Embark on a captivating tour of Recôncavo and Cachoeira, Brazil’s most African region. Explore the historical cities, bustling markets, and immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of this unique area.
Embark on a captivating tour of Recôncavo and Cachoeira, Brazil’s most African region. Explore the historical cities, bustling markets, and immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of this unique area.
- Hansen Bahia Museum - You see some of the most interesting works of the painter Hansen Bahia, a German guy who came to Brazil running away from Nazism and finally settled in Cachoeira, and learn some about his life.
- Pousada Convento do Carmo - We visit the main square of the town with the city hall and the ensemble of the churches and convent…
- Hansen Bahia Museum - You see some of the most interesting works of the painter Hansen Bahia, a German guy who came to Brazil running away from Nazism and finally settled in Cachoeira, and learn some about his life.
- Pousada Convento do Carmo - We visit the main square of the town with the city hall and the ensemble of the churches and convent of the Carmelites with it’s beautiful baroque inner court, now serving as a hotel.
- Nossa Senhora da Purificacao Church - We stroll through some typical streets of this vibrating black town and visit the main square with the Church of Purification on one end and the City Hall, both in old Portuguese colonial style, on the other.
- Santo Amaro - We drive through this vibrating black town, one of the most important cities in the Recôncavo region, and visit it’s very interesting and colorful market where the locals from the whole area go buy their food and other stuff!
- Rua Dannemann - We visit the cigar factory of Dannemann in the town of São Félix on the other border of the Paraguaçu River, where they still make hand rolled cigars with the finest tobacco from the area, considered one of the best of Brazil!
- Cachoeira - This is our final destination.In this historical old town, protected as National Heritage of Brazil, we stroll through the calm streets with beautiful old houses and churches in colonial Portuguese style and have gorgeous views on the Paraguaçu river and it’s opposite river border.
- Imperial Ponte Dom Pedro II - We will drive over this bridge across the Paraguaçu river connecting the city of Cachoeira to that of São Félix. It was build by order of the second emperor of Brazil (Pedro II) in the 19th Century and will give us a excellent view to the big dam up stream.
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Carbonated beverages
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Entrance fees for museums, churches, parks.
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Carbonated beverages
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Entrance fees for museums, churches, parks.
On this tour you will discover the unique region around the Bay of All Saints, the Recôncavo. This is the most African region of Brazil that received the first sugar cane plantations and the first slaves, imported from black Africa. This is a “back to the roots” tour that will give you an unforgettable experience of expatriation.
Leaving Salvador, we…
On this tour you will discover the unique region around the Bay of All Saints, the Recôncavo. This is the most African region of Brazil that received the first sugar cane plantations and the first slaves, imported from black Africa. This is a “back to the roots” tour that will give you an unforgettable experience of expatriation.
Leaving Salvador, we pass the poor suburbs of Salvador and, later, a succession of fields for agriculture and grasslands. A whirling road passing by bamboo plantations takes us first to the city of Santo Amaro where we visit the amazing and busy local market and some streets and squares in the center. Then, the road takes us to the historical city of Cachoeira that lies majestically in the valley of the Paraguaçu river. Here, we stroll through the picturesque streets with its old colonial houses and churches and there will be time for lunch. In the afternoon we visit the cigar factory of Dannemann where the famous top class cigars are still hand rolled.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.