Tours
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Island Tours![]() This is the ideal tour for those who want to relax. Just leave the everyday stress and anxiety behind and enjoy 8 hours of serenity, traveling around two beautiful islands. DOS FRADES ISLAND, is one of the biggest islands in All Saints Bay. Home of an exuberant forest, Ilha dos Frades holds thousands of trees, including pau brasil. Its shape resemble a fifteen-point star that shelters amazingly beautiful beaches on each end. It is also considered an Ecological Reservation in 1982. In the Nossa Senhora there is a concentration of beach stands that serve beer, finger-food, and steaming lobster. There are also many other beaches such as Paramana, Loreta, Viração, Tobar and Praia da Costa. The tour also pauses at a beach on the Ilha de Itaparica a haven for artists and the well-to-do who want the luxury of living on an island near the city. Here is a map of Itaparica. ITAPARICA ISLAND is the longest islands in the All Saints Bay. The island has extraordinary natural resources and extreme beauty. The island has hypothermal characteristics. It became a Hydro mineral Spring in 1937. On the tip of the island that is turned to the ocean, one can see a chain of reefs along an extension of 15 km that forms natural pools that are perfect for bathing. The island was emancipated from Salvador on July 30th, 1962 and became the manager of two other cities: Mapa da Mina Itaparica and Vera Cruz. Going on a special one day tour lasts eight hours - starting at 09:00 a.m and ending at 05:00 p.m - on a schooner guided by guides that speak your language.
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