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Going on a trip to Brazil during the last 2 weeks of January (trying to hit the ebb of tourist season in between New Year's Eve and Carnival). Will be in Rio and Sao Paulo, but also trying to get up to do some warm water diving in Recife and Fernando de Noronha.
Have a couple questions:
1) How does one get to Fernando de Noronha? Appears only option is a GOL flight from Recife, which is $500 at least. Can I take a boat? Are there liveaboard boats leaving from Recife that go to Fernando de Noronha and dive there?
2) How does diving work? Mostly boats it looks like, but do people recommend dayboats or liveaboards (heard the hotels are pricey)? Also, sounds like current can get strong and water can get choppy - how bad is it really in January and what level of experience is required to cope?
3) If I don't go to Fernando de Noronha, how is Recife diving? Heard all wrecks no reefs, but some of them sound like they are shallow and can be done with and AOW. I am not interested in the Discover TEK wreck that everyone seems to do, as I'm barely over the 50 logged dives threshold?
4) Is there another warm-water dive destination in Brazil that is more accessible that you feel would be more appropriate for me?
Most likely will be solo for the diving part of this trip and I don't speak Portuguese. In my 20s and looking to be social when I'm not diving, to the extent possible given language barrier and safety concerns.
Have a couple questions:
1) How does one get to Fernando de Noronha? Appears only option is a GOL flight from Recife, which is $500 at least. Can I take a boat? Are there liveaboard boats leaving from Recife that go to Fernando de Noronha and dive there?
2) How does diving work? Mostly boats it looks like, but do people recommend dayboats or liveaboards (heard the hotels are pricey)? Also, sounds like current can get strong and water can get choppy - how bad is it really in January and what level of experience is required to cope?
3) If I don't go to Fernando de Noronha, how is Recife diving? Heard all wrecks no reefs, but some of them sound like they are shallow and can be done with and AOW. I am not interested in the Discover TEK wreck that everyone seems to do, as I'm barely over the 50 logged dives threshold?
4) Is there another warm-water dive destination in Brazil that is more accessible that you feel would be more appropriate for me?
Most likely will be solo for the diving part of this trip and I don't speak Portuguese. In my 20s and looking to be social when I'm not diving, to the extent possible given language barrier and safety concerns.