How to arrive

You have 2 ways of arriving at the to Maasai Hotel by leaving from Rio de Janeiro.

Cross the bridge Rio-Niterói.

Option 1 - BR-116 without toll

When passing for the toll stays in the central track to access the Alameda São Boaventura.
Always go straight ahead even Tribobó.
When reaching Tribobó it proceeds to the right for Cabo Frio for the Rodovia Amaral Peixoto (RJ-106).
You will go by Inoã, Maricá, for the Serra de Mato Grosso, Sampaio Corrêa until reaching Bacaxá, district of Saquarema.
In Bacaxá, outline the Square of the Church, that contains the Casa do Futuro (House of the Future) and go straight ahead, going by the observatory of the Morro da Cruz to reach the Shell gas station before the bridge of Saquarema.
Then simply, turn left and go straight ahead until the end of the avenue.
At this point, turn right. 
You are in Maasai Hotel.

Option 2 - Rodovia Rio-Lagos (with toll)
Stay to the left to catch the highway Niterói-Manilha. 
Proceed to Rio Bonito and stay alert to the plate that indicates Cabo Frio for the Via Lagos (RJ-124). 
When sighting the toll - neighborhood of Latin Melo - stay to the right. 
When passing take the exit to the right and go straight ahead until reaching the clover in front of the Texaco gas station. 
Make the turn to the left and enter in Bacaxá, district of Saquarema.  
In Bacaxá, outline the Square of the Church, that contains the Casa do Futuro ( House of the Future) and go straight ahead, going by the observatory of the Morro da Cruz to reach the Shell gas station before the bridge of Saquarema.
Then simply, turn left and go straight ahead until the end of the avenue.
At this point, turn right. 
You are in Maasai Hotel.

From São Paulo: BR-116 and RJ-106 or RJ-124 
From Belo Horizonte: BR-040 and RJ-106 or RJ-124 

Of bus: intermunicipal line: Auto Viação 1001 - Rodoviária Novo Rio (Bus station) 

Of small airplane: Aerodrome of Saquarema (SDSK) 
COORDINATES: 22 55 47S/042 30 25W - ELEVATION: 8 meters (26 feet) 
OPERATION: VFR of the day 
CATEGORY: Normal 
USE: PUB 
TRACK: 14 - - (905 X 40 GRASS 8/F/C/Y/U) - - 32 

History

The first inhabitants of Saquarema were hunters and collectors (mollusks, fruits, seeds, etc). 

The pond and the sea, most likely, attracted those people, as we can see by the "sambaquis".  

About 1530 the Portuguese arrived in Saquarema and adjacent territories, in 1594, so did the first priests.   

In the end of the 17th century the coffee culture stood out in Saquarema.  

In 1841 Saquarema had it's political-administrative emancipation and in 1890 it was recognized as a city. 

One of the given versions for the origin of it's name is from Tupi-Guarani "SOCOREMA", that means "POND 
WITHOUT SHELL".

Tourist attractions

Beaches of Itaúna, of Barra, of the Town, of Nova Barra, of Jaconé, of Saquarema and of Vilatur; 

Ponds of Saquarema, of Jaconé and of Jacarepiá; 

Church of N.S. Nazareth; 

Cave of N.S. of Lourdes; 

Observatory of the Morro da Cruz; 

Ecological reserve of Jacarepiá; 

Museum of Tambaqui in Jaconé; 

Waterfall of Tingüi, in Sampaio Corrêa.