Pousada Pouso das Garças — Hotel in Região Geográfica Imediata de Alagoinhas

After visiting Praia do Forte (near Salvador) we came to this little place called Mangue Seco. We were a bit hesitant because we did not quite know what to expect. We switched from car to boat and, after climbing a few steps, we were smack at the pousada. They have a number of rooms, simple but clean. Not much space to organize your things so don't take too much! The little village behind the pousada has only dirt roads, a few pousadas/hotels, shops and restaurants and no cars - only quadra tracks. Mangue Seco is famous for it's sand dunes and for the soap opera - Tieta do Agreste - based on Jorge Amado's novel. The beach is quite close, a hike of about 15/20 minutes. If the tide is up you wade through the water to get to the trail - unless you want to walk through the village and over the dunes. The beach is amazing, stretching out over miles and miles, just beautiful. A few "restaurants" with nice beach food, namely fish and caipirinha. We were there in August - a good time with few tourists. The pousada owners were really nice and we enjoyed very good pizzas in the open restaurant overlooking the water. To continue your trip you can hire a fisher boat and transfer to Indiaroba, about one hour from the pousada. To catch the morning bus you should leave about 5 am and you will be rewarded with the most...

I camped on the grounds for two nights in one of the many camping spots available in front of the rooms. The location just metres from the water couldn't be better and the many trees in the garden protect you from frying in your tent when it starts warming up at around 8am. The price of BRL 30 per person including a good breakfast is a great deal. Internet works...

Nous avons passe 2 jours dans cette poussada. |Attention le nom et la propriété de cette poussada a changé. Elle se nomme maintenant Poussada dos Garcas. |Nous avons été accueilli comme des rois par le propriétaire qui s'est occupe de notre confort a la perfection, a cuisine pour nous et nous a permit de prendre un petit déjeuner a 6h30 afin que nous puissions attraper notre bus. |La poussada est idéalement située au bord du fleuve dans une superbe jardin tropical avec plein d'animaux. |Les chambres sont simples mais propres et fonctionnelles et possibilité d'avoir l'air conditionné. |Le petit déjeuner est parfait et compose de beaucoup de fruits frais dont certains inconnus que le propriétaire nous a fait goûter. |Pour ne rien gâcher, le rapport qualité prix est très bon car les chambres sont vraiment peu cher compare aux autres poussadas de mangue seco. ||Je recommande grandement. ||Barbara en voyage en Amérique du Sud...