From the website: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil/the-south/ilha-do-mel
Images: Amandy Gibbons
Images: Amandy Gibbons
This hourglass-shaped island at the mouth of the Baía de Paranaguá is the most pristine and picturesque beach resort in all of southern Brazil, offering mostly wild beaches, good surfing waves and scenic coastal walks. The island’s tranquility and lack of development are thanks in part to its isolation. Accessible only by boat, Ilha do Mel is traversed by sandy paths and has not a single car, so traffic jams throughout the island’s scenic sandy lanes consist of surfboard-toting Brazilians on bicycles and bedazzled foreigners in their new Havaianas.
The fatter, northern half of the island is an ecological preserve, closed to inland exploration. The hillier southern portion is the locale of three small villages: Nova Brasília and Praia do Farol near the isthmus; and Encantadas at the far southern tip. They can be rowdy during the summer holidays, when young crowds descend on the island. But for the most part, Ilha do Mel, or ‘honey island,’ is the territory of surfers, campers, beachcombers and other escapists in search of simplicity and serenity.
The fatter, northern half of the island is an ecological preserve, closed to inland exploration. The hillier southern portion is the locale of three small villages: Nova Brasília and Praia do Farol near the isthmus; and Encantadas at the far southern tip. They can be rowdy during the summer holidays, when young crowds descend on the island. But for the most part, Ilha do Mel, or ‘honey island,’ is the territory of surfers, campers, beachcombers and other escapists in search of simplicity and serenity.
Money
There is no reliable place on the island to get cash, so plan ahead.
Getting around
The ferries that run to/from Paranaguá stop in both Nova Brasília and Encantadas, so you can get a lift from one village to the other (R$5, 20 minutes, six daily).
Farol das Conchas
Grutas das Encantadas
Fortaleza de NS dos Prazeres
We stayed at the Hotel Grajagan, and it was a very nice experience :)
Website: http://www.grajagan.com.br/
We went with the Travel Agency FVA Tour: http://www.fvatour.com.br/
From the website: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g303441-d554696/Curitiba:Brazil:Honey.Island.Ilha.Do.Mel.html
Images: Amandy Gibbons
Ilha do Mel (Honey island) is located 115 km from Curitiba, where the next airport is located (CWB). The island is a State Nature Reserve and most of it follows streng rules regarding buildings and access. There are no roads nor cars and the access is made by regular boats leaving from Pontal do Sul (30 minutes boat-ride) and Paranaguá (90 minutes boat-ride).
The island is quite a paradise in southern Brazil and surely a beloved place to enjoy the beach and the nature of the Atlantic Rain Forest.
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