Tours & Sightseeing in Northeast Brazil

Get an overview of Salvador's highlights during this full-day tour with a local guide. Visit the historic sights of the city, its colonial mansions and monuments, including Dique do Tororó, Pelourinho, Bonfim Church and Lacerda Elevator. Have lunch at a local restaurant to taste some of Bahia's specialities. In the afternoon, visit Cidade Baixa, the outskirts of the city, which provide spectacular views of the port area of All Saints Bay. Round-trip transportation from Salvador hotels is included.

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.

Discover the historic city of Cachoeira, the capital of Reconcavo, on a 10-hour tour from Salvador. During the 2-hour journey aboard a comfortable, air-conditioned coach, listen to informative commentary from you local guide about Cachoeira's importance in the early colonization of Brazil. Visit Candombl e temples, colonial mansions and 18th-century convents and churches. Sit down for a traditional Brazilian lunch, then spend the afternoon visiting a samba school and a local tobacco farm. Lunch, drinks and round-trip transportation from Salvador hotels are included.

Explore the Historical District of Salvador on this 4-hour walking tour.Visit the original fort built at the entrance to the Bay of All Saints, constructed to protect the city from invasion. Visit the Barra Lighthouse, the Historical Center of Pelourinho and the Teatro and Bale de Castro Alves while enjoying commentary from a knowledgeable guide. Imagine what living in Brazil hundreds of years ago must have been like. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Explore the history and culture of Fortaleza on this 2-hour guided tour. Visit the Center of Tourism, the President Castelo Branco Mausoleum and the Metropolitan Cathedral with informative commentary from your local guide. Stop at the Central Market to peruse handicrafts and souvenirs, then enjoy the urban beach at Meireles. Round-trip transportation from Fortaleza 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.

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.