Ponta Cabeça da Tartaruga

Ponta Cabeça da Tartaruga: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ponta Cabeça da Tartaruga

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ponta Cabeça da Tartaruga — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 16.10201, -22.67059. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ponta Cabeça da Tartaruga

• Caçador · viewpoint · Boa Vista · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ilhéu de Curral Velho · river spot · ~24 km · Must-see
• Praia de Carquejinha · beach · ~29 km · Must-see
• Santa Maria · beach · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dunas · beach · Boa Vista · ~32 km · Must-see
• Praia de Santa Mónica · beach · Boa Vista · ~33 km · Must-see
• Nossa Senhora da Conceição · church · Boa Vista · ~34 km · Must-see
• Praia de Chaves · beach · Boa Vista · ~34 km · Must-see
• Nossa Senhora de Fátima · church · Boa Vista · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ponta Praia de Cabral · beach · ~36 km · Must-see
• Farol · sanctuary · Boa Vista · ~36 km · Must-see
• Farol de Morro Negro · beach · Boa Vista · ~1 km
• Morre Negro · viewpoint · Boa Vista · ~1 km
• Praia de Carreto · beach · Boa Vista · ~1 km
• Porto Ferreira · beach · Boa Vista · ~4 km
• Ilheu do Baluarte · river spot · ~7 km
• Ilhéu Holândes · river spot · ~12 km
• Calhau · viewpoint · Boa Vista · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ponta Cabeça da Tartaruga

Other beaches & coast near Ponta Cabeça da Tartaruga

• Praia de Carquejinha · beach · ~29 km · Must-see
• Santa Maria · beach · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dunas · beach · Boa Vista · ~32 km · Must-see
• Praia de Santa Mónica · beach · Boa Vista · ~33 km · Must-see
• Praia de Chaves · beach · Boa Vista · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ponta Praia de Cabral · beach · ~36 km · Must-see
• Faro Antigo do Sinó · beach · Sal · ~75 km · Must-see
• Praia de Santa Maria · beach · ~76 km · Must-see
• Farol de Pedra de Lume · beach · Sal · ~96 km · Must-see
• Farol de Morro Negro · beach · Boa Vista · ~1 km

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