Praia de Calhetas, in Cabo de Santo Agostinho: return transport from Porto de Galinhas, a catamaran trip and a stop at Bar do Doido.
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Praia de Calhetas, in Cabo de Santo Agostinho: return transport from Porto de Galinhas, a catamaran trip and a stop at Bar do Doido.
The Calhetas and Cabo de Santo Agostinho tour is the day trip to the stretch of coast between Porto de Galinhas and Recife, which hardly anyone discovers on a first visit. The day combines viewpoints, the little church of Nazaré and Praia de Calhetas, a small beach enclosed by rock, with blue-green water.
Praia de Calhetas has little more than 200 metres of sand, closed in by hills of Atlantic forest. It is because of that size that the tour works better on weekdays: at the weekend the sand gets packed. Access is by a short trail, and from the top of the hill you can see the whole beach at once.
How the day is organised
Departure at 8am with pick-up at your hotel in Porto de Galinhas, Muro Alto or Maracaípe. The route takes in the Cabo viewpoints and the little church of Nazaré, then continues to Calhetas, where most of the free time is spent. A catamaran trip along the shore and a stop at Bar do Doido round off the day.
What is included
What is not included
Food and drinks, the Calhetas zip line and the buggy ride along the Cabo beaches, which are optional and booked at the destination.
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In Cabo de Santo Agostinho, between Porto de Galinhas and Recife. It is about 1 hour by road from Porto de Galinhas.
No, and that is the charm of it. There is little more than 200 metres of sand, closed in by hills of Atlantic forest. Because it is small, it is better on weekdays.
It is. The boat trip along the Cabo shore is already in the price, together with the return transport.
It is optional, booked and paid for on site. Worth knowing: it takes you down to the sea, but you have to walk back up.
Yes, along the Cabo beaches, and it is optional, booked at the destination. The guide organises it and tells you the price before you decide.
It is a short dirt trail, going downhill. Anyone with reduced mobility should tell us when booking so we can arrange the pace.
They pay the same price as adults. Give us their ages when booking.
Food and drinks, and any optional activities you choose, such as the zip line and the buggy.
No. Calhetas runs Monday to Friday. On Saturdays and Sundays the beach fills up with locals, and it is small, with little more than 200 metres of sand — the tour loses its charm for exactly the same reason that makes it worthwhile on weekdays.
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