Hotels and condos line this 35 mile stretch of beaches. However, there are many public beaches that provide lifeguards and bathroom facilities. The beaches become less crowded as you move north and there is a wooden boardwalk that allows you to walk without getting sand in your shoes. Along Collins Avenue is the best place to enjoy warm waters without dealing with the heavy crowds.

From October to April Makaha Beach Park is slammed with intense waves. This makes Makaha Beach Park a popular spot for surfers and the home of Buffalo’s Big Board Surf Classic. Because of the strong currents, it’s best to visit this mile long beach in the summer when the waves are smaller. At this time, divers can find an area of big fish and warm waters to explore. Lifeguards are on duty and showers and restrooms are provided.

Kapalua, once voted the best beach in the world, is certainly one of the best in Hawaii. Sheltered by two lava points which produce calm, warm waters, this crescent shaped bay is great for families with kids – with the softest sand and excellent snorkelling, easy for beginners. There is also a watersports centre, lifeguards and some excellent resort hotels nearby.

Praia do Rosa (Rose Beach) is a crescent shaped beach-bay surrounded by lagoons and hills covered with wild vegetation. It has 3 kms/1.8 miles of extension and initially this beach was discovered during the seventies by surfers, who enjoyed Praia do Rosa´s excellent waves.

Not only surfers could have fun in Praia do Rosa, but also you will find other activities like hiking/tramping, horseback riding and lagoon and waterfall baths. The beauty of this beach bay is recognized worldwide, being the only bay in Brazil to be part of the “Most Beautiful Bays of the World Club”, which comes with UNESCO´S official seal.

WHERE TO STAY AND HOW TO GO – HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
The nearest airport is in Florianópolis, 90 Kms/56 miles from Praia Do Rosa. So you will have to pick up a flight from your country to Florianópolis International airport. There are a lot of companies traveling to this airport and you could find cheap airline tickets to Brazil in the net.

WHEN TO GO TO PRAIA DO ROSA
This beach has the particularity that between July and November, is visited by the Franca whales that chose the region to mate, give birth and nurse their offspring. Attracted by the warm waters of the beach, they became exquisite dancers – from July through November – giving the sea a sense of movement never seen before.

ACTIVITIES IN PRAIA DO ROSA
Rosa’s Beach, which is part of the Franca Whale Environmental Protection Area, has tours lasting 2 hours that allow tourists to watch the whales, but you can also observe this from some elevated hills, as the whales come within 25 meters of the seashore. This beach is also a place for everybody. All year round, couples, groups of friends, families with children and teenagers come to this beach that provides excellent options for lodging, gastronomy, and leisure activities.

OTHER BEACHES NEAR PRAIA DO ROSA
Although Praia Do Rosa is the most beautiful beach in the area, there are other beaches near Praia Do Rosa beach that can worth the detour. The main are:

Praia do Ferrugem (Ferrugem Beach), ideal for the people who loves some easy waves on the sea, and some dangerous movements at night, as in this amazing beach you can have a great beach but also a wild night with a lots of bars and discos.

Praia Vermelha (Red Beach), is a beach of crystalline water, with a bucolic air, maybe inspired by an almost permanently fog. This beach is so mysterious that it has been said that at night it transforms into an UFO airport.

Praia do Silveira (Silveira Beach), probably the best surf destination of the region, this beach has also the vegetation almost next to the ocean, creating a beautiful impression of an antique and unknown island.

Praia do Ouvidor (Listener Beach)

A lot of activities can be done in this beach: for surfing, Pipa has excellent waves; for canoeing this beach also count with calm waters surrounded by lovely sceneries; for horse riding you can explore trails through the Atlantic forest. In this beach the concept of luxurious villa has taken another step and you can find villas even better that some hotels in Brazil.

WHERE TO STAY AND HOW TO GO – HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
Pipa’s beach is definitely an excellent beach to stay in one of its wonderful villas. Usually the room of the villas in Pipa’s beach have spectacular views to the ocean and keeps a high level of comfort.

The beach is located 164 Kms from Fortaleza. The nearest airport is Pinto Martins in Fortaleza, capital of Ceara State. To this airport there are local flights coming daily, mainly of the following airlines: Gol, Tam and Varig. If you are coming from Europe you can check Tap Air Portugal and if you are coming from United States or Canada, you should check United Airlines for flights to Rio de Janeiro and combinations. But the best thing to do is to check the web for cheap flights to Brazil.

WHEN TO GO
In Praia da Pipa the temperature is about 25° the whole year, so you can go whenever you want to.

OTHER BEACHES NEAR PIPA
In the nearby of Pipa, you could find some other beautiful beaches. Here are some of them:

- Baia dos Golfinhos (Dolphin’s Bay), is obviously, the dolphins´ favorite bay where you can see them play, move and dance.

Praia do Amor (Love Beach), is famous for the good conditions for surfing, and also is the beach for the young and cool people that find the place ideal for romance.

Alanya was favored as a seaside resort by the Seljuk Turks 800 years ago, just as it is for the thousands of British and European visitors who pack its hundreds of hotels and villas today.

For the Seljuks, the attraction was the mild climate, the good harbor, and its relative closeness to Konya, the Seljuk capital (maps).

For today’s visitors it’s the l-o-n-g stretches of sand beach, the warm waters of Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, and the deep history of the town.

Alanya has grown incredibly during the past decade, and now boasts a population of more than 250,000, which must double during the summer tourist season.

Many visitors fly into Antalya airport on inexpensive package vacations, then bus to Alanya. Lots of new hotels have been built to cater to the package trade.

While you’re here, visit the vast Seljuk fortress which dominates the town from its promontory; the tall, octagonal Seljuk Kizilkule (Red Tower); and the Tersane (shipyard).

The dank atmosphere of Damlatas Cave, said to be beneficial to asthma sufferers, but with hordes of tourists exhaling hot carbon dio into the humid, already-stuffy atmosphere, I have my doubts….

But of course Alanya’s big attraction is its beaches, l-o-n-g swaths of sand to west (several kilometers) and east (many kilometers).