Recife and Olinda City Tour

Overview

Available languages

Portuguese

Spanish

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a panoramic tour of Recife and Olinda. See beautiful historical buildings including the Casa da Cultura - a 19th century building that was once a prison and is now a centre for regional culture with craft stores and local delicacies. See why Olinda is a UNESCO World Natural and Cultural Heritage Monument

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.

Passengers who do not get the catamaran ride will follow the guide to Marco Zero on the bus.

Entrance fees to any other attractions are optional and therefore not included. Ask your guide for more information.

Those who choose not to visit such embassies can wait in the square of the Navy Arsenal, which is very pleasant and leafy.

Payments for any entrances must be made at the time in brazilian reais.

By decree of municipal law, medium and large vehicles are not allowed on the historical site of the city of Olinda. For this reason, some parts of the script are done on foot. Important to wear light clothing, comfortable shoes and sunscreen.

There are options for hotels located in Recife and Porto de Galinhas. Pay attention to your hotel address when confirming your reservation.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Roundtrip Transfer to Most Hotels in Recife and Porto de Galinhas

Professional Tour Guide

Food and Beverages

Lunch

Catamaran tour

Dolls Embassy Entrance

Tickets to Embassy of Pernambuco

Museum and Church entrances

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Boa Viagem Beach

After pick ups in the hotels, a panoramic tour is made along the Boa Viagem shore, one of the most famous urban beaches in Brazil.

Admission Not Applicable

Praca do Marco Zero

Then stop at Catamaran Space, where you can take a beautiful catamaran ride (passengers who do not take the ride will head to Marco Zero by bus) through our "Brazilian Venice". During the water tour, while the guide tells about curiosities and stories of the city and the main points of the region, visitors will be able to enjoy beautiful landscapes of the city of waters, beginning with the Pina basin, passing the Wall of Porto, river mouth Capibaribe, Port Basin, Sculpture Park of Francisco Brennand, having its end at the zero point of our city, the Marco Zero Square. The duration of the catamaran ride is approximately 30 minutes.

30 minutes • Admission Not Included

Options

Porto de Galinhas - Spanish

Tour led by a spanish speaking guide departing from hotels located in Porto de Galinhas
Pickup included

Recife - Portuguese speaking

Tour led by a portuguese speaking guide departing from hotels located in Recife
Pickup included

Porto de Galinhas - Portuguese

Tour led by a portuguese speaking guide departing from hotels located in Porto de Galinhas
Pickup included

From Recife - Spanish speaking

Tour led by a spanish speaking guide departing from hotels located in Recife
Pickup included

Reviews

4.78

9 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Wonderful
Isabel M,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very good organization. Compliance with schedules and enough time for walking visits. Good choice of restaurant the Bode
A private view of Olinda and Recife
galva0,
Oct 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Visiting the hereditary capitania of Olinda and Recife was to see two cities that leave to be desired by my tourist look. Intensive traffic, something like making a journey of 20 kilometers in an hour! It had cultivated images of the river Capibaribe, but it was disappointing to see the small buildings deformed by graffiti and the loss of the colors of the casario. The center of Recife, with the famous street of the Jews, completely disfigured by flags, which did not even allow the photograph of the "third most beautiful street in the world" (titled by the American magazine Architectural Digest)! Olinda has a colonial architecture with its churches and the look of the long and green sea. The cherry of the pudding in Recife was the Brennand Workshop in the Várzea neighborhood. A mix of styles between Dali and Gaudi, in a sensational space. Brennand's works are impressive.
Excellent tour , great value !
raymond186,
Mar 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A comprehensive tour of various points in Barra , several city beaches , and the old town , including a spectacular gilded church . Ending with a nice lunch . Paid separately .
Olinda.
María Julieta A,
Jan 24, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very colorful and well maintained. You're harassed by guides but they understand if you don't want to hire them. Before it was people who asked on the street and this project included them with a Tourist Service with cost that haggles