Day 1: Porto Seguro
Arrival at the airport, pick up and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, visit of the
historical center of
Porto Seguro.
Joint dinner in the evening.
Day 2: Porto Seguro – Cumuruxatiba
Visit of
Monte Pascoal
National Park
and transfer to the fishing village Cumuruxatiba at the southern end of the Discovery Coast
(Costa do Descobrimento).
Day 3 - 7: Cumuruxatiba - Belmonte
Five days mountain biking through the
restinga and
rainforest vegetation
of the
Discovery Coast
World Heritage Site.
Visit of the historic villages of Trancoso, Arraial D´Ajuda,
Santa Cruz de Cabrália and Belmonte such as the indian reservoirs of Barra Velha and Coroa Vermelha.
Day 8: Belmonte - Serra Grande
Transfer from Belmonte at the mouth of the Jequitinhonha River and northern limit of the
Discovery Coast to Canavieiras at the mouth of the Pardo River and southern limit of the
Cacao Coast (Costa do Cacau). Continuation to colonial
Ilhéus and visit of the
Una Ecopark (Ecoparque de Una).
Day 9 - 10: Serra Grande - Itacaré
Several hikes through the
tropical rainforest reserves of the
Itacaré - Serra Grande
Environmental Protection Area.
Overnight stay in colonial
Itacaré at the mouth of
the Contas River and northern limit of the Cacao Coast.
Day 11 - 13: Itacaré - Barra Grande
Two days mountain biking along the endless beaches and restinga vegetation of the
Peninsula Maraú
Environmental Protection Area on the southern Dende Coast (Costa do Dendê).
Highlights: Cassange and Blue Lagoon, natural pools (piscinas naturais) of Algodões and Taipus de Fora, Taipus de Fora lighthouse
and the 11 islands of the
Camamu Bay (Tabuleiro Valenciano)
one of the largest
mangrove reserves
in southern Bahia.
Day 14: Barra Grande - Cairu
Transfer to
Camamu, visit of the
historical center and continuation to colonial Cairu on Cairu Island.
Day 15 - 17: Cairu - Morro de São Paulo
Transfer to Velha Boipeba at the mouth of the Inferno River on Boipeba Island.
Two days mountain biking through the
Tinharé & Boipeba
Environmental Protection Area to Morro de São Paulo on Tinharé Island.
Day 18: Morro de São Paulo - Salvador
Transfer to
Salvador
and visit of the historical center, a UNESCO - World Heritage Site.