Macuco Safarii Boat Tour

The Naipi Travel Service in Brazil will handle all tours and ground transportation from the airport for the World Congress of Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources. The tourism and technical tours are listed below. These tours will be available as indicated after each descrip-tion. Please make your reservations directly with Naipi. Their e-mail address is <operacao@naipi.com.br> Naipi will have a desk set-up at the Rafain Hotel. You may pay for your tour on-site, however, ALL TOURS MUST BE RESERVED IN ADVANCE. The post conference technical tour on Saturday requires a 30-day reservation. When making your reservation Naipi will want to know the following: Tour number Number of people Day you Prefer Method of Payment on-site

Technical Post Conference Tour
Tour #5
AGROTOURISM
COST: $55
(Duration Full Day)
Offered on Saturday, March 16
ONLY ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN February 16, 2002
This post conference tour will visit the area in which 6% of all the agricultural products are grown in Brazil. Country lovers will enjoy this complex tour that is divided into two parts:
Research of New Products:
This first stage of the tour will include a visit to an agricultural research center that is involved in the genetic development of soybeans, wheat, corn and other grains. Visitors will be able to observe the process and research that goes into genetically developed seeds.
Plant and Crop (Model Farm):
The second stage of the tour will be to a commercial cattle breeding farm and then to a soybean farm where they will observe overall operations.

PROGRAM:
8 a.m. Breakfast
Depart from the Rafain Palace Hotel to the Technological Research Center
1:30 p.m. Lunch at the restaurant, Castelo Turistico
2:30 p.m. Depart to the Model Farm
6:00 p.m. Return to Rafain Palace Hotel

Local Sites of Interest (Tours)

Tour #1
BRAZILIAN FALLS AND MACUCO SAFARI BOAT TOUR
COST: $40
(Includes entry fee to Brasilian National Park. Duration 4 hours)
Offered on March 12, 16 and 17
     The Iguassu National Park was established in 1939 and declared a Heritage Site by UNESCO to pre-serve local plants and wildlife. Walkways lead down the steep sides of the Iguaçu river canyon, lined by dozens of falls, to the foot of the Floriano Drop, with access to the elevator and look-out point offering a full frontal view of the Devil's Throat.
     Another attraction of the Iguaçu National Park is the Macuco Safari. A leisurely two-kilometer guided tour through the forest in an open two-stage car with fascinating explanations highlighting many ecological points of interest. This is followed by a walk to the banks of the Iguassu River where a special river-boat takes visitors upstream for a closer view of the Falls.

Tour #2
ITAIPU DAM AND HYDROELECTRIC PLANT WITH A SHOPPING TOUR TO THE COUNTRY OF PARAGUAY
COST: $15
(Duration 4 hours)
Offered on March 11, 12 and 16
     The Itaipú Reception Center runs a video profiling this venture, followed by a visit to the main look-out with a view over the slip-way, including the impres-sive spectacle of the waters and an overview of the entire plant. The world's largest hydro-power complex consists of a dam whose wall is eight meters long, with eighteen turbines producing 700 mw each, totalling 12.6 mw installed power and producing 76 billion kw/h/year. This complex operation supplies power to ten Brazilian states, including the Federal District, in addition to Paraguay. It produces some 26% of all electricity generated in Brazil, and 20.6% of the power generated in the Mercosur nations. Following the tour, the attendees will have an opportunity look for bargains of “rare finds” in one of the most popular shipping areas in Paraquay.

Tour #3
ARGENTINA FALLS AND EXOTIC BIRD PARK
COST: $28
(Includes entry fee to Argentinean National Park,
Duration 5 hours)
Offered on March 11, 12, 16 and 17
     Leading from the Brazil / Argentina Customs House and crossing the Tancredo Neves bridge over the Iguaçu river, this excursion extends through the Iguaçu National Park. It offers a complete and very dif-ferent view of the Falls, particularly the Devil's Throat.
     At the entrance to the Iguaçu National Park, the Bird Park brings visitors into close contact with Nature. A guided walk through this protected area along paths weaving through the native forest offers the chance of a close-up glimpse of the colourful birds of Brazil and several other countries some are threatened by extinction.

Tour #4
CASSINO IGUAÇU
COST: $7 (Duration 5 hours
Offered on March 11, 12, 13 & 14
(EVENINGS ONLY)
Puerto Iguaçu - Argentina. Just 300 meters from the Brazil / Argentina Customs House, visit the modern, elegant Cassino Iguazu.