Salvador Tourist Attractions

Salvador Bahia Airport handles millions of passengers per year. With its traffic growing at an average of 14% annually. It means travelers, especially tourists to and from Salvador Bahia, are increasing yearly.

Planning on another trip? Salvador, Brazil, is worth a visit. Below is a list of attractions and activities you might enjoy in Salvador, Brazil:

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Salvador: City Highlights Private Tour

Enjoy a half-day or a whole-day tour and discover the primary spots of Salvador. Choose from five different itineraries to see what you want to see. This tour includes hotel pick-up and drop-off and learning from a knowledgeable private guide about the town's historical background.

Below is the list of itineraries you can enjoy on this package tour.

• Four-Hour Cidade Baixa - Salvador Outskirts Tour
• Four-Hour-Old Salvador with Pelourinho Tour
• Six-Hour Salvador Essentials Tour with Local Snack
• Seven-Hour Old Salvador with Pelourinho Tour & Salvador Beaches
• Eight-Hour Salvador Essentials Tour with Regional Lunch

Salvador by Night: Cultural Dinner and Show

Experience Salvador, enjoy prime seating and a delicious dinner, and see dozens of brilliantly costumed performers during an energetic evening with live percussion, Capoeira, Maculele, Candomblé, and African Gods' dance moves on stage.

This package tour is tailored so you can contemplate Salvador's historic places and nighttime ambiance. Moreover, you will meet the Bahian people and familiarize them with their ancestry.

This tour includes a delicious dinner in a traditional food place that offers typical local cuisine - a combination of unique and unforgettable flavors of Salvador.

In the evening experience, you will also attend a spectacular show of Bahian culture, allowing you to better understand Bahia and its people. The music and the sound of various percussions will bring you to another dimension, enabling you to experience the magic of the sacred cultural dances of the African deities.

African Heritage & Acarajé Tasting 4-Hour Tour

On this four-hour tour, you will understand the African slave trade and its legacy by visiting important historical sites in Salvador, Brazil.

The tour starts at the Fort and Barra Lighthouse, where the port of arrival for enslaved Africans is situated. Then, head to the Tororo dike and see the monument in remembrance of the legacy of African heritage and the worship of Orixas.

You will also visit the Afro Museum of Benin in the historic downtown area. Then, stop by the Church of the Rosary of the Blacks, the New World's first Black Christian religious brotherhood.

The tour ends at Casa do Benin Museum, one of the leading African cultural centers in the state of Bahia.

Full-Day Anthropological City Tour with Lunch

This whole-day tour is dedicated to learning about the anthropological culture of Salvador. Brazil was the symbol of strength and survival of Africans in this land when they were treated as commodities under the oppression of slavery.

The tour will start in the historical region of Salvador, considered by Unesco a World Heritage Site, the renowned Pelourinho. This visit includes the Afro-Brazilian Museum, which exhibits a rich collection of black people's history. Then, proceed to the railroad suburbs and observe the urban terrain changes in settlements of enslaved descendant communities.

Visit the largest open market in Salvador, which is included in the list of intangible heritage of the country, the Sao Joaquim Market, founded by enslaved Africans in the XIX century.

Next in the itinerary, you will visit the old port where the arrival of Africans and a former slave market were documented.

This tour will end by visiting the queen of the sea house at the Rio Vermelho beach.

Half-Day Candomblé Ceremony Experience

Come and respectfully immerse yourselves in this universe of faith to experience a manifestation of traditional religiosity. It usually happens at night when men and women summon the deities through their rituals, rhythms, songs, colors, and food.

The history of the City of Sao Salvador of Bahia has one of its main features, the cultural wealth inherited from African peoples.

The half-day itinerary is prepared by a member of this religion. This aims to give a chance to every tourist to witness one of the most beautiful legacies left by the African ancestors in the New World.

Dos Frades & Itaparica Islands Full-Day Boat Tour

Take a deep breath and enjoy nature spots on an 8-hour cruise along the historic bay of Baía de Todos os Santos. Sail on a traditional vessel and disembark at gorgeous islands, including Ilha de Itaparica.

Discover the largest bay in Brazil at Baia De Todos Os Santos, locally known as Kirimure as Tupinambas. This tour also includes hotel pick-up. Then, aboard the typical vessel, see the bay sights as you cruise across the water.

Take in the beautiful site of Salvador and listen to the soft upbeat vibe of samba music as you sip refreshing cool drinks, such as local caipirinhas, that are sold aboard.

Disembark at one of the 56 pretty islands in the bay, such as the Ilha dos Frades, where the crystal clear beaches, mountains, and native trees will give you breathtaking views. Then head for the island of Itaparica, admire the historical structures, and learn about the religious groups of African origin.