Private walk tour of Paraty's historical center - BY PARATY TOURS

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Paraty, Brazil

2 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Paraty, Brazil has a rich history. On this private guided walking tour of the historic center visit four churches, a cultural museum and workshop, colonial houses, and more to admire the beauty and learn the legends of this popular seaside destination.

Avoid crowds on a private tour for just you and your group
Accommodate your schedule with flexible departure time
Take home a souvenir map
Eliminate language barriers with an English-speaking guide

What's Included

Bilingual legalized guide CADASTUR
Historic center map
All Fees and Taxes
Meet with guide on your hotel

Visitation rate sights

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

For the private tour of the historical center of Paraty, you have the option to meet either at your hotel reception (if located in the Historical Center) or at the Paraty Tours agency on Avenida Roberto Silveira 479. This flexibility ensures convenience for you and your group.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

What To Expect

First Church of Our Lady of the Remedies

Igreja de Santa Rita

Paraty Religious Arts Museum

Capela Nossa Senhora das Dores

Casa da Cultura de Paraty

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benedict

Centro Historico de Paraty

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Nicholas_S

Christ was a great guide made the trip fun and very informative, learnt a lot about the history of Brazil as well as Paraty. Would recommend the tour with Chris.

Reviews

4.9

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Christ was a great guide...

Nicholas_S, Feb 2026

Christ was a great guide made the trip fun and very informative, learnt a lot about the history of Brazil as well as Paraty. Would recommend the tour with Chris.

My tour was excellent. I...

Brandon_B, Jul 2025

My tour was excellent. I learned so much and really enjoyed understanding the history and present of Paraty. Highly recommend.

Good historic tour, but with a different tour guide

Todd_R, Aug 2024

This was a tale of two cities. We enjoyed touring the historic part of Paraty, and we appreciated how well Viator and Paraty Tours company communicated with us. However, we have never worked with a tour guide who is so negative (e.g. "Brazilians are unorganized, the French are complicated, religions are not good"). We would work with Paraty Tours again, but not with this tour guide.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Dear customer, First of all, thank you very much for your feedback. All opinions are very important to us, negative comments help us understand what we need to change and help us learn how to continue improving. We are sorry for your inconvenience during the tour and have already directed our guides to understand how to provide the best experiences for all our clients. Once again we sincerely apologize for any failure in the way we communicate historical information. Best regards,

An Excellent Tour

Jeff_S, Jul 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Christiano. He was full of knowledge about Paraty and also he was a charming person to spend a couple of hours with. I highly recommend his tours.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hi ! Thanks for your feedback, your comments are very important for us ! We are very happy about your words ! Kind regards !

Quick & Informative

Lynn_M, Jun 2024

Great, quick tour of downtown Paraty. Learned quite a bit in this short tour. Great tour for learning the history of the area without committing a whole day to a tour.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hi ! Thanks for your comments, your opinion is very important for us Regards :)

A charming town Paraty

Ana_S, Sep 2023

Our historical center guide was Ramon who started the tour by bringing us up to the hill where the Portuguese built their fort to protect Paraty from any invasion and gave the history of this former Portugeuse colonial town We were shown a local beach, details on churches we passed but were closed, description of daily life before, why and how the houses were painted in different colors. We were given tips on where to eat, what other things to do in Paraty, recommendation of museum to visit.