Chapada Diamantina is located 400 km away from cities like Lençóis, Andarai, Palmeiras, Ibicoara e Mucugi. The mountain range is spread out in a 38 thousand km2 area dividing two important rivers: São Francisco and Rio das Contas.

This region presents one of the most wonderful landscapes of the country, with immense plateaus, waterfalls, deep grottos, underground rivers, crystalline lagoons and rich fauna and flora.
The tourist will also see large colonial houses and old paved trails used by slaves at the time of the gold and diamond cycle.

The “cerrado” covers great part of Chapada, but the “campo rupestre” is the predominant vegetation and registers a great number of endemic species. Orchids, bromélias, cactis, begonias and hundreds of other rare species resistant and adapted for great variations of humidity, light, temperature and wind, common in this region, form a beautiful landscape with high scenic value.

Lençóis is the main entrance for Chapada Diamantina, holding a nice colonial architecture protected by law as part of the historic patrimony of Brazil.

Attractions

Fumaça Waterfalls: the 48 km (30 miles) trip between Lençóis and Palmeiras, is one of the hardest outing It lasts four days and three nights, with trekking over the Vale do Capão including a 60 m going down in a steel cable – and then diving into a pool of water.

Spring Waterfall: located 2 km (1.2 mile) from the city of Lençois, a 45 minute walk, Spring Waterfall is the first of a series of spectacles offered by local nature. This 6 m high waterfall formed by the Grisante Creek, a Lençóis River tributary, is a cold and strong waterfall, great for massaging the body.

Torrinha Cavern: this cavern has a great number of rare formations, like stalactites with transparent crystal and aragonite flowers. In some points it is necessary to walk crouched down. There are three tour options to visit Torrinha Cave, with different prices and duration.

Buracão Waterfall: this is the biggest and probably the most beautiful Chapada´s waterfall. The gateway to this wonder of nature is the town of Mucugê, in the south of the Park. The Canyon of Buracão is located in a farm distant 80 Km from Macupê. The Canyon is a deep and narrow valley, surrounded by stonewalls and beautiful vegetation. After 1,5 hour of tracking and after passing a series of small waterfalls, we reach the bottom of the valley. The first sight confronting the traveler is the wonderful Enchanted Falls. Its clear waters comes down from the stonewalls and disappear in a series of small channels after touching the ground. But the best part is reserved to the end. After swimming 100m into the river we achieve the Buracão Falls, a strong waterfall 96m high ending in a natural pool. All this effort is justified when you see this magic place.

Tranquility Waterfall: Tranquility (Sossego) waterfall is located exactly 8 km (5 miles) from the city – a 6 km (3.7 miles) walk along a trail and 2 km (1.3 miles) over the Ribeirão River bed.

Gruta Lapa Doce: this is an 850 m subterranean cave full of stalactites and stalagmites. On this tour, it is possible to visit the external lake and part of the river crossing the cave – wearing a mask and floating vest.

Gruta da Pratinha: this cave is located in a steep cliff with a lake in the background – or a funnel-shaped depression – where the sun shines between 2:30PM and 3:30PM.

Gruta Do Lapão: this cave is made of quartzite, with a 50 m diameter entrance. It is a 3 hour walk over difficult terrain – 5 km (3 miles) starting from Lençóis.
Marimbus: here we find many species of pantanal, one of the richest ecosystems of Chapada. It is accessed by car until Remanso and, from then on 2 hours in canoe through the Rio Santo Antonio. A trail takes to the Roncador river, waterfalls and different rocky formations.

Mount Pai Inácio: to get there you must climb a 400 m trail connecting the end of the paved road to the top of Mount Pai Inácio. From the peak, which is 1,150 m above sea level, you can see Sincorá Mountain Range, Bacia Mountain Range and Chapadinha Mountain Range. It is located approximately 30 km (19 miles) from downtown Lençóis. It is a 5 hour walk.

Paradise Well: paradise Well, as it was originally called, is formed by the Lençóis River and it is located in a canyon. The river runs over a rocky bed and opens up wide, forming a 3 m wide by 10 m long and 2 m deep well.

Blue Well: this is a bluish colored subterranean lake. The best time for visitation is between 1:30PM and 2:30PM, and it is has an easy access.

Enchanted Well: this is a 61 m deep lake with dark blue water. The best time for visitation is between April and September, when the cave receives more sunrays, between 10:30AM and 12:30PM. To observe the well – where bathing is prohibited – it is necessary to enter 80 m into the cavern down a steep declivity.

Rampa do Caim: about three hours hiking to arrive at a place that gives one of the most spectacular sights of the Vale do Pati and the rivers Paraguaçu and Preto, both with its dark waters. One should pay attention and be very careful during the treck because the trail has many slippery rocks increasing the danger of falling.

Ribeirão do Meio: Ribeirão do Meio is 3.5 km (2.17 miles) from downtown Lençóis. To get there, the preferred option for is a half an hour horseback ride.

Rio Mucugezinho (Well of the Devil): next Lençóis, the river is formed by many falls. The biggest fall is the Well of the Devil, that is a good place to swim and for sunbath. This is a good place for the practice of rappel and canyoning.

Ruínas de Igatú: Xique-Xique de Igatú, or simply Igatú, is a village of around 400 inhabitants, but during the peak of the diamond prospecting era by the end of last century it had over 9000. The attractions are the ruins of the old rock houses, some of which were still in use some decades ago. Nowadays adobe or wattle and daub houses prevail.

Serrano: the place, an old mine, is a natural belvedere, from where you can see the city and the São José River valley. Further ahead, this will join the first one and flow into the Paraguaçu River. The place provides an invigorating bath.

Morrão/Fumaça Trails: at 37 km of intensive and hard trekking. The way is a succession of fantastic and wild landscapes: Serra do Veneno (Poisoned Mountain Ridge), Palmital Waterfall, valleys of the rivers Capivara and Capivari, countless waterfalls, beyond the incredible appearance of the Fumaça waterfall. To get to the top of the waterfall is necessary one hour of a intense hiking beginning at the Vila de Capão (68 km far from Lençóis). From there it is possible to contemplate where the water of the waterfall seems to dance to the flavor of the wind in a great spectacle.

Trail Vale do Pati: one of the most famous and pretty passages of Brazil - is about 45 km from Lençois with beautiful landscapes of the Campos Gerais and the impressive Cachoeirão, with many falls of 200 meters of height.