Historical Tour

The Historical Tour focuses the colonial time, the period between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The tour starts with a visit to Farol da Barra (Barra Lighthouse) and the first natural port of the village, the Porto da Barra beach. After that, we continue by car through Barra Hill (Ladeira da Barra), Corredor da Vitória (Victorial Hall), Campo Grande Square, Sete de Setembro Avenue (Avenida Sete de Setembro), Piety Square (Praça da Piedade) and Castro Alves Square (Praça Castro Alves). Stop at Municipal Square (Praça Municipal) and enjoy the view to the All Saints Bay. After that, we walk through the old town, also called Pelourinho, where buildings and churches reflects the influences of a late Barroc in Brazil. The São Francisco Church impresses for its majestic example of barroc-rococo, with sculptures produced locally by monks from the Benedictine Monastery. We finish the tour at Ladeira do Pelo (Pelo Hill), were we can visit the slaves church (Igreja do Rosário dos Pretos) – Headquarter of the Good Death fraternity (Irmandade Boa Morte), center of the slave resistence in Cachoeira.

Tour duration: until 4 hours.
Tour Includes: local guide and transportation costs.
Tour does not include: taxes 

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Panoramic Tour

The Peninsula of Itapagipe, at the lower-city highlights the religiosity of the bahian people and the cultural syncretism. The tour is basically by car, concentrated in the lower-city. First we stop at Dique do Tororó (Tororó Dike) for explanations about the Candomblé and the Orixás, as well as its associations to the Catholicism. Than we follow to the Itapagipe peninsula, passing through the São Joaquim open market, the train station, Ribeira Beach until the Bonfim Church. At Bonfim is possible to watch a catholic mass and be blessed by candomblé practitioners outside the church. The stores both sells catholic figures as well as candomblé elements. After leaving Bonfim, we continue to Montserrat Fort and enjoy a panoramic view to the upper-city. The tour finishes at Mercado Modelo (Handcraft Market), the old customs of the Capital of the Colony.


Tour duration: until 4 hours                                                          
Tour Includes: local guide and transportation costs                        
Tour do not includes: taxes

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Cachoeira and Recôncavo Tour

The Reconcavo region hides stories of a glorious economic past and resistance against Portugal influences. The region used to be one of the main exporters of sugar, tobacco and manioc of the colony and during the independence war, Cachoeira resisted against the Portuguese troops, reason why it is also called Cachoeira “heroic”. The tour starts early in the morning and after 1,5 hours by car we reach Santo Amaro, homeland of Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethania, pioneers of the tropicalist cultural movement in the 70ies. We walk through the local market where the visitors can enjoy some contact with locals and on fruits and legume stands.
After leaving Santo Amaro, we drive for more 40 minutes untill we reach Cachoeira, on the board of the Paraguaçu river. We realize a walking tour passing through the main attractions on the small town. Stop for lunch at a Fazenda Santa Cruz with view to the valley and finishing the tour with a guided visitation to the cigarette fabric, Dannemann. 


Tour duration: until 8 hours                                                             
Tour Includes: local guide, lunch and transportation costs            
Tour does not include: taxes          

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Itapuan Beach Tour

The north coast of Salvador used to be a refuge for many artists between the 50ies and the 70ies. The song "Tarde em Itapuã" which means "the afternood at Itapuã became one of the most famous song of Vonícios de Morais (the componist of "Girl from Ipanema). Itapuã used to be also a source of inspiration for Dorival Caymi, important songwriter who highlighted the beauty of the white dunes and the coconut palms, as well as the Abaeté Lagoon. We start the tour with a short stops at Abaeté Lagoon and at Itapuan Lighthouse Beach. Than we continue through the dunes of Stella Mares until Praia do Flamengo where we stop at a tend at the beach, for enjoying the afternoon. It is possible to have lunch at the beach or at a traditional restaurant with local specialities.


Tour duration: until 8 hours.
Tour Includes: local guide and transportation costs.
Tour does not include: meals

Litoral Norte Tour

   

                

Praia do Forte is located at the North coast of Bahia, 80 Km from Salvador. The locality became famous for its biodiversity, including sea turtles, whales, dolphins and several species of birds and mammals. The small fisher village were discovered by environmentalists in the 70ies and became an important point of ecotourism. After visiting the main attractions at Praia do Forte (mainly the TAMAR Project and Castelo Garcia D’Ávila) we follow to Guarajuba for lunch at the beach. The Bar do Carlinhos offers fantastic traditional kitchen, such as moqueca, mariscada and fishes.

Tour duration: until 8 hours.
Tour Includes: local guide, lunch and transportation costs
Tour does not include: taxes to TAMAR Project and Castelo Garcia  D’Ávila.

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