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Visit the southern shores of Pernambuco on this private day trip from Recife to Porto de Galinhas, famous for its natural pools. On arrival, it’s just a 10-minute boat ride to the pools where you can use provided snorkel equipment during a 40-minute swim. Afterward, enjoy three hours at leisure to shop, eat, partake in water activities (each your own expense), or simply relax. Enjoy convenient round-trip transport by air-conditioned minivan from hotels in Boa Viagem, Pina or Piedade.

Recife's old town sits where two rivers meet the sea — and this hunt takes you through the history that grew up around that meeting point. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Recife on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Stand at Marco Zero, the symbolic ground zero of Recife Antigo and the point from which all distances in the city are measured • Walk the legendary Rua do Bom Jesus, one of Brazil's oldest streets and the former centre of Dutch colonial trade in the Americas • Visit the Igreja da Madre de Deus, a baroque church that has watched over the waterfront since the 17th century 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. Where the Atlantic meets the rivers, Recife's story begins — and this tour tells it from the start.

Recife’s blend of colonial heritage, waterways, and modern life can be difficult to fully appreciate without local insight. Discover the city alongside a local guide on a private walking tour. This personalized tour allows you to discover the exterior of monuments, including museums, while learning about the city’s history and culture. Museum visits can be arranged if requested in advance. Your guide contacts you before the tour to tailor the experience to your interests. Perfect for families, couples, or solo travelers, this tour reveals hidden gems and local stories that showcase the true spirit of Recife.

Visit the best shops in Recife on this curated shopping tour. With lots of shopping options, it may be hard to know where to start; a guide takes you to the best of the best. You can shop for local goods and international brands in a convenient way, with all transportation provided. Stops include the Shopping Rio Mar, the Central de Artesanato na Praça do Marco Zero, Casa de Cultura, and the old city of Recife, among others.

Welcome to Recife and Olinda! Meet Recife and Olinda with a Guide historian This is a private tour for you, your friends or family with a bilingual historian Guide who will pick you up and take you to your place of origin. Main attractions visited Franscico Brennand Sculpture Park: We will drive via Brasília Teimosa to the Parque das Esculturas by the avenue of another 1 km over the reefs. Overlooking the ancient Recife we make the historical and geographical contextualization of the city of Recife. San José and Santo Antonio: Cais Estelita Avenue and the new urban occupation of the city. Streets of the Aurora and the Sun, Duarte Coelho Bridge (Galo Bridge). Baoba of the Republic Square, Palace of the Princesses, Crab of the Customs House. Old Recife: Marco Zero, Cultural Box, Crafts Market, Rua do Bom Jesus (formerly Rua dos Judeus), Plaza do Arsenal, Malakoff Tower and Cais Apolo.

Sink your toes into the sand of 4 different spectacular beaches in Pernambuco during this 6-hour tour from Recife. With your local guide, stop at 2 viewpoints along your journey for photo ops and views over the surrounding beaches. Learn about the history and culture of the area through engaging commentary from your guide. Explore Suape Beach, among others, and take an optional boat ride up the river.

Shalom ve baruch haba! The Jewish tour of Recife and Olinda is a very special experience for those interested in learning more about the presence of Jews and new Christians in Recife – in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Guide historian will take you to know the main milestones of the Jewish presence in Brazil and about the Brazilian colonial economy, the religious culture of the Brazilian people and about the European wars that brought Portuguese Jews from the Netherlands during the 17th century. In Olinda we will visit some of the main churches, markets and streets of the colonial period and main vestiges of the Marrana presence in Brazil in the 16th century, in addition to the house of Branca Dias, and a mikveh (purification tank) that is representing the "marrana" cultural resistance in the colonial era. . In Recife the tour will be in the historic center where concentrated most of the Jewish community during the Dutch period of the 17th century we will visit the first public synagogue of the Americas.

The origin of the name is indigenous, of the tupi "tab-moi-inda-ré" that means the repopulator. Tamandaré is a municipality located on the southern coast of the state of Pernambuco, more than 100 km from the capital of Pernambuco. One of the entrances that give access to the municipality is the Reserva Biológica do Saltinho, an area covered by vegetation native to the Atlantic Forest. The municipality is prominent in the production of sugar cane and tourism. Its shore is formed by the beaches: Tamandaré, Barra, Pontal do Lira, Campas and dos Carneiros. Carneiros Beach is among the 15 most beautiful beaches in the world. Another tourist point is the Fort of Saint Ignatius located near the beach of Tamandaré, built in the seventeenth century.

Recife Translado has daily concern in offering the best receptive tourism service in the state of Pernambuco. The company has as its principles the satisfaction of its customers, the quality of its services, and the continuous relationship with its customers, internal collaborators and suppliers. In order to follow its objectives and principles, the company has: Own administrative and operational infrastructure; Solid physical and financial structure; Internal collaborators in constant training; Fleet monitored and tracked; Vehicles with regular preventive maintenance.

Explore Olinda, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed city known as the 'Venice of Brazil', on a 5-hour guided tour from Recife. With your knowledgeable local guide, see the highlights and landmarks of the city, including the Francisco Brennard Museum, San Francisco Convent, and the city's local markets. Listen to engaging commentary from your guide during your journey in a comfortable van equipped with Wi-Fi. All entrance fees and round-trip transportation from Recife are included.

Explore the Ricardo Brennand Institute during this 5-hour tour in Recife. Follow an audio guide through the world-class art collection, including one of the world's largest weapons collections and a significant number of Frans Prost paintings. Continue to the Oficina Francisco Brennand to see a collection of a native Brazilian contemporary sculptor, with an additional visit to the Park of Sculptures to see more of the artist's work. Entrance fees and round-trip transportation from select Recife hotels are included.

Explore the ‘Venice of Brazil’ on a small-group city tour of Recife. Visit landmarks such as the Park of Statues, Casa da Cultura, Marco Zero Square, and more. Learn about the history of this coastal city from your guide as you walk through the old town. Enjoy some free time to shop for souvenirs before returning to your hotel.

Located in the interior of the state of Pernambuco, it is more than 75 km from the state capital. The name originates from the Sirinhaém River, a river that bathes the municipality. The tourism in the municipality counts on historical monuments of the middle of century XIX, churches of century XVII and its beaches. The beaches are formed by calm waters that offer a favorable environment for the practice of water sports. In addition to the beaches of Guadalupe, Barra de Sirinhaém, Guaiamum and Gamela, there is Ilha de Santo Aleixo, an island that officially belongs to the municipality, but is privately owned. But it is possible to visit the island through boat trips.