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Garapoá: a primitive heaven close to Morro
Favorite thing: Chegando na Ilha de Tinharé:
Em minha opinião, o meio mais prático de se chegar a Morro de São Paulo é de avião mesmo. E não fica tão caro ao se contabilizar todo o trâmite aeroporto/táxi/catamarã, e o melhor é que reduz o tempo de percurso drasticamente: apenas 20 minutos. E a vista é incrível. A pista de pouso fica na Terceira Praia do Morro, onde começam as melhores acomodações da ilha. Há duas empresas que operam vôos entre Salvador e Morro:
Adey (71.377.1993/240.8818)
Aerostar (71.377.4406/377.1763)
Em Morro de São Paulo
Chez Max (75.483.1103)
Terceira Praia s/n
http://www.dunasol.net/homepage/englisch/houses/chez_max_engl.htm
A pousada é muito bonita. Bom café da manhã, e uma super pizza à noite. Não tem piscina, mas está na praia. Também é de muito fácil acesso à pista de pouso (cerca de 300 metros).
Não gostei de “astral” do Morro de São Paulo: muita gente, muita farofa, muita música alta, muita oferta ostensiva de drogas e sexo pago. As praias são legais, particularmente a Quarta e a Quinta, onde não há a muvuca da Primeira, Segunda, e Terceira. Ok, ok, cada um na sua. Se está lotado, é porque muita gente gosta.
Na Ilha de Tinharé, gostei realmente de Garapoá, um vilarejo mais ao sul, onde passei apenas um dia, em uma praia totalmente isolada de tudo, ao sul do vilarejo. Não sou de catar conchas, mas não resisti: caramujos e búzios de 10 cm, em perfeitas condições. Aos montes.
Outro passeio legal é ir para a Praia do Curral, em Valença, de barco. É uma praia oceânica (ou seja, mar bravo) totalmente sem estrutura.
Fondest memory: http://morrodesaopaulo.com.br/main.shtml
Itacaré: Primitive Beaches, Waterfalls and Much +
Favorite thing: Getting to Itacaré is easy. If you have reservations at a lodge/hotel in Itacaré, they will probably see to your (paid) transportation from Ilhéus (nearest Airport) to Itacaré. Otherwise, you will have to either rent a car or take a cab (be sure to settle the cab fare before leaving). Renting a car is not a good idea, because you will certainly hire a Tour Operator in Itacaré, so it will be a waste of resources.
In Itacaré:
The choice of hotels is nearly endless. I stayed at Pousada Papaterra (www.papaterra.com.br, 073.251.2137) because some friends were staying there, and it was OK. Nothing spectacular, but the room was spacious, clean and fresh. Air conditioning helped a lot - it was very hot. It was conveniently located - not in the heart of the village, but within walking distance to restaurants. The restaurants we enjoyed the most were Recanto das Artes (Italian cuisine/pizza) and Dona Flor (seafood + great salads - and good salads are really hard to come across in Bahia, where salad usually means lettuce and sliced tomatoes).
Fondest memory: Be prepared to walk a lot.
The best beaches are all pretty inaccessible. Although I am not fond at all of guided tours, they proved necessary there, because it is not really possible to go hiking on your own. All the bays (every beach is a small bay) are separated by wooded hills. We hired Itacaré Ecoturismo - 073.251.2224. Everyday, a 4X4 would pick us up at the lodge and drop us off somewhere. We would usually walk a few more miles to the beach, spend the day, then walk back to the jeep, and be driven back to the lodge.
There are lots of beautiful beaches. They are very primitive, and the surf is really rough - no wonder Itacaré is known as "Surfers' Paradise" in Brazil. Therefore, not great at all for bathers. The more "urban" beaches - which are not the coolest - have bars and restaurants, the others don't. The Tour Company would pack a snack (water, a sandwich, fruit, a ceral bar), but it is always a good idea to bring whatever you want to eat/drink during the day.
In addition to the beaches, there are beautiful waterfalls to be seen. Also rafting, if you are the more "adventurous" type.
Be sure not to miss neighboring Maraú - but that deserves a page of its own!
For more information, visit http://www.itacare.com.br/
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