Maragogi beach
Maragogi Beach is a popular beach located in the eponymous resort town on the northern edge of the Coral coast of Alagoas, which represents the busiest resort in northeast Brazil. It got the name from the name of the river flowing in this region. The beach is located in a wide tropical lagoon with coral reefs, which attracts many connoisseurs of scuba diving.
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Beach description
The long sandy coast of Maragoji Beach surrounded by coconut palms allows you to find a vacation spot for every taste - from more busy corners to oases of silence and solitude near the rocks. This beach is also especially attractive for vacationers and a number of its natural features, including:
- very clear and calm waters of a blue-green hue;
- lack of strong waves;
- very clean fine white sand on the shore;
- picturesque coral reefs "Galley", so named in memory of past shipwrecks that took place here
Branched corals and numerous colorful fish, combined with other ideal conditions for swimming, make snorkeling here a particularly popular entertainment, suitable even for beginners. But when bathing it is still better to use rubber slippers, and you should also beware of jellyfish, which are sometimes found in the local waters. It is warmest here in January, the coolest and rainy in July.
On the southern edge of the beach you can find the wildest stretches of the coast with majestic 20-meter sea cliffs. Nevertheless, the main attraction of these places is the vast natural pools formed by reefs and representing an impressive sight at low tide. This is where you can watch the crowds of vacationers.
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Along the promenade of Maragogi beach, you can notice a lot of souvenir shops with exotic souvenirs from coconut branches, shells and algae, which are created by Brazilian craftsmen and considered the local art craft. There are also many different restaurants and shops. All this brought the embankment fame as a great place for an evening walk around the city.
You can stay at one of the best resort complexes in Maragogi – Salinas Maragogi All Inclusive Resort. More low-income housing options are Camurim Grande and Praiagogi Boutique Pousada, from which you can quickly and easily get to Maragogi beach and Sao Bento beach. You can stay in Pousada Shalom Beach, which is approximately 6 kilometres away from the beach and 2,3 kilometres away from Gales Reef.
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- You can easily to get Maragogi from both Recife and Maceio (about 2 hours in both cases). Often, these cities offer day trips to the resort, including a visit to its most popular beach.
- One of the main attractions of these places is a number of tropical pools of Gale, formed at low tide. They are located about 6 km from the city beach. From different areas of the city, catamarans excursions are organized to them, the duration of the tour is 2.5 hours. There is also a number of natural baths of Horvas – about 5 km from the beach, which also form during low tides.
- The hotels usually provide information about tidal currents, which allows you to find out when it is better to go to Gala. After the rain, it is better not to go on such excursions. Small pools with a wide variety of fauna are the most beautiful.
- The beach offers water excursions on local sailing rafts – "jangada". Diving safaris to reefs, located about 6 km from the beach, and trips on sailing catamarans for deep sea fishing are also very relevant. About 3 hours from Maragogi, there are the beaches of Antunes (very beautiful and almost deserted) and Hareu. You can also book day trips to Maceio and Recife.