Paraty Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Catching up on Ilha Grande...went on walk from one side of island to other ..supposed to take 2 hour ... took 5 ... followed by friendly dog we named Ricardo ... abandoned us on way back ... beach on other side very pretty and pretty deserted ... crab chasing ... got back exhausted with sore feet. Started to rain that evening and continued for 4...

Leaving the madness of Rio for the backwaters of the Brazillian Costa Verde, Paraty is a sleepy 17th Century colonial city (read town) located in another breathtaking natural setting. Sandwiched in between lush green mountains and opening up onto the sea, it is a maze of old adobe style buildings built along ankle-breaking cobbled streets. Stayi...

We started our tour on tuesday on our big yellow Tucan truck which left Rio. There´s a good mix of people, 2 older couples from Austalia and the rest our age-ish from all over. They all seem nice and friendly and there´s only one interesting character so far who stands out so we´ll let you know if she lives up to our expectations!! We arrived co...

Voor iedereen die niet heeft kunnen slapen, zal ik maar met het goede nieuws in huis vallen: the duck has returned to the nest: hij was met de volgende vlucht uit Madrid gekomen, was dus om 5:00 am op het vliegveld en een kleine 13 uur later werd hij bij ons in het hotel afgeleverd, keurig verpakt in het plastic, inpak papier, grote rode strik e...

Spent the day on a boat - we moored off a little beach - for those of you who know me well you will be surprised to hear I dived (dove?) off the boat into the water. In fact I actually snorkelled at another point as well. Something strange has happened to me...... We had a great time...a few beers, a beautiful lunch cooked by the Captain´s wife ...

The bus from Rio to Paraty turned out to be very luxurious; after our bad experience before (22 hours, no air-con, stinking loos etc...) we were pleased, but it was a shame we were only travelling 300kms down the Costa Verde as the seats were really quite comfortable. We arrived not long after dark and walked the short distance from the bus stat...

Dear all, We have progressed a little more down the Brazilian coast to a place called Paraty which is about 3 hrs down the road from Rio, & after we have been to Ilha Grande for 3 days. Xmas was a little wet here as the heavens opened but that was fine as there was nothing open around the island & we had a quiet day of rest. Sun, sun & more sun ...