Baía dos Golfinhos
Baía dos Golfinhos
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Lucas de Souza
Volta Redonda, RJ109 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
A mandatory tour for anyone going to Pipa. The tour includes a not very high price per person on speedboats + an environmental fee (less than 10 reais). It lasts almost 2 hours and walks around the entire Bay, where you can actually see several dolphins up close. In addition to them, there are beautiful views of the surrounding beaches and walls and you can even swim a little. I highly recommend going while the tide in Pipa is low, which makes swimming at the Centro beach difficult. This way, you make the most of your time twice.
Written 3 June 2024
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Mercedes P
Montevideo, Uruguay82 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
I got to the beach walking from Madeiro, if the tide is low it is a very accessible walk and the landscape is beautiful. It can also be seen from the ocean on the boat rides available to see the dolphins. As it is a reserve, there is nothing on the beach which makes it even more beautiful. Clean, semi-empty beach. You can see dolphins appearing in the ocean from time to time. Highly recommended but you have to take care of the times when the tide rises because you could be left without an exit.
Written 12 September 2023
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Juliana G
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Sept 2024 • Family
Very charming. I suggest going close to 9:00. When it starts to fill the dolphins of go away more
They keep hunting for tail and the increasing flow of people shocks the cardumes. Another tip is keep an eye on the seagulls, they signal that they have a wave, and end up attracting the dolphins.
They keep hunting for tail and the increasing flow of people shocks the cardumes. Another tip is keep an eye on the seagulls, they signal that they have a wave, and end up attracting the dolphins.
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Written 24 September 2024
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José P
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Feb 2024 • Family
Pipa in general is beautiful, a small center that becomes pedestrian at night, many shopping and dining establishments. Getting to the beaches is a little difficult, even more so if you go with older people. On all beaches you have to go down at least 150 steps and go up the same on the way back. Getting to Baía Dos Golfinhos is a bit complicated due to the tide, you can only get there through the center of the pipa and walking to the left for approximately 200 meters or by madeiro which is a little further away. We went to Praia do Amor by car (5 min from our hotel), it has parking, showers, etc.
Written 13 March 2024
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Mariana C
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Nov 2022 • Couples
The beach is delightful, warm water, generally without waves, which makes the water crystal clear. The beach is completely surrounded by sand and cliffs, so beautiful! You have to move a little further away from the edge, to get there I need to go deeper (but this can vary, as on different trips I found different situations, like the beach being a little deeper and with some waves.
I think that in just one trip I was not blessed with the presence of dolphins. They always cheer us up!
Tent structure: practically none. Now people have started to leave some tents on the hillside so some vendors come there, but I always take my things with me, just in case.
Access (ONLY AT LOW TIDE): easy, quick walk along the sand, but you must be careful and not walk close to the cliffs, due to the risk of collapse.
I think that in just one trip I was not blessed with the presence of dolphins. They always cheer us up!
Tent structure: practically none. Now people have started to leave some tents on the hillside so some vendors come there, but I always take my things with me, just in case.
Access (ONLY AT LOW TIDE): easy, quick walk along the sand, but you must be careful and not walk close to the cliffs, due to the risk of collapse.
Written 11 September 2023
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Jacqueline_Lima
Pato Branco, PR578 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Access is via the center beach: go down to the center beach and walk to the left. You must observe the tide table for both the outbound and return journey: access is via the sand, the lower the tide, the easier access. As the tide rises the passage becomes closer to the cliff and more difficult, pay attention to the time. Beautiful, clean beach. Great for bathing. No tents, no loud music. There is the option to rent a chair and umbrella. There is also an option to consume drinks/beer/soft drinks/water. The day is all about contemplating the sea and watching the dolphins that come close to the beach to hunt for sardines.
Written 5 June 2024
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Odyssey21837967801
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Jul 2024 • Couples
Praia lindíssima. When the tide is low you can walk through the beach of Centro. It is just to observe or enter the sea in the mud that soon the dolphins appear near you. I loved this experience. Besides dolphins the beach is wonderful. There are also boat rides, but the most time we saw dolphin was well before the boats arrived.
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Written 28 July 2024
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Guillermo
Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina30 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
Beautiful bay. We passed with the low sea, and we knew this beach that in one part of the bay has waves to dive and the other a quiet to make the iron. Very few people have a couple of places that serve you drinks and have umbrellas and loungers. You have to be vigilant when the water rises and be able to leave in time...
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Written 19 September 2024
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Sam S
London, UK6 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
These beaches are breath taking and seeing dolphins 🐬 is amazing. We were able to hire a kayak to be nearer. To access dolphin bay you have cross the rocks which is easier barefoot & when the tide is out obviously. There are food & drink guys that you hire a sunbed from. All in all you can spend many days just enjoying the nature, the ocean and the ambience. Beautiful
Written 29 June 2024
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Alessandro Lima
Natal, RN16 contributions
Nov 2020 • Couples
Awesome! I saw a lot of dolphins swimming very close to me! The beach is very clean and beautiful. I don’t think it’s necessary to buy the boat tickets to see the dolphins. In my opinion it is the best Pipa beach.
Written 1 December 2020
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cual es el mejor mes para que se vean los delfines? gracias
Written 11 September 2021
Melhor horário é de manhã . Com a maré baixa. Vale muito a pena , o mar parece uma piscina, se a maré der a alta as 14 saia de lá até as 13. Fique de olho na tábua de maré do dia!!!
Written 5 December 2020
Tem como chegar a praia da baia dos golfinho tranquilamente?
Tem restaurante para almoçar?
Written 22 January 2020
Tem como chegar andando sim, pela beira da praia, quando a maré está baixa. Tem barracas que servem petiscos, alugam cadeiras e guarda sol lá na praia.
Written 23 January 2020
Quanto tempo andando desde a praia do centro?
Written 30 August 2019
15 minutos....
Só não esquece de acessar o site com os horários de maré alta/ baixa.
Pois quando a maré está alta, não tem como acessar s Baía! 👍
Written 31 August 2019
hola si la marea baja es a las 838am y la alta 1438hs a qué hora se podrá pasar? desde el centro a golfiños? gracias x responder
Written 28 August 2019
Desde unas 3 horas antes del pico de marea baja hasta unas 3 horas después.
Obviamente habrá algún día que será imposible pasar, pero serán los menos
Written 28 August 2019
Accesibilidad de las playas de pipa? Estoy operada de una pierna...
Written 27 July 2019
Hola Elena lei tu comentarios y me parecieron interesantes Estoy planeando ir con mi hija de 23 años a pipa para la 1 semana se septiembre de este año.Que zona me aconsejas hospedarme que no este alejado del centro pero que sea linda. Quiza conoces algun hotel que puedas recomendar. saludos erica
Written 24 June 2019
Hay tantos y tan lindos, depende de tu presupuesto. Oasis es una buena opción ,queda en el centro ,cerca de la playa, tiene un desayuno variado y cerca de exquisitos restaurantes. La magia del lugar es que no te imaginas el verde que oculta ya que de afuera no se ve, está en una galeria.
Espero te sirva
Written 25 June 2019
Hola chicos . Gracias por los anteriores consejos. Voy a estar 13 días en Recife y voy a distribuir d la siguiente manera 7 días , 3 jericoara, 3 días pipa ... Les parece una buena distribución? .....
Y desde Recife a pipa ... Somos 4 .. recomiendan ir en auto?
La reserva en pipa la hago anticipada o en julio (2da quincena) habrá hospedaje?. Muchas Gracias...
Written 10 April 2019
Hola para Recife son muchos días. Es una ciudad para conocer en menos tiempo y todos te alertan sobre la inseguridad del lugar. Visitá ahí Olinda (aunque es mas atractiva en la época del Carnaval).
Se puede viajar en auto perfectamente a Pipa, hay hospedaje variado. Es un lugar muy lindo y con atractivos diversos para conocer
Written 18 April 2019
Hola la opción es viajar desde pipa o alojar directamente en Baires dos golfinhos?
Written 2 April 2019
hola, te alojas en pipa que tiene solo unas cuantas cuadras. y caminas a la playa. como te dicen a la bahia de golfinhos se llega por la playa, en horarios de marea baja, cambia cada dia.
a veces se ven delfines, es muy variable.
la playa es muy linda y pipa es muy pintoresca
Written 5 April 2019
Hola cuanto demoras en ir caminando desde la playa del centro o desde la playa de madeiro muchas gracias
Written 29 March 2019
Desde el centro tomando como referencia la playa, en 10 minutos de caminata estas en Golfinhos. Cuando llegás a Pipa tenés que conseguirte un folleto turístico que te indique el horario de las mareas.
Written 1 April 2019
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