Most people when heading to Brazil combine Rio and the beaches of Bahia, but my new wife and I decided to be more adventurous and get away from the majority of other tourists by heading to the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. This is where the majority of European settlers to Brazil headed a century or two ago, attracted by the beautiful beaches and countryside, as well as the less severe climate.
We used the travel company, Dehouche, who consist of Brits, Americans, Brazilains and Argentineans in their head office in Rio. We asked for the honeymoon to be spent in three different destinations. We started off on the Ilha de Santa Catarina, which is more commonly known as Florianopolis. Here we stayed in an incredible villa above the lagoon in the centre of the island. We had a private chef who cooked everything that we asked for to order, not to mention a very well stocked wine cellar with some wonderful value Uruguayan and Argentine bottles. But the best aspect was the boat that was moored at the pier at the bottom of our garden, which was at our disposal for the duration of our stay. The captain took us out of the lagoon via a channel to the sea and we then cruised around the beautiful surrounding islands.
The next stop was on the mainland, in the laidback beach village of Praia da Pipa. Here we stayed in a charming pousada with wonderful sea views. The watersports on offer were excellent - particularly the surfing and kite surfing. We spent the evenings sampling the many lively bars and restaurants – this was a lovely contrast from the busyness of Floripa!
Our final location was Fernando de Noronha a superb island that has consistently been named as one of the world’s best. The service here was certainly the most attentive that I have ever experienced and the accommodation was flawless, our suite had it’s own lap pool, Jacuzzi and sauna - not to mention stunning sea views. On our final evening the staff took us to a private island and prepared the most incredible romantic dinner for us. This really was the ultimate way to end the perfect honeymoon - well done Dehouche we shall return!
Contact Dehouche Travel for details
Dehouche S.A,
Rua Joao Lira, 95
Leblon 22430-210
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Tel: +55 21 2512 3895
Tel US: 0800 690 6899,
Tel UK: 0871 284 7770
info@dehouche.com
http://www.dehouche.com
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