Txai Resort Itacare

Txai Resort Itacare

Txai Resort Itacare sits on Itacarezinho beach, a preserved stretch of Bahia's Costa do Cacau ringed by Atlantic Forest, about 12 kilometers from Itacare's colonial center. The 38 bungalows and apartments were built with native piaçava and dendê palm thatch, a construction style borrowed from Indonesia, so most rooms open onto the sea or the forest canopy rather than a corridor. What sets it apart from other beach resorts in the region is its Relais & Chateaux membership, placing it among an international group of independently owned houses rather than a chain, and it shows in details like the hilltop Spa Shamash, where massage rooms, a sauna, a steam room and a solarium look out over the water instead of a parking lot. Days here run toward cacao farm tours in Taboquinhas, a boat trip up the Rio de Contas to a waterfall, or the Trilha das 4 Praias hike past Havaizinho and Camboinha to reach Engenhoca beach; a guided outing through the islands and mangroves of Camamu Bay is on offer too. There's a pool, a gym, a tennis court and a library for slower afternoons, and a restaurant and bar built around Bahian cooking, moqueca included. Families can bring children, with a children's pool and babysitting on request, though the remote beach setting and the scale of just 38 rooms suit couples and travelers happy without walkable nightlife more than groups chasing a busy strip. What stays with you afterward is the quiet: waves audible from the spa, cacao on your fingers, sand that never quite leaves. Txai Resort Itacare pairs 38 native-built bungalows on Itacarezinho beach with a hilltop spa and Relais & Chateaux service, all wrapped in Atlantic Forest 12 kilometers from town. It suits couples and travelers who want cacao farms and quiet trails over a walkable strip, not those chasing nightlife next door.