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The Royal Road with Kids

The Royal Road with Kids

12/26/20232 min read

Key takeaways
  • The Royal Road itinerary can be tailored to travel 3 to 4 hours or less between destinations, suiting families with children.
  • Activities include viewing cave paintings at Gruta do Maquine in Cordisburgo and riding the Maria Fumaca steam train from Tiradentes to Sao Joao Del Rey.
  • Kids can pan for diamonds with a local guide-miner in Diamantina and descend into the Passagem Gold Mine by rail cart.
  • The Imperial Museum in Petropolis displays the Brazilian Crown Jewels.
(Picture: Pedro Vilela / MTur) Traveling the Royal Road is a great program to do with children. Your client can choose the route and stops so that they travel between 3 and 4 hours between destinations, or even less, and there are many attractions that appeal to adults, teenagers, and children. In addition to the historical component, this trip also offers a lot of fun. See below for some tips:

 

- Walk through the halls and see cave paintings in the Gruta do Maquiné, in Codisburgo.

 

- Take the Maria Fumaça train from Tiradentes to São João Del Rey.

The Royal Road with Kids

(Picture: Pedro Vilela / MTur)

- Kayak on the Cipó River in the Serra do Cipó.

 

- See life-sized statues sculpted by Master Valentim in the chapels depicting scenes from the Passion, in Congonhas.

The Royal Road with Kids

(Picture: Pedro Vilela / MTur)

- Descend in a rail cart, Indiana Jones-style, into the Passagem Gold Mine and see the underground chambers and lakes.

 

- Slide in slippers through the corridors of the Imperial Museum and see the Crown Jewels, in Petropolis.

The Royal Road with Kids

(Picture: Wania Corredo / MTur)

- Follow a guide-miner to a waterfall and try to find diamonds with a gold pan, in Diamantina.

The Royal Road with Kids

(Picture: Pedro Vilela / MTur)

- See the maned wolves at the Caraça Sanctuary.

 

- Take a boat to crystal

 

- Clear water islands and swim among the fish in Paraty.

The Royal Road with Kids

(Picture: Arkadij Schell / Shutterstock.com)

This is a trip to make lasting family memories.

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