Pousada Vaga Lume, Ilha do Mel

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Location and Contact

Location

• Directions will obviously depend on where you start from but here are directions from the main land. There is no airport on the island so the only way to arrive is by boat.
• Bus from Curitiba (Capital of Paraná).
• Take the bus to the port and embarkation point for Ilha do Mel in Pontal do Paraná. (Spa of Pontal do Sul).
• You can purchase return tickets at the embarkation point for the boat. The crossing takes around 30mins.
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• From Afonso Pena International Airport (City of St. Joseph of the Pines - Paraná).
• Option 1 - Executive Line
• The airport offers minibuses (Executive Airport Line) costing around R$8.00.
• Option 2 - Speedy Line
• You can also take the bus 'Ligeirinho Airport'. The bus for the Conventional Curitiba line of Curitiba costs R$ 1,90.
• Option 3 - Taxi
• A taxi from the airport and downtown Curitiba should cost between R$ 40,00 and R$ 50,00.
• Take whichever transport option to the port and embarkation point for Ilha do Mel. There you can purchase return tickets to travel to the island by boat. The crossing takes around 30mins.
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• Option Via Train:
• Train - Rodoferroviária from Curitiba
• If you opt for the beautiful train, during the week this only goes to the town of Morrisons. However, on Sundays, it continues to the town of Paranagua.
• From Morrisons City:
• There is a daily bus to the city of Paranaguá.
• From Paranaguá City:
• Boarding the boat to Ilha do Mel from the terminal opposite the state of Parana's tourist information centre. The average crossing time is 1hr 30mins.
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• Boats from Pontal do Sul take around 30mins and cost R$23.00. Alternatively you can take the boat from Paranaguá which takes around 1hr 30mins.
• Boats depart regularly each day between 8am and 5pm although chartered boats can be hired outside of these times if necessary.
• During the peak season the boats leave every 30mins and every hour during off-peak season.
• There are 2 possible destinations on the island with piers: Nova Brasilia (for the lighthouse and Fortaleza) and Charmed.
• There is also a regular boat service between Charmed and Nova Brasilia which leaves every hour.

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