5 Dune Buggy Rides in Brazil Worth Booking

1.Buggy Ride – Genipabu + North Coast to Jacuma

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) Our pick

Take a private buggy from Natal with space for up to four people. Kleyton, Marcel, Kleito, or Sassa may guide you across Genipabu’s dunes, Pitangui and Jacuma lagoons, nine beaches, and four dune parks, with optional sand rides and a lunch stop at Jacuma Beach.

“Great experience and awesome friendly driver! Although the driver did not speak english, I knew enough Portuguese to get us by. Would totally do it again!”

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2.Marapé Dunes Excursion with Luck Receptivo Maceió

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $15

Spend about nine hours exploring the Marapé Dunes ecological complex near Maceió, where the Jequiá River meets the sea. Luck Receptivo provides hotel pickup, an air-conditioned vehicle, and a guide. Expect a boat crossing, buffet lunch, mangroves, and optional mud-bath or 4x4-style outings.

“Luck's service, as always, very good. We have traveled several times with them and the support is excellent. Highlight to the guides Gertrudes, Sandra and Deivid, who were in front of the 3 tours we did. Very helpful and polite.Auto-translated”

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3.Cumbuco Beach Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 23 reviews · 10 hours · from $11Best value

Travel from Fortaleza to Cumbuco Beach in an air-conditioned van, minibus, or bus, then enjoy a full beach day with calm water, white sand, dunes, beach huts, buggy rides, and water sports. English, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking guides accompany the trip.

“Pünktliche Abholung vor dem Appartement, sauberer Van. leider hat es so viel geregnet, dass man fast nichts unternehmen konnte im combuco. ich würde die Aktivität eher Familien empfehlen, weil man zu einem kleinen Erlebnispark gefahren wird. Kan kann nämlich schon mit dem Uber für ~80 R$ nach combuco von Fortaleza.”

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4.Cumbuco in 1 Day: Unforgettable Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $53

Travel from Fortaleza to Cumbuco for an eight-hour guided beach day among golden dunes and calm lagoons. Your guide handles the route and hotel pickup, while you can add a shared buggy ride for 100 reais per person. Guide Josias has earned special praise for friendly advice and smooth organization.

“The host was great and everything was perfect As a foreigner, I didn’t know what to do fortaleza and they came through in the clutch to help me. I appreciate them five out of five stars.”

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5.Cumbuco Adventure: Dune Rides, Lagoa do Catu & Coastal Views

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $45

Spend eight hours exploring Cumbuco from Fortaleza with an air-conditioned vehicle and guide in Portuguese, Spanish, or basic English. Add the shared buggy ride for 120 reais per person, then cool off at Lagoa do Catu, enjoy beachside food, and take in one of Brazil’s top kite-surfing beaches.

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