The main eco-tourism sites in the Goias Velho region are the Serra Dourado mountains (1050 meters elevation; it's rock symbol was vandalized in the 1960's), the Biological Preserve of the Federal University of Goias, the trail near the Estrada Colonial, the ruins of Ferreiro/Ouro Fino, the fountain of Carioca ( circa 1752) , the Poco do Bispo, the waterfall and trail of Andorinhas, the rivers Bagagem and Bacalhau also with waterfalls, hiking trails in the foothills (Cantagalo, etc.), and the town of Areias at the foot of the mountains.

The environmental problems of the area include indiscriminate deforestation in the last several decades which has lead to sedimentation of the local rivers and springs, and pollution of the Rios Vermelho, Manoel Gomes and Prata by the municipal sewer.