Lencois Maranhenses National Park: Our most recommended tours and activities

Lençóis Experience Full day (2 lagoons)

1. Lençóis Experience Full day (2 lagoons)

Experience the best of Lençóis Maranhenses on a full-day tour to the Bonita and Azul circuits. We start our tour in the morning - the ideal time to enjoy a relaxing swim on the lagoons included in our itinerary. We will explore the circuit by walking through the dunes from on lagoon to the other. We will stop at a local restaurant in the middle of an oasis for our lunch. After lunch we will go admire the sunset and the impressive change of scenery formed by the sun, sky and dunes all together This is the most suitable tour for those who have little time and want to experience the largest humid desert in the world to its fullest. *Please note that the pick up time is approximate. We ask you to contact us so we can adjust the pick up details.

Santo Amaro Lençóis - Full Day

2. Santo Amaro Lençóis - Full Day

Discover a hidden side of Lençóis Maranhenses with our unique full day tour. Come explore the best the region has to offer with us! An expedition to admire different scenarios of the paradise of Santo Amaro - Lençóis Maranhenses. Departure from Barreirinhas to Santo Amaro starts at 7:45 am and can go until approximately 8:45 am - deppending on the hotels locations. Upon arrival in Santo Amaro we will do a short trip on 4X4 car over the dunes, lasting approx. 10 to 15 minutes until we reach the first lagoons (Lagoa do Peixe, Lagoa da Andorinha and Lagoa da Gaivota - The lagoons visited may change according to the season). Around 1 pm we will stop for lunch (meal not included) and some rest before we continue our visit to the other lagoons (This circuit lasts the whole day and includes a pause fot susnset views acordding to the weather). After the tour we return to Barreirinhas with estimated arrival around 7:30 pm *Please note that the pick up time is approximate. We ask you to contact us so we can adjust the pick up details.

Bonita Lagoon circuit and sunset experience

3. Bonita Lagoon circuit and sunset experience

This is a afternoon half day tour to Lençóis with sunset experience We start the hotel pick ups in Barreirinhas at approximately 2 pm and after everyone is embarked we'll drive for one hour until reaching our destination; the Bonita Lagoon tourist center There we´ll find a small village with local business such as hand made souvenir shops and family owned snack stands and also the site of the famous Bonita Lagoon staircase. At the top of the stairs you´ll be able too get a full view to the breathtaking beauty of the park! Then it will be time to explore the lagoons! Your guide will take you for a short walk around the area to visit 2 or 3 lagoons where you´ll have free time to swim (around 40 minutes in each lagoon) And after all that we´ll climb the highest dune of the region to enjoy the amazing Lençois sunset before heading back to the city *Please note that the pick up time is approximate. We ask you to contact us so we can adjust the pick up details.

Lençóis Maranhenses - Hidden Oasis

4. Lençóis Maranhenses - Hidden Oasis

Discover a hidden side of Lençóis Maranhenses with our unique tour. Come explore the best the region has to offer with us! Our tour starts early in the morning - as early as 7:30 am deppending on the hotels locations - and after a 2 hour drive we'll reached the dunes site where you will be able to bath in the beautiful lagoons of Mucambo region. Around noon we'll head to a local restaurant for a delicious lunch and then it will be time for some well deserved rest. You'll get to enjoy the peace of Lençóis laying in a traditional hammock; the local way! After this break we'll check out Lagoa da Ilha, the biggest lagoon in the region, and its incredible crystal blue water We'll head back to Barreirinhas at 4:30 pm arriving there approximately at 6 pm. *Please note that the pick up time is approximate. We ask you to contact us so we can adjust the pick up details.

Delta Islands – Tutóia Private Tour

5. Delta Islands – Tutóia Private Tour

One of the most complex and exuberant landscapes where beaches, lagoons, mangroves, dunes and rivers coexist harmoniously. Located in Maranhão state the Delta do Parnaíba river is the only marine delta in the Americas, the third biggest marine delta in the world, with more than 70 islands along the its structure. One of the most complex and exuberant landscapes where beaches, lagoons, mangroves, dunes and rivers coexisting harmoniously. Parnaíba River Delta – The Parnaíba Delta is the third largest oceanic delta in the world - a rare phenomenon of nature that occurs only in the Nile River, in Africa, and Mekong, in Vietnam. Its configuration resembles an open hand, where the fingers would be represent by the main tributaries rivers of Parnaíba, branching out and forming a grandiose ecological sanctuary. *Please note that the pick up time is approximate. We ask you to contact us so we can adjust the pick up details.

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