Vale do Pati
A multi-day trek.
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Chapada Diamantina National Park was created on 17 September 1985 over about 152,000 hectares of the Sincorá range on the eastern edge of the Chapada Diamantina plateau in central Bahia, spanning Palmeiras, Mucugê, Lençóis, Ibicoara and Andaraí. The whole plateau is bounded by towering cliffs, mostly between 500 and 1,000 metres high with peaks over 1,600, and the park holds Bahia's highest point, Pico do Barbado, at 2,036 metres. The park is the heart of the region that grew rich on diamond mining in the 19th century, and today hikers come from around the world: it has the Fumaça waterfall, with more than 25,000 visitors a year, the famous multi-day Vale do Pati trail between isolated villages, the Sossego waterfall and the Aleixos trails, along with caves and tea-dark rivers. There is no general entry fee, but several trails have controlled access and a local guide is advised on most, above all the long ones. Lençóis is the best base, and the dry season from April to October the best time.
A multi-day trek.
Over the cliff.
Dark, clear water.
Palmeiras, Mucugê, Lençóis, Ibicoara and Andaraí, Bahia
There is no general fee, but some trails have controlled access and a local guide is advised on most.
