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Jericoacoara: wind and emotions
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In the neighborhood (one day):
From our villages we offer excursions by dune-buggy, flexitime and freeway, the only problem are the tides.
It is possible to reach other marveillous and uncontaminated beaches, oasis with fresh-water’s lakes.
Places: Praia do Preà, Lagoa Paraiso, Lagoa Azul, Tatajuba.
From 7 to 15 days
From Jericoacoara’s National Park to the National Park of Lençois Maranhenses,
passing through the mouth of Parnaiba’s river to Sào Luis.
 The transfer is by boat and jeep, and if you want there
will be some tracks by horse or trekking, through the one of the most particular country all around the world.
In the country of Maranhao, in the northern Brazil,
an ocean of dunes which occupies 70 km of the coast,
creeps 50 km in the interior: this landscape is not subjected
to any other kind of comparisons.
 The national park who takes his name, is extended for 155.000 km
and it is an ecological heaven made by dunes, rivers,
lakes and mangue’s plantations.
This area constitutes an unique geologic phenomenon, made up through the millenniums by the action of natural events.
His peculiarity is to be a wide desert full of water!
From the height, the area reveals astonishing landscapes, made by several blue and green lagoons which, in the monsoon’s period, contrast with the white dunes which could reach 40 metres of height.
Famous for the incredible beauty, Lagoa Azul and Lagoa Bonita: it is a duty to plunge into them for the unforgivable sensation made by the freshes waters.
You must never forget to visit the villages of Caburè, Atins and Mandacarù because from these places you will have an uncompared view.
Close to the sea you could sight sea’s turtles, while migrator’s birds are looking for repair in the wider lagoons.
To visit these places the monsoon’s period is the better time, from December to July, when lagoons are full of water and warmless.
Walks and horse-riding | Trips by dune buggy | Off Road Trips
Walks and horse riding
Walks / Pedra Furada
You should walk for an hour and a half by the beach, arriving to Pedra Furada which is a natural stone’s monument, symbol of Jericoacoara. During the return, you should go up to the hill of Serrote, where you can appreciate a 360° Jericoacoara’s view, with the experience of a guide who will accompain you, telling you locals legends while you will taste coconuts’ water.
You can do this walk in the morning or in the afternoon.
The way is quite simple, are 16 km, and it takes among 3 hours..
Ride to horse / Jeri-mangue
It is a way through the dunes, with a stop to watch the sunset. You will reach the “mangue” and then you will go back trough the beach close to the sea.
Fishermen at Riacho Doce : the way is quite simple, about 12 km and it takes among 3 hours.
 Jeri / Pedra Furada / Sunset
Departure in direction to the mountain "Serrote", from where you can see Jericoacoara and appreciate the sunset.Then you return by beach. This trip last about an hour and half along an easy run of about 8 Km between going and return.
 Jeri/ Riacho Doce
Riacho Doce, where you can find many ancient and lost fishermen’s houses, is the ideal place for a trip through the dunes, going back by the beach.
 Horse-riding to Lagoa Azul
The way is around 16 km, considering 4 hours of riding. It is a one-day trip,
crossing the National Park in junco’s direction, you will go on until Lagoa Azul where you will stop for lunch and to refresh in the lagoon’s water.
Notes: important the use of long pants, sneakers, hat, sunglasses and solar cream.
Trips by dune buggy
  Tatajuba
this trip will astonish you for the beauty of the places visited on the buggy through the beach until Guriu river. Here it is necessary to cross the river upon a barge to reach the opposite side.
Being arrived to Camocim, thanks to local’s fishermen, there is the possibility to visit the “mangue” to observe river’s wildlife: crabs and sea-horses.
You will continue trough the dunes and the mangue, passing by the ruins of the ancient Tatajuba, arriving to Lagoa Torta, a fresh-water lagoon in the middle of palms and white dunes.
Arrived at Tatajuba’s lagoon you will find small restaurants, where is possible to taste excellents fishes and shellfishes like shrimps and lobsters.
The way is around 80 km, and it takes from 4 to 6 hours but it is quite simple.
  Lagoas Azul e Paraiso
Gone out in direction to Jijoca, crossing the National Park. The first standstill is on "Lagoa Paraiso", later you continue until "Lagoa Azul." In both lagoons there are some small restaurants, that also serve as base of support.
Off Road Trips
 Mouth of Parnaiba’s river
The mouth of Parnaiba’s river is the only in the open sea, composed by typical mangue’s vegetation and small islands.
During the journey you will cross many caracteristic north-east’s cities.
The mouth of the river is divided into 5 branches, and here there are 73 little islands among the river and the Atlantic Ocean.
When you will have reached the river, you will continue by boat trough one of the five branches, where will be possible to observe local’s wildlife: monkeys, crocodiles, foxes, crabs and exotic birds (guaras, xexeu, martin fisher, pica pau and so on ).
The excursion is realized with a 4x4 jeep and, dued to tide’s cicles, should be flexitime.
The way is about 500 km
Fortaleza / Jericoacoara / Off road beach
We will depart from Fortaleza in a way from one side made by asphalt and from the other on the seaside.
In the first part of the trip we will cross the beaches of Cumbuco, Pecèm, Taiba, Pedra Rachad, Piriquara and Lagoinha ( good place to have a short stop) to proceed in the direction of Guajiru, Flexeiras, Mundaù, where we will have a little cross by barge to reach Whale’s beach and Icaraizinho.
From this beach we will continue on a dirt road until Itarema and then on a easy road until Preà and then Jericoacoara.
The excursion is realized with a 4x4 jeep and, dued to tide’s cicles, should be flexitime.
The way is about 380 km and the guests could choose in which place they want to stop more time, always dued to tide’s cicles. |
