Ilhabela Superboat to Castelhanos Beach & Diving Stops

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Duration7h 30m

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What happens when you trade the shore for a 600 HP speedboat and three beaches in one morning?

You board a superboat at 9:30 AM and make three stops over eight hours: Praia do Fome and Praia do Eustáquio for free diving (thirty minutes each), then Castelhanos Beach for lunch and swimming (two hours). The return includes a scenic pass by the earlier stops. Insurance is included, and you're back on shore by 5:30 PM.

7h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Superboat tour to Castelhanos beach

Check in at 9:00 AM
Depart from Perequê at 9:30 AM
Stop at Praia do Fome for free diving
Stop at Praia do Eustáquio for free diving
Spend 2 hours at Praia dos Castelhanos for lunch and swimming
Stop again at Saco do Eustáquio on return
Panoramic stop at Praia do Fome on return
Return to pier and land at 5:30 PM

The Experience

The boat leaves Perequê at 9:30 AM, and you're in an individual seat on a 45-person superboat built for speed and rough water. Check-in starts at nine, so you've got time to settle in, slather on sunscreen (they'll remind you), and watch the Atlantic Forest coastline start to blur as the engine kicks in. The first stop is Praia do Fome after about thirty minutes — you get half an hour to free dive or just float and let the salt water do its thing. It's shallow enough that you're not fighting current, but deep enough that there's actually something to see down there.

From Fome, the boat pushes on to Praia do Eustáquio, another thirty-minute stop with the same setup: water, rocks, time to yourself. By then you've been moving for an hour and a half, and the rhythm of the boat and the spray starts to feel less like tourism and more like just being out there. The real anchor of the day is Castelhanos Beach, where you dock for two hours. This is where lunch happens — you're eating on the sand or in the water, depending on your mood — and where most people actually swim instead of diving. The beach itself is the kind of place that makes the ride worth it: wide, clean, backed by forest, and far enough from the main island that it feels genuinely removed.

The return trip mirrors the outbound route, with a stop back at Eustáquio and a slower pass by Fome so you can see it from a different angle. You're back at the pier by 5:30 PM. The whole thing is eight hours door-to-door, and passenger insurance is already in the price, so you're not signing waivers or adding costs at the end. The boat itself is new, sealed for safety, and designed to handle the chop — individual seats mean you're not packed shoulder-to-shoulder, and the 600 horsepower means the ride is fast enough that you're not sitting in rough water for hours.

One thing to know: this route is not available to cruise passengers, so if you're docked in port, you'll need to find a different boat tour. For anyone staying on Ilhabela or nearby, though, this is the straightforward way to see three beaches and spend most of a day on the water without arranging your own boat or negotiating with local operators.

What’s included

Passenger insurance, departure from Perequê pier at 9:30 AM, stops at Praia do Fome and Praia do Eustáquio (thirty minutes each for free diving), two hours at Castelhanos Beach with lunch and sea bathing, return stops at both beaches for a scenic view, and landing back at the pier by 5:30 PM.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Maremar Turismo

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see three beaches and spend a full day on the water without arranging your own boat or managing multiple operators — the fixed schedule and included insurance mean you show up at 9 AM and everything else is handled.