Bahia's Island Paradise: Schooner Cruise to Frades & Itaparica

This tour was super fun! And honestly perfect, the only problem was that they don’t really communicate times well, it has a time on here but when they text you it’s another! Luckily we were able to go on the next boat

The staff, the views, the islands, and the service were all amazing. The group playing live music makes the boat ride super fun and engaging. My only downside was the amount of people on the boat and yet that’s also part of what made it fun. Plus, despite the amount of people, the staff handled everything very well and in an organized manner. There’s lots of domestic tourism here so be ready to jam out to Brasilian songs with locals. I’d definitely do it again! My gf and I spent ~$120 USD TOTAL for 2 ppl!!! Boat ride. Port fee. Protected island fee. Food. Drinks. And drone shots. If that’s not an amazing deal, then I don’t know what is.

The trip overall was pretty good and as expected. They pass out a drink with the unused fruit. They don't tell you there is a charge but they do. The first island is very exposed and hot. You can pay R30 to get a tent. The money is based on food or drink orders. People on the boat enjoyed the live music and dancing. The first island for me is not as nice as the second one. If I knew, I would take the public ferry on my own and enjoy that island which is closer to Salvador.

Great day on a converted schooner. Went snorkeling and swimming in several places. Delicious lunch at last stop.Crew and other passengers were all friendly.

Met some nice people. There was supposed to be a guide on the trip that spoke English, but that did not happen.

the good : nice beaches and the boat was a good vibe the not so good : the operators at the beginning didn't accept the ticket i bought online and forced me to buy another on entry the "guide" changed his stance on whether he spoke english or not multiple times, apparently only speaking it when it involved me paying for something was ignored by staff multiple times when they did the rounds for fruit / drinks don't bother with this trip unless you're brazilian or plan on going with one.

The views were gorgeous and the boat trip had a great vibe, the buffet was tasty too. However, we were told our tour guide for the boat and the city tour would speak English, when in fact, they did not. So I would not recommend to English language only customers.

Our day started cloudy and with rain! Almost everyone on board wired swimsuits and coverup or board shorts but the rain coming into side of boats was a bit of a nuisance even though they had plastic tarps brought down to help guests not get wet, rains drain onto seats. There was a group of Brazilian musicians on board which made the trip delightful but beware they are independent band that expect “donations” of at least R$25 and we didn’t have any cash /reais with us and offered R$5 ready which is nothing but they rejected that, maybe they got offended but we didn’t gave PIX which is similar to Venmo in the states! Oh well 🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🥱 Once we arrive at first stop island called “Ilha dos Frades” Nice calm beach with clear warm water to bath in. The ocean water was very shallow and allowed us to go far into ocean which was cool. For worn all there will be local vendors selling drinks and if you’re an American with dollars every item is pretty inexpensive. In fact everything in Brazil is very inexpensive and your dollars go along way! We left that island to Itaparica island to have lunch. It cost us $15/pp (R$75/pp) and lunch although visually looked good it was not tasty. Bahia is known for their fish dishes but unfortunately at this location the fish had bones and smelled fishy could not eat it. Ended up sticking with chicken stroganoff with white rice was good; beef was so tough, and beans were good but that it. I hate that we were forced to go there instead of another place.

Awesome day trip trough Bahia de Todos os Santos! Stopped at two islands: Ilha dos Frades (very ecological) and Itaparica.

This is a great all day experience that gives a different view of Salvador and islands in the bay. We were picked up from our hotel looked after all day and then left back to the hotel at the end. The islands are beautiful and very interesting but best of all was the really fun atmosphere on the boat. We had only been in Brazil for 2 days and we left the boat having made lots of new Brazilian friends. Food and drinks are great too. The tour is very well organised by the leader Isaco Costa who is a great English speaker and took us under his wing - even giving us introductions to guides for the following stages of our holiday. I would thoroughly recommend this trip and this company.