Private Tour

Private Walking Tour of the Historical Center of São Luís do Maranhão

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Overview

Available languages

Portuguese
English
French

Mobile ticket

Welcome to the Ludovicense capital, the Island of São Luis do Maranhão which, beyond being the gateway to the natural Paradise of the Lençóis Maranhenses, is one of the most emblematic and charming historical centers of Brazil.

World historical heritage (UNESCO) keeps for its narrow colonial streets the beauty and magic of the island that unites the northeast to the north of our country; I invite you to learn a little more about its culture, legends and historical corners.

Come and feel the embrace of the enchanted island of the Brazilian northeast.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

1

Palacio dos Leoes

beautiful government palace

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

Centro Historico de Sao Luis

We will walk through the beautiful streets of the historic center that is a World Heritage Site (UNESCO). Knowing stories and important characters of the construction of the city of São Luis.

50 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Certified historical guides

Private transportation

Options

Walking Tour of São Luís do Ma

Guide in English / Spanish

Private Walking Tour of the São Luís do Maranhão Historic Center

Guide in Portuguese

Reviews

4.09

22 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Guide did not turn up, no reaction from tour operator

    Markus K,,Oct 13, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    1.00

    We booked this trip one or two days in advance and got confirmation. However, when we waited at the indicated address (which is anyway the most unusal meeting place), no guide turned up. All in all we waited for about 30 minutes. We contacted the tour operator through the viator chat function, but till today, three weeks later, we haven't go any reaction at all. When I checked the proposed itinerary, I realized that it is full of errors. The indicated itinerary is in reverse order of meeting and end place, one place (Museu da Gastronomia Maranhense) is listed twice and the Palacio dos Leoes is listed as a 30 minute visit although it has been closed to the public for a while. We then decided to explore the old town of São Luís on our own. The area is easy to walk in, we felt safe and discovered many interesting streets and places. Lovely city, we liked it (even without the guide).

  • Cultural Travel

    alecostaf,,Sep 11, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    It was very nice experience, Manu's guide is excellent, explanations in detail, very friendly, every place, every moment a historical fact to know, very good to know the places of our country, I am from RJ and now I can say that São Luiz is in my heart.

  • Historic content!!

    777biancat,,Jul 10, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Manu guide is super prepared! It was a very rich tour of information. In addition, several things that I had already heard somewhere, came with many more details in her presentation! Excellent really!!! We love!

  • Palace of Lions, Museum of Sacred Art, Cathedral

    felipeaU1298FN,,Apr 23, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Many nice places to visit, with free visits and good care, with guides and all. In one day you can visit the historic centre

  • Sao luis centro is the most dangerous place

    38behzadm,,Mar 17, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    1.00

    The meeting place for this tour is on a most dangerous location in Sao Luis. As we attended the tour meeting place, we were attacked by 2 people. They attacked my wife and while one of them threatening me by knife, the other one stole my wife's phone. There are many people around and just watching as if this is normal in Sao Luis. It was 10:20 am. if you want to be alive, do not stay in Sao Luis. If you want to visit Barrienhas or Lencyos national park, take a transfer to those area but do not stay in Sao Luis. This tour compay is one of the worse company. When we contacted them the night before the tour and told them the location is like a bus stop, they did not bother to call. After we told them that we were attacked, they did not respond anymore to find out what happened to us. We booked our tour via Expedia and we told them about the incident and they refund us and promise to nvestigate. .

  • Historic Centre of St. Louis

    mariluciam2016,,Oct 12, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Great visits, very beautiful places in the historic center. It's worth it. We went to the palace of lions, the reggae museum.

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  • Great Experience

    bivianas2019,,Oct 12, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Angela was great! She told us all about the historic center in Sao Luís, the people, and showed us how incredible Sao Luis is. We learned a lot! We appreciated the tour being in English as we don’t speak Portugese. Overall great experience!

  • Badly preserved beauty

    E6438WJrobertog,,Sep 1, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    Everything interesting was built over 100 years ago. The center is very small and needs a renovated, but with some interesting buildings. Manu's Guide helped to understand the various stages of the place's history.

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    Mobile17226524263,,Aug 8, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Great place to meet. Failure in lack of structure and support to the vacationer. Whenever requested information were passed wrong. Worth seeing

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  • Valid for an overview of the historic centre

    davidbO2787GE,,Jun 23, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    The tour is valid for those who have limited time and who actually see the historic center. Very light walk, suitable for local heat. Reasonably well-informed guide, though confusing with dates. It takes to places that if alone would not go due to lack of visible information, as a mirror in the building of the Municipal Secretariat of the Farm. Worth the tour

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4.09
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