a selection of tour companies can be found along the many beaches, each offering an array of surf, sailing, windsurfing, and wakeboarding lessons - banana boat rides are also available.

if travelers want to burn off some calories after eating a big lunch, then kite surfing is a fine option, and praia rasa offers the best winds for this - the sport involves standing on a wake board while holding on to a large kite, and catching a gust of wind is the name of the game, which will propel participants up and out of the water, or cruising along it.

it takes skill and the experts are impressive to watch as they manage to take off from big waves before performing flips and acrobatics in the air - jumping onboard a tour boat and cruising around the shoreline and outer islands is a fantastic way to explore búzios.