Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: Wind 3 kn gusting 7, Air 29 °C
Tue 3 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kntoo gusty
- Air
- 29°C
- Rain
- 1.2 mm
Wed 4 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kntoo gusty
- Air
- 29°C
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Wind
- 8 kn
- Gusts
- 16kntoo gusty
- Air
- 31°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 42 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 16kntoo gusty
- Air
- 31°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kntoo gusty
- Air
- 30°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- 9 kn
- Gusts
- 21kntoo gusty
- Air
- 31°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 21kntoo gusty
- Air
- 25°C
- Rain
- 2.4 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 289, good
- Tue 394, good
- Wed 446, fair
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 642, poor
- Sat 744, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 89, good | 5 kn | 8kntoo gusty | 29°C | 0.6 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 94, good | 3 kn | 7kntoo gusty | 29°C | 1.2 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 46, fair | 5 kn | 11kntoo gusty | 29°C | 0.1 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | 8 kn | 16kntoo gusty | 31°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 42, poor | 7 kn | 16kntoo gusty | 31°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 44, poor | 6 kn | 15kntoo gusty | 30°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | 9 kn | 21kntoo gusty | 31°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | 5 kn | 21kntoo gusty | 25°C | 2.4 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | 11 kn | 24kntoo gusty | 26°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | 9 kn | 22kntoo gusty | 26°C | 0 mm |
Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mana Va'a
A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Porto Seguro.
- Grade No grade is stated.
- Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
- Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,000–US$1,940 each
about US$1,000–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BPS, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$550–US$1,140 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$94–US$174 |
| Total | about US$1,000–US$1,940 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Porto Seguro
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about 10 min by car · 159 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Porto Seguro its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 30m
About 20h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BPS, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 25 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Porto Seguro · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Porto Seguro · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.
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