City Tour

Before exploring Salvador`s various cultures and attractions, a day-long city tour will give you an overview of what the city has to offer. Estimate Total Time (T): 8h Estimated Total Cost (C): R$ 130 Best on: Sunny Weekday ind a tour guide with a car that will fit all. Call the tour guide sindicate and order a guide. Singtur

1 Ice-cream at Ribeira

Every Salvadorian’s favourite ice-cream parlour, due to it’s large number of flavours and to its endurance over the years.

2 Igreja Bonfim

Bonfim Church is a landmark, due to it’s geographic location on a little peninsula in the bay, and due to its inumerous attenders. It is also the center of attraction during the month of January, when virtually everyone in the city comes over to wash it’s stairs, making it into one of the world’s largest public events.

Apart from a cool name, it has great view of the bay and the lower city. A 30 minute stop.

3 Feira Sao Joaquim

An extremely different, non-touristic attraction is to stop over at the fruit/produce/ chicken fair and experience a real third-world market. A great place to buy and try all the fruits you never had

4 Solar do Unhao

The Modern Art Museum, located in an old slave quarter, is nice quick stop for you to see weird but cool artworks by Bahian artists.

5 Vitoria Corredor Museums

Along the Corredor da Vitoria there are three museums: the Carlos Costa Pinto, the Arqueology and the Bahian Art museum, each of which can be seen in under 20 minutes.

6 Late Lunch at Farol da Barra

The Barra Lighthouse is a must, not only because of its view in to the bay and out in the ocean, but because the maritime museum is located in it. The outdoor varanda is great place for photos, and it’s cafe is not just a tourist attraction, it is actually tasty!

7 Stroll along Barra beach

Take off your shoes and digest it off with a nice stroll along the beach and back. Then drive or walk over to Morro de Cristo.

8 Morro de Cristo

Not much to do, but that’s the point: get a beer, sit on the grass between the palm trees and enjoy the view of sundown in Salvador. Leave once dark, before the mosquitos bite.