Private Anthropological City Tour of Salvador
Private Anthropological City Tour of Salvador
Take an anthropological tour of Salvador da Bahia to learn a bit about the cultural history of Brazil. You'll visit sites of African history and check out a street market founded by enslaved Africans. Lunch is included.Local Tour to feel and taste the real soul of afro Bahian people.
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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.
2 hoursSao Joaquim market
Stop to visit São Joaquim Fair that is the largest free fair in the city of Salvador. It houses innumerable informal workers descended from the enslaved Africans, being the main distributor of clay handicrafts, couscous, pots produced in the Bahia recôncavo and sale of products for rituals of candomblé.
1 hourCasa do Benin
Visit the Afro Museum of casa do Benin which narrates the history of enslaved Africans in Brazil through important elements, representative of these cultures, or museum presents contents that facilitate the understanding of the historical, artistic and ethnic aspects that identify African societies and use a reflection on the importance of this matrix.
20 minutesCasa de Iemanja
We will visit the queen of the sea house, located by the beach Rio vermelho, at a fishermen community that built an altar in reverence to that african divinity from the sea, the orixá iemanjá.
15 minutesVodun Zo
Walkthrough the terreiro to see the religious and cultural development that originated from the maroon community, a historical haven for African slaves practicing the Candomblé religion.
30 minutesRecanto das Tias Celia & Leda
Stop for lunch in a local family's restaurant with typical food.
1 hourDique de Tororo
stop at the lake of tororo, to see and admire the sculperts on the water of the African Gods Orixas.
20 minutesIncluded
- Lunch
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entry/Admission - Pelourinho
- Entry/Admission - Recanto das Tias Celia & Leda
- Entry/Admission - Casa do Benin
Not Included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Vegetarian option is available; please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Minimum of 2 adults per booking
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.