although the ride along Estrada Real is very nice, I suggest buying a ticket from one of the local agencies in Paraty for they have Land Roovers. It is not advisable to do it with one"s car since it is very muddy and somewhat dangerous More

Spent 9 days on a terrific cruise, Azamara Journey with 5 kids, ages 25-16, exploring coast adn cities of Argentina and Brazil. Best excursion was half day guided hike with Harry walking Paraty's Gold Trail ....combined a beautiful and fun and not -too-hard hike, fascinating history, a waterfall swim....we continued to walk the town after, great shopping and yummy (but... More

Beautiful unspoilt trail, made all the more facinating by the hugely knowledgable Harry. Easy-going, great fun and interesting. I would really recommend Paraty Explorer to anyone, they offer a really friendly, personal service, very efficient and absolutely professional. More

The Trail is a historical Path that by itself can tell hundreds of Stories... But, besides the historical interest, One can Experience an astonishing Landescaped rom up there, as well as the great amount of Art Galeries and gourgeous Cafés. More

Harry was a great tour guide - like visiting a place with a friend, but a friend that has a lot of knowledge about the history of a place. it really add an extra dimension to my stay in Paraty and I learnt a lot. Sliding down the rock was really fun (although not so elegant!) and all captured on... More

The half day Gold Trail hike was an easy hike which was a good thing since we were busy looking at all the scenery. Lots of opportunities to take photos and talk about the trees and flowers. Harry, our guide, was very informative and was patient answering our many questions. He was able to keep our teenagers interested while he... More

Local knowledge is all if you are looking for an interesting story to tell when you come back from your travels. Your average Brazilians are more similar to North Americans than us, they are pretty lazy and if they can get somewhere after lunch by 4x4 (even though a normal car would do), then they will take that option every... More

Did the gold trail with my partner, 7 month old baby and parents. Enjoyed the trail and found the guide provided alot of information which was very interesting. Really enjoyed swimming in the lagoon, under the waterfalls and sliding down the rocks. The guides and jeep driver were very friendly. It was a wonderful experience to be deep inside the... More

I believe that I found out about Paraty Explorer while browsing through a TripAdvisor forum about Paraty, Brazil. We wanted to do something in Paraty that combined physical activitiy and the chance to learn about the history of the place, and as soon as I heard about the Gold Trail, I knew that it was a must-do for us! I... More