Private Salvador City Tour: Explore UNESCO Sites and Bahia Lighthouse
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106 Ratings
Salvador

Discover the UNESCO-protected colonial neighborhoods and iconic landmarks of Salvador on this private city tour. Explore the Barra Fortress, Bahia Lighthouse, and the historic Pelourinho district.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tour guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Embark on a 4-hour exploration of the renowned Salvador of Bahia through this private city tour. This means you will have the exclusive opportunity to visit the city’s most celebrated landmarks such as the Barra Fortress and Bahia Lighthouse. The journey includes trips to UNESCO-designated colonial districts, as well as Pelourinho, Brazil’s most ancient area.

  • Minimum of two adults per booking
Location
Pelourinho
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Svetlana_m
Jul 24, 2025
Very good guide, local... - Very good guide, local person! We were inspired by Salvador and local culture, seen all main sights.
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Donasanya
Jul 8, 2025
Our tour of Salvador was... - Our tour of Salvador was truly exceptional, thanks to our guide, Vagner. He arrived early, ready to share his extensive knowledge of Salvador, its history, the Afro-Brazilian culture, and the local community. Vagner provided excellent information about Salvador and the various sights we visited. Some of the sights we hoped to see were closed, but Vagner made up for it by sharing information about what we would have seen. Vagner also shared information about activities we could do later. The restaurant recommendations he offered were also superb, adding another highlight to our day. We truly enjoyed every moment of this tour and highly recommend it!
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Jenssa282uk
Jun 11, 2025
Great guide with broad and deep knowledge about culture and history - Vagner is an excellent guide. He knows so much about history, religion including Candomble, anthropology and Jorge Amado and music and probably more we didn’t ask or have time to talk about. Great way to spend some time in Salvador.
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Victorialebrec
May 28, 2025
Wonderful - Amazing tour of all the main historical sights. Vagner was so knowledgeable and also very kind. Highly recommend if you want to understand more about how colonialism has shaped Salvador.
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Q6460txb_rbarab
Apr 11, 2025
Salvador - Amazing tour , my whole family loved every second . Get a bit of the history of Salvador. I will definitely come back
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Jeffry_k
Apr 10, 2025
Great Tour Guide - Fernando Bingre was an excellent guide. It was a great tour of the city, covering all the bases very efficiently.
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Jmk-pittsburgh
Apr 10, 2025
Excellent Tour with Fernando Bingre - This tour was exactly what I was looking for. It covered a lot of the major sights in about 4 hours. The first 1.5 hours or so was done in a van so that we could see some of the sights outside of the old town area. We then covered the rest of the sights on foot. Our tour guide, Fernando Bingre, was excellent. He speaks great English and did a great job of explaining the different sights as well as the history of Brazil and Salvador. Overall the tour was top notch and a great use of time. I highly recommend the tour and Fernando.
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Alinedb7613bp
Apr 4, 2025
Holidays - I was in town for business and had the pleasure of traveling with Wagner. I especially found that he was extremely well informed about the places we visited and would recommend it to anyone. The area is very interesting and worth a visit!
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M3264gksantiagom
Mar 31, 2025
Salvador - I was a very pleasant tour I highly recommend to know a bit of the history of Salvador made a total difference in the trip
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Boopmarie
Mar 28, 2025
Nice colorful city - Tour of the upper town with a very friendly guide. Pretty colors, a little history, 3h round trip with stoppers on the way, for 3h maximum visit. We still have the impression that we went mostly from shop to shop (souvenirs, paintings (the Brazilian Picasso), magnets...) by flying over the rest. We had removed our chains but no bracelets or rings and we never felt insecure
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