OASIS DOWNWIND
Downwind das Emoções
THE DOWNWIND
To venture into this journey, you must have a good level in this discipline, because many days the distances exceed the fifty kilometres and the 4×4 support will not always be available.
You will encounter all kinds of conditions, between ocean waves and incredible extensions of flat water, secret passages and freshwater lagoons. Everything is organized so that you have time to enjoy the surroundings while you recover from the long trips.
THE VILLAGES
This downind will make you discover three different states. You will start from Jeri in Ceará, pass through Barra Grande to enter the Piauí, and sailing through the Parnaíba Delta, you will go to the state of Maranhão to reach Atins.
You will pass through other much smaller and simpler villages, rural areas where fishing is the only daily activity and where the simplicity of the gestures is worth more than a thousand words.
NATURE
Nature has been generous with this part of the coast, and you will begin to enjoy its contrasts from the first day, passing through deltas, mangrove areas and lagoons with calm waters.
The main protagonists of the trip are the Delta of Parnaíba, the largest in the Americas, and the Lençóis Maranhenses, with their crystalline water lagoons in an endless desert. Extreme places with a charm and beauty unique in the world.
HOW IS THE JOURNEY
Jericoacoara - Tatajuba, 25 km
It is without a doubt the most beautiful downwind in the region, where you will enjoy a privileged landscape from the water.
You will start just outside Jeri, passing through the Mangue Seco and a calm delta of flat waters. You will pass by Guriú for a break, and you will continue to Tatajuba, where you can enjoy its shallow, flat water until sunset.
Tatajuba - Maceió, 32 km
Today you will have few opportunities to ride flat water, so you can enjoy the Tatajuba lagoon before heading to Ilha do Amor, at the gates of Camocim.
After a break, you will cross the mouth of the river to reach a large expanse of beaches, among which is Maceió.
Maceió - Barra Grande, 50 km
With the two days of warm-up, you'll be ready for the trip's first big expedition.
You will leave following the deserted beaches until you reach Barra dos Remédios, a small delta full of vegetation that contrasts with the dune fields and desert areas. There you will eat something, and you will continue, closely followed by the 4x4 support, until the end of the beach in Bitupitá.
Here you can rest a little before the last stretch, you will be at the gates of a large bay formed by a delta, an area of calmer waters that will lead you to the village of Barra Grande.
Barra Grande - Arrombado, 17 km
Today, the final destination is not far, so you will have time to enjoy the village before starting the downwind. As soon as you leave Barra Grande, you will arrive in Macapá, one of the most beautiful and surprising places in the region, there you can even navigate in the river between the mangroves.
Leaving this little paradise, and following the coast, you will soon arrive in Arrombado, where the best waves of the region await you till the end of the day.
Arrombado - Delta do Parnaíba, 50 km
It's time to go for the first part of the Parnaíba Delta’s adventure.
For a few kilometres you will follow the coast and then start sailing in the open sea to avoid the sea wall in Luis Correia, and reach the meeting point in Pedra do Sal.
After an immense beach, you will arrive at the entrance of the Delta, where a boat will be waiting to accompany you and watch over you until you arrive at the accommodation.
Rest in the Delta do Parnaíba
With a day like yesterday and with what is left to come, it's time to take a break and this is the opportunity to discover the delta in a privileged way.
A huge ecosystem full of canals, with a unique biodiversity in which you will enter by boat to enjoy all of its secrets. A day when the variety of landscapes will fill your memories until nightfall, a magical moment when part of nature takes shelter, and another awakens.
Delta do Parnaíba - Arpoador, 60 km
Today you will start with a boat trip to leave the delta to the open sea. From there you will travel along the coast until you completely surround it. There will be checkpoints with the boat at each exit of the delta to the ocean.
During the crossing the conditions vary. The waves appear in the great extensions of the coastline, while they calm down in the shallow water areas created by the sediments.
Finally, one last effort, and you will be back on dry land, ready to rest at Arpoador.
Arpoador rest day
Arpoador is a haven of tranquillity, where the sediments of the Delta have protected this part of the coast and created an area of shallow, flat water, a paradise for kitesurfing.
Nearby is the Pequenos Lençóis, an extension of dunes with crystal-clear lagoons named after the famous Lençóis Maranhenses, a much larger version but with much less vegetation than these.
Arpoador - Atins, 60 km
Leaving Arpoador you will start navigating along the Praia do Amor until you reach the first checkpoint in the delta of Ilha dos Macacos.
From there, a deserted and endless beach will lead you to Caburé, a port where you will say goodbye to the support and from where you will cross the lagoon to reach the final destination, Atins.
Kite in the Lençóis
After so many hours of kiting, there is still one last experience.
You will leave in the morning for an adventure through the vast dune fields of the Lençóis Maranhenses, a truly magical place where the lagoons formed by rainwater offer an incomparable landscape.
On the way back, it will be time to choose one of its lagoons for a last kite session. Such pure water will leave a memory which can only be improved by the colours of the sunset ...
CONTACT US
LET'S PREPARE YOUR PERSONALISED DOWNWIND
This is an exemple for how we see this downwind, why not organise it tailor-made? Contact us to get to know us and make the most out of your time in Brazil.
