Salvador Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Salvador & the Chapada — 6 days
Condor Overland
Runs this trip
9 Days · 8 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Salvador Hostel
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Walking / cultural tour
Nine days in Bahia, inland and back to the sea
Moderate Intensity
Travelers can expect 4-6 hours of daily trail walking
Group size on request
Ages 8+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 8
Where this operator goes
9 days · 17 stopsItinerary
9 days, planned by Condor Overland
Nine days in Bahia — the city, a national park of tabletop mountains, and the coast south of it.
Salvador, PelourinhoHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to the Pelourinho
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationSalvador Hostel
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Guesthouse in the old town
LANDMARKS Pelourinho Elevador Lacerda São Francisco Start point Salvador, Salvador Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães Airport (SSA) 00:00 - 23:59São Francisco is covered in gold leaf paid for by the sugar economy, which was built on slavery — the museum next door is where that is addressed rather than skirted.
Salvador, PelourinhoHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — São Francisco, the Afro-Brazilian museum and the terreiro history
- 6:00 PM — a capoeira roda, and drumming in the Pelourinho
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationSalvador Hostel
Included Activities
- All entries and a local guide
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Igreja São Francisco Museu Afro-Brasileiro Capoeira roda Lençóis was a diamond town in the nineteenth century and emptied when the diamonds went. The park brought it back.
Salvador, LencoisHow the day runs
- 6 hrs7:00 AM — west across the sertão
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationLencois Hostel
Included Activities
- Transport
- Guesthouse at Lençóis
LANDMARKS Lençóis Diamond-era buildings Chapada The Vale do Pati has families farming in it who walk everything in and out. The full traverse is a multi-day trek; this walks the rim above it.
Lencois, ChapadaHow the day runs
- 7 hrs6:30 AM — up to the Pai Inácio table and along the rim
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationLencois Hostel
Included Activities
- Park fees and guide
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Morro do Pai Inácio Vale do Pati Tabletop mesas The Poço Azul only turns blue when the sun angle is right, roughly April to September between ten and one. Outside that it is a dark pool.
Lencois, ChapadaHow the day runs
- 2 hrs8:00 AM — to the Poço Azul and the Lapa Doce cave
- 3 hrs1:00 PM — the Mucugezinho and Devil's Pool
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationLencois Hostel
Included Activities
- All entries and guide
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Poço Azul Lapa Doce Poço do Diabo Eight hours, and the longest transfer of the trip. Itacaré is where the Mata Atlântica comes down to the beach.
Lencois, ItacareHow the day runs
- 8 hrs6:00 AM — east and south to the coast
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationItacare Hostel
Included Activities
- Transport
- Beach guesthouse
LANDMARKS Itacaré Atlantic forest Praia da Concha Southern Bahia is cacao country and the surviving Atlantic forest here largely survived because it was shaded cacao rather than cleared.
ItacareHow the day runs
- 4 hrs8:00 AM — the trail between Praia da Concha and Prainha
- 2:00 PM — a surf lesson at Concha, or a cacao farm
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationItacare Hostel
Included Activities
- Guide and entries
- Beach guesthouse
Optional Activities
- A surf lesson, or the cacao farm
LANDMARKS Prainha Itacarezinho Cacao farms There are no vehicles on the island — luggage moves by wheelbarrow, and the beaches are numbered rather than named.
Itacare, Morro de Sao PauloHow the day runs
- 4 hrs9:00 AM — north by boat to Tinharé
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationMorro de Sao Paulo Hostel
Included Activities
- Boat
- Guesthouse
LANDMARKS Morro de São Paulo Segunda Praia Fortress Two and a half hours across the Baía de Todos os Santos, and it is genuinely rough when the wind is up.
Morro de Sao Paulo, SalvadorHow the day runs
- 3 hrs9:00 AM — the catamaran, which is rough in wind
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Ferry and airport transfer
- Day 1Day 1 · Arrive Salvador
- Day 2Day 2 · Salvador
- Day 3Day 3 · West to the Chapada Diamantina
- Day 4Day 4 · Chapada: the Vale do Pati rim
- Day 5Day 5 · Caves, waterfalls and the blue well
- Day 6Day 6 · Back east to the coast
- Day 7Day 7 · Itacaré
- Day 8Day 8 · Morro de São Paulo
- Day 9Day 9 · Back to Salvador, and out
Pickup point
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Meet atSalvadorSalvador Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães Airport (SSA)
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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Included in the price
You arrange yourself
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Where you'll stay
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Lencois Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Itacare Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Morro de Sao Paulo Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
What you'll eat
8 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 7 dinners across 9 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 9.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- BreakfastServed on days 2–9
- LunchServed on day 4
16 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Who runs this trip
Operated by
Condor OverlandVerified
“Latin America by public bus, the way most people actually do it”
Based in La Paz Running treks since 2014
- Rating
- 4.5(4 reviews)
- Response time
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About Condor Overland
Overland routes on scheduled buses and public ferries. Slower, cheaper, and closer to how the continent moves.
Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 14 days before departure
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 4 reviews
Review summary
Food4.0/5
Guide4.3/5
Itinerary3.8/5
Transport4.3/5
Accommodation4.3/5
Tour operator4.5/5
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Sofia Marchetti – Auckland2026-07-27 · Verified booking
North-east Brazil done well. The itinerary had room to breathe.
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Hannah Lindqvist – Amsterdam2026-07-27 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Would book with them again.
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Karan Shah – Chandigarh2026-07-27 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Recommended.
Reply from Condor Overland
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Farah Qureshi – Kolkata2026-07-27 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Recommended.
Reply from Condor Overland
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Questions people ask
Roughly April to September, between about ten and one, when the sun angle puts a beam through the opening onto the water. Outside that window it is a dark cave pool. The itinerary times the day around it and still cannot promise cloud cover will cooperate.
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