The Marajó Archipelago is the largest fluvial-maritime archipelago in the world, that is, located between the river and the sea, with more than 2,500 islands and islets, almost the size of the states of Sergipe and Alagoas combined. Check out the sights and tours to do in Soure.
The main beaches to visit in Soure are: Barra Velha, Pesqueiro and Goiabal.
In order to make the most of your stay in Soure and with a view to your logistics of the tours to be visited, we advise you to start walking at Praia da Barra Velha, which is closest to the center of the municipality of Soure. From Pousada Solar Encanto do Marajó to this beach it is approximately 4 km. Take advantage of the way and visit the Ateliê Arte Mangue Marajó, it is a few meters from where you have access to the concierge to get to the beach. Marajoara ceramics are produced on site as well as other handicrafts.
Pesqueiro Beach is the most visited in Soure, the one that has the biggest structure to receive tourists, it has restaurants where they serve different dishes based on fish, all fresh and prepared to order.
From Solar Encanto do Marajó to this beach is approximately 10 km, you can get there by taxi, motorcycle taxi or, depending on your mood, go by bicycle.
Also enjoy and get to know Vila do Pesqueiro, as its name says is a fishing village and is close to this beach, 20 minutes walking.
This beautiful beach is inside a private property of a farm (São Jerônimo), its access is only possible through the ecological tours that the farm offers.
Praia do Goiabal has already been the setting for a soap opera on Rede Globo and also for the reality show No Limite, in addition to several other national and international reports.
The tours offered by the Farm include: Buffalo ride + Boat ride + trail over the mangrove and trail over Praia do Goiabal.
Close to Vila do Pesqueiro is the Paradisiacal and practically isolated Praia do Céu. To reach it you need to take a boat crossing that takes 10 to 15 minutes. Walking along the long stretch of sand of Praia do Céu you will reach Praia do Caju-Una.
The tip when you want to visit it, is to take a boat trip from Furo do Volta and Furo do Céu. Further details of this tour.
Next to Praia do Céu, Praia do Caju-Una is the most isolated and distant from the center of Soure, from Solar Encanto do Marajó to it is approximately 14 km, if there is availability of your stay in the city, be sure to know this beautiful and quiet beach, also enjoy and get to know the Caju-Una Community.
A good part of Soure's farms and sites offer tours for tourists.
A tour of the São Jerônimo farm is a must for anyone going to Soure, site of several national and international reports, the beauties of the farm enchant tourists who know it.
Canoe ride + Praia Deserta ride (Goiabal Beach) + Trail suspended in a mangrove (300m) + Buffalo ride.
Safari in the equatorial fields, the proposal of Fazenda Bom Jesus is to make a trail of approximately 5 km to observe the local fauna: herons, spoonbills, monkeys, alligators, buffalo, marajoara horse, among others, with emphasis on the flock of guarás at the end in the afternoon.
The Farm also has a mini museum of religious art.
The tour is always done in the afternoon, from Monday to Saturday at 15:30, which lasts from 3 to 4 hours and includes a regional snack.
For more information, contact us by phone (91) 3741-1243.
Mironga Experience: The suggested itinerary includes a welcome, visit to the milking shop (if it is in the morning), the cheese dairy, tasting menu, buffalo and/or buggy ride.
Very traditional in Pará, the Queijo do Marajó, produced for over 200 years, is the most recognized and traditional buffalo cheese in Brazil.
Value per person R$75 (seventy-five reais) Package for at least 03 (three) paying guests.
Groups of a maximum of 06 (six) visitors
Guides and drivers in a maximum of 02 (two) people. Children under 10 (ten) years old pay half the value. Courtesy for children under 02 (two) years old.
A good part of Soure's farms and sites offer tours for tourists.
Motor boat ride along the Paracauary River to the Furo do Miguelão, which is a channel under the mangrove forest and igapó forest.
This tour is a must for anyone who enjoys intimate contact with nature. It is possible to dive into the stillness of the mangrove forest in transition with the igapó forest.
The tour lasts 3 hours and costs around R$150.
Here you can talk to one of the boat owners who are close to Solar Encanto do Marajó and negotiate the price of the tour there, another option is to schedule the tour through our Pousada or through a tourism agency.
2 tours in 1. This tour leaves from the village of Pesqueiro, which starts at Furo do Volta and ends at Furo do Céu, on the way it is possible to observe teals, herons, grebes and guarás, if you are lucky you may even see squirrel monkeys, monkeys howler monkeys and porpoises.
The tours are carried out by 2 fishermen who live in the village, just inform them that they want to do this tour that lasts around 2 hours, or arrange the tour through the Marajó Eco Tur agency.
The best time to take the tour is in the morning, which is usually from 08:00 to 10:00
City Tour: Rent our bikes to discover and tour Soure.
The municipal seat was designed by urbanist Aarão Reis, also responsible for the urbanization of Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais.
Soure was founded by Portuguese from an ancient village of Concilia, in the District of Coimbra, identified, in Roman times, as Saurim, because there were, in the past, many saurians or alligators, as there were also many alligators in the region, they decided to give this name in honor of his homeland in Portugal, and then became Soure.
Production of ancient Marajoara and Aruã indigenous ceramic pieces.
Travessa 20, between third and fourth streets.
Marajoara handicrafts and ceramic pieces.
It is on the way to Barra Velha beach, close to the gate where you have access to the beach.
Pieces made of buffalo leather: Sandals, bags, hats, among others.
Folkloric dances that portray the Marajoara culture.
Carimbó rehearsals on Mondays and Thursdays starting at 20:30.