2 hours
3 languages
Instant confirmation
Mobile ticket

Highlights

Follow an experienced guide for a 2-hour city sightseeing tour of Paraty—a Portuguese colonial town along the Gold Trail (Caminho do Ouro). You’ll walk cobbled streets in the historic center, open only to bicycles and pedestrian traffic. View churches, museums and colonial homes in the charming town, situated on the Bay of Ilha Grande along Brazil’s Costa Verde (Green Coast). Choose between a private option with bilingual guide or shared tour with portuguese speaking guide.

Inclusions

What's included

Private or shared tour
Local bilingual guide (private option only)

What's not

Entrance fees to attractions
Food and Beverages
Roundtrip Hotel Transfer
Possible visitation fees at tourist attractions

Itinerary

After your guide picks you up at your hotel in Paraty, embark on a 2-hour sightseeing tour of the colonial city with your small group. Your guide will point out the town's preserved 18th-century architecture, which together forms a National Historic Monument in Brazil. Be sure to keep your camera at the ready for fantastic photo opportunities while you stroll along the cobblestone in the historic city center, which provides pedestrian-only access.
Passes by
Head to the Casa da Cultura (House of Culture), a colonial mansion housing a permanent exhibit that documents the local culture through photos and video. You’ll have great views of the town from this museum, which also holds replica displays of Paraty’s past. Hear legends of the gold and coffee trade as your guide explains Paraty’s history during the last few centuries.
15 min
Depending on which churches are open, you may also step foot inside the First Church of Our Lady of the Remedies, named after the town's patron saint. Originally built in the late 1700s, the building now houses art from both past and contemporary local artists.
15 min
Visit Baroque churches such as the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, built by and for slaves in 1725, and admire the gilded wooden altars dedicated to St Benedict and St John.
15 min
Visit the ancient and historical Nossa Senhora das Dores Chapel.
15 min
Check out the historical building of the Santa Rita de Cassia Church
15 min
Museum housed in a 1722 stone church with historical exhibits, including many religious artifacts.
15 min
At the end of the walk, stop for tasting of cachaças and liqueurs (optional) at Cachaçarias in the Historic Center.
15 min

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

4.5

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Know before you go

Meeting point: * There is no hotel pick up/drop off. Passengers must go to the following meeting point: Agência Paraty Tours - Av. Roberto Silveira, 479 - Centro, Paraty - RJ
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size: Up to 20 travellers
Operated by: Gray Line Brazil

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Entrance fees are not included in tour price and must be paid on the date of travel
Some churches may not be open on certain days during this tour; therefore they will only be visited if open on tour date
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.
There is no hotel pick up/drop off. Passengers must go to the following meeting point: Av. Roberto Silveira, 479 - Centro, Paraty - RJ

How it compares in Paraty

Its from-price is 77% below the median of the 102 experiences we list in Paraty.
It is shorter than most of them.
By number of reviews it ranks 51 of 102.

About Paraty

Paraty is a Portuguese colonial port on Brazil's Green Coast, with whitewashed houses, cobbled streets and a bay full of forested islands.

Paraty grew rich in the eighteenth century as the port where Minas Gerais gold was shipped towards Rio and Portugal, and its historic centre, a World Heritage Site, keeps the whitewashed houses, painted doors and rounded stone streets of that time. The streets slope so that the highest tides flood them, a design said to wash them clean. Small churches once served different communities, among them Santa Rita, Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Nossa Senhora das Dores.

Top-ranked sights in Paraty: Paraty Bay, Cachoeira Toboga, Gold Path (Caminho do Ouro).

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