The village, on the riverbank
The centre of everything: guesthouses with restaurants, fish and seafood, looking out over the Real river.
- The day's fish
- Prawns
- Home cooking
Editorial & curadoria de destino • Costa dos Coqueiros
Mangue Seco — Bahia's last beach.
An isolated village behind a field of dunes, on the Sergipe border, reached by boat along the Real river and then by buggy. There is no paved road in — and that is precisely the point.
Foto: Rodrigolopes · CC BY-SA 4.0
The practical route is via Aracaju (AJU): 100 km to Pontal, 40 min by boat along the Real river, then buggy across the dunes. From Salvador, about 250 km.
- Airport
- Aracaju
- 100 km + boat + buggy
- Getting there
- By boat
- 40 min along the Real river
- Typical property
- Seclusion
- A small guesthouse and an estate house
Mangue Seco is in Costa dos Coqueiros. 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
Plan my itineraryThings to do in Mangue Seco
The team arranges any of these in advance — including the ones that depend on tide or wind.
Crossing the Real river
About 40 minutes by boat from Pontal to the village. Arriving is the excursion — there is no paved road.
40 minutes
Buggy across the dunes
From the settlement to the beach and the neighbouring beaches of Jandaíra, crossing the dune field.
Half day
Sunset on the dunes
Climbing late in the day to watch the sun drop over the river on one side and the sea on the other.
2 hoursLate afternoon
Sport fishing in the estuary
Fishing the Real river and the river mouth, in calm estuary water.
Half day
Where to eat
Eating in Mangue Seco
The areas where the destination’s good cooking is concentrated, and what to look for in each.
The bars behind the dunes
Minimal facilities on the deserted strip of beach, on the far side of the dune field.
- Fried fish
- Prawns
- Coconut water
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
BahiaStay Concierge
Talk to the teamPlan your season in Mangue Seco with curation made to measure
The team handles choosing the house, the transfers, the private chef, the boat trips and the restaurant bookings.
Beyond Mangue Seco
Nearby enclaves
Extensions that work on the same trip.
Siribinha & Sítio do CondeBahia • Brasil
Siribinha & Sítio do Conde
Dunes, stilt bars standing in the river and a single street of houses.
To the south, along the coast • River and stilt houses