Tocantins · Brazil
In the destination Jalapão.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Ponte Alta do Tocantins is one of the gateways to Jalapão, among rivers and cerrado landscapes. The riverfront of the river that gives the town its name and the surrounding rock formations are part of its identity.
3 places to stay in Ponte Alta do Tocantins.
2 places picked to eat.
What to know before you go.
Brazilian routes
A circuit starting from Palmas among dunes, fervedouros, rivers and communities of the Jalapão.
The local experience
Formed by the Rio Lajeado, it is about 36 km from town, in the area leading into Jalapão. The falls run down between rocks and form natural pools used for swimming, surrounded by cerrado vegetation.
On the Rio Soninho, it has a powerful main fall, whose water disappears into cracks carved in the rock, and a smaller fall upriver. On the upper part there is a shallow rock slab and natural whirlpools for swimming, with car access almost to the riverbank.
Discover Cachoeira do Rio Soninho
A narrow gap between sandstone walls where a trickle of water falls from above among ferns. The light coming through the opening creates a beam effect inside the rock corridor.
A natural sandstone arch carved by wind and rain in the middle of open cerrado. A classic stop on the way to or from Mateiros.
