Belem: all 9 tours and excursions for your cruise

On this half day walking tour you'll get a taste of Old Belem, Arts and Culture, walking from the pier through the History of North Brazil . Enjoy Belém's vibrant culture, tree -lined squares, colonial buildings and colorful Vero -Peso Market, the largest open air market in Latin America and a UNESCO world heritage site. Amid the bright colors and aromas, you can find everything from the catch-of-the-day to locally made crafts and medicinal herbs along with a large number of fruits you...

Explore the major sites of the city during this half-day outing. Ver-O-Peso Market Firstly, take the transfer from the pier to visit the huge outdoor market that sprawls four blocks. It's the city landmark and possibly the largest market in Brazil. Its filled with stalls offering typical local foods, pottery handicraft, handmade clothing, even charms made by the practitioners of macumba (Brazilian version of voodoo), vegetables and tropical fruits, fish (fresh water...

This tour explores some of the Amazon River´s creeks and channels, giving visitors a glimpse of the mighty river´s majesty. During the boat ride, you will see local canoes, fishing boats and other river crafts making their way along the creeks that lead in and out of the great rain forest. In clearings along the way, you will glimpse homes of the local inhabitants, built on stilts. After one hour boat ride, we stop at Boa Vista do Acará Island for a 45-minutes walking tour...

Explore the history, culture and treasures of Belém during this picturesque, half-day orientation tour of the city. Depart the pier for the brief transfer into Belém. Upon arrival, commence your cultural tour of the city. Forte do Castelo Your first stop is at the 17th-century Forte do Castelo. Located high above the picturesque old city centre, the fortress offers spectacular panoramic views over Belém Bay. During your guided tour inside...

Experience the scenic waterways and lush vegetation of the Amazon River during this memorable, half-day excursion to Boa Vista do Acará Island. Depart the ship and walk along the river coast to embark a boat for a one-hour ride along some of the creeks, channels and narrow canals of the Guama River leading to Boa Vista. En route, see local canoes, fishing boats and other river craft make their way along the creeks of the great rainforest, as well as homes built on...

Leave the píer and join your local chef on a culinary adventure starting at the Ver-o-Peso Market, Belém's postcard attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Stroll into the original market hall, through its blue Gothic arches, imported and prefabricated from England in 1899. Once you get inside you'll be immersed into the Amazon Fish World, with outrageously strange fish like the 40 lb catfish-like pirapema, all laid out on ice. Outside, under the canopies you'll be introduced...

Start your day with a 25 minute bus ride to the local píer where you will then board a traditional wooden boat for a 45 minute trip through the Guamá River towards Boa Vista do Acará Island. During the trip you'll get a a view of life by the river with boats carrying fruits and seeds, fishermen in their canoes fishing for freshwater shrimps, houses on stilts to designed to resist the tide and waves. Once on the island, you will walk for 30 minutes before arriving...

Take a walk through this vibrant multicultural city with tree -lined squares, colonial buildings, and the colorful Vero -Peso Market, the largest open-air market in Latin America and a UNESCO world heritage site.. At the market you will not only take in the sights and sounds but sample local culinary as you walk by medicinal herbs, meat, fish, textiles, basketry, açaí berries. After the market visit, we continue to Belem’s Jeweler Center and visit the Gem Museum exposing...

Integrating yourself into another culture, interacting with locals and understanding the way others live visiting the monuments which show the city history. First stop on this city exploration is a visit to Forte do Presépio, the site upon which the settlement of Belém was founded in 1616. After a tour of the fort continue by food to the old city and the Museum of Sacred Arts, only a few minutes away. The museum has more than 300 sacred arts pieces and is considered one of the most...