destino morro de sao paulo

I traveled with my husband and two young women (18 and 20) to Morro de Sao Paulo, or simply " Morro," and this is my experience. Morro is a beautiful island with several beaches and a wide array of hostals, pousadas, and four main beaches. The " town" is formed by one street only that starts in the area where you disembark and extends along several beaches. Everything is organized along these main beaches, which means that it is one narrow road packed with restaurants, hotels, and clothing stores. As you leave the most crowded part of town you will walk onto restaurants where you will able to eat with you feet in the sand by candlelight at night and listening to live music! Keep in mind, though, that any meal will cost you 30 reales, ie, not cheap. The first beach is the noisiest one. Most nice restaurants are in this part and there is live music all day long. Really, ALL day long, so if you book a room in a hotel here, keep that in mind. If you don't mind the music, staying here means stepping out from your room onto a narrow wooden sidewalk and then onto the sand!! Its great. Just half a block further down, is beach number two. This is quieter and has some excellent pousadas and an OUTSTANDING Italian restaurant. The good thing about Morro is that the party scene is truly organized. Everyday there is a party going on and in a very specific area. On Mondays it is on "first beach," on Tuesday the dancing and DJ is on the " third beach," on Wednesday it is disco time, etc. This means that EVERYONE is at one spot at the same time. This was great for us, since were with two young women, so we knew where they were and since everything is so close, it was safe to return to the hotel. On some days there are " boat parties," and tickets are sold throughout the day. Morro's beaches are different in the sense that depending on whether you want to socialize more or less, or if you just want to lay under the trees and not chairs, you have your pick. The water, as in any northern Brazil beach, is wonderful. Lots of scuba available or just snorkeling available and boat tour. There are low tide hours, which unfortunately the hotels don't always tell you about, so that if you get up too late you can miss the best part of the beach. Low tide is also a great time to hit the " natural pools" where you can't get enough of looking at all sorts of beautiful and colorful fish. It was great! The town has zillions of restaurants ranging from all sorts of prices and varieties. There is an emergency ward that is clean and effective. ( I had to go in for a regular monthly shot). However, if a TRUE emergency occurs, you would have to be flown out on helicopter since there is no hospital. Morro's main street is not for vehicles, so you will see none. When you disembark young men carry your luggage to the hotel in cartwheels duly labeled " taxis." They are an organized union and you must pay them on the average 50 reales.The crowd in Morro is mostly 20-26, but my husband and I enjoyed it as well. It was worth the eight nights we stayed. My daughters, needless to say, had a BLAST and would return anytime.Given the disembarking conditions and the way the town is laid out, this is not a place for someone with a physical disability, though. The only "but" in Morro for us were the flies!! We were unable to eat outside at lunchtime because of the flies. But apparently no one else seemed to care. They disappear as soon as the sun starts to disappear, which is early. Enjoy your stay in Morro!!

Lots of bars by the beach, in particular at "Praia 2", and restaurants close to the square. Most people are in their twenties and probably having a wonderful time at Morro :) Maybe because it's February, but most people are from abroad, specially Argentina. The beaches are unconventional: in the low tide, they are dominated by rocks or corals, and it's difficult or even dangerous to bath depending on the place. The water is warm and salty. In the high tide, the landscape changes completely: the sea advances several meters and it's easier to bath. The second and forth beaches are good for bathing. The forth is quieter.

A nice place to be for all tastes and activities. If you are looking for meeting people, drinking or dancing, stay in the village (beaches 1, 2 or 3). Beach 4 suites those seeking for resting and tranquility. Very nice places anywhere you are in Morro, though.

Morro de São Paulo was a really wonderful surprise. I didn't expect the town and the beaches to be that wonderful. I do not travel much in Brazil where i have been living for the past 12 years due to the lack of respect towards people in general in terms of service and confidence. But this place was the best. the service was great even for the ** or *** hotel that we stayed in. Th restaurants too were great with mouth watering dishes for every taste as well as the excellent service.The beaches are great and clean (For Brazil this was a surprise) since the cleansing department passes every night to collect the trash and clean the beaches.DRAWBACKS: Everything, considering that everything is brought from the mainland by boat, is expensive and they charge a service fee / tip even if there was no service. There is also a R$15 entry fee to the island supposedly for the conservation of the environment.

We loved our six day stay in Morro.This Island is far away from all the buzz of Salvador, and is a place were you´ll find lovely beaches and a cozy holiday atmosphere.Avoid the capitals of Brazil Northeast area, and choose cozy spots like Morro, Pipa, Jeriquaquara, Itacare, Trancoso...You´ll find a different country and you´ll have lot´s off fun!!

People are friendly,bars just front the beaches,many different beaches,excursions to other places on boat,easy snorkeling or diving places

My wife and I rented a house on Morro De Sao Paulo to just hang out after returning from treking In Chapada Diamantina (highly recommend!). Our house was on a hill where the locals live and it was quiet and beautiful. The town's charm is the narrow cobblestone streets without any motor vehicle traffic. You get a feeling of stepping back in time. There can be a lot of people on these town roads (which have many shops for tourists) but it is not obtrusive. The beaches are nice. The main beaches are very crowded. This island appears to be popular with younger people (20's-30's) mostly couples when we were there. It is worth walking in either direction from these beaches and you quickly get into areas with less/no people. Past 4th beach is miles of beach to walk (which we did for 1/2 a day). The other direction takes you to a little village called Gamboa (20 minute walk at low tide). There are chairs with umbrellas set up to greet you for a cold drink/food. There is also an interest in rolling in mud next to a cliff in this area? We did a surf lesson on 2nd beach and if you have never surfed before I would not recommend this. The teachers do not speak English (minor issue) and you will be taken out to a break 300 meters from shore and we surfed 8 foot waves with the local surfers. In conclusion, if you want quiet and relaxing I think I would check out Boipeba. It supposedly is what Morro was 25 years ago, but Morro is fun- just a little bit on the party end of the scale. The catamaran ride was not too bad (but my wife and I used scopolamine patches- which I would recommend if you get seasick).

Morro Sa Paulo is nice, but the whole beacfront restaurants and bars sell rubbish for 3 times the price of Salvador Bahia City. I did not eat my last two days in tourist infestated area, I paid three times less and ate great traditional food by going the other side of the Morro Sao Paulo where real Brazilians live.

Enjoy this lovely island riding a horse by the sea or just doing nothing. Catch a small plane and fly away !

Morro is a beautiful place but overall we found it to be a little too touristy. If you stay at 3rd and 4th beaches it is much quieter and you get a quieter more chilled out break.

I have visited Morro de Sao Paulo twice in the past two years. Each time I am more charmed by the simplicity and beauty of this tucked away island off the coast of Salvador. My first visit was during off season and as a result there were only a few shops open and a few restaurants to visit but more than enough to keep you busy. The second time I was there was in December 2013. Just at the beginning of their high season. The town and surrounding areas were busy with tourist and locals. No problem finding restaurants and the street from the various shops was amazing. If you want a convenient and close escape from the city of Salvador then Morro de Sao Paulo is a good alternative. You must take a boat ride there and that is about 2 hours from the pier, a little rough crossing the Atlantic but well worth it when you pull up to the dock and embark on the island. There are no cars there, the only way to get around is by foot. It is not, in my opinion, handicapped accessible. Be ready to do a lot of walking up and down slight hills. The overall atmosphere is pleasant and the people are very nice and helpful. If you don't have command of the language you might have some difficulties but I managed just the same with my broken Portuguese and a little Spanish. It's not a fancy resort island, or at least not where I was staying. It is decent, clean and if you enjoy sitting out at night on the beach you can have a drink and listen to the street musicians perform or go to one of the numerous small but charming clubs available. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a relatively inexpensive but nice get away that is not overly fancy but more catered to families and couples.

We had a special, amazing experience: watch the whales around 3 meters from the boat (the good Agency to take the tourists is Rota Tropical ). Whales use to go there from July thru September. However, there is no guarantee since nature is unpredictable. We could watch many whales in small groups too but far from our boat. I loved everything. People are really, really kind, the place is safe, no violence, natives are lovely. And you can meet tourists from all over the world. People arriving and leaving everyday. You can find peace, amazing nature, good restaurants, simple dancing place, shopping (crafts, beachwear, clothes, pharmacies, supermarket), bars. ip: you don't need to take many things. The essential ones are: beachwear, t-shirts, shorts, simple dresses, slippers, jeans if the weather is not so warm during Winter time - from June 21st thru September, 23rd - it rains more than usual, but not so cold... nothing sophisticated, after all it is an island with around 10 thousand people. It is ecological place and you can go to the 4 first beaches walking. During the Summer, there are natural pools with fishes. We can reach there by Sea (around 2 hours from Salvador, Capital of Bahia), Sea/road/Sea or by plane. During the Summer, there are natural pools with fishes. You can contemplate the wonderful Sunset in a place named Forte and you can see dolphins too. I recommend this place definitely :-)

The thing i loved was that there were no cars on the island, there is sand everywhere and the hotel owners carry you language in strollers :-)Fantastic fruit juice and cocktails there, local people sell on stands in every corner . you can get a cocoa cocktail in a real cocoa fruit !Very touristy and pricy by the beach, if you walk in the village you find good food in good prices .Very safe and relaxing...Beach party eveynight in the same place(you can't miss it)The beach is not the greatest but its ok.Be careful how you get there, many tourists are tricked into a supposedly 2 hour trip from salvador with a stop on an other island on the way ...the reality is that its a 7 hour trip with many stops (that story is typical among tourist discussion after arriving at the island)Go with the non stop ferry that leaves in the morning from salvador .Also be prepared , everyone gets sea sick in the ferry , there was not a single person that was not throwing up.I hope i don't sound dramatic, once you get there you forget about that part of the trip and you have fun and relax in a safe environment ...

We just did a day trip from salvador and we were blown away by the place,beaches and people . We wished we had stayed longer . The place is an island village with a beautiful beach especial the fourth beach . Not much people in any of the beach and we had the beach for ourselves .The entry into the island from the ferry docs was busy yet beautiful with a lot of restaurants and bars .We will definitely go back again .

So I came to Brasil during my Round The World for a 3 week stop. Arrived just in time for Carnaval 2014 and planned to leave mid-March. Boy oh boy - was I mistaken or what? I finally tore myself away from Brasil in June! What a wonderful country. However, my favourite place was Morro de Sao Paulo. Lovely beaches, warm people, easy lifestyle, wonderful weather, great food, I could go on and on. All I can say is this - just go. Get on the ferry from Salvador and go. Beyond fantastic!!!