LAND ONLY ACCESS (AIR NOT PURCHASED WITH CLUB MED)
For customers who have not bought the transport package Transfer to/from Rio de Janeiro Galeao airport*
The price given corresponds to private transfer for all members of your party.
You can book this service with your main holiday booking, or later on, by going onto your Customer Area.
Can be booked up to two days before the start of your holiday.
Airport/ Resort transfer*
Airport located in Rio de Janeiro, 74 miles from the Resort. The bus transfer takes 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Price : Winter 2010/2011, one way (prices given as an indication, subject to exchange rate): 330 Reals (around $200) per taxi (maximum 3 people) 572 Reals per van (around $330) (4 to 8 people)
Transfer to/from Rio de Janeiro Dumont airport*
Airport at Rio de Janeiro, 120 km (75 miles) from Club Med.
Flight times ( subject to change) Paris ; 11h30mn Sao Paulo : 45 mn
Club Med parking lot(s)
Outdoor, manned car park with 220 spaces.
No charge, no reservation required.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, PASSPORTS, VISAS AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
Proof of citizenship, passports, visas, tourist cards, health recommendations, inoculations (where required) and compliance with customs regulations are the responsibility of the member.
Club Med Sales, Inc., shall not be responsible if boarding or entry is denied or delayed or if cancellation charges are imposed or additional costs incurred as a result of the failure to provide required travel documents.
All information should be confirmed directly with the appropriate government consulate or tourist office in advance of departure. If a birth certificate is being used, please make sure it is an original or certified copy with raised seal, and bring an additional government issued picture I.D. (such as a driver’s license).
New passport requirements:
Please check www.travel.state.gov for complete travel information. Verify that your passport/visa has not expired (some countries will not allow you to enter on a passport that’s due to expire in six months or less).
Check with the Tourist Board to find out the requirements of the particular country you are visiting. Special requirements may apply in the event a minor is traveling with a guardian or only one parent, including, but not limited to, notarized parental permission.
METHODS OF PAYMENT IN THE RESORT
Currency : Real NOTA.
We advise GMs to bring US dollars.
The Club Med Pass :
How to obtain it? At the resorts’ reception, in exchange for a credit card imprint (cf credit cards accepted in the resort below).
Deposit amount: 250 Euros. The Club Med Pass card is a charge card that can be used to pay for extra services in the resort, such as excursions, spa packages, boutique etc.
Accepted credit cards (only for payments) :
- American Express
- Mastercard / Eurocard
- Visa
- Diners card
Other methods of payment accepted in the resort:
- Cash
- Only Brazilian checks are accepted
- Travelers checks accepted in : US dollars, euros and reals
- Possibility to exchange money at the reception
- The nearest ATM is about 74.4 miles from the Club (at the airport).
- Convert amount into this currency
HOTEL SERVICES AND AMENITIES
To help you during your vacation, you will find the following services and amenities:
- Changing table
- Club Med Boutique®*
- Conference Room(s)*
- Courtesy area : With lockers, showers and toilets for late departures.
- Hair Salon*
- Laundry Service*
- Loan of beach towels
- Deposit required (for Club Rooms only).
- Photographer*
- Valet service
The indoor areas and rooms are nonsmoking areas (electronic cigarettes are included in the nonsmoking rule).
Internet*
- For your use: 4 Internet booths
- WiFi access
Winter 2008/2009 (given as an indication) : Internet:
- 13 Reals for 30 minutes (around 4 Euros)
- 20 Reals for 1 hour
- WiFi: 39 Reals (around 12 Euros) for 24 hours.
HEALTH FORMALITIES
Vaccinations, preventative treatments against diseases… It is essential that you check the required procedure before your departure.
Recommended vaccinations:
- Polio
- Tetanus
- Hepatitis A and B
Vaccination against yellow fever is essential only in the Amazon region, even where there is no mandatory government requirement(at an approved center).
Some parasitic or viral diseases are carried by mosquitoes; we recommend that you use insect repellent for your skin and clothing suitable for the tropics.
There is a risk of the major form of malaria (falciparum) which requires strict preventative measures such as chimio prophylaxis and repellents (in the Amazon region only).
A nurse is available in the resort.The closest hospital is 45 minutes away in Angra dos Reis.
Brazil in brief
Surface area: 8,514,876 sq km
Capital: Brasilia
Official language: Portuguese
Currency: the Real
Religions: Catholicism (64.6%), Protestantism (32.2%)
Useful facts for your stay at Rio Das Pedras Club Med
Main public holidays and events in Brazil
There are numerous festivals throughout this vast country. Besides the Rio Carnival, many towns also have their own carnival.
Each town also celebrates its own “anniversary” date, and that of its patron saint:
January: New Year (1 January)
February: the Rio Carnival takes place every year between Epiphany and Lent, 4 days before Ash Wednesday (in February or March)
March: Good Friday and Easter Monday (March or April)
April: anniversary of the death of Tiradentes, martyr of Brazil’s Independence, considered a national hero (21 April)
May: Labor Day (1 May)
June: Festas Juninas, a celebration of the saints of the month (Anthony, John and Peter), in many towns throughout the country / Bumba Meu Boi, a Brazilian folk theatrical tradition of death and resurrection, featuring human and animal characters (end of June to August)
August: Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August)
September: Independence Day (7 September)
October: our Lady of Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil (12 October)
November: Day of the Dead (2 November) / Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 (15 November)
December: St Nicholas (6 December) / Christmas (25 December) / New Year’s Eve is also the Festa de Iemanja, goddess of the water, in the Umbanda religion.
Brazilian culinary specialties
Starters: Salgadinhos (assortment of savory snacks with meat, fish, etc), frango a passarinho (small pieces of chicken with garlic and black pepper, caldo de sururu (mussel soup).
Dishes: rice and beans are the staple ingredients of Brazilian cuisine: feijoada (red or black beans, rice and pork), churrasco (beef, lamb, pork or poultry), virada a paulista (beans, rice, cabbage, garlic sausage, thin steak, banana and fried egg), carne do sol (salted or smoked beef with manioc puree).
Desserts: pudim (milk flan), pé de moleque (a peanut and caramel sweet), romeo e julieta (sweet fruit paste with cheese) and exotic fruits (acai, acerola cherries, caja, mangaba, passion fruit
Flora and fauna in Brazil
Flora: partially covered by the Amazon forest, Brazil is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of biodiversity, with savannah, pampa, tropical forest and marshland… Rio Das Pedras Club Med is located in the second largest protected nature reserve in Brazil.
Fauna: toucans, colibiris, pumas, jaguars, dolphins, monkies, turtles, lizards, snakes
Shopping in Brazil
Craft-work: precious and semiprecious stones (amethyst, diamond, emerald…), ceramics, Brazilian sandals, lace doilies or table mats, Havaianas flip flops, wooden objects…
Local produce: chocolate covered fruit jellies, cashew nuts, mangoes, cachaça (sugar cane liqueur).
A few useful expressions for your stay in Brazil
Hello (in the morning): bom dia
Hello (in the afternoon): boa tarde
Good evening, Goodnight: boa noite
Thank you: obrigado (pronounced by a man), obrigada (pronounced by a woman)
Yes / No: sim / nao
Please: por favor
Places of interest to discover in the area surrounding Rio Das Pedras Club Med
Make the most of your stay at Rio Das Pedras Club Med to discover the natural beauty and fascinating culture of the region.
Towns nearby:
Mangratiba is 15 km from Club Med.
From this small town with a pretty port you can take a boat to Ilha Grande, the largest island in the state of Rio de Janheiro. It is a paradise island of mountains and jungle.
Travel time: a 15 minutes drive
Angra Dos Reis is 40 km from Club Med
A lively town with a thriving fishing port.
Travel time: a 45minute drive
Paraty is 137 km from Club Med
This small colonial town is a major tourist attraction for its colonial architecture, churches and port. In addition to its wealth of cultural and historic interest, there are some 25 beaches in the surrounding area.
Travel time: a 2 and a halfhour drive
CLIMATE
In Rio Das Pedras, more or less important precipitations all the year round varying according to the period. In winter (austral winter from June to September), the diurnal temperatures remain pleasant, but the sea is fresh (approximately 70°F /21°C). The nights are sometimes fresh and cold. In summer (from December to March), heat can be smudgy in the city, hot and wet in Rio
Das Pedras, it is the rain season.
The weather is often hot and sunny in the course of the day, the rain showers falling only at the end of the afternoon. The sea temperature reaches 77°F /25°C. On the seacoast, the temperatures are rather steady.
CLUB MED RIO DAS PEDRAS
BR 101 KM 441,5 RODOVIA RIO SANTOS 23860000
MANGARATIBA, RIO DE JANEIRO
Phone: (55) 21 26 88 91 91
Fax: (55) 21 26 88 33 33
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