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Activity Santos, Brazil
7-Hour Shared Group Santos Tour : Mont Serrat, Coffee Museum and Sightseeing
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About this activity
Discover the wonders of Santos on a 7-hour city tour. There is plenty to see, do, and explore in the city, which is famous for its beaches, tropical climate, and wide variety of attractions. Meet your friendly bilingual guide for the day at Santos Seaport, then set out onto the vibrant streets of Santos for the tour expedition.
Start with an exploration of Porchat Island, then enjoy time visit to the colorful Botanical Gardens. Once you’ve worked up a bit of an appetite, take an hour for lunch before heading to the popular Monte Serrat. Along the way, listen to your guide share fascinating stories and insight into each of the landmarks, as well as Santos’ history, culture, and traditions.
After sometime at Mount Serrat, enjoy a quick visit to the iconic Pelé Museum and the Shrine of St. Anthony of Valongo. From there, head to the Coffee Museum for a tour to learn about the history of Brazilian coffee and its production. At the end of the tour, be dropped off at the meeting point.
At a glance
- Duration
- 7 hours
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group
- Up to 15 people
- People per booking
- 1–15
- Guide
- Portuguese, English, Spanish
- Operated by
- Gregtur Turismo
Ages: Infants (1–3 years) · Children (4–9 years) · Adults (10–99 years)
What is included
Included
- Included: VAT, all taxes, handling charges and parking fees during stops.
- Included: Tickets for the attractions are all included.
- Included: Transport by fully-equipped vehicles.
- Included: Private driver for groups bigger than 3 people, otherwise the guide drives the vehicle themselves.
- Included: Licensed bilingual private tour guide.
Not included
- Not included: Meals and drinks.
- Not included: Tips. (optional).
Itinerary
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Santos
30 min
Sightseeing Santos:
Take a sightseeing in the beautiful restored historic center of Santos and drive along the 8-km long of continuous, wide and flat strip of sandy beaches. Santos major highlight is the largest beach garden in the world, recorded in the Book of Records with 5335 meters long, full of flowers and carefully treated trees.
Santos is also home to the largest port in Latin America where a huge portion of the Brazilian GDP passes through at a never-ending coming and going the transatlantics.
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Porchat Island
30 min
Porchat Island:
Admire the marvelous view of the shoreline of Santos and the city of "Saint Vincent" (First permanent Portuguese settlement in Brazil) from Niemeyer’s monument on the top of Porchat Island hill. You'll be able to see the whole shore, ships on the horizon, waves being formed, people like ants and paragliders flying around!
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Orquidario Municipal
30 min Admission included
Zoobotanic Park
An unmissable walk for all ages, it has almost 500 animals of 70 species, many of which live free, like agouti, tortoises, saracuras and peacocks. To top it off, trail through tropical rain forest, sensory garden and Indoor bird nursery, where birds land very close to people.
The park also has about 1,500 trees and shrubs. It is a true Urban Tropical Forest, formed by specimens from different countries of the world including the tree that gives name to Brazil, the brazil-wood.
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Santos
one hour
Lunch Time (Not included)
Have a proper lunch at an all-you-can-eat buffet with a variety of fresh dishes from seafood and barbecue to traditional Brazilian delights.
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one hour Admission included
Mount Serrat
Ride on a tram upwards mount Serrat which is a peak that has a superb panoramic viewpoint from the former old casino on the top of it. The access to the hill is made by a funicular system, called the cable car of Monte Serrat, that connects the top hill to the center of the city and departs every half hour.
From its viewpoint, it is possible to have a complete view of the port, the urban part of Santos and surroundings, Bertioga Canal, Estuary and Barnabé and Santo Amaro Islands. At the top of peak lays a 17-century Chapel of Our Lady of Monte Serrat, patron saint of the city and one of the historical attractions of it, dating from 1603.
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Museu Pele
30 min Admission included
Pelé Museum
The Pelé museum presents the history of the word's most famous and genius football player, Pelé. Pelé played for Santos, which is why there is a museum dedicated to him in this city.
The 5-story building museum has a very comprehensive collection of prizes and highlights about the 2 football World cups won by Pelé, photos and video footage, interesting facts about special matches, timeline of his life, and much more.
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Santuario de Santo Antonio do Valongo
20 min
Sanctuary of St. Anthony of Valongo in Santos
Built in 1640, it's one of the oldest churches in town and one of the most beautiful in Brazil displaying rich and colorful decorations.
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40 min Admission included
Coffee Museum
Have a breakfast at the stylish coffee shop of the coffee museum in Santos, and visit it to learn about the importance of the coffee for Brazilian socio-economic development.
The coffee shop offers the opportunity to try out all the types and aromas of coffees grounded right before drinking.
Built in the richest times of the city, the imposing Coffee Museum is an eclectic style building opened in 1922 to be the Santos Stock Exchange. It has a luxury finish with imported materials such as marble Carrara and Bohemian crystal chandeliers.
Meeting point and pickup
Everyone meets at the meeting point.
Meeting point
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Upon disembarking the ship at the Santos terminal the customer will be met by our staff who will be holding a sign written GREGTUR CITY TOUR.
The meeting point is within the terminal area and it's numbered as 2 (Meeting point 2). In front of the CROSSWALK, underneath the shelter of the bus platform.
End point
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Upon disembarking the ship at the Santos terminal the customer will be met by our staff who will be holding a sign written GREGTUR CITY TOUR.
The meeting point is within the terminal area and it's numbered as 2 (Meeting point 2). In front of the CROSSWALK, underneath the shelter of the bus platform.
Using your ticket
- Meet the guide and driver at the designated meeting point and time at least 10 minutes prior to the tour's departure which is at 9:30 am.
- Check-in: 9:00 am
- Departure: 9:30 am
- Santos Cruise terminal meeting point: The meeting point is within the terminal area and it's numbered as "2" (Meeting point 2). It is in front of the CROSSWALK, underneath the shelter of the bus platform facing the way out of the terminal named as P3 (Gate P3).
- Upon disembarking from the ship at the Santos terminal the customer will be met by our staff who will be holding a sign with the name written "GREGTUR CITY TOUR".
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| If you cancel | You get back |
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| At least one day before | 100% |
| Less than a day before | 0% |
Good to know
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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