beach resort w/ safe beach good for 11 and 9 year old boys Brazil or Uruguay

[shayla]

Hello,

We are looking for a beach resort to go to after Christmas, that caters to familys with a lot of kid activities on a very nice, calm, safe beach. We will fly so Brazil or Uruguay are fine.

A travel agent recommended Buzios Breezes but Trip Advisor reviews were not overwhelmingly positive. I personally love tropical beaches but I know Uruguayan beaches would not be tropical but as long as the beach is calm, no undertows and the resort had a kids club I think I'd be happy.

Any recomendations on location and resorts?

Thank you.
Shayla

 

[jb5]

I think Buzios was a good suggestion. Lots of nice beaches. Stay anywhere and go to a different beach each day. I'd also look at some of the resorts in Pria do Forte. If budget permits, Tivoli Ecoresort has a ton of kids activities and lots of babysitters. We were there one Christmas and the kids were having a great time. Definitely go to Brazil over Uruguay.

 

[AngelinBA]

I had a longing look at Breezes as well, if my budget were bigger I´d be heading there. (as it is, we´re going to Florianopolis).
My problem looking at the resorts in Buzios was the amount of people they cater for, sounds like hanging out at a shopping mall on a Sunday afternoon instead of a vacation! However, if you don´t mind crowds, the kids activities there looked amazing!

 

[jb5]

Buzios has some lovely, small hotels. Casas Brancas is one I love. Not cheap, but Brazil is expensive in general. The Brazilans consider BA cheap. IMO, Floripa doesn't compare to the other Brazilian beach resort towns except for it's fabled nightlife.

 

[AngelinBA]

I agree, jb5, everything I've seen online shows that Buzios is a much nicer place to go, we were all set to go to Buzios, either in Breezes (which ended up just being too expensive) or a pousada called la foret which looks lovely. But then we saw the airline schedule, flying from BA to Rio arriving at 8pm, then to Buzios from there is another 3 hrs (?) so we'd be arriving late at night on our first of only 7 night's accommodation, it just didn't add up. Also, we have 3 kids, aged 8, 5 and 1 1/2. Our 1 1/2 yr old is 'that' nightmare kid that everyone dreads when we travel, and the thought of that long haul to get to Buzios plus the idea of losing a day's 'holiday' are the only things that convinced us of Floripa.

 

[recoleta]

I can recommend Costa do Santinho in Florianopolis. Not a mega resort but plenty of activities and a calm beach in a little bay.

We may be going again this summer.

Feel free to ask me private questions if you need more specific info.

 

[jb5]

Angel, Floripa is convenient from BA. And yes, Buzios is a pain, can't even imagine that ride with 3 small kids! But I just love it. Save it for a time it's just you and your husband! Hopefully the Real keeps getting devalued and Brazil becomes reasonable again.

 

[pearlpacifican]

I would suggest also boracay in the philippines. These beach has a white sand. Many tourist visited boracay..