Table mountains, caves and waterfalls in Bahia
Chapada Diamantina rises in the interior of Bahia, a plateau of flat-topped mountains and canyons that drew diamond miners in the 19th century. Their town, Lençóis, is now a relaxed base for walking. Day hikes climb Morro do Pai Inácio for sunset or reach the Fumaça waterfall, where the water blows away before touching the ground. Cave pools such as Poço Azul and Poço Encantado glow blue when the sun enters, and the multi-day trek through the Vale do Pati is one of Brazil's finest.