Clear water
Swim and snorkel.
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Ilha das Couves, «Cabbage Island», is a small island off northern Ubatuba with very clear water. It is an environmental protection area, so visits are tightly controlled: 177 visitors per shift, and no one may stay more than three hours. Boats leave Picinguaba beach for a 10-15 minute crossing in three fixed shifts, at 8:00, 11:00 and 14:00, and Almada beach in about 25 minutes; tours also run from Prumirim and Itaguá beaches. Book your place on a boat ahead in holidays and summer, and bring water and sunscreen.
Swim and snorkel.
From Picinguaba.
To protect the island.
Off Picinguaba beach, northern Ubatuba
Three hours at most, with numbers capped at 177 visitors per shift.