Travel guides
Barra Grande arrival guides
Practical information for planning your arrival in Barra Grande: airports, roads, the boat crossing from Camamu and private transfers across the Maraú Peninsula.
Start where your question is
Each guide answers one specific decision about the trip. If you are still torn between two routes, the first one covers the whole picture.
- Guide · 5-min read
How to get to Barra Grande
The full picture: which airports serve the Maraú Peninsula, when the boat from Camamu is worth it and when the all-road route makes more sense.
- Guide · 4-min read
Ilhéus Airport to Barra Grande
The most traveled route. How the pickup at IOS works, the paved drive to the port of Camamu and boarding the boat across the bay.
- Guide · 4-min read
Camamu to Barra Grande by boat
How the crossing over Camamu Bay works: the boarding dock, luggage, surfboards, departure times to confirm and what happens if your flight is late.
- Guide · 4-min read
Salvador or Ilhéus: which airport to choose
An honest comparison of the two airports, with the real travel time from each one and the situations where each makes more sense.