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Pousada Tutabel

  • Pousada Tutabel pool
  • Pousada Tutabel outdoor lounge area
  • Pousada Tutabel double bedroom
  • Pousada Tutabel beachfront lounge area
  • Pousada Tutabel beach activities - kayaking and SUP
  • Kayaking Pousada Tutabel
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With its coastal setting backed by Atlantic rainforest, this property has the feel of a secluded beach house.

Trancoso is in the balmy state of Bahia, just 2 hours’ flight north of Rio and a 90-minute road journey. It’s well worth the journey for year-round tropical warmth, and golden beaches. Pousada Tutabel sits on the edge of Itapororoca Beach, on the quiet outskirts of town. It’s a 15-minute drive to Trancoso’s famous Quadrado of colourful historic houses, restaurants, bars and boutiques.

This is a place to slumber to the calming sounds of the ocean in one of 16 comfortable, spacious suites, which have wood furnishings, large windows and some have private or shared balconies. There’s also a standalone villa with 2 double bedrooms and a private pool.

Tutabel offers plenty of activities to keep guests busy with a games room, fitness area, football pitch, beach tennis, heated swimming pool and children’s play area, while paddleboarding, snorkelling and watersports are available at the beach. There’s also a spa and sauna for unwinding, and the restaurant serves farm-to-table cuisine.

Hiking and birdwatching excursions are available in the surrounding protected rainforest. In fact, Tutabel sits close to the Rio do Brasil RPPN environmental conservation area which belongs to the owners and protects almost 1,000 ha of native forest. The pousada organises free visits to the reserve local students to help foster a closer understanding of the need to protect Brazil’s Tabuleiro, or lowland Atlantic forest.

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What our clients say

  • Every day was special and we have many happy memories but probably the highlights were the views from the top of Sugar Loaf, getting up close to waterfalls, swimming in…

    LL, Tonbridge Aug 2019
  • Most memorable experience: "The contrast between city, wildlife and the beach."

    JB, Leicester Apr 2015
  • This trip was memorable from start to finish. We will definitely be visiting Brazil again.

    JH, Dorking Mar 2015
  • Where to start? The World Cup match in Salvador, the old town of Salvador itself, swimming with wild dolphins in Praia de Pipa, watching monkeys play at breakfast, piranha fishing…

    LM, London Aug 2014
  • The whole trip was memorable because it was one fantastic adventure in four parts . We absolutely loved the stays in the Amazon & the Pantanal and felt exhilarated from…

    GHS, Iver Apr 2019
  • Most Memorable Moment: Spotting 7 Jaguars in Refugio Caiman and Iguacu Falls.    I also had my photo taken with Ronaldinho  on Copacabana Beach. Ha!

    BW, London Sep 2016
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Charlotte
Charlotte Daubeney - Travel Expert

Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.

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