Historical City Tour

We start in the modern suburb of Barra at the mouth of the Bay with its famous lighthouse and make our way slownly by car or coach to the old historical section of town, the Pelourinho area with the largest and the best preserved complex colonial architecture in the Americas. We stroll trhough the narrow, bustling streets lined with buildings in pastel shades of an age gone by. We visit the church of S. Francisco with its exuberant gold-leafed Baroque interior and the Pelourinho square, the heart of the old town. This tour shows two distinct aspects of Salvador, the new and the old, concentrating on the early expansion of the city. Duration: 4 hours.

Panoramical City Tour

The lower city tour takes us to the quiet waters of the Itapagipe Peninsula where the first holiday residences were built. Now, a peaceful family district, life moves at a slower pace than the bustling upper city. Fishermen fisf from dug out canoes, locals collect shellfish at low tide, schooners are at anchor, all protected by the famous Bonfim church, one of the most important churches of pilgrimage in Brazil. We continue to Monserrat district with its panoramic view of the city and ending at Mercado Modelo, a thriving market for local artifacts. Duration: 4 hours.

City Tour Full day

Join both tours (panoramic and historical city toru) with lunch included. Visits to Pelourinho area, the Church of São Fransisco, Mercado Modelo, among others. Duration: 8 hours.

Full Day Praia do Forte

Praia do Forte is a quiet fishing village 80 kms north of Salvador and home to some of the best beaches in Bahia. The road to Praia do Forte (Coconut Highway) takes us to the small villages and deserted beaches of the North Coast. We visit the Sapiranga reserve with its restinga vegetation, a delicate ecosystem, which survives on a sandy soil. We visit the ruins of the imposing castle (1556), which gives the area its name. Lunch in a local restaurant. Duration: 8 hours. Lunch incl.

Full Day Schooner Cruise

After our transfer from the hotel, we board a schooner and cruise to two of the 36 islands in this sparkling bay. We take our cruise to the larger Itaparica Island for lunch. After lunch we take a walking tour of the colonial town of Itaparica and visit the mineral water springs with its legendary rejuvenating properties. Duration: 8 hours. Lunch incl.

Half Day (Evening) Bahia by Night w/Dinner

The show and dinner take place in the 18th century colonial complex Solar do União which had it's own church, manor house and slaves quarters, in the old stockrooms and is a showcase of the Candomble; the manculelê, a stick and sword dance from the cane fields; the dance of the caboclo, an amerindian hunting dance; capoeira, a martial art/dance of Angolan origin and the samba de roda, a spinning, swirling version of this exuberant national dance. Duration: 4 hours.

Half Day Museum City Tour

A tour of the most interesting museums of the city, each concentrating on very different aspects of Bahia History. Entrance fee to museum included. Visit to the Costa Pinto Museum (a fine colletion of colonial furniture, antique jewelry, closters of gold and silvers amulets given to female slaves). Next visit to Afro Brazilian Museum (display of the history of Capoeira, na exhibition of the sacred costumes of the orixa's). Finally, visit to Sacred Art Museum (considered the finest museum of its kind in Brazil, having a vast collection from the 17th to the 18th centuries). Duration: 4 hours.

Cachoeira Country Ride

We leave the city behind and drive through the oldest farmland in Brazil. This is the land of sugar-cane and tobacco plantations, peaceful colonial towns and busy country markets. We visit an experimental cacau plantation. We lunch in Cachoeira, a charming colonial town in a beautiful setting on the banks of the Paraguassu River and later taker a walking tour of the town with it's many wood sculptors ateliers, bustling market (Wed, Fri and Sat) and visit the Sisterhood of the Boa Morte, a sorority which traces it's origins back to the time of slavery. Duration: 8 hour