The Discovery Center offers a variety of excursions (extra cost) to discover the country - registration on the premises, subject to availability.
Excursion recommended by our Discovery Center. This small city, which is part of the Baroque anthology of the country, is the birthplace of Brazil and has kept its roads and houses from the 17th century. On the edge of the Rio Paraguaçu and at the foot of the hills, visit the Danneman cigar factory. The richest region of the state known as Recôncavo Baiano because of the new Brazilian petrol route.
Excursion recommended by our Discovery Center. One of the largest islands in the Bay of All The Saints with beaches and pristine waters and a fishing village with local crafts. Open-bar and fruit included. A pleasant morning with snorkelling.
Excursion recommended by our Discovery Center. Visit the ruins of the third city to be built in Brazil, dating from the 16th century. You will see the Fountain of Youth, the São Lourenço fort and the historic centre of Iaparica.
Excursion recommended by our Discovery Center. The bulk of a fortress built in 1830 welcomes the traveller landing at Morro de São Paulo. Walk on the beach; sandy coves glittering in the sun and overlooked by majestic forests crowned with palm trees, deserted beaches with natural swimming pools or sand banks emerging over the surface at low tide. Lunch at the restaurant Pimenta Rosa.
Excursion recommended by our Discovery Center. A guided tour of the great city of Salvador, bursting with history, beliefs and melting-pot cultures. Visits to the churches of Bonfim and Saint Francis of Assises; Fort Mont Serrat ; the Barra lighthouse and the famous beach. Lunch at a churrascaria. Afternoon, discover the old district of Pelourinho, both colourful and colonial.
Salvador city tour (evening)
A great show of traditional dancing from Bahia. Capoeira, Samba and Maculelê, for an evening of fast flowing rhythms and unforgettable frenzy. A fine dinner of Afro-Brazilian flavours. Guided tour.
Free time in Pélourinho and in the arts and crafts market. Non-guided visit.