Ilha Grande Favorite Tips by anabelsousa

Sacrifice and prize..

Favorite thing: The first hike we did was to Dois Rios... we went with local friends.... which are acostummed to walk in that jungles....
We walk for 2 hours and a half......between bambus....up to the "morro" and only the last 30 min were falling down... but..... we get the most interesting place in the Ilha, cause there stood the abbandoned prison....(The Island in the before 1993 was used to get prisoners....) Besides this, the place is specialy amazing, because it has a river next to the sea....with a beautiful scenery all around.... is difficult explain it....

Fondest memory: Please try to carry with you a lantern , cause we back at 5:30 and was dark....and monkeys, spiders, snakes, are all around....I was scared to death.....only the moon and glow-worms brighted lighting our way...
Consider the time and your personal phisical state, cause if you go walking, there's no boats can brings you back..