Historical Salvador City Tour
Description
Walking on the streets in the Historical District of Salvador feels like being taken back to ancient times in Brazilian history. Visit the first fort that was built at the entrance point of the bay of All Saints to protect the city from an attack. A stop at the city center is a must for anyone staying in Salvador da Bahia!
Tour Options
Itinerary
After pick up from the hotels, we head to Santo Antonio da Barra Fort, built in 1536 to protect the Bay of All Saints. 162 years later it gained a lighthouse to guide the boats coming to the coast, the "Farol da Barra", which still works to the present day
We will pass the Corridor of Vitória, Largo do Campo Grande (one of the circuits of the carnival), and 7 de Setembro Avenue.
From there we will continue our tour to the Pelourinho (Historic Center of Salvador), stopping at Municipal Square which has a panoramic view of the Lower City (Lacerda Elevator, Commerce, Salvador Harbor and Mercado Modelo)
Stop at Sé Square, a place that keeps ruins of the first Basilica of Brazil located next to Salvador's first Archbishop's Palace.
We continue the City Tour towards Largo do Pelourinho, where there is the Rosário dos Pretos Church and the Jorge Amado House Foundation.
We head to the São Francisco Church and Convent, considered one of the most unique and rich expressions of Brazilian Baroque.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Roundtrip Transfer to Most Hotels in Salvador. Please stay at the hotel lobby 10 minutes before the scheduled time for pick up.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Light clothes and comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Visit to churches, museums and any other attractions are optional and therefore not included.
- The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.
Reviews(6)
The tour was ok. The tour company Lucky was very late arriving to pick me up and failed to communicate with updates. The tour was also conducted in English, Spanish and Portuguese. So the poor tour guide had to say every thing three times, meaning the tour took forever to get through each of the sites. Lucky Tours would do better to keep the language of the tours to 1 or 2 chosen languages and invest in better customer service. Most people are tourist and are not familiar with the surrounds so reassure them with better whatsapp communications.
The tour leader was fine but I was the only person who spoke english on the bus. It was advertised as an english tour but it wasn't. I left early because I didn't feel comfortable waiting for the tour to be translated just for myself. I still missed some information.
I did the tour accompanied by Guia Val, who proved a gentleman, kind and very helpful. I was delighted with his knowledge and how to tell the stories, with his joy and wisdom. I recommend thousands of times! Exemplary professional, of an unparalleled charisma, led me to incredible places, enabling me to know this part of Salvador in a unique way! Congratulations and thanks to Guia Val!.
Prezada Cliente. Muito obrigado pelo review. Ficamos felizes que gostou do tour. Por favor conte conosco em futuras viagens. Obrigado.
To know a historic area full of culture you have to have a Guide - @egculturaturismo (71)98866-2325. An afternoon with a lot of knowledge and curiosity on the streets of the historic center of Salvador. A more than excellent experience accompanied by Mr. Edvaldo (habilitated tourist guide) who had a great welcome, in addition to an incredible reciprocity. In addition to seeing several historic sites, we had a casual meeting with @Tonhomateria (singer and composer)
Prezado Nylson muito obrigado pelo review. ficamos felizes que aproveitou o passeio. Conte conosco em futuras viagens. Obrigado
We were picked up on time. Our guide was great and very committed to bringing us closer to Salvador. It was not a question too much for him, also he gave us excellent recommendations. All at a reasonable price. Highly recommended.
Dear EBent54, Thank you for your review! We apologize we do not have a german representative to respond to your comments. We are glad you had such a great time with us and that the guide gave you good recommendations. We hope to see you again in other visits. Thank you, Pedro Malta on behalf of Diogo M.
An amazing place where you can visit churches, restaurants, squares, history. Everything in its streets and squares. It is essential to walk on these cobblestones. The unevenness of the terrain makes it not very easy to move through its center but the effort is largely compensated by the intensity of the place
Estimado(a) Nieves A Muchas gracias por su evalación. Nos alegra que haya disfrutado de su excursion con nosotros. Esperamos verle en otras visitas. Gracias. Saludos, Pedro Malta por parte de Diogo M.
