Top Paraty Self-guided Tours

Paraty's cobblestone streets and colonial facades have barely changed in 300 years — and this hunt takes you deep into every corner. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Paraty on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Search out the Igreja de Santa Rita de Cássia, Paraty's oldest church and a jewel of 18th-century colonial architecture • Pause at the Cais de Paraty, the historic waterfront quay that once shipped gold from the Brazilian interior to Lisbon • Unravel the mysteries of the Casarão dos Símbolos, a colonial mansion covered in cryptic masonic carvings Around 2 hours, any group size, available in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. A perfectly preserved colonial town and a scavenger hunt made for it — this one's hard to beat.