Trilha das 4 Praias - BA

Very peaceful trail. Leave the car on the side of the road, costing only 10.00 and starting the trail. There is a fork at the beginning of the trail, which gives access to Engenhoca and Havaizinho beach. From the fork to Engenhoca beach, it is about 500mt. And 150mt to the beach of Havaizinho. It is worth knowing all of them in the same day. From Havaizinho beach, you can continue to the beaches: Camboinha and Itacarezinho, only 15 min each.

Great tour, to go alone, accompanied or with a guide. It passes through the most isolated beaches of Itacaré. Beauty, beautiful and exuberant nature.

Trail on a good sunny day, if you can, bring your food and drink. In addition to being expensive, it is scarce. An intermediate level trail.

Drive to the Itacarezinho beach parking lot and start the trail there! It passes through four beaches: Itacarezinho, Camboinha, Havaizinho and Engenhoca. The beaches are beautiful, the trail looks wonderful! You can have a fish baked on a banana leaf for lunch at Havaizinho beach. Set aside a full day for this trail that is light level, stop at the beaches, relax in the coconut trees and take lots of pictures! There is no need for a guide, as the trail is signposted.☺️ Urges ?? camilajgaspar

Don't give up on the way, the most beautiful beaches and without movement are the last two. All are beautiful, but the last ones are too much. On the fourth beach, walk a little further along the edge of the sea and you will find a very clean river that flows into the sea!

Full report: The trails are NOT difficult guys, I'm a big and heavy guy and I did them without much difficulty, it gets a little tiring, obviously, but it's easy. And most importantly, it is NOT necessary to hire a guide so as not to get lost, as there is no mistake (about R$ 120.00 per person). Now, as for safety, it's up to each one, they say that during the week it's more deserted and dangerous, we went on Saturday and there was movement on the trails all the time, and it was very quiet, we didn't hire a guide. We followed the advice of a local and recommend that you do the same, the “reverse” trail starting in Itacarezinho and ending in Engenhoca. We were driving and parked in the parking lot on the road leading to Engenhoca (R$10.00 only accepts cash). We went up on foot along the asphalt until the entrance to the descent of Itacarezinho (about 1km or less) and then we went down there on foot. Why do that? As other people have already reported, this descent to Itacarezinho beach has a very steep hill and it is better to go down it at the beginning than having to go up at the end of the tour, so take the reverse trail. In Itacarezinho there is a parking lot where you can leave your car, but it costs R$ 100.00 per vehicle (it opens at 9 am to get out by car, on foot you can go at any time). Itacarezinho: the beach is heavenly, it's worth getting there early to get it empty. Structure: there is a beautiful beach club, but very expensive, minimum consumption is R$ 350.00 per person (yes, that's right). Next stop is Camboa beach, it's very small and we only pass by it, there's not much to see. The trail from Itacarezinho to Gamboa I consider the most “difficult” has some steeper ascents, but even so it is nothing out of this world. Next beach is Hawaiizinho. It was my favorite, it's a very closed bay surrounded by coconut and palm trees. Be careful with the water, as there may be currents (there are always lifeguards). Structure: even though it is a beach that is difficult to access, it has 4 VERY cheap bars/restaurants, here is a photo of the menu with prices (05/2022). Moqueca for 2 people 70,00 reais. Coconut 5.00, and so on. They also provide chairs, loungers and tables with sun cover at no cost, it's really nice. Last beach is Engenhoca. There is a small river that crosses the beach and flows into the sea. There are several bars/restaurants too, we didn't even see prices in them, but they informed us that the prices are not expensive, in the style of Hawaiian values. There are plenty of coconut and palm trees and provide shade, making it possible to protect yourself from the sun. Trail to return to the asphalt to pick up the car. You go back along the same trail you came, take the SECOND detour to the right and follow it always, there's no mistake, but pay attention, it's the second on the right, not the first. You will go up for about 20 minutes (it gets a little tired) and arrive on the road, in the parking lot where we left the car, mentioned at the beginning of the text. That's it, I hope this review is helpful in some way!

The trails are easy to do with the exception of a few obstacles such as slippery rocks or mud. Otherwise, it is a pleasant adventure that you can do without a guide without a guide. The trails last 15 minutes from one beach to another. I took the reverse route. I started with Itacarezinho and ended with Engenho beach. It was ideal, because to access Itacarezinho beach you need to go down a slope, and if you start at Praia do Engenho, you may already be tired to face that slope to go up. Also, if you go by car, do not park on Itacarezinho beach. They charge 100 reais and the only restaurant charges 350 per person, 50 just to smile and 300 to eat. That was another reason for taking the reverse route. I ended my day eating a grilled fish on a banana leaf - wonderful by the way - on Engenho beach. (Edit 1 - to make it cheaper, you can take the bus from the bus station in Ilhéus and ask the driver to let you know when you have to get off in Itacarezinho. On the way back, leaving Engenho beach, the ideal would be to take an Uber or a taxi already available at the location, unfortunately the buses are not punctual. I did it exactly that way.)