Morro de Sao Paulo Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Morro de São Paulo is a village in the northern tip of the Tinharé island in Bahia. Reachable only by boat or plane, the village has no paved streets or car traffic. There are, however, lots of hotels, pousadas and restaurants, as well as a few ATMs. The island's beaches are nice and imaginatively named First, Second, Third and Forth beach.
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Get in
You can get there from Salvador by catching a ferry or catamaran from the Mercado Modelo, a 5 min walk from the lower end of the Lacerda Elevator. The ferry costs about R$ 50.
Drivers can reach as near as the neighbouring city of Valença, from where the trip can be finish on the local ferry.
Morro has no actual airport but charter flights from Salvador take 20 minutes and land on a runway near the Fourth Beach.
- Aero Star - tel: (71) 3379-2855 - operates frequent flights between both destinations.
Get around
See
Up the hill ("morro", in Portuguese), there is a lighthouse and a fort dating from 1630.
Do
- Beaches - Most beaches in Morro are reachable on foot and great for lounging about in the sun. Many of them, however, can be a little rocky and too shallow to swim. There is a quiet beach behind the hill that is good for swimming.
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Pousada Farol do Morro[1] - Tel. (75) 3652-1036 (fax (75) 3652-1011; info@faroldomorro.com.br). Located right above the first beach, some rooms have spectacular views of the sea ahead. The hotel has also a swimming pool and sushi bar. Doubles R$ 90-160.
Get out
- Boipeba - the pristine beaches of Boipeba village make a very nice day-trip from Morro. Take the boat, as going by land means unconfortable travelling in an improvised tractor convoy through a shaky sandy road.
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