The perfect time to go to Lençóis Maranheses…
Because the lagoons are made up of rainfall water, the perfect time to go to Lençóis Maranheses is when they’re at their fullest, which is true after the rain stops, making July, August and the beginning of September the perfect time to go to Lençóis Maranheses. Though it’s technically Winter within the Southern Hemisphere, it is best to count on sizzling and dry circumstances within the North East (round 28C-34C levels!).
Methods to get to Lençóis Maranheses…
Attending to Lençóis Maranheses is a little bit of a mission, nevertheless it’s not troublesome in any respect. As tourism has developed, it’s made it extra accessible and simpler to journey to. What are a couple of tough roads relating to visiting top-of-the-line locations in Brazil, ey?
If you’re apprehensive about the way to get to Lençóis Maranheses, learn on, as I’ve offered loads of element on this weblog put up!
The closest airport to Lençóis Maranheses is São Luis Airport, within the state of Maranhão. However from the airport, you’re nonetheless not less than 3.5 hour’s drive from the cities that encompass the park. You may both drive your self by renting a automotive or reserving a switch.
If you wish to lease a automotive, there are two firms I’d advocate: Localiza or Movida. Each are dependable and environment friendly and provide a very good vary of vehicles to select from. Prime tip: undoubtedly put money into hiring a 4×4 automotive for this journey!
Should you’re flying from Europe, there are not any direct flights to São Luis Airport. The closest airport you will get to is Fortaleza Airport in Ceará, and that is on a TAP flight from Lisbon. From there, you possibly can both embark on a little bit of a street journey driving up the coast of Fortaleza, Piaui and Maranhao to get to Lençóis Maranheses or get an inside flight to São Luis Airport. Your different choice is to fly to both São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro and get on an inside flight.
I’ll be straight with you, flights to Brazil are costly. Earlier than the pandemic, you possibly can discover a couple of actually good offers to fly to São Paulo or Rio, however now, the typical value for a direct flight is between £850-£1200 return with both BA or LATAM. One-stop flights are round £700-£900.
Inside flights to São Luis vary from £150-£250. To get the perfect deal, e-book effectively prematurely as it is a well-liked vacation spot for native travellers, particularly if reserving in July, because it’s the college holidays.
The place to remain in Lençóis Maranheses…
As Lençóis Maranheses is a Nationwide Park, it’s a protected space, so you’ll be able to’t truly keep within the sand dunes, however there are three important cities that encompass the park the place you’ll be able to base your self: Barreirinhas, Atins and Santo Amaro.
Barreirinhas is essentially the most developed city and the place you’ll discover the perfect collection of lodging, eating places and bars. It is among the greatest locations to remain in Lençois is you’re on the lookout for comfort and accessibility. It’s additionally the place you’ll have the ability to e-book any excursions or excursions into the park because it’s the primary jumping-off level.
Atins is a smaller city however has a extra laid-back vibe. There’s an ideal collection of pousadas (guesthouses), and it’s the perfect place to remain if you wish to discover the dunes by foot or quad bikes because it’s closest to them. It’s additionally a giant kite browsing level, so if you wish to be taught or already know how-to, it is a good place to decide on on your keep.
*Atins is just accessible by boat, so when you’ve rented a automotive, you’ll want to depart it in a carpark in Barreirinhas. Because it’s such a small city, you could e-book lodging effectively prematurely as it should promote out (belief me).
Santo Amaro is on the opposite facet of the park and takes round 45 minutes to drive to from Barreirinhas. Santo Amaro is the least developed out of all three because it’s essentially the most troublesome to entry (solely accessible by 4×4 accredited excursions and transfers). Nonetheless, it’s additionally the park half that’s much less “touristy” and feels extra genuine. Properly value a go to if you wish to keep away from the crowds and entry the extra untouched components of the park.
The most suitable choice, for my part, is to remain in all three! It’s a bit extra effort and transferring round, however value it and doable! This can be a once-in-a-lifetime journey, so that you’ll need to do it proper and luxuriate in it to the max.
Should you had to decide on to be based mostly someplace although, then Barrieirinhas is your only option as it’s the greatest city and the place most tour firms are based mostly. They even provide day journeys or in a single day journeys to Atins and Santo Amaro with the intention to expertise them to some extent.
