Location: Fernando de Noronha
Top Things to do in Fernando de Noronha
Top Restaurants in Fernando de Noronha
Top 10 Things to do in Fernando de Noronha, State of Pernambuco (PE)
The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a delicate ecosystem. Visitors are restricted, but the lucky few are rewarded with unrivaled beaches and soothing warm waters filled with dolphins and sea turtles, making Noronha one of the world’s top diving destinations. On land, hike the ecological trails of Jardim Elizabeth, the Esmerelda Coast or Sancho Bay, which culminates in a climb up a steep set of stairs carved into the split of a cliff.
Restaurants in Fernando de Noronha
1. Baia do Sancho
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8,577 reviews
Reviewed By camazine - Boalsburg, United States
Considered by some to be the best beach in the world, this is certainly my favorite. The beach can only be reached by a walk through a wooded area along a boardwalk, followed by a descent down a long ladder through a rock crevice. Access to the beach is restricted, and is never crowded. Indeed, there are few people and if you go early in the morning, the beach is all yours. One needs to purchase a pass to obtain entrance to the national park beaches on the island of Fernando de Noronha. I felt it was certainly worthwhile to support the conservation efforts and maintenance of Noronha’s many beaches. Your pass gives you access to all the beaches in the park system.
2. Fernado de Noronha Island
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5.0 based on 1,374 reviews
Reviewed By 606marilyns - Conifer, United States
Lovely island with breathtaking scenery and many beautiful beaches. Lots of good restaurants and friendly people. Unfortunately we had some rainy weather and the ocean was not that clear. We did see some marine life but no turtles. Bring bug spray!
3. Baia do Sueste
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4.5 based on 4,506 reviews
Reviewed By akeyaranu - London, United Kingdom
In my opinion this is the best beach on Fernando de Noronha. It's the only beach with calm enough waters to swim and enjoy yourself. There's good snorkeling, lots of baby sharks and cool fish to see. You need a life vest to snorkel, which you can buy in a hut for 20R$. There is absolutely no shade, you can get umbrellas and seats but it can be quite windy, so your umbrella won't stay.
4. Baia dos Golfinhos
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4.5 based on 1,113 reviews
Reviewed By Fabricio_0liveira - Sao Paulo, Brazil
There are some viewpoints where you can see the bay from above on a trail accessible from the Sancho beach entrance. The trail continues through the hills to the Sancho Beach access ladder.
5. Cacimba do Padre Beach
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4.5 based on 3,344 reviews
A 2015 Travelers’ Choice winner, Cacimba do Padre is famous for seashells and soft sand. Jutting out from the sea is the Two Brothers (Morro Dois Irmaos) rock formation.
Reviewed By irinag980 - Bucharest, Romania
A very beautiful beach, perfect to enjoy a sunny day and to watch the surfers! The beach is very clean and it is easy to access it.
6. Atalaia Beach
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4.5 based on 1,635 reviews
Reviewed By 167christinef
It is important to know that you must have a guide to do this and it must be booked 4 days in advance. It basically consists of a 6km walking tour online the beach and cliff too stopping at 3 different natural sea swimming pools where you snorkel and sea lots of marine life. The marine life in the pools is really varied.
7. Conceicao Beach
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4.5 based on 2,735 reviews
Reviewed By irinag980 - Bucharest, Romania
This beach was my number one choice to go to as it was closer to my Pousada and it is also close to the center. It also has a nice restaurant by the beach, Bar do Meio. You can easily spend a full day here.
8. Praia do Cachorro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,051 reviews
Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
You must go down to this little beach, rocks around the bay,, nice relaxing beach, good for swimming and snorkeling in a natural beach, there is a bistrot on the beach.
9. Leao Beach
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4.5 based on 1,657 reviews
Reviewed By EasyGoingMidwestGuy - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lion Beach is about a km walk from PIC Sueste. Yet another amazing beach in Noronha. We got there at the end of the day and it was literally empty.
10. Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,127 reviews
Reviewed By Sorayafigueiredo - Boynton Beach, United States
My family and I went to Noronha this past October and we absolutely loved it. The fees to get in the some of the beaches is one price for Brazilians and double that price for foreigners. Since my husband is a foreign national I know that first hand. This is a very prejudiced policy since a tourist is a tourist and should not be labeled by the country he/she has a passport, by color of skin or anything else that remotely resembles prejudism. It's a shame on the government of the state of Pernambuco.
