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Walking the Gold Trail tour

Experience Paratyґs unique combination of history, culture and nature on this fascinating tour in the forest on the mountainside behind the town. With your expert local guide, step back in time on the Gold Trail, the paved road built by African slaves in the 18th Century to bring gold and precious stones out of the Brazilian interior and onto ships to Portugal. After walking on the trail through the rainforest you will stop at freshwater pools and waterfalls for a refreshing swim. Youґll also visit the thrilling Toboggan waterfall, a natural rock waterslide that you can slide down and the locals ґsurfґdown standing up! The tour finishes in a cachaзa distillery where, before tasting the various types of cachaзa, you will see at first hand how the Brazilian rum is still made the traditional way.