Salvador da Bahia — 5 days
Afro-Brazilian soul, capoeira and Pelourinho. Day-by-day itinerary: Pelourinho; Afro-Brazilian culture; Candomblé & Bonfim; Itapuã beaches.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Pelourinho
- 10:00 — Arrival at Salvador SSA
- 13:00 — Colonial pousada check-in — Pelourinho, Salvador
- Walk into the Pelourinho — Pelourinho, Salvador → Pelourinho
- 15:00 — Cobbled lanes and colourful façades of the Pelourinho — Pelourinho
- Walk to the Elevador — Pelourinho → Salvador
- 17:30 — Elevador Lacerda — Salvador
- Walk back to the Pelourinho — Salvador → Pelourinho
- 20:00 — Fish moqueca dinner — Pelourinho
Day 2 — Afro-Brazilian culture
- 09:00 — Capoeira roda in the Pelourinho — Pelourinho
- Walk to the Mercado — Pelourinho → Salvador
- 11:00 — Mercado Modelo — Salvador
- Walk to Rua Direita — Salvador → Rua Direita
- 13:00 — Acarajé lunch — Rua Direita
- Walk to the church — Rua Direita → Pelourinho
- 16:00 — São Francisco Church and Convent — Pelourinho
- 20:30 — Olodum drumming evening — Pelourinho
Day 3 — Candomblé & Bonfim
- 09:30 — Igreja do Bonfim — Salvador
- 11:30 — Visit to a Candomblé terreiro — Salvador
- 13:30 — Bobó de camarão lunch — Salvador
- Taxi to Barra — Salvador → Barra, Salvador
- 16:00 — Farol da Barra — sunset — Barra, Salvador
- Walk to dinner — Barra, Salvador → Barra
- 20:00 — Seafood dinner in Barra — Barra
Day 4 — Itapuã beaches
- 09:00 — Bus to Itapuã — Salvador → Itapuã
- 10:00 — Itapuã Beach — Itapuã
- 13:00 — Lunch at a beach barraca — peixe frito — Itapuã
- 15:30 — Itapuã Lighthouse — Itapuã
- 18:00 — Back to the Pelourinho
- 20:30 — Last dinner in the Pelourinho
Day 5 — Departure
- 09:00 — Praça Terreiro de Jesus — Pelourinho
- 11:00 — Tapioca brunch — Pelourinho
- 13:00 — Taxi to SSA airport
- 16:00 — Return flight