Salvador de Bahía African Culture Tour with Lunch

Mix tradition with culture on this African culture tour in Salvador, featuring the option to have lunch in a favela or enjoy a feijoada with a family in the Garcia neighbourhood.

Options

When booking your African Culture Tour in Salvador de Bahía, various itineraries are available. Both options include hotel pickup and drop-off, transport, an English-speaking guide, and lunch:

Tour with lunch in a favela (6 hours)

After hotel pickup, the tour begins at the Rio Vermelho promenade, visiting the sacred altar of the African deity Yemanja. Next, we stop at Dique do Tororó to photograph African monuments, then explore the Feira de São Joaquim market, known for its traditional stalls featuring scents and flavours of Africa. Participants will try the acarajé, a notable Brazilian dish.

Then, we will visit the Candomblé Sacred Temple to learn about the Ewé-fon African religion. The tour concludes with a lunch at a favela, featuring a choice of fish or prawn stew, beef fillet, or fried fish, served with rice, beans, and farofa. After lunch, participants are returned to their hotel.

Tour with feijoada with a local family (7 hours)

This option begins in the Pelourinho neighbourhood, a World Heritage Site. The tour includes a visit to the Afro-Brazilian Museum and to the Ferroviario Neighbourhood to learn about descendants of slaves, followed by exploring the Feira de São Joaquim market. The itinerary includes a stop at the old slave market in Salvador and then the Candomblé Sacred Temple.

The final stop is the Garcia Neighbourhood, where participants will enjoy a feijoada, a bean stew with beef and pork, with an Afro-Brazilian family. After the meal, participants will be taken back to their hotel in Salvador.