With kids

A series of natural pools and rock slides in warm-ish water among the cerrado. A playful spot, great for a full day with the family.

A private complex at Fazenda Veredas, about 8 km from central Cavalcante (5 km of dirt road via the exit toward Colinas do Sul + 3 km driving within the property), with eight exclusive waterfalls. The main fall, the Cachoeira Veredas, plunges about 98 m inside a canyon and has easy access via a 300 m walkway from the parking area. The other falls — Veredinha, Poço Encantado, Lara, Cascata, Escondidinha (lookout), Toca da Onça, and Véu de Noiva — require trails of 1.5 to 4.5 km, moderate. A guide isn't required and entry is sold with online booking.

The easiest trail in the Chapada: ~300 m flat to a low fall (~6 m) that spills into an Olympic-sized pool of crystal-clear, cold water. It's on Fazenda São Bento, the same as Almécegas I and II — you can do all three the same day with the pass.

Rock carved by the Rio São Miguel over millions of years, forming craters and pools that look like the surface of the Moon. A short, easy trail.

A set of seven emerald-green pools linked by small falls. Flat and easy — good for kids and older visitors.

Right near Alto Paraíso, with a fall and a crystal-clear pool. A short trail and a late-afternoon mood — good for sunset.

A waterfall on the Rio São Bartolomeu (a tributary of the Rio das Almas), also called Cachoeira São Bartolomeu, in the RPPN Vale das Araras — a few kilometers from Cavalcante, in the Chapada's buffer zone. A low, wide fall (~5–6 m) that forms a natural hydro-massage, with several crystal-clear pools for swimming — great for families and for late afternoon. The trail, easy and well signposted, crosses preserved cerrado and passes the old stone channels from the gold-cycle era, cut over 200 years ago (the Trilha do Ouro, or Gold Trail). Operated by Pousada Vale das Araras (not to be confused with the neighboring Reserva Renascer).

A ≈38 m drop falling into a big pool of calm, greenish water with a sandy beach. In the northern Chapada, in the Teresina de Goiás area — easy access, good for a full day.

Smaller and more accessible than its sister, with a shallow, calm pool just past a short trail. Good for those who want little walking.

A sequence of waterfalls on the Rio das Almas at Fazenda Barroco, ~21 km from central Cavalcante. Raised iron-and-wood walkways lead from the parking area to the first pools (an accessible stretch), and the trail continues uphill to the 3rd and 4th falls; the ticket also includes the Cachoeira Mundo Novo, reached by its own ~2.5 km trail. The property holds 7 to 9 falls in total. Closed for 400+ days in the pandemic, it reopened in June 2021 and has since gained the new walkway infrastructure and online ticket sales.

A new attraction (opened in 2023) in rural Cavalcante, about 75 km from the center, toward the village of São José, near the Tocantins border. It's a set of four or five crystal-clear emerald-green pools formed by the Rio Capivara among walls and rock formations, with a natural rock slide, a mini infinity edge, and spots to jump from. It's on private property, so entry is guide-only.

Complexo privado de banho no Rio São Miguel, na GO-239 km 85 (sentido Colinas do Sul), a ~6 km da Vila de São Jorge. Um ingresso único dá acesso a quatro trilhas a partir da recepção: Banho das Crianças (150 m), Cachoeira Morada do Sol (900 m), borda do cânion do Vale das Andorinhas (1,2 km) e Barra das Douradas (1,5 km) — terreno quase plano, bom para famílias. Canionismo e rapel mediante agendamento prévio.

The Cânion São Félix sits on the Rio São Félix, within Fazenda São Félix, northwest of Cavalcante. It's part of a complex that includes the famous Cachoeira São Félix — the "cerrado beach," with a white-sand band and a shallow pool — plus the Degrau and Boa Brisa falls. The canyon itself, with quartzite walls and greenish water, is reached by a longer trail from the beach, usually on a guided traverse.

A Bambuí-group limestone cave carved by the Córrego das Dores, with 186 m of passages, a gallery 40 m wide and 25 m high. The main draw is the skylight — a gap in the ceiling through which light enters all day and through which you do a contemplative rappel of about 25 m, passing right by stalactites down to the cave floor. It's in Mambaí/Buritinópolis, in Goiás's far northeast, not inside the Terra Ronca park.

A stretch of river with a sandy beach and shallow water, no strenuous trail. A place to relax, bring the family, and watch the sun go down.

Cavalcante's historic waterfall, inside the Parque Municipal do Lava Pés, on the slopes of the Serra da Cavalhada. It was on the Lava Pés stream that gold was found in 1736 and the town was born. A small fall with two shallow pools for swimming, a few minutes from the center — you can walk there. Free access, no guide, the town's most accessible attraction.

Atrativo do Santuário Volta da Serra reaberto sob o nome 'Caminho da Lua': a queda é a Cachoeira São Miguel, no mesmo Ribeirão São Miguel que esculpe o vizinho Vale da Lua. Portaria própria na estrada do Vale da Lua (GO-239 km 29), a ~5,5 km de São Jorge, com trilha curtíssima (~200 m) quase toda em escadaria de concreto com ponte pênsil — a cachoeira é visível do estacionamento. Poço bom para banho, de água bem fria; recepção com banheiros e produtos locais.

Praia fluvial de areia à beira do Rio São Miguel, entre São Jorge e Colinas do Sul, com área extensa para banho e piquenique. Trilha final de só 400 m, limpa e viável para crianças e idosos; estrutura com restaurante de comida caseira em fogão a lenha, estacionamento e chalés de hospedagem.