📍 Dunes📸 Tourist Attraction

Genipabu

Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

4.5 (0)

Overview

Genipabu is a notable dunes in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It sits on the northeast coast, which is warm and sunny almost year-round.

Why visit: Lençóis Maranhenses — white dunes to the horizon with thousands of blue-green rainwater lagoons between them, and nothing else like it.

Things to do

›Time it for July or August — the rainwater lagoons dry up by December
›Go by 4x4 with a licensed operator; there are no roads
›Swim in the lagoons, which are warm and clear
›Stay for sunset, when the sand turns colour

PhotographySwimmingOff-RoadingNature WalkSandboarding

Location & MapDirections

Reviews (0)

No reviews yet. Be the first to review!

Travel Information

Best time

June – September, when the lagoons between the dunes are full

Weather

Warm and sunny nearly all year at 25–32°C, cooled by the trade winds, with a short wetter spell between March and July — the most dependable beach weather in Brazil.

Entry fee

4x4 tours ~₹2,000 – 4,000 per person

Hours

Daylight tours only

Est. budget

₹2,500 – ₹7,000

Duration

Full day

Nearby attractions

Within

9.6 km

🏖️ Beach

4.5

Natal

Rio Grande do Norte

Municipality of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. It sits on the northeast coast, which is warm and sunny almost year-round.

December – March in the south; year-round on the northeast coastHalf to full dayExplore