Sailboat Cruise in Salvador: Discover Itaparica and Frades from Atlantic Waters

Embark on an 8-hour sailboat cruise in Salvador and explore the beautiful sights of Itaparica and Frades islands from the Atlantic waters. Enjoy stunning views of the upper and lower cities of Salvador while sailing through the calm waters of All Saints Bay.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tourist Terminal Náutico da Bahia - Salvador’s nautical terminal, where they will embark for the beginning of the tour, so this is the destination at the end of the tour, where they will disembark.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Lunch
  • taxa portuaria do terminal marítimo de embarque
Additional Information

Experience Salvador’s stunning scenery from a distinct vantage point on the Atlantic Ocean during this 8-hour sailboat voyage (capacity of the Escuna boat is approximately 80) across the placid waters of the All Saints Bay (Baía de Todos os Santos).

Our journey will take us past the Old Fortress of São Marcelo, offering breathtaking views of both the upper and lower cities.

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Tourist Terminal Náutico da Bahia
Avenida da França
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tanao45
Nov 15, 2024
Pleasant - The excursion was beautiful and well organized, the guide Vicente is the island of itaparica very good in its explanations By putting somewhat deficient landing on the island of itaparica, it could be solved otherwise to not tread water
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B6861vnandrem
Sep 9, 2023
Frades Island Tour @passeiosidf - I highly recommend the private tour to Ilha de Frades with the company @passeiosidf. The boat pilot "O Marujo" is very different, patient and I always ask Neto to make the tour more relaxed, in addition to recommending the lunch, which was top notch.
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Erinne
Aug 19, 2022
Wonderful guide and beautiful beaches - This was one of my favorite experiences while in Bahía. Our guide, Wilson was incredibly friendly, patient, and kind as he guided us to the boat and translated everything the boat captain was saying. Wilson is also incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture of this place. I enjoyed learning about the origins of the samba music that we were listening to during the boat ride. The samba musicians were friendly and played great music. The first island we went to had the most amazing beach - I could have spent many days there if I could, as the water was so calm and warm. The lunch we had at the second island was delicious. We sailed back as the sun was setting and got amazing views from the water. Our group can call Wilson a friend, because we had so much fun getting to know him and truly enjoyed his company.
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Karinalazzaroni
Aug 30, 2024
It's worth it - The tour is nice, despite the distance between the islands, the places are beautiful and the stop Pro lunch was in a great beach club restaurant.
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Lili_n
Dec 2, 2023
Great experience. Would... - Great experience. Would haven been better if they had English translator but was a beautiful adventure.
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Nicodutarn
Feb 22, 2023
Nice experience - Very nice walk the boat chooses its stops carefully so that you can enjoy the scenery and discover the main beaches of the island Meals on the boat simple but very good I just wish the guide could explain a little more about the history of the island She does it very well in Portuguese but for the others it is very summary
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Alain
Jan 10, 2023
To be redone but without the restaurant (too many people) - A great musical Mood and a festive Brazilian atmosphere on the boat. The staff with little care and a good caipirinha.
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Alejandro_v
Feb 10, 2025
First disappointment with Viator - We're all aware that most trips on Viator are actually WAY less expensive if you contact the agency directly. But we agree to pay because Viator kind of guarantees quality and a couple perks more. This, unfortunately, was not the case. I asked around, and the agency price for the trip has around 20 USD, and I paid roughly 3x that. And again, I'm all in if it's worth it, but: - Really packed and uncomfortable boat. - The trip was supposed to last 8 hours and it lasted 11 because: - One of the boat's engines broke down and we had to wait for another ship to come tow us. And I mean, these things can happen, the problem is that: - They waited for almost AN HOUE before they told us what was going on. - Overall quality felt really poor.
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Lucasst6855xn
May 13, 2023
Too expensive here! - Overpriced, it is better to take on site directly or elsewhere but not here! 60€ per person while on the same boat most people paid 17€! The duration spent on the islands is too short about 2 hours on each a little just to enjoy...
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Murilo
Jun 27, 2023
sad - you pay the boat, have a queue, delay to arrive, then you have to pay another fee (for some people the tour paid before for others not, I didn't understand the reason). But until then, it's okay. Therefore when you arrive at the destination, they take you to a restaurant in the middle of nothing, bad dear, that they have partnership, and you stay there without doing anything obliged to go to the restaurant or stay without doing anything. And then wait all the trip back that was bad. For those who like to walk hours by boat and eat in such a restaurant "pay about 60-80 reais and eat at will" is worth it.
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From $65
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).