Bahia Beach Ride – Trancoso/Caraiva
 
A ride through marvelous beaches, Indian and small fishing communities and preserved rainforest.

Brazil is known throughout the world for Rio, its beaches and the excitement of Carnival, but when native Brazilians travel for tourism they head for the golden sands and emerald seas of Trancoso in Bahia. One of the earliest settlements founded by the Portuguese in Brazil (1586), Trancoso is a village of incredible natural beauty. Its ideal year round warm climate coupled with the intimacy and privacy of a small village offer the perfect escape for those seeking exotic location and the best beaches in Brazil. Below the cliffs of the village you will find wonderful beaches bordered to the north and south by rivers flowing into the sea. In Trancoso area you will find small natural pools, preserved rain forest and many kilometers of unspoiled white sand beaches. The perfect place to do beautiful rides with canters by the water.

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ITINERARY
1st day – Pick up in Porto Seguro airport and transfer to the Pousada do Outeiro. Introduction of our Program and the region. Dinner held in the Pousada.

2nd day – Breakfast served at 8:00 am. Ready to leave at 9:00 to the Polo Field(5 minutes by car ) Introduction and familiarization with your horse. First riding and security assessments given and we leave to the Jacuma Beach up to “Barra do Rio dos Frades”. Carry on crossing through a swampy area in the direction of the Itaporanga Village where we visit the “Indian Native Village of Imbiriba”. Meet the Pataxó Indians and see their traditional dance, * (*program with a minimum of 5 riders). Their handicraft will be shown (optional shopping).Have lunch at the Bigode’s ( tipical local restaurant). Following lunch we visit Elmas Forest Wood Design Project. Returning afterwards to the Pousada Outeiro . Dinner held in the Pousada.

3rd day - Breakfast served at 8:00 am. Ready to leave at 9:00 am crossing the Outeiro on to Trancoso Village through the Buffalo Farm onto the Beach. Our trail on a deserted beach offer the opportunity of some good canter by the sea. In Trancoso our Guest House is just a few meters from the “Quadrado” the place where everything happens in the village. The dinner this night is up to you in one of the many good restaurants in the so-called Popular Square (Quadrado).
Trancoso is an charming village located in a paradisiacal portion of the coast of Bahia, world wide famous by its dazzling beaches, seashore cliffs, rivers and lagoons.

4rd day – Breakfast served at 8:00 am. Ready to leave at 9:00 am from Trancoso to Caraiva passing through the fallen Bridge, crossing the Buffalo Farm again, Bush Lands and a stop for lunch at the Outeiro around 1 pm. Follow on at 3 pm onto the Beach until Caraiva Village (11 kms). (Caraiva is an old fishermen village)
During this ride on the beach we will have the opportunity of some good canters by the sea.
Our arrival in Caraiva is breathtaking: the meeting of Caraiva River with the Atlantic Ocean.
Once in Caraiva we cross the River by boat (Horses spend the night with our local guide in a Farm in New Caraiva). We lodge in the Pousada Cores do Mar, have dinner in the French Man`s Pizza Place. When you arrive there, you see a large and turbulent river, surrounded by mangroves and crossed by canoes and boats of all kinds. On the other side, a series of small colored houses shadowed by large trees and coconut palm trees. A beautiful and unforgettable view! There is no traffic once vehicles are not allowed there , it is very nice to be able to walk quietly on its charming sand-covered streets.

5th day –After breakfast we start our ride south in the direction of Corumbau Village. During this ride on the beach we will have the opportunity of some good canters by the sea. After one hour of ride we leave the beach towards the Indian Area on the Barra Velha Village side. Cross their Native Village until the Cultural Centre Porto do Boi - Reservation Tapuruma next to the River Bridge. Afterwards we walk through the forest on a trail that leads us up to the bridge to catch our boat. Our horses return to Caraiva with our guides and we start our navigation on the River up to the Curuipe Village with the optional “Boia” (water ring). On arrival at Curuipe Village we cross the river with our horses and return by boat**. Horses spend the night in the same farm with our guide.We have our late lunch at Para restaurant and overnight again in the Pousada Cores do Mar.
** according to the tide may need to change the itinerary.

6th day – Breakfast served at 8:00 am. Ready to leave at 9:00 am from Caraiva to Outeiro. During this ride on the beach we will have the opportunity of some good canters by the sea.
Lunch in the Pousada do Outeiro. Free afternoon on the Outeiro Beach and in the Club House *Full Moon special ride up to the Cala Farm ending the evening in the stables where we say good buy to our horses.
(* according on the moon chart date/hours)

7th day – Breakfast served at 8:00 am.
After breakfast transfer to the airport in Porto Seguro.

NOTES: Trancoso has been gaining notoriety for the beauty of his unspoiled beaches… Last year, The New York Times sent a writer to investigate what Europeans and Americans were talking about (and it turned out in a very positive article). Nearby Pousada do Outeiro we have what is considered one of the most beautiful Polo Field and Golf Course in the world.