Olinda and Recife Tour: Colonial Charm and Culture

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Olinda

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Explore the colonial cities of Olinda and Recife Antigo on a guided tour. Discover historical monuments, colorful houses, and the famous giant dolls of Olinda. Visit artisan workshops and experience the charm of these vibrant Brazilian cities.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Olinda - Olinda Historical Center
Basilica de Sao Bento - Basilica of São Bento
Ladeira da Misericórdia - Largo da Misericórdia
Rua do Amparo - Rúa do Amparo
S.B Silvio Botelho - Silvio Botelho Gigantes Dolls
Praca do Arsenal - Praça do Arsenal
Paco do Frevo - Paço do frevo
Museu Cais do Sertao - Museu…

What's Included

Bilingual Guide
Hotel Pick up/drop off

What's Not Included

Entrance Tickets
Food and beverages

Additional Information

After being picked up from your hotel, embark on an enchanting journey through the Historic Colonial Center of Olinda. Here, the charm of colonial architecture blends with the lush backdrop of palm trees and the Atlantic jungle against the sea.
Stroll through Olinda’s cobblestone streets, lined with vibrant colonial houses in cheerful hues. Discover the…

Location

Olinda

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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T1622ynmariam

Aug 12, 2024

Incredible place - Its location is privileged, in the tourist corridor of the city, super recommend the place well located quite quiet.

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654l_ciap

Jul 25, 2024

Great, updated culture. - The tourist Guide Jhonn was top, made a historical contextualization of the locality, very good knowledge acquired.

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Marciadeniser2016

Feb 15, 2024

Historical city - Well maintained and safe place. I recommend taking a tour with an accredited local guide. Discover the budega do came, the shrimp and cheese pie are unmissable. Lots of landscapes for beautiful photos.

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Jan_k

Oct 23, 2023

Fun - Very good communication before the tour. We were the only two English speaking people but they organised the guide (Barruki?) who spoke very good English and included us all the time, he was also very entertaining. His Dutch pronunciation was spot on ;). We liked the tour and the guide and would definitely recommend it. Good pace and sights.

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David

Oct 6, 2023

Charming time - Tour was all day on a bus and even though I was the only English speaker on the tour the guide did his best to include me. Must see for Onlinda alone

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Rl24

Nov 29, 2021

Carlos Masur of Masurtur is an excellent guide!! - Through the hotel I booked, I was referred to Carlos Masur of Masutur. I arranged several services with Carlos as he was helpful and replied promptly to my messages. One of the tours I did with Carlos was the city tour of Recife and Olinda. Carlos picked me up from my hotel in Boa Viagem and we made our way through the historic district and onto Olinda. Carlos was very imformative and I learned a lot about the city, for example, it was from here that the first Jewish immigrants of Holland set sail for New York in the 1600's. We visited the first synagogue in the Americas, the famous House of Dolls (famously used during Carnaval) and then the Portuguese colonial city of Olinda. If you love photography like I do, you will be amazed at the colors of the buildings and churches. Carlos makes stops so that you can walk around. Highly recommend Carlos. He speaks several languages, including English, Spanish, French and Hebrew!!

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Rolfneubarth

Jul 6, 2021

City Tour Olinda e Recife - Mr. Madison (Tour Guide) & Luck Receptivo - Folks, I trust this message finds you well under the current circumstances. During my vacations on June 2021, me and my family decided to go to Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil. Along our stay in Recife We hired a City tour to go to Recife and Olinda locations with the Luck Tourism Operations. During the City Tour we had a pleasure to be supported by Madison as our tourist guide. Madison was responsible for providing us all explanations about Recife and Olinda with a very detailed information regarding the local culture, streets and specific situations about both locations demonstrating a huge background about local history for both locations. It was a great time and I strong recommend you to hire Luck Company as your tourism operation and Madison as your tourist guide.

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Reginabs02

Oct 1, 2024

Lack of clarification about the tour at the time of hiring - Very good Guide, good bus. The tour lacked an explanation of the script. I understood everything would be done by bus. In Olinda, it was warned that, either we would walk the tour or with jeeps, paying R$60.00 per person, more than had already been agreed, because the bus can not make the route. It was only warned at the moment. I found a lack of transparency when we chose the tour. And we didn't have time to visit the Recife handicraft market. From Mark Zero, we're back for the bus.

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Cruizcoral

Dec 31, 2023

Getting to know RECIFE - Visit for more days, time was short but Recife, Olinda very beautiful and historical, for the first time I had a good impression, I must return next time and visit Puerto GalinhaS

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Carolinav889

Sep 17, 2022

Good way to get to know the main locations and culture - The guide was very friendly and nice. She gave us informations about the cities and spoke in English. I was hoping that the tour would also take is inside the most important places, such as museums, but we were just brought to specific spots and given some time to explore the surroundings by ourselves.

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up to 9 guests

1 Adult