Activities in Fortaleza
 Vacations in Fortaleza offer up a variety of activities. From general sightseeing to walks through romantic beaches. Typically, you will find a select number of activities that are almost always available at every tourist beach. Dune Buggy Tours are one of the most popular, with the tour guides taking you down the beaches, off into the dunes and coastal areas and showing you many hidden locations you would never find yourself. Of course, being on the water there are a variety of water activities, including surfing, wind surfing, scuba diving and snorkeling. If you've got your own equipment, you're set. If not, there are often rental places that will provide you with everything you need. One of the more popular activities in Fortaleza is the huge water park, with the multitude of slides, pools and other park related activities. |
- 4x4 ride through the coast - If you like adventure and want much more than a thrilling ride in the back of a buggy through the dunes of the beaches of Fortaleza there are some companies to choose from that perform the so-called Off Road tours in 4x4 vehicles for you to travel miles through the famous coast of Ceará. Visit the most famous and often remote attracti...
Fortaleza Beach Park - MAP 4
The Structure of the Complex
180,000 square meters of fun
The Beach Park Complex is a tourism and leisure structure situated 15 minutes away from the city of Fortaleza, in Ceará. Here, there are 180,000 square meters of fun and excitement, which annually attract around 800,000 tourists.
It is a conglomerate wit...- History Train and Step-by-Step History - MAP History Train and Step-by-Step History are two free tours offered on alternating Saturdays in the city centre. Show up at Banco do Nordeste, Rua Floriano Peixoto 941, at 1:15 PM. Both last about 3 hours. Basic Portuguese is a must. http://www.bnb.gov.br/content/aplicacao/Centro_Cultural/Trem_da_Historia/gerados/trem_da_hist_apres.asp ...
Kitesurfing, Windsurfing and Sailing in Cauipe, Cumbuco and Jericoacoara - MAP 4
Kitesurf - Windsurfing in Cumbuco and Cauipe.
Cumbuco is one of the best spots for sailing in Ceará, and perhaps Brazil. Fortaleza is already known to be a windy place, for it receives the trade winds that blow from Africa, but Cumbuco really stands out.
The Caucaia region of the coast is paralle...- Mergulho no Parque Estadual Marinho da Pedra da Risca do Meio no Ceará - MAP 4 Few people know, but there is a real fortress wildlife sanctuary, a park totally different from anything we've seen and is located on the ocean floor: the Pedra da Risca do Meio Marine State Park. The Pedra da Risca do Meio Marine State Park is an important center of ecological tourism, and a real research lab. ...
- Passeio de helicóptero - MAP 7 Take a scenic and touristic helicopter tour over the city of Fortaleza, up and down the beaches for ten to twenty minutes. There are a couple of options available, the ten minute tour runs around R$170 and covers Porto das Dunas Beach, while the twenty minute flight also includes Ponta do Mucuripe and Praia do Futuro for R$340. These ...
- Passeios de Barco pela orla - MAP 7 Take a boat ride along the shore, tours are between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. Time your tour to catch the sunset, as it sets over the city. The two hour long tours in sailing boats cover several beaches and offer up stops for diving along the way. These tours include Mucuripe Beach, Iracema Beach and Meireles ...
- Trilhas na Serra de Aratanha - MAP 7 This is for the people who love nature trails, and participating in eco tourism activities. The trails in Serra de Aratanha are a great place to surrender to the charms offered in this 304 acres of green heaven, embedded in the Serra of Aratanha in the municipality of Guaiúba, only forty five kilometers from downtown Forta...
- Y-Park - Parque Temático - MAP 7 The main attraction on the Ypióca Farm, is the field of adventures were there are a wide range of activities, that also range in price from about R$15 to R$3. Two Tyrolean's, one 200 meters and the other 240 meters, a tree climbing circuit, and a climbing wall. Several programs offer far more relaxing activities...