Resources

Guides from your hosts

Everything we tell friends before they visit Paraty, written down.

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Plan the trip

Three days in ParatyThe long-weekend version: town, boat day, waterfall day Seven days on the Costa VerdeParaty, Ilha Grande and Angra dos Reis in one week Getting here & getting aroundFrom Rio or São Paulo, plus how the town itself works What to packRainforest climate, cobblestones and boat days

On the water

Boats, beaches and bays

A day on the water from ParatySchooner vs speedboat and the classic five-stop route Paraty to Ilha GrandeFlexboat and ferry logistics, and what Abraão is like Snorkeling & divingIlha Comprida, Ilha dos Meros, and reading the conditions Paraty-Mirim & the quiet beachesWhere to go when the schooner crowds land

On land

Trails, town and rainy days

Hiking around ParatyPraia do Sono, the Gold Trail, Mamanguá's sugarloaf Paraty with kidsCalm beaches, schooner tips and one waterfall warning Nightlife & cachaça barsHow evenings work in the historic centre Rainy days in ParatyMuseums, churches, cooking classes and tastings Travelling lightlyProtected areas and the caiçara communities

The map

See it all on satellite

Every beach, trail and island from these guides, plotted on one explorer.

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