Salvador Essencial Private 6 Hour Tour: Visit Historic Sites and Taste Unique Bahian Gastronomy
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21 Ratings
Salvador
Experience the best of Salvador in just 6 hours! Visit historic sites, taste delicious Bahian gastronomy, and enjoy breathtaking views of All Saints Bay.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Praia do Porto da Barra - The first beach of the city from the Portuguese colonizer’s arrival.
- Santo Antonio da Barra Fort and Nautic Museum of Bahia - This a wonderful stop for a photo, it will take around twenty minutes to explore the area in a walking tour with your personal tour guide. It’s not included to go inside of the fort, but, you can use your time for that (tickets not included, you will pay R$12 per person to go in)
- Largo do Campo Grande ( Praca 2 de Julho ) - stop from the car to have a photo of the independence monument. not drop off and walking.
- R. Augusto de Mendonça, 15 - stop to visit the Atelier Casa de Prentice. local tiles painter in his studio.
- Basilica Do Senhor Do Bonfim - we will stop to explore the huge energy of this place and understand the religious aspect of the local in belives of catholic and African saints.
- Dique de Tororo - Great stop to see the African orixas images and see from outside the Stadium of football.
- Mercado Modelo - this a special stop to see the local artcraf and stop for shopping of souvenirs.
- Pelourinho - walking tour around the old city, the complex of 5 squares of colonial building and explore the manly historic part of Brazil in cobbled stone streets and feel the magic of our history accompanied by our tour guide with a special explanation of it.
- Palacio Rio Branco - this optional stop to go in depending on your interesting, its amazing architecture and today its a memorial of the state´s governors of democracy in a republic period. attention’s not opening in a regular time so it’s impossible to guarantee the entrance.
- Sorveteria da Ribeira - stop for tasting a special ice-cream made since from 1931.
price per each ice cream scoop and one flavor is R$ 10
- Elevator Lacerda - we will go in to experience it.
- Sao Francisco Church and Convent - Visit the most beautiful Portuguese tiles collection in south America and gold leafs churches.
- Cathedral Basilica of Salvador - stop and go in to explore the most beautiful ecclesiastic Jesuit art in South America.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Driver/guide
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Lunch
Additional Information
This tour is designed for those with limited time in Salvador, yet wish to see the city’s most prominent and noteworthy landmarks. In the morning, we’ll explore the city’s historic areas, colonial houses, and monuments, for a taste of the history of Brazil’s inaugural capital. We’ll then enjoy a fast snack from a traditional street vendor, sampling the distinctive tastes of Bahian cuisine. In the afternoon, we’ll extend our journey to the Lower City area (peripheries), where we’ll take in the stunning vistas of the port area of All Saints’ Bay.
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Location
Praia do Porto da Barra
Av. Sete De Setembro
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Mariannado
Jul 23, 2022
Salvador Tour - Great tour to see the highlights of Salvador. Guide was very knowledgeable. We added a bit of a mini “food tour” along the way. Fun way to spend the day!
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Alexander
Jan 19, 2022
Nice city tour - It was a very nice city tour with Ronaldinho. As a result I got good impressions, some recommendations about where to eat and drink, what to see.
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Marianna
Dec 18, 2021
City tour Salvador with Hélio Duarte - Excellent. From the first contact with the company to the end if the tour everything was great. Our guide was Hélio Duarte (@helioguiadabahia) he was super professional, very knowledgeable about history, art, culture and activities. He’s also took great pictures and sent to us. I was traveling with my dad and he was super patient and respectful of our time. I definitely recommend!
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Michahh210
Nov 26, 2021
Top Tour and very nice and cognizant guide - We saw all highlights of Salvador and our guide Vincent was great! He is very nice and polite and has a huge knowledge about Brazil and especially Salvador. He explained a lot of historical details. We definitely recommend this tour with this guide!
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P4546khisabelles
Oct 30, 2021
Great experience! - I enjoyed this tour a lot. My guide was amazing!! I got to learn so much about the city and the culture, it gave me a lot of inspiration and a greater understanding of the people of Salvador. It was nice to end the day with some relaxing on the beach. I highly recommend this tour to everyone! A memorable experience! 👌👏
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Cgwilson73189
Sep 7, 2020
Amazing - I recommend this tour for everyone! We learned so much about Salvador! It was so fun to see Salvador and learn about the culture. The tour guide were amazing!!!!
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Cuitingz
Nov 15, 2019
Perfect experience for people who Interessed in the culture and history - Our guide Patrick walked us through all main places of interest with high professtioness and flexibility. Very nice experience, highly recommended!!
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Amanda_f
Aug 11, 2019
An Excellent Historical exploration!!!! - Our tour guide Vagner was great! Aside from being a knowledgeable historian, he was nice, timely and really was open and excited to share the history of Salvador with us. Great sites shown!!! Thank you Vagner!!!!
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Intrepidexplorers7
Jul 2, 2019
Excellent!! - For our private tour we had Wagner as our guide and Fabio as our driver. Both men were so courteous and attentive the whole time. Wagner is gracious and speaks very good English and his knowledge of the history and culture of Bahia was expansive and detailed. We felt that we learned a lot. Well worth the price and we would book again.
Thank you so much for everything!
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Sarah
Aug 2, 2022
Fantastic tour to see Salvador, but a mixed guide experience. - Great tour to see Salvador in a short space of time. My guide was very knowledgeable and shared so much information which was greatly appreciated. Glad I got to see so much in a short space of time and gain so much knowledge.
I did feel a little pressured at times to buy items which I did not want due to space issues. I also quickly realized that if you take photos with people (the guide would suggest this so casually and encourage it), but you are then expected to give money which I would be informed off after. I refused offered photos after the first instance.
I felt that the force was the same when it came to souvenirs and a jewelry maker which I did not appreciate. I asked to think about a cut, size and style of emerald for a personal item of jewelry and come back the next day, but my guide was very forceful in trying to pressure me to spend money and make a rash decision on the spot.
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