Important notices: There is no special accompanying persons program. To arrange tours during the Colloquium, please contact Agatur and see the information below.
These tours are not being handled by the organizers or organizing committee of the Colloquia. They are being offered especially by the official travel agency, Agatur. To reserve any of these tours or to obtain more information, please contact Agatur at the address below, Monday to Friday from 09h00 to 20h00.
Tel.: (41) 3317-3192/3242 - Fax: (41) 3285-6327, E-mail: agatureventos@up.edu.br

Tours to Iguaçu Falls (National park, waterfalls on the Brazilian and Argentinean sides, definitely worthwhile!), Rio de Janeiro and other locations in are also available upon request. Please contact Agatur for more details.

CURITIBA CITY TOUR

Itinerary: Botanical Garden – Pope State Park – Opera de Arame Theater – Free University of the Environment (Universidade Livre do Meio Ambiente).
The tour of the Ecological Capital of Brazil, Curitiba lasts approximately 3.5 hours and includes a visit to the Botanic Garden, the Pope State Park, the Opera house, and the Free University. The bus tour will drive past the Iguaçu (State Government) Palace, the Civic Center, the Perpétuo Socorro Church, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Federal University of Paraná, and the Guaíra Theater
Departures from hotels: 9h am and 2h30 pm.

CURITIBA BY NIGHT

Itinerary: Botanical Gardens – Opera de Arame Theater
A short tour around some interesting tourist points, with a beautiful night’s view of some of the main landmarks of the city, followed by gastronomic visit to the suburb of Santa felicidade, where a typical Italian dinner (chicken, spaghetti, lasagna and a delicious vine) will be served at one of the famous restaurants.
Departure form hotels: 7h30 pm.

MORRETES AND ANTONINA

Itinerary: Curitiba – Morretes – Antonina – Curitiba
Train tour to Morretes, traveling on an engineering masterwork of the nineteen century. Over 110 Km of Railways, including 13 tunnels and 30 bridges, arriving in Morretes at 10:40 AM. This city, established in 1733, still maintains several of its old colonial buildings. We disembark and continue the trip by bus to the port of Antonina established in 1714. After a brief visit of the town, the bus returns to Morretes for lunch, at 12:30. After lunch, a brief tour of the town of Morretes (until 14:00) and then the return to Curitiba climbing up the Graciosa highway, arriving around 16:00. Included: train ticket and snack, lunch in Morretes, tours in Morretes and Antonina, van transportation up the Graciosa highway.
Departure from hotels  at 7h15 am.

VILA VELHA STATE PARK

Itinerary: Curitiba – Vila Velha State Park – Furnas – Golden Lagoon – Curitiba
Bus or van ride on the Rodovia do Café Road, up the Devonian Escarpment to the Campos Gerais Region (Plateau), with beautiful views along the way. After 80 km, arriving at Vila Velha State Park, where we will find multi-shaped sandstone figures (camel, cup, rhinoceros, ships, turtles, etc.), aged at approximately 400 million years. The second stop is the sinkhole (Furnas), and enormous round crater about 50m deep (to the water level). The third stop is a visit to the crystal clear Golden Water Lagoon.
Departure from hotels at 8h30 am.

ILHA DO MEL

Itinerary: Curitiba – Morretes – Pontal do Sul – Ilha do Mel – Curitiba
Trip to Morretes by bus or by train, with beautiful views of Serra do Mar (Coastal Mountain range) and the Atlantic Rainforest. Arrival in Morretes (historical city of Paraná) where we will take a brief walk around the city. Lunch includes a typical dish of the coastal region “Barreado”, with meat, fish and shrimp. After lunch, departure to Pontal do Sul to take across to the Ilha do Mel (Honey Island), and a short walk around the island.
Included: Bus or train ticket, boat transfer, lunch and agency car transfer.
Departure from hotels at 8h15 am.

Important: Please note that only one change without penalty is possible on the terrestrial routes of each tour. A second change will incur in an administration fee of R$ 20 (twenty reais) to be paid to AGATUR.