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Holiday Getaway in Rio de Janeiro with Journey Out- Ask Santa for a Speedo!
Travelers can experience the most relaxing holiday of their lives on the white sand beaches of Ipanema, Copacabana, and Aporador. Massages, hang gliding, and group sightseeing ensure relaxation and adventure, while "slow food" Brazilian cooking classes and the guidance of a smart and well-traveled Journey Out guide give the traveler a taste of the true Carioca (Rio resident) life.
Travelers will enjoy a traditional Brazilian Christmas in Paraty, a colonial village outside of Rio. Paraty, a gay artist’s colony, is rich in history and boasts some of the finest architecture in South America. After touring other small villages and towns, the New Year’s jaunt to Copacabana Beach for Ano Nove highlights the tour. Travelers will experience what the BBC calls "The Mother of All New Year’s Parties."
Each year, 2.5 million people clad entirely in white flood onto the beach to experience live music, hundreds of food stalls, and 200 tons of fireworks lighting up the sky at midnight. There is no better way to experience this incredible celebration than with a group of new or old friends . Journey Out’s savvy and experienced tour director will help ensure that all guests have the most enjoyable and memorable holiday experience in Brazil.
The flavor of the holidays in Rio, while in keeping with many Western traditions, is far spicier than the typical American Christmas or New Years. Many tropical plants and trees are decorated with ornaments, and massive lit Christmas trees float on buoys near the beaches. Many travelers agree that no place in the world celebrates New Years with quite the excitement or verve of Rio. Scott Gainor, who spent his 2003 holiday in Rio says, "The average Brazilian will go out of his or her way to ensure you have a good time. They’re really a friendly bunch." Journey Out’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Rio trip helps the travelers to feel even more "at home" in this interpretation of the holidays by providing them with time together as a group of friends and a little helpful guidance from their tour director, while still allowing them the adventure of experiencing and learning on their own.
This is the year to ask Santa for a speedo and celebrate the holidays, Carioca style, with Journey Out!
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Journey Out creates truly unique experiences: off-the-beaten-path places and activities you just can’t get on your own or with any other tour company. They provide a novel twist on traditional tours: gay men and women, enjoy a carefully- researched vacation while traveling in friendly, intimate groups. Journey Out travelers are welcomed in communities who will celebrate their arrival and share their culture and traditions.
The tours are informal, uninhibited, and energetic with many activities; but most of all, they are designed with fun and relaxation in mind. Journey Out hopes their guests will make new friends, not only the people traveling together, but locals in the different places they visit. Additional tours include OktoBEARfest,; La France Gastronomique; Costa Rica, the gay eco tour; and Carnaval in Rio, where guests don’t just watch the parade, they are in the parade.
Journey Out
1617 South Hanford Street
Seattle, WA 98144
(800) 804-9016
www.JourneyOut.com
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