Salvador de Bahía African Culture Tour with Lunch

Mix tradition with culture on this African culture tour in Salvador, where you can 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, you can choose from the following itineraries. In both cases, hotel pickup and drop-off, transport, an English-speaking guide and lunch are included:

Tour with lunch in a favela (6 hours)

After hotel pickup, the tour starts at the Rio Vermelho promenade, visiting the sacred altar of Yemanja. Next, we’ll proceed to Dique do Tororó for photos of African monuments, followed by a visit to the Feira de São Joaquim market, where you will discover the scents and flavours of Africa and try the acarajé.

Subsequently, we will visit the Candomblé Sacred Temple to learn about the Ewé-fon African religion and end with a delicious lunch in a favela. The menu includes a traditional dish, with options of fish or prawn stew, fillet of beef, or fried fish, served with rice, beans, and farofa. After lunch, return to your hotel.

Tour with feijoada with a local family (7 hours)

If you choose this option, the tour begins in the Pelourinho neighbourhood, a World Heritage Site. Here, we visit the Afro-Brazilian Museum and the Ferroviario Neighbourhood. We will also explore the Feira de São Joaquim market, the old slave market in Salvador, and the Candomblé Sacred Temple.

The tour concludes in the Garcia Neighbourhood with lunch at an Afro-Brazilian family's shop, enjoying a feijoada. After the meal, return to your hotel in Salvador.