{"id":1270416,"date":"2025-10-25T09:22:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?p=1270416"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:35:50","slug":"sustainability-stories-green-haven-ilha-anchieta-protecting-a-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/sustainability-stories-green-haven-ilha-anchieta-protecting-a-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Stories: Green Haven Ilha Anchieta &#8211; protecting a paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpbf-responsive-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sustainable Tourism at Anchieta Island State Park | Green Haven Hostel\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3DRsYS0Nkrs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Some places you stay for the bed. Some for the party. Then there\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/77012\/green-haven-hostel\/\" class=\"post links\">Green Haven Ilha Anchieta<\/a><\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/brazil\/\" class=\"post links\">Brazil<\/a> \u2013 a hostel that changes how you see travel itself.<\/p>\n<p>This spot isn\u2019t just <em>by<\/em> nature \u2013 it\u2019s <em>in<\/em> it.<\/p>\n<p>This hostel sits inside Ilha Anchieta State Park, a fully protected island off the coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/brazil\/ubatuba\/\" class=\"post links\">Ubatuba<\/a>. Imagine jungle trails, wild monkeys swinging overhead, turquoise water, and the eerie ruins of an old prison.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the only hostel inside a fully protected state park in Brazil \ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f and the only place to stay the night on the whole island!<\/p>\n<p>Green Haven Hostel is 100% self-sustaining and runs off-grid. What does this mean? It runs on solar power, collects its own water, treats all its waste and still feels like one big beach house you don\u2019t want to leave.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>From party vibes to purpose<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1270417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-1-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-1-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-1-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-1.png 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might already know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/77012\/green-haven-hostel\/\" class=\"post links\">Green Haven Hostel<\/a> on mainland Ubatuba: a proper <a href=\"https:\/\/global.hostelworld.com\/hoscars\" class=\"post links\">HOSCAR award<\/a> magnet winning Best Hostel in Brazil twice, Best Hostel in Latin America once, and even the Community Champion award in 2023 \ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>But for managing partner Vin\u00edcius Fiore, the party wasn\u2019t enough anymore. \u201cParties are amazing for connecting people, but I wanted something bigger. I wanted to see people and nature transformed,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>When the chance came up to operate in the Ilha Anchieta State Park, he went for it. In 2023, Green Haven Ilha Anchieta opened its doors, and the whole concept shifted: celebrating life with real purpose and leaving a positive mark in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The dorms and privates are spread between the old prison\u2019s hospital and a beach house literally three meters from the sand. Sounds wild, right? It&#8217;s better than you could ever imagine.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A day on the island<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpbf-responsive-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Green Haven Hostel Ilha Anchieta\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IHl5ixrZ1tA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s what life looks like on the island:<br \/>\n\u2600\ufe0f Waking up early to the sound of waves and birds<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd7e Hiking through rainforest trails or visiting the eerie, overgrown prison ruins<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc22 Swimming alongside sea turtles or joining a canoe trip<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf5b Dinner made from local ingredients, eaten under the stars<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd25 Ending the night with music, chats, and that \u201cwe\u2019re all in this together\u201d vibe hostels are famous for<\/p>\n<p>The real magic isn\u2019t just the gorgeous island &#8211; it\u2019s what happens to you while you\u2019re there.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius tells us some guests arrive burnt out and leave lighter. Some find the courage to rethink their lifestyles. One volunteer planned to stay a month and ended up staying a year. He left his engineering job and is now working in environmental education.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Green Haven Hostel is 100% self-sustaining<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1270418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-2-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-2-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-2-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-2.png 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nThis isn\u2019t one of those places that <em>talks<\/em> about being green. They\u2019re actually doing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a1 150 solar panels keep the hostel and surrounding buildings running<br \/>\n\ud83d\udca7 They collect their own fresh water and treat all wastewater on-site<br \/>\n\u267b\ufe0f They\u2019ve built a full waste management centre to sort and ship rubbish back to the mainland<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf45 70% of the staff are local and the restaurant buys 70% of its food from nearby producers<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf31 Guests are invited to join beach clean-ups, workshops, or just learn by seeing how it all works<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNature is constantly teaching,\u201d Vin\u00edcius says. \u201cHere, people learn without even realising it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A new chapter for Ilha Anchieta<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1270419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-3-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-3-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-3-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green-haven-ilha-anchieta-hostel-ubatuba-brazil-3.png 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nIlha Anchieta has always been a place of big stories, from its time as a notorious prison until 1955 to its rebirth as a conservation unit in 1977. Now, Green Haven Hostel is writing a new chapter: showing that hostels can be much more than cheap accommodation. They\u2019re proof that hostels can protect nature, support communities, and give travellers an experience that sticks long after checkout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some places you stay for the bed. Some for the party. Then there\u2019s Green Haven Ilha Anchieta in Brazil \u2013 a hostel that changes how you see travel itself. This spot isn\u2019t just by nature \u2013 it\u2019s in it. 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