Day trips

Day trips from Fortaleza

The trips worth the ticket from Fortaleza — with honest travel times.

Photos for Fortaleza are still on their way. Every listing below is real.

Canoa Quebrada (~165 km)

Getting there: Buggy/beach tours or bus (~2h30–3h).

The famous red cliffs and Broadway street: jangada boats, paragliding, forró at night.

Getting there: Buggy tours or car (~45 min–1h).

Kitesurf capital: consistent wind, lagoons, dune buggy rides to Lagoa do Banana.

Getting there: Day tours (~1h30).

The coloured-sand cliffs and labyrinth: the classic dune-buggy day trip.

Getting there: Car/tour (~30–40 min).

Latin America's biggest water park — the Insano slide is the bragging right.

What's the single best day trip from Fortaleza?

The first one above — it's the trip the town is known for.

Can I do these without a car?

The entries say how: trains and tours cover most; a couple need wheels.

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