Cave of Maquiné / Cordisburgo 01 day Discount Tickets

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Overview

Visit to Maquiné Cave, its name is in honor of its former owner: Joaquim Maria do Maquiné. Wonderful, stupendous, colossal, of rare beauty, its huge rooms, with rare speleothems, that is, the formations inside the Grotto: Stalactites, Stalagmites, Electites, Travertines, Curtains, among others. Scientifically discovered by the Dane, Peter Willelm Lund, in 1834. Minas Gerais is known as the cradle of paleontology, archeology and caving in America. Located in the city of Cordisburgo, city of the heart and of the great Minas Gerais writer João Guimarães Rosa, we will get to know his childhood home, his history, stories, excerpts from his books contacted by the “Miguilins”, who are the teenagers of the city that they leave registered in the memory of those who visit the Casa João Guimarães Rosa Museum. Stopping at the famous Elephant House, it is a house made with the shape, the architecture of the building in the form of a very large Indian Elephant, very interesting.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Easy access and safe place. I'll be waiting at the Museum's door. You can get there on foot, by city bus, by taxi, by car, by bicycle.

Pickup Information

Please be at the reception of the hotel or at the meeting place chosen by the client 10 minutes before the departure of the experience. Bring an ID with a CPF or passport.

Language Offered

Portuguese-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Maquine Cave
One of the most beautiful caves open to visitors in the country. We will go through its 7 rooms, each with a rare beauty in its formations called speleothems. Its size, the height of the ceilings, its shapes are impressive. We will have a guided tour with a local driver. You will surely take many beautiful photos of this amazing place.
Duration: 55 mins
2. Casa Guimaraes Rosa Museum
Simple and simple house where the great Minas Gerais writer João Guimarães Rosa spent his childhood, in front of the house had the Venda do Seu Flô, Mr. Florduardo Pinto Rosa, his father, where today we have the replica of this Venda, typical dry and wet trade , that place that had everything in the town or city of that time. Our visit will be Guided by a Miguilim, who are teenagers from the city who show the house as a whole and in the background tell excerpts from João's books to tourists. This moment is very emotional.
Duration: 40 mins
3. Escultura Casa Elefante
Local sculptor who makes his art using reinforced concrete, mainly with animals, giving wings to a dog, a snake, and the most interesting is the full-size elephant, Indian style that inside will be a house, all planned, with its rooms and even a lookout. Too much your creativity, which we will get to know up close
Duration: 15 mins
4. Portal Grande Sertao
Homage to the writer João Guimarães Rosa, the portal is composed of bronze sculptures of six cowboys mounted on their horses, a dog and the writer himself. The monument is allusive to the expedition that gave rise to the literary work Grande Sertão: Veredas. The author of the work, Léo Santana, began to idealize it in 2008, the centenary year of the writer's birth. He explains: "Everything is finished in a very objective way, without losing its essence. We were able to place the pieces at the height of the viewer and cause an interaction between them and the honoree ... the sertanejos that make up the portal are not characters in the work of Guimarães , but people who live in the hinterland, with hinterland traits and behaviors that I saw in the regions I visited and in the works. The dog is represented because it is recurrent in Rosa's works and is always present in the hinterland of Minas Gerais ".
Duration: 10 mins

Inclusion

Tour guide

Entrance ticket to the Maquiné Cave

In-vehicle air conditioning

Travel insurance for Brazilians

Entrance ticket to the Guimarães Rosa Museum

Exclusion

Drinks during lunch.

Personal expenses.

Lunch

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by Espinhaço Operadora Turística

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