Hotels near Fernando de Noronha Airport - FEN, Fernando de Noronha

It is one of the most beautiful places I’ve visited. The beaches are beautiful, clear water. Unfortunately, there is very little infrastructure and roads are mostly dirty roads with no asphalt. It is said to see such an amazing place with so little infrastructure. If you are used to resorts in Cancun or nice hotels around the world Fernando de Noronha does not have that.

I have been to different places around the world, Fernando de Noronha just got the number 1 spot right now! It is amazing during this time of the year (late August - beginning September), perfect place for diving with a great variety of sea life! Swimming/snorkeling from Praia do Porto to Praia do Cachorro was a wonderful experience, we got to see several turtles, octopuses, lobster, different fishes, nurse shark and we even got lucky when the dolphins came to us for a private show! And people it is all wild nature in balance! Scuba diving is also a great option, it was the first time for my wife, and she loved it, was her 2nd best adventure experience ever, only loosing for the one I described above, where the dolphins came to visit us and we swam with them! Getting around there is easy, there is only one bus line that goes everywhere every 30 minutes, also the most expensive taxi ride in the island, I believe is around R$ 50 (i.e.: less than US$ 10) On the low side eating at fancy restaurants are very expensive, a dinner for 2 at Xica da Silva restaurant without alcohol and no dessert was around R$ 450 (around US$ 80) which is very expensive for Brazilian standards. On the other hand there was a great restaurant called Valdenio Restaurant at Vila dos Trinta, where the food was also good (not fancy) and way more accessible, around R$ 70 per plate (around US$ 12), also at this restaurant it is the Paleta da ilha factory (local popsicle factory) which is really good an cheap (R$ 8 ~ US$ 1.5) try the CAJA Flavour!

The autorities have to do more to preserve the environment but if open to tourism have to make the experience accessible to all. Who has problems of mobility should not select this location. Taking away the main road thar cuts the island, roads are very bad and majority of places non-existing, what exists is not well mantained like dirt roads or stone roads that even if historic have gaps that can make your body hurt all day. Plus all island is invaded by non-native plants that outcompete native vegetation, reduce biodiversity, and alter habitats. this Invasive plants, shade out sunlight and all island is covered by this vines, invading species, a carpet of green covering all trees and spaces... we have no ideia of what type of vegeation is native to the island. But, seas are clean taking away the beer cups all over the place. Bars should not serve beer with metal botle caps on. Or open and take it.

This is a beautiful island off the northern coast of Brazil. We drove around the island in rented buggies and explored the local beaches, snorkeled and took a boat cruise around the island. The island also had great restaurants. I would love to visit again.