-day trek with no roads, no accommodation other than basic bothies – and no other people! What it does have is superb coastal scenery, abundant wildlife and remarkable geological phenomena.