Fumaça Waterfall
Moderate / High1 dayFrom: Vale do Capão

Fumaça Waterfall.

Three hundred and eighty metres of free fall — the water turns to smoke before it lands.

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From R$320 / person

Distance on foot
12 km
Distance on foot
Drive
60 km
Drive
Height of the fall
380 m
Height of the fall
Duration
1 dia
Duration
Departure (Lençóis)
8h00
Departure (Lençóis)
Difficulty
Moderado / Alto
Difficulty

About Fumaça Waterfall.

At 380 metres, it is the tallest free fall in Brazil. The volume of water is small against that height: the wind catches the sheet halfway down and turns it to mist — hence the name, fumaça, smoke. For much of the year the water never reaches the ground.

You visit it from above. Lying flat on the edge of the lookout, the whole abyss opens beneath you with the Capão valley beyond. There are two lookouts, both with around 400 metres of exposure.

The trail starts with the hardest part: about 1 hour climbing 2 km of rock up to the plateau. After that the ground flattens out and the walk to the rim is easy.

On our treks the picnic is lunch: meals balanced between vitamins, protein, fibre and carbohydrates.

How the day goes.

1 day
  1. 1 day

    Fumaça Waterfall.

    12 kmModerate / High

    Departure from Lençóis at 8:00 am towards Vale do Capão — around 60 km by car, with stretches of dirt road.

    The trail starts in Capão. The first hour is the demanding one: 2 km climbing over rock, gaining height quickly until you reach the plateau.

    Up top the terrain opens out and levels off. The walk continues across rocky grassland, among everlasting flowers and sandstone outcrops, to the canyon rim.

    Arrival at the lookouts. Lying down on the edge to watch the 380-metre drop is the reason for the walk — there is time to stay a while before the picnic.

    The return is by the same route, with the rock descent at the end. Back in Lençóis in the late afternoon.

Choose the format that fits your group.

Prices for cash, bank transfer or boleto. International transfer or a larger group: talk to us.

Private package

R$ 420

/ person

Minimum of 2 people. Just your group on the trail.

Group tour

R$ 320

/ person

From 2 to 7 people. You join an open group.

Full price table

Group sizePrivate packageGroup tour
1 personR$ 650R$ 420
2 peopleR$ 490R$ 420
3 peopleR$ 390R$ 350
4+ peopleR$ 390R$ 320

Prices per person, in Brazilian reais, for cash, bank transfer or boleto.

Everything you need to know.

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