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Cachoeira town - panoramic view
Santo Amaro: local market
Cachoeira - churches of Carmo
Cachoeira - Convento do Carmo cloister
Dannemann factory: best tobacco of Brazil

Recôncavo and Cachoeira - the African inland

By MTB - Modern Travel Bahia
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is £198 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

On this tour you will discover the unique region around the Bay of All Saints, the Recôncavo. This is the most African region of Brazil that received the first sugar cane plantations and the first slaves, imported from black Africa. This is a “back to the roots” tour that will give you an unforgettable experience of expatriation.
Leaving Salvador, we pass the poor suburbs of Salvador and, later, a succession of fields for agriculture and grasslands. A whirling road passing by bamboo plantations takes us first to the city of Santo Amaro where we visit the amazing and busy local market and some streets and squares in the centre. Then, the road takes us to the historical city of Cachoeira that lies majestically in the valley of the Paraguaçu river. Here, we stroll through the picturesque streets with its old colonial houses and churches and there will be time for lunch. In the afternoon we visit the cigar factory of Dannemann where the famous top class cigars are still hand rolled.

Activity location

  • Hansen Bahia Museum
    • Rua 13 de Maio no. 13
    • 44300-000, Cachoeira, State of Bahia, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Largo Terreiro de Jesus
    • Largo Terreiro de Jesus
    • 40301-155, Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil

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Recôncavo and Cachoeira - the African inland
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English

On this tour you will discover the unique region around the Bay of All Saints, the Recôncavo. This is the most African region of Brazil that received the first sugar cane plantations and the first slaves, imported from black Africa. This is a “back to the roots” tour that will give you an unforgettable experience of expatriation.
Leaving Salvador, we pass the poor suburbs of Salvador and, later, a succession of fields for agriculture and grasslands. A whirling road passing by bamboo plantations takes us first to the city of Santo Amaro where we visit the amazing and busy local market and some streets and squares in the centre. Then, the road takes us to the historical city of Cachoeira that lies majestically in the valley of the Paraguaçu river. Here, we stroll through the picturesque streets with its old colonial houses and churches and there will be time for lunch. In the afternoon we visit the cigar factory of Dannemann where the famous top class cigars are still hand rolled.

Price details
£197.88 x 1 Adult£197.88

Total
Price is £197.88
Until Mon, 6 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSnacks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSoft drink/Pop
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance fees for museums, churches, parks.

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Hansen Bahia Museum
  • 15m
You see some of the most interesting works of the painter Hansen Bahia, a German guy who came to Brazil running away from Nazism and finally settled in Cachoeira, and learn some about his life.
Pousada Convento do Carmo
  • 30m
We visit the main square of the town with the city hall and the ensemble of the churches and convent of the Carmelites with it's beautiful baroque inner court, now serving as a hotel.
Nossa Senhora da Purificacao Church
  • 1h
We stroll through some typical streets of this vibrating black town and visit the main square with the Church of Purification on one end and the City Hall, both in old Portuguese colonial style, on the other.
Monte Recôncavo
  • 15m
We drive to this mountain with it's old colonial styled church on top and admire one of the most astonishing panoramic views of the whole Recôncavo region!
Santo Amaro
  • 1h
We drive through this vibrating black town, one of the most important cities in the Recôncavo region, and visit it's very interesting and colourful market where the locals from the whole area go buy their food and other stuff!
Rua Dannemann
  • 30m
We visit the cigar factory of Dannemann in the town of São Félix on the other border of the Paraguaçu River, where they still make hand rolled cigars with the finest tobacco from the area, considered one of the best of Brazil!
Cachoeira
  • 1h
This is our final destination.In this historical old town, protected as National Heritage of Brazil, we stroll through the calm streets with beautiful old houses and churches in colonial Portuguese style and have gorgeous views on the Paraguaçu river and it's opposite river border.
Imperial Ponte Dom Pedro II
  • 5m
We will drive over this bridge across the Paraguaçu river connecting the city of Cachoeira to that of São Félix. It was build by order of the second emperor of Brazil (Pedro II) in the 19th Century and will give us a excellent view to the big dam up stream.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHansen Bahia Museum
    • Rua 13 de Maio no. 13
    • 44300-000, Cachoeira, State of Bahia, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLELargo Terreiro de Jesus
    • Largo Terreiro de Jesus
    • 40301-155, Pelourinho, Bahia, Brazil

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