The Northeast has the best places and landscapes for practicing extreme and adventure sports such as parachuting, diving, rafting, scuba diving, kitesurfing and bodyboarding. When you think of Ceará, the state’s 573 km of coastline automatically comes to mind, with its warm, green waters and 300 days of sunshine a […]
Adventure and extreme sports in Bahia and Northeast Brazil
The northeast has the best places and landscapes for practicing radical and adventure sports such as skydiving, diving, rafting, scuba diving, kitesurfing and bodyboarding.
Adventurous and extreme sports in Bahia and the Northeast
Bahia was already born with a great potential for extreme sports.
At sea, it has the grandeur of the Baía de Todos os Santos (All Saints Bay) and more than 1,000 kilometres of coastline, from the Costa dos Coqueiros (Coconut Coast), on the border with Sergipe, to the Costa das Baleias (Whale Coast), in the extreme south.
There are over 40 tourist destinations and 300 beautiful beaches, which give tourists the chance to do whatever they want to exercise and have fun.
For those looking to mix extreme sports, nature and adventure, the challenge will be to decide where and what to do.
Biking, canoeing/buo-cross, canyoning, horseback riding, diving, motorcycling, motocross, parachuting, sport fishing, rafting, sandboarding, surfing, rappelling, trekking and hang-gliding are some of the options tailor-made for the adventurous.
Among them, the mountains and caves awaken the desire for challenge with rappelling and climbing.
The more adventurous prefer cascading – rappelling down waterfalls – exploring the beautiful waterfalls.
The municipality of Paulo Afonso is one of the favourite places for extreme sports.
The area near the São Francisco canyon is the starting point for the radical rappel sport, as well as the Metálica Bridge is the most appropriate point for bungee-jumping.
The Chapada Diamantina region has a rugged terrain, from where countless waterfalls spring out, and excellent spots for rappelling and canyoning.
If coming down from mountains, buildings and viaducts already cause such a fury among the practitioners of these modalities, it is possible to imagine the level of adrenaline and contentment reached when the scenarios are the main mountains and waterfalls of the Lençóis region.
Adventure and radical sports in Bahia and the Northeast
Rio de Ondas, Acaba Vida and Redondo waterfalls in Barreiras, Bahia
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Rafting in Taboquinhas – Bahia
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Areas for Rappelling in Bahia
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Main Dive Spots in Bahia
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Paragliding Flight at Pitinga Beach in the district of Arraial da Ajuda
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Abseiling, bungee-jumping and caving in extreme places in Bahia
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Skydiving in Bahia
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Kitesurfing in Trancoso in Bahia
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Trekking in the Pati Valley in Chapada Diamantina
Trekking in the Pati Valley is considered one of the most beautiful in the country. Trekking lovers can choose from the lightest trails with a few hours of walking, to an unforgettable adventure of up to six days around the Pati Valley. A fantastic place, which mixes the rare specimens […]