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Praia deserta em Cumuruxatiba com as falésias ocre da Costa das Baleias ao fundo

Editorial & curadoria de destino • Costa das Baleias

Cumuruxatiba — Trancoso fifteen years ago.

A small village between coloured cliffs and near-deserted beaches, on the humpback route. Architect-designed houses on the clifftop with private beach access, and no resort infrastructure at all.

Foto: Jonathan Wilkins · CC BY-SA 3.0

Teixeira de Freitas 110 km, about 2h, including 30 km of dirt road. Porto Seguro (BPS) 230 km, about 4h. The recommended route is via Itamaraju.

Airport
Teixeira
110 km • 2 hr, 30 km of it unpaved
Whales
Jul to Oct
Peak humpback sightings
Abrolhos
Dec to Feb
Best diving visibility

Cumuruxatiba is in Costa das Baleias. Properties in this region are presented by the team on request — get in touch to receive the selection available for your dates.

What to do

Things to do in Cumuruxatiba

The team arranges any of these in advance — including the ones that depend on tide or wind.

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  • Humpback whale watching

    A boat trip on the humpback route, as they pass along the coast to calve and nurse.

    Half dayPeak July to October

  • Diving at Abrolhos

    A national marine park about 70 km offshore, with the main departure from Caravelas.

    Full dayBest visibility December to February

  • Japara Grande beach

    About 12 km from the centre, with a river cutting across the sand and emptying into the sea.

    Half day

  • Barra do Cahy

    18 km away, cliffs and the mouth of the Cahy river, with a boat trip upriver through the mangrove.

    Full day

  • Pools at the foot of the cliffs

    A walk among reefs and tidal pools at the base of the coloured cliffs.

    2 hoursLow tide — at high tide the sand disappears

  • Monte Pascoal

    A national and historic park on Pataxó indigenous land, with Atlantic forest, restinga and mangrove.

    Full day

Where to eat

Eating in Cumuruxatiba

The areas where the destination’s good cooking is concentrated, and what to look for in each.

The village centre

The district's greatest concentration of restaurants, shops and guesthouses — all on foot.

  • Moqueca and bobó
  • The day's fish
  • Carne de sol

The town seafront

Restaurants and beachfront bars, built around lunch — nobody wants to leave the beach.

  • Fish and seafood
  • Small plates
  • Coconut water

Prado's historic centre

About 70 km away, the Beco das Garrafas is the culinary hub of the county seat.

  • Bahian cooking
  • Seafood

Which places are worth it changes from season to season. Table bookings — including at the hardest ones to get into — are made by the team, with a word on what is good right now.Talk to the team

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Plan your season in Cumuruxatiba with curation made to measure

The team handles choosing the house, the transfers, the private chef, the boat trips and the restaurant bookings.

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Beyond Cumuruxatiba

Nearby enclaves

Extensions that work on the same trip.

Prado

Reddish cliffs, a waterfall that lands on the sand, and a historic centre.

70 km away, same coastline • Historic centre