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Half-Day Tour of Salvador

Salvador, State of Bahia 41940-350, Brazil
+55 71 3015 2235
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Ranked #26 of 91 attractions in Salvador
4.0 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
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Peoria IL
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46 reviews 46 reviews
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48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

Two couples planned a 2+ week trip to Brazil. We selected hotels based on location as well as trip advisor reviews. We made arrangements ahead of time for transfers from airport to hotels & we booked a 5-night cruise on the Amazon Premium Clipper. I emailed the Manaus hotel re transfer arrangements & received the recommendation of manauscar.com. I emailed... More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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31 reviews 31 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

I discovered that I needed to return to some of the places I saw during a half-day tour. My advice: do a private tour. It's more expensive, yet much more expansive. Do a little research before you go, to decide what's really important to you to see and explore. This is fine if all you want to do is snap... More

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Montreal, Canada
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2011
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It was raining when I was in Salvador for the first time so it looked like a museum day, but then I would not be able to see the city. So I got the advice of my taxi-driver. This is what he said: I will drop you off at the Mercato modelo (covered market). You look around there for an... More

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Turin, Italy
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 August 2011

If you read a novel of Jorge Amado you must go in Salvador de Bahia in Brasil. In the Pelourinho you can meet the flavour, the colours and the taste of the novel by Amado. In the house of the foundation you can see and discover a lot of things. The greatest novelist in Brasil wrote in his books the... More

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Salvador, BA
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 February 2012
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012
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Sao Paulo, SP
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2011
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AVIGNON
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2011
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Erding, Germany
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2011
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