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Private half-day tourSalvador Coast Private Tour: Barra Lighthouse, Rio Vermelho and Itapuã
5h, from 07:00
Up to 16 people
Your hotel or apartment in Salvador, or the cruise terminal
Free cancellation, 24h
Salvador's ocean side, from the lighthouse at the mouth of the bay to the striped lighthouse at Itapuã and the dark lagoon among the dunes at Abaeté.
The day
Twenty-odd kilometres of coast road, from the point of the bay to the beaches of Itapuã.
Start
Your hotel
Collected at 07:00 or 13:00, whichever you booked.
+20m
Barra lighthouse
The lighthouse inside the Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra, where the Bay of All Saints meets the ocean. There is a nautical museum inside the fort.
Museum entrance not included
+1h
Porto da Barra
A small beach inside the bay, with calm water.
+1h 30m
Rio Vermelho
The old fishing quarter and the Casa de Iemanjá, where offerings are taken out to sea every 2 February.
+2h 30m
Itapuã lighthouse
The striped lighthouse on the rocks at Itapuã, the beach of Vinicius de Moraes' song.
+3h 15m
Lagoa do Abaeté
A dark freshwater lagoon among white sand dunes, inside a city park.
+5h
Back to your hotel
Or to the Barra seafront for the sunset, on the afternoon start.
Photos by Adriano Rosa, Marcus Alves, Felipe Dias on Unsplash
In the price
- Private vehicle and driver for five hours
- Fuel, tolls and parking
- Itinerary changed on the day
Not in the price
The nautical museum, food and drinks are not included.
Before you book
- Swimming
- Porto da Barra is a calm place to swim. The ocean beaches further north have stronger surf.
- 2 February
- The festival of Iemanjá fills Rio Vermelho on 2 February. Expect heavy crowds and traffic that day.
- Sunset
- With the 13:00 start we can finish at Barra lighthouse around sunset.
- Start time
- Starts at 07:00 or 13:00, every day. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.
- Language
- Guided in English. Other languages on request, if we have notice.
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24 hours before, refunded in full.
Questions
Yes. The tour is private, and the price depends on how many of you travel. Send us your date and group size and we reply with the price.
Yes. Bring a towel; Porto da Barra and Itapuã are the usual stops.
Our full day in Salvador covers the old town and the coast together.
Two vehicles travelling together, on one booking. Message us and we will price it.
Yes. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.
Message us and we'll move it if we can — we work with several drivers, so there is usually room. More than 24 hours ahead costs nothing.
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