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Hotel	Single	Double	Triple
Convento do Carmo 5*	$1240	$678	-
Pestana 5*	$683	$423	$355
Casa do Amerilindo 4*	$603	$377	$303
Solar dos Deuses 4*	$640	$375	$317
Pousada do Pilar 3*	$445	$312	$270
Vila Gale 4*	$548	$346	$301

 

 

 

 

These prices include transfer in, standard rooms in hotels with breakfasts, group tours, transfer out with driver. We can price for private tours and upgraded rooms. Prices change for major holidays and special occassions. The hotels have many rate categories and we used prices valid for much of the year in order to simplify the chart. At some times of year, rates may be lower.

"I'm pleased to report that the tour in Salvador was excellent. The van was commodious and comfortable, the driver skilled, and Silvia was an excellent guide and an interesting person. They were right on time at the pier and were helpful throughout. I would recommend them to anyone.And thanks for your services and helping us secure this very nice tour at a value price." Blaine

Here are some other tour options:

Full Day Schooner Cruise
Board on a schooner for a cruise in the All Saints Bay from where one can have an unforgettable view of the old part of the city of Salvador. Cruising across the bay, we'll pass by several islands, as the famous Frade island, surrounded by groves of palm trees, warm, crystal clear and calm waters. Views of Loreto, Tobar, da Viração, Costa de Fora e Ponta de Nossa Senhora and Paramana, the most popular among these beaches, before getting to Itaparica, the biggest island of All Saints Bay, with 240 km². The word Itaparica means "around the rocks" and the name comes from the barrier of corals laying 1km from the beaches towards the Atlantic ocean, creating a big natural swimming pool, with transparent warm blue water, excellent for swimming or diving. We will have lunch here. $78 per person .

Bahia by Night Show and Dinner -
In the evening enjoy a marvelous evening of folk dancing and a traditional Bahian dinner - Passengers will be enchanted by the brilliant bahian night life, where music and folkloric manifest in their full magic spirit. We invite you for a regional dinner, including a variety of delicious typical plates and deserts. During dinner, an amazing folkloric show with be presented, featuring the famous "Capoeira" from African salves, the "Maculelê", an impressive dance performed with pieces of wood and big knifes, and the rhythms of the "Candomblé", the old afro-brazilian dances related to religious divinities, specially cultivated in Bahia.. $121 per person for group tour. Or you can just do the show only on a private tour at a reduced rate - $78 per person with 2 or $69 per person with 3, $65 per person with 4 for show and transfers - no guide

Miguel Santana is the name of the Theater where the Bahia Afro Bale performs for the private tour. It is a professional ballet, they've performed all over the world, and it's the only balet group of its kind in Brazil, and I guess, in the world.... The group show happens in the restaurant called "Coliseu". There is a stage in the middle of the dining area, where the dance group performs. They also do a very good job, improving it every year...last time I saw it, a few months ago, I was very well impressed. So, they do not have the status of the Ballet...but they do a great job.... our local operator

Bahia Cooking Class -
The Bahia dishes have the influence of Portuguese, African and Indian cultures with a predominance of local exotic ingredients. At our class you’ll learn how to cook this distinctive culinary composing for example a Moqueca, made of shrimp or fish, cooked in coconut milk, palm oil, herbs and spices. To drink, we’ll choose from the variety of savory fruits that yield to a number of different tropical cocktail combinations, such as the caipirinha.

Departure from hotels at 7:30am we head (assisted by the local chef Rosa Baiana) to the main open air market in Salvador – feira de São Joaquin. There you will get an introduction to the most important components of the Bahia and Afro-Brazilian cuisine. Every morning, hundreds of wind boats come from the surrounded areas of the All Saints Bay bringing people to this market, some of them come to sell their products and some to look for buying products (all kind of fresh and original products). After getting a sense of this very busy area, we begin learning all about the ingredients, pottery, and stuff used in our gastronomy. After finishing our experience at the market, we drive to our experimental kitchen in a typical Bahia family house. With the supervision of Rosa Baiana, we will prepare 2 or 3 of the most popular dishes in Bahia, such us: Moqueca, Vatapá, Caruru, bobó, Acarajé, Feijoada, etc. At the end of this lesson, it’ll be lunch time to try what you have learned together with the chef and our local guide, enjoying a genuine Bahia meal. Then transfer back to your hotel.

Whale Watching at Praia do Forte -
The Humpbacks make an extensive migration from the cold waters around the South Pole until the warm tropical waters in Brazil, where they stay from July to November in order to breed. The Brazilian Humpback Whale Project was created in 1988, aimed to research and to preserve this particular species in Brazil. More than 6000 whales are estimated to occur in Brazilian waters and more than 2000 of these have been photo-identified. Important information has been gathered on the behavior, habitats and conservation needs of the species.