Guides
Real timings, travel time and the local trick for every stop.
4h · 6 stops
Four hours ashore
The ship anchors in the bay and the tender drops you at Barra Sul. There's time to ride the cable car up the hill, have lunch with your feet in the sand at Laranjeiras and get back with time to spare — no taxi, no rush, no risk of missing the ship.
Full day · 4 stops
It's raining. Now what?
Rain in BC is no excuse to stay in. An aquarium, coffee facing a grey sea, unhurried shopping and a long dinner — in that order.
3h · 3 stops
Sunset and a drink
In BC the sun sets behind the hills, not the sea — so the golden light hits the towers and the bay. The best spots are up high or at the tip of the breakwater.
Full day · 4 stops
A day with the kids
Pirate ship in the morning, Ferris wheel late afternoon and a calm beach in between. All within 15 minutes of each other.
Full day · 5 stops
Day trip to Bombinhas and Porto Belo
The Bombinhas peninsula has the clearest water in Santa Catarina. Leave early, snorkel in the morning and come back via the Porto Belo pier in the late afternoon.
22h–6h · 3 stops
The longest night
BC has one of Brazil's most famous nightlives. The secret is pacing: late dinner, pre-drinks near the centre and the dance floor after midnight.
Full day · 6 stops
One day in Balneário Camboriú
Praia Central in the morning, cable car to Laranjeiras, a seafront lunch and late afternoon on the Barra Sul breakwater. All on foot and by cable car.
Full day · 4 stops
Free things to do in Balneário Camboriú
Beach, park, the footbridge over the river and sunset on the breakwater: no paid entry at any stop.