WALPAX BRAZIL TRAVEL PARTNERS - Innovation is the name of the game!

Walpax is a fully accredited DMC, in operation for more than 30 years, with expertise in developing tailor-made programs for FITs, Incentives, Meetings, Tour Series and Special Interest Groups to Brazil.

Their company’s strongest assets are their dedicated staff, a close network with suppliers and guides, full support of tourism authorities and a permanent goal to absorb our principal’s.

They have a team of 14 people in sales and operations - young and very passionate. The warmth of the Brazilians play an important role in the way they do business. It could be summed up as: professionals that carry their compromise to the end. Their philosophy is ‘Your Office in Brazil’.

Paraty - and exclusive on board cooking class to a selected few

Paraty – without knowing or wanting to, this small colonial city, a Brazilian National Historic Site since 1966, turned out to be a charming destination on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state. 

Downtown, traffic is limited to bikes and small carriages, while automobiles are kept outside by heavy iron chains. Once a thriving port, Paraty today welcomes tourists’ from all over the world and has a very rich cultural life. It is a pleasure to discover its lovely colonial architecture, and restaurants under the supervision of international chefs who elected Paraty the place to live.

Brazilian chef Gisela Schmitt, with international experience in several countries, had a superb idea: how about cooking classes on board a schooner cruising Paraty Bay? The schooner, a boat typical of the Brazilian coast, carries a fitting name – “Sem Pressa”, meaning “No Hurry”. 

Just great! Built in 2011, this handmade boat was fit to enchant and today Gisela conducts cooking classes on board. Restricted from 6 to 12 persons, her cooking classes are a treat of simple yet delicious dishes prepared with fresh seafood, vegetables and much more. A welcoming surprise!

Backstage Experience - Bird Park

Thinking about leaving his native Namibia, David Croukamp followed his dream of creating a Bird Park. There was no better place than Brazil for his life project. 

A perfect spot selected with care nearby the entrance of the Iguassú National Park in Foz do Iguassu.
With an area of 16.5 hectares of subtropical forest the Bird Park opened in 1994. 

Today the Croukamp family introduces a new attraction - the Backstage Experience – a 1h30 visit taking visitors behind the scenes where the challenge is: How about feeding a toucan or enjoying the chirps of just hatched bird chicks? Follow the team when preparing the food for the birds and more! Have you ever fed a toucan?
This is your golden opportunity!

Grand Meliá Nacional Rio de Janeiro

Rio witnesses the fantastic comeback of an icon – the Gran Meliá Nacional Rio de Janeiro! 

Now a Gran Meliá property, this unique hotel, a project of the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer with an innovative cylindrical tower and rooms with floor to ceiling glass walls, is a privilege to guests.
The hotel has 10 different apartment categories, an elegant restaurant, spa, bar, meeting & events rooms, and a pool area overlooking São Conrado Beach and leaving the best for last, it is the only hotel in town with an helipad.

For more information, please contact Anna Nagy at brazil@euromic.com

Anna Nagy

Contacts:

Anna Nagy, Director
Regina Meirelles, Senior Project Manager
Address: Av. Princesa Isabel, 323 - 8th floor
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22011-010 Brazil
Tel: +55-21-2546 69 53
Fax: +55-21-2546 69 54
Email: brazil@euromic.com
Website: www.walpax.com.br