Take a Toyota from Jeri to Camocim, then a van from Camocim to Parnaíba, then a bus from Parnaíba to Tutoía (you leave at 6.30 am and arrive around 6 pm, with some hours of stopovers). So in the evening there were 5 of us “stranded” in Tutoía. An Israeli girl and me and a group of a Spanish girl, a French and a Belgium guy.
You need to stay over night in Tutoía and now the tricky part starts. To get anywhere you need to find a jeep going you way and negotiate a price. Luckily the Belgium guy had already negotiated a brilliant deal before the rest of us had even gotten up for breakfast. He found a driver who was ready to take us as far as Caburé, a small fishing town across the river from the national park for a reasonable price.
On the way out of town we also picked up a couple that I knew from Jeri, an Irish guy and his Turkish girlfriend. We convinced them to join our group and do the same route.
As far as Paulino Neves we were still a public transport jeep but after that all the locals got off and we had our personal driver/guide. We drove through a beautiful, deserted landscape, visited “pequeno Lençoís", went for a swim, it was a great drive.
We arrived in Caburé by mid-afternoon, just in time for a great seafood lunch. Caburé is a fishing village built on sand – a few huts, a couple of pousadas, electricity comes from generators, it really feels like the end of the world and it is beautiful.
We spent the night there, it was the most romantic place and so totally peaceful and quiet. The next morning a little boat we hired took us over to the national park where we did a hike to various lagoons. It was all amazing, white sand, huge dunes, beautiful lagoons – just check out the pictures!
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