Roteiro 9 - Boat or Kayak/off-road return

Remanso
Marimbus
Rio Roncador

TOTAL DISTANCE 18 km by car (dirt road), 2 hours by boat or kayak, 18 km off-road 
Take walking shoes, hat, swimming clothes, sun cream, mosquito repellent, water and food.
All day trip. Go 18km along a dirt road to small village of Remanso, then 2 hours in a boat or kayak and a short walk to the Roncador river for swimming. Return by 4 wheel drive car along the old mine road. 

Distance from Lençóis: 18 km (on dirt road) Time: 40 min. by car 

The tiny village of Remanso, principally one family, has been mainly dependent on fishing until tourism was introduced a few years ago.

Distance from Lençóis: 18 km (on dirt road) Time: 40 min. by car 

This stretch of the Santo Antonio River spreads across the land to create the Marimbus Wetland. This is a large fresh water swamp extending about 30km covered by semi-aquatic plants and home to an ever-decreasing population of terrapins, alligators, anacondas and many other amphibians as well as a large number of fish and many species of birds.

Distance from Lençóis: 18km. Time:4hrs. 30min. on foot, or 1hour by bicycle, horse or 4 wheel drive vehicle. (Find out about road condition before leaving).

The meeting of this river and the River São José forms a beautiful and noisy waterfall, hence the name!