Salvador African Heritage Private City Tour Including Afro Museum
Salvador African Heritage Private City Tour Including Afro Museum
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Feel the power of the ancestry that shaped Salvador on this African Heritage City Tour – the most immersive experience for those wishing to understand the Afro-Brazilian roots of Brazil’s first capital. This emotional journey takes you through the city’s most symbolic landmarks of Black resistance and spirituality, including the Barra Lighthouse, the Dique do Tororó with its orixá sculptures, the former slave market at Terminal da França, the historic Sociedade Protetora dos Desvalidos, and the iconic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People, ending at the inspiring Casa do Benin Museum/Afro Brazilian museum. Guided by specialists, this tour reveals how African culture transformed Bahia into a land of memory, identity, and pride. A powerful and unmissable experience for travelers seeking to connect with the true roots that shaped Brazil.
Itinerary
Praia Do Porto Da Barra(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeThe first beach of the city from the Portuguese colonizer's arrival.Santo Antonio da Barra Fort and Nautic Museum of Bahia
20 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThis a wonderful stop for a photo, it will take around twenty minutes to explore the area in a walking tour with your personal tour guide. It's not included to go inside of the fort, but, you can use your time for that (tickets not included, you will pay R$12 per person to go in)Dique de Tororo
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeGreat stop to see the African orixas images and see from outside the Stadium of football.Elevator Lacerda(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeView from below of the world's first urban elevator. We didn't get on the elevator, nor did we visit the uptown.Mercado Modelo(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeWe will pass in front of the Modelo Market, a central market that sells handicrafts and souvenirs that represent the city of Salvador. We will not visit the interior of the market. It will be possible to take photos in front.Tourist Terminal Náutico da Bahia(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeCidade Baixa concentrates some points of the historical process of African presence in Bahia and Brazil, such as the former slave market.Pelourinho(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeWalking tour of the old city, explore the historical part of Brazil on cobblestone streets and feel the magic of our history accompanied by our guide with a special explanation.Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis is one of those churches of Salvador that one must visit even though they are not of the Catholic religion. Preserving its history linked to slaves, the cult liturgy makes use of music inspired by Candomblé's terreiros, to the sound of atabaques. In the back of the church, there is an old slave cemetery. This church is celebrated every Tuesday a Catholic mass that incorporated some of the elements of African culture, such as singing and dancing.Benin House
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe House has a collection of about 200 pieces from the Gulf of Benin, collected by French photographer Pierre Verger during his expeditions in Africa.Afro Brasileiro Museum
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThe afro Brazilian museum, we visit when its open
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