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Tartaruga Beach

Buzios, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ranked #11 of 43 attractions in Buzios
Type: Beaches
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Cornwall
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8 reviews 8 reviews
6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

Lovely clean beach with safe swimming waters. A few locals set up to cook you fishy dishes and let you use their umbrellas and sun chairs. Their food was excellent, freshly caught. A lovely relaxing day. There is a restaurant at the end of the beach which looked good, reasonably priced and has toilets. Best way to get there is... More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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10 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2013

I really enjoyed the warm waters. It´s located in the northern area of beaches, where waters are supposed to be warm, but this one was particularly great at that. Also I found an excelent group of place to eat or just drink some tipical beverages.

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5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2013

Loved visit to Tartaruga just after a rain stopped one afternoon - noone was there and we have enjoyed glorious colours of the ocean and the skies when sun was setting

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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78 reviews 78 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
47 helpful votes 47 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 31, 2012

Quite quiet and not as busy as some of the other beaches - Beautiful bay Water was warm Good for stand up paddle

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Rio de Janeiro
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99 attraction reviews
Reviews in 72 cities Reviews in 72 cities
261 helpful votes 261 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2012

It was only in the mid-eighties that access to this beach was granted to the general public. It was then that we found a haunted house by the beach which is still the only construction there but has now been turned into a very average restaurant where you can sabotage your liver with oily fried stuff and caipirinhas. When empty,... More

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Los Angeles, California
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 7, 2012

Maybe it was the weather which was overcast but the beach was not the best quality. It is an adventure just to get to this beach though.. having a rental helps because you do not have the feeling that you are breaking your own car in all the holes that are in this dirt street. Once you get there you... More

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Dallas, Texas
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16 reviews 16 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2012

Take the time to see this beach. Very nice and beautiful place to relax!

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buenos aires
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30 reviews 30 reviews
8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 28, 2012

if you go to the far end, where there are no restaurants, it's an ideal place to read and relax, loved it! you can get there either through the water taxi or with a bus, beautiful beach

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Niteroi, Brasil
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37 reviews 37 reviews
9 attraction reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012

Buzios has many great beaches, but this is the best, in my opinion. If it's high season, get there early, otherwise you may not find a parking spot.

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Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic
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23 reviews 23 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2012

beatiful praia!!!!!! best for swimming and snokelling, warm water, snorkel rental for 15-20 reales!!!!!!!

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