Mission Impossible

Happiness is not hard to find if you know where to look for it. For a true tropical experience.

Rio Celeste´s intense turquoise water, the product of a whimsical combination of pure river water and volcanic minerals, offers one of natures most complete eccentricities. Located in Tenorio National Park, Río Celeste is the main attraction as it winds around Tenorio Volcanos foothills. Natural hot springs; boiling pool; a lagoon so vividly blue that youll sense the areas absolute peace; dye pools, which are places where the rivers crystalline waters fuse with calcium carbonate and sulfur from the volcano; and of course the array of wildlife.

Professional Samba dancers present a version of Carnival, with costumes that range from virtually nothing to extremely elaborate, a clip from the Intrepid Berkeley Explorer's free video, "Tango and Samba Falls", presenting highlights of Argentina and Brazil. To enjoy the entire film, with a high speed internet connection, please ask a search engine for: Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

Becaba is the first village the expedition stops at and is given a lecture on the process of making manioc.

Tour of Rio de Janeiro, visiting Copacabana, Ipanema, and downtown, seeing beaches, cafes, people and Rio in all its glory.