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You will be picked up at your hotel in Natal and be driven north until Redinha, a small fishing village facing the city on the northern mouth of the Potengi river. It marks the southern end of the enormous beach that effectively makes up the state's northern coastline. The beaches are notable for their huge shifting sand dunes, many metres high, which cluster especially thickly to tower over Genipabu. Redinha itself is surprisingly underdeveloped for somewhere so close to the city, retaining the air of a simple fishing village, with a small chapel and beachside stalls that fry the freshly caught fish and chill the beer to wash them down with. You will cross the Potengy river on a ferry boat.
Genipabu is still a fishing village, but these days is a haven for buggy riding. The massive dunes are spectacular and great fun to run down: the sand is so fine it often looks like it came from an egg-timer. It is indescribable to roar up and down them in beach buggies, exhilarating but not for those who get travel sick easily.
There are many beach stalls serving fresh sea-food for lunch. The tour continues along the north coast, at least up to Muriu beach. From Muriu to Barra do Rio the cars are ferried across the narrow Ceara-Mirim river on a primitive wooden boat, pulled by bamboo rods. Back to the beach and a new sequence of beautiful beaches is found, some of them fishing villages, others for holiday dwellers.
Duration: approximately 6 to 7 hours
Departures: daily at 9h00
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