A dream trip with a swim in the emblematic and seductive São Francisco River. Let's be enchanted by Velho Chico and all its landscape, flavors and hospitality
A dream trip with a swim in the emblematic and seductive São Francisco River. Let's be enchanted by Velho Chico and all its landscape, flavors and hospitality
Arrival in Petrolina to start this enogastronomy expedition.
Our team will be at the airport waiting for your arrival to proceed to the hotel. Check-inat the hotel and overnight.
Delicious breakfast and group meeting in the hotel lobby. Brief presentation of all and departure to visit the and the workshop of the Craftsman Mestre Quincas and the work with frowns of Mestre Biu dos Anjos.
At noon, we will visit the Bodódromo and have lunch at the Bode do Angelo restaurant. The owner Angelo welcomes us to share his knowledge and present the dishes of the house. He is a goat breeder and also has a meat boutique on site.
Departure after breakfast to visit a farm of native and exotic fruits of exceptional quality. The owner welcomes us in the fields to show us her specialized production, mainly in Cashew, Carambola, Fig, Pink Mango and Crunchy Guava.
Then, we will visit a production of Iberian Pork, where lunch will be served. After rest, we will proceed to a enogastronomy activity at the oldest winery in Petrolina with its production of organic grape juice and wines. Return to Petrolina. Overnight.
After breakfast at the hotel, we will board the van bound for Nina’s cheese shop and get to know her work with goat’s cheese.
The morning continues with a PRIVATE tour guided by the vineyard of a winery in the São Francisco River valley. We will then be welcomed at the winery with a tasting of special sparkling labels. An experience of enogastronomy that will remain in memory.
With renewed energies in the rural area, we will embark in a PRIVATE navigation on the river with a bath, lush landscapes under the sound of forró pé-de-serra. Lunch will be shipped and the activity takes place until sunset. An afternoon dedicated to celebrating life in a private and exclusive way for Food Safaris.
On the way back to Petrolina, we will visit the food production cooperative Casa de Cambraia, where a group of women cook around 3 thousand delicacies daily, among them cambraia (dry kiss), seasoned cambric (oregano, garlic, onion, carrots, cabbage) and beet), beiju (tapioca) and sweet sequilho.
Rest at the hotel in the afternoon. Dinner at the Flor de Mandacaru restaurant and have a class on Cari fish and the use of PANCs from the Caatinga. Overnight stay.
Then we will visit the an Afro-descendent cultural manifestation that involves a lively samba circle with stools and the palms of the participants. Children and adults play and we are invited to join the circle to dance and sing. Return to the hotel and overnight.
Free morning to rest. Check-out from the hotel can be done until 11am.
Our team will take you to the airport for boarding. End of Food Safari Vale do São Francisco.
