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Salvador

3 Days in Salvador

8Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumPelourinho

Pelourinho

Pastel colonial streets and the gold-lined São Francisco Church.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1 h

    Igreja de São Francisco

    UNESCO

    Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia

  3. 16:15
    1.5 h

    Largo do Pelourinho

    UNESCO

    Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia

  4. 19:30
    1.5 h

    Moqueca baiana

    Food

    Rio Vermelho

Day 2Day TripFullItaparica

Itaparica and the Bay Islands

Schooner trip to Frades and Itaparica islands.

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Day 3City DayMediumComércio

Lacerda Elevator and Mercado Modelo · Afro-Brazilian Museum

The art deco lift between upper and lower town, then the craft market. Carved orixá panels and the history of Bahia's African heritage.

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Day Trip

Praia do Forte

Beaches, reef pools and the turtle project, an hour north.

Day Trip

Cachoeira

Colonial river town of candomblé, two hours inland.

Half Day

Bonfim Church

The pilgrimage church draped with ribbons.

Half Day

Barra Lighthouse

The fort lighthouse and beach at the mouth of the bay.

When to Go

This version is for Sep–Dec. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest May (166 mm), driest Dec (57 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER