Bonfim Church & Irmã Dulce Sanctuary Tour

Salvador da Bahia is a city with significant religious sites. This tour focuses on the Bonfim Church and the Irmã Dulce Sanctuary.

Bonfim Church & Irmã Dulce Sanctuary tour

Pickup from your hotel in Salvador da Bahia will occur between 12:30 pm and 2 pm to visit key Catholic temples known for their architecture.

The tour begins with a brief stop at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Conception, a baroque-style church that took over 100 years to build using stones from Portugal. Here, we will observe the carving of Bahia's patron saint.

Next, we will visit the sanctuary of Irmã Dulce, Brazil's first saint, while learning about her life at the church known as the church of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

We will continue to the Sacred Hill to see the church of Our Lord of Bonfim. Visitors can observe the colorful ribbons that adorn the temple's perimeter, tied by the faithful seeking blessings or good fortune. Participants may tie a ribbon if they wish.

The tour concludes with a return to your hotel in Salvador, arriving around 6:30 pm.