Group departures on long holiday weekends. Beds in the villagers’ homes are limited.
Crossings of 3 to 6 days with guides born in the valley, sleeping in the homes of local families.
Our routes
From 3 to 6 days, walking in and out, with every night in the home of a valley family. The price covers lodging, food and the guide.
3 days · 2 nights
Difficulty: moderate
The valley’s essentials in a long weekend: Mirante do Pati, Castelo Hill and the Cachoeirao from above.
Per personUS$ 460
4 days · 3 nights
Difficulty: intermediate
A free day mid-crossing to choose between Poço da Árvore and the Palmito and Calixto waterfalls.
Per personUS$ 560
5 days · 4 nights
Most booked
Difficulty: challenging
Goes down to Pati de Baixo and the foot of the Cachoeirao, a stretch only this route covers.
Per personUS$ 650
6 days · 5 nights
Difficulty: challenging
From the Gerais do Rio Preto to Andaraí, out down the Ladeira do Império. Runs on the longer holidays.
Per personUS$ 690
One- and two-day trips for when you have less time, or want to add one to the crossing.
1 day · day trip
Difficulty: easy to moderate
A 6 km trail across the high plains to the top of Brazil’s second-highest waterfall.
Per personUS$ 70
1 day · day trip
Difficulty: moderate
A canyon between rock walls and a short swim to the foot of an 85-metre fall.
Per personUS$ 120
2 days · 1 night
Difficulty: hard
Two days of hard trail and a night of camping, to a waterfall inside a narrow canyon.
Per personUS$ 310
1 day · day trip
Difficulty: moderate to hard
A 100-metre fall surrounded by forest, on a quiet trail.
Per personUS$ 145
1 day · day trip
Difficulty: moderate
A two-tier, 230-metre waterfall dropping into an emerald-green pool.
Per personUS$ 120
Made to measure
A private group, another date or a different pace: we plan the trip with you on WhatsApp.
PriceOn request
3–6
days on the trail
40–80 km
of trail, depending on the route
1,280 m
at the highest point
US$ 460
for the 3-day route, per person
How it works
All on WhatsApp, with a real person on the other end.
Groups leave on long holiday weekends. For another date, ask about a custom trip.
We confirm your place and answer questions about fitness, gear and transport.
Half the price when you book, by Pix or card. That holds your place and the beds in the valley.
The other 50% is due the day before departure.
Pix with no fee, or credit card in up to 12 instalments with interest.
Ask us on WhatsAppWho guides you, and who hosts you
The person leading the group grew up in the Pati and knows the trails, the river and the families at every stop.
You sleep in villagers’ homes, such as Dona Raquel’s and Zé Preto’s, with food from the wood stove.
Small groups, for a calmer and safer crossing.
"The best experience of my life."
Along the way
The climb goes through a cave and ends at one of the best-known viewpoints in the Chapada.
About Mula Trekking
Mula Trekking organises groups to cross the Pati Valley, plus a few trips elsewhere in the Chapada Diamantina. We handle the booking, the houses and the plan. On the trail you are led by guides born in the valley.
What you pay for lodging and guiding goes to the people who live in the valley.
You do not need to be an athlete, but moderate fitness helps. If you walk regularly on uneven ground you will manage the crossing comfortably. The 3-day route is the easiest.
You sleep in the homes of Pati Valley villagers. Each stage of the crossing has a host family, with a made bed, a bathroom and food cooked on a wood stove.
Pati Valley routes include lodging in villagers’ homes, full board (breakfast, trail snack and dinner) and all guided walks. Getting to Guine is up to you.
You pay 50% to hold your place and the rest the day before the trip. You can pay by Pix with no fee, or by credit card in up to 12 instalments with interest.
Groups leave on long holiday weekends. The 5- and 6-day routes run on the longer holidays, such as New Year. Message us on WhatsApp for the next dates.
Do not count on signal during the crossing. Some houses in the valley have wifi for emergencies, which is how you can reach your family if you need to. The houses have sockets, so you can charge your phone at the end of the day.
With no phone signal, the day follows the rhythm of the house you sleep in: an early breakfast, the trail, a waterfall swim and dinner from the wood stove.
Home-made breakfast prepared by your local hosts with produce from the area.
Walks of about 13 km a day, with stops for waterfall swims and viewpoints.
Plenty of food from the wood stove and conversation with the people who live in the valley.
Quiet nights and a sky full of stars, with no city lights nearby.
Message us on WhatsApp to pick the date and the route for your group. Beds in the villagers’ homes are limited and go in order of confirmation.
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