Top Salvador da Bahia Self-guided Tours

Sea forts, a legendary lighthouse and ocean breezes — Salvador's Barra coastline becomes one big playable adventure. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Salvador on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Stand before Forte de Santa Maria, the stout colonial fort planted on Barra's shoreline • Snap the Farol da Barra, the oldest lighthouse in the Americas, watching over All Saints Bay • Decode the story of Igreja de Santo Antônio da Barra on its breezy hilltop perch Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. Bring your team spirit — the bay does the rest.

Explore the mysteries of Candomblé through this cultural tour of Salvador. Over the course of 4 hours with a local guide, visit the Afro-Brazilian Museum which narrates the history of enslaved Africans in Brazil. Go to the Pierre Verger Foundation, the French anthropologist responsible for developing literary and photographic and audio records of the history of slavery. Continue to a Candomblé terreiro (community) and get the opportunity to consult the sacred oracle (optional, extra cost). Walk through the favela to see the urban and cultural development that originated from maroon community, a historical haven for African slaves practicing the Candomblé religion. Round-trip transportation from Salvador hotels is included.

Unwind for several hours as you hit pause on a busy vacation schedule with this boat tour to Itaparica and Frades Islands. Great for travelers staying in or near Salvador, relax as the boat crew handles the trip for you. Catch the sun on deck as you travel and spend time on both islands. Swim, relax on the beaches, and enjoy a local lunch before heading back to the mainland.

Those who come to Bahia do not want to worry or waste time. With our transfer you arrive and find a driver waiting, with new, comfortable and safe vehicles. In a few minutes you will be at your hotel free to enjoy all that Bahia has to offer.