City Tours in Northeast Brazil

Experience the highlights of Salvador during a 4-hour sightseeing tour of the city. With your knowledgeable local guide and small group, visit sites like the Bahia Lighthouse, the Barra Fortress, the Jesuit Basilica Cathedral and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Pelourinhio, the historical center of Salvador. Along the way, learn about the rich, eclectic history of this city, once the capital of Brazil, through informed commentary from your guide. Round-trip transportation from Salvador hotels is included.

Explore the lower part of Salvador, including the largest bay in Latin America and some of the local favelas, during this 4-hour tour. Listen to commentary from your local guide about the historical and cultural aspects of the coastal area of Salvador, situated on the Bay of All Saints. See Dique do Tororó (Tororó Dike), a lake surrounded by gardens, the beaches of Ribeira and the Church of Bonfim. Stroll through the alleyways of the local favelas and visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Mercado Modelo. Round-trip transportation from Salvador hotels is included.

Explore Olinda, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed city known as the 'Venice of Brazil', on a 5-hour guided tour from Recife. With your knowledgeable local guide, see the highlights and landmarks of the city, including the Igreja do Camo, the Embaixada dos Bonecos Gigantes, the Rua do Amparo, Alto da S e Square and the Francisco Brennard Museum. Listen to engaging commentary from your guide during your journey in a comfortable van equipped with WiFi, TV and a DVD player. All entrance fees and round-trip transportation from Recife are included.

Learn about the history of the African people in Brazil during this 8-hour anthropological tour in Salvador. Visit Pelourinho, the center of African history in Salvador, and peruse the Afro-Brazilian Museum. Continue to the Sao Joaquim Market, founded by enslaved Africans, now the largest open-air market in the city. Stop for lunch hosted by a family with 50 years of history in the Garcia community, a traditional bean stew. Travel to Rio Vermelho beach to see the altar in reverence to iemanjá, the African orixá from the sea. Round-trip transportation from Salvador hotels is included.