Getting to Brazil - Useful Tips

Now when you finally decided to travel Brazil, such important point as getting to Brazil should be properly considered. Frankly speaking there are not so many ways to get to Brazil, the most common is going by air but at the same time the most expensive one. In case you are going to choose one tour out of great number of different tours around Brazil, you'll commit all necessary preparations to your travel agent and if you are going to do all these things yourself, you should search properly in order to find an appropriate variant.

In case you decided to travel Brazil, you should be aware of all existing flights to the country. British Airways and TAM Brazilian airlines provide the majority of direct flights to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo which are top tourist destinations and best places in Brazil. TAM Brazilian airlines provide daily flights to and from Brazil and practically all plains have three classes: first class, business class and economy class. These flights are usually overnight. If you are going to fly from Europe, you can use such airlines as Air France, Swiss, Lufthansa, TAP, TAM and Varig. There is also Air Canada and Canada Airlines which provide flights between Canada and Brazil; however some of them presuppose that you'll have to change in United States.

The mail airports in Brazil are in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia. There is at least an airstrip in every city in Brazil. In cities with airstrips such service as aerotaxi (small plain) is provided for domestic flights. If you plan to travel Brazil and want to choose an appropriate flight for your tour, you should take into consideration the fact that flights to Brazil are cheaper than out of Brazil.

Varig is an international airline in Brazil which provides both international and domestic flights. Varig is a good variant for getting to Brazil, if you are going to do domestic flights while moving around Brazil. There is also a possibility to get to Brazil from Europe by ship but notice that this variant is expensive and such trip will take much time (you'll spend somewhere about two weeks to cross the Atlantic). Some of ships can be defined as luxury as far as they provide such services and facilities as, for example swimming pool, but meals are usually rather plain.

In case you are going to travel Brazil during the periods when festivals in Brazil took place, you should decide upon flights and make reservations in order not only to avoid problems with tickets but also to save money, you’ll definitely spend on visiting amazing and fascinating sightseeings and attractions in Brazil.