Camping Macacos d'Ajuda

As you’d expect, it’s big on beaches around here, so you may as well make it a case of ‘different day, different beach’. Start with Mucugê beach (15 minutes' drive) and Taípe beach (20 minutes), then head further afield to Coqueiros beach (40 minutes) and Mirror beach (an hour). Energetic folk can head into the ocean to have a stab at some watersports, too. More active water-based shenanigans can be had at Arraial Eco Parque (15 minutes); there’s more to this waterpark than just slides and pools, with extras like treetop trails, ziplining and a beach. As well as the lively Mucugê Street, evenings can also be well spent on Ilha dos Aquários/Island of Aquariums (40 minutes). Reached by boat, this novel area of nightclubs and aquariums is kid-friendly in the early evening but kicks into full party mode after their bedtime. For a couple of sights, pay a visit to the Epic Discovery Memorial (50 minutes), with a life-size replica of a Portuguese ship and a museum with exhibits on Brazilian history to see, as well as botanical gardens to wander; alternatively, amble around the Farol de Porto Seguro lighthouse (an hour).