Chapada dos Veadeiros 2

Chapada dos Veadeiros (2)

Getting to the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

The National Park is located in the municipality of Alto Paraíso de Goiás (High Paradise in Goiás), a city best known as an esoteric place, where UFO searchers, religious and esoteric groups flock to, as it is said to be a high energy place, with gates to other dimensions.  

For sure the local beauty, far away from big metropolitan areas, inspires people and their beliefs.

Many people stay in Alto Paraíso, specially for esoteric events. 

The main entrance to the National Park, however, is located in a small village called São Jorge (Saint George), recently linked to Alto Paraíso by a paved road. From the city to the village it takes about 20 minutes. This small road has an unbelievable scenic view (see more in the post about the Jardim de Maytrea). 

Most bed and breakfasts, hostels and boutique hotels are located in this small village, which nowadays can be easily reached. 

Although Alto Paraíso is in the Goiás state, the most central satate of Brazil, the easiest way to get there is from Brasilia. Driving from Brasilia to Alto Paraíso takes 3 hours. The roads are well paved, but after you leave Federal District, it is a two-way road, which I consider better to be done during the day. 

The Federal District (the DF, the area that hosts Brasilia) must be crossed in the way north, to take the road in Goiás state leading to Alto Paraíso. In the DF highways are very good, but you´ll need a GPS to find the way to Alto Paraíso. 

Once in the two-way road to Alto Paraíso, it is a straight-away drive up north. 

It is a very beautifull trip alongside soyabean plantations, cerrado areas, cattle ranches and small cities in the countryside of Goiás state, a true experience of Brazil´s countryside. Close to Alto Paraíso, some of the Chapadas´s plateaus begin to appear. 

Arriving in Alto Paraíso, it is just about making the roundpoint and taking the road to the left, which will lead you to São Jorge.