15 Recife Tours to Build a Day Around

1.Private Transfer from Recife Airport to Porto de Galinhas

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 98 reviews Our pick

Book a private, air-conditioned transfer from Recife Airport to Porto de Galinhas for up to four people. The drive takes about 50 minutes and passes Boa Viagem Beach. Confirm your flight details, request a baby seat early, and notify the operator about schedule changes.

“Todo perfecto. Chófer está a esperando a la salida, auto nuevo en excelentes condiciones. Lo usaré nuevamente.”

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2.Private Transfer from Recife Airport to Maragogi

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 63 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Travel privately from Recife Airport to Maragogi in an air-conditioned vehicle. The ride takes about two hours and costs $70.57 per group of up to four. No guide or sightseeing stops are specified, so confirm the pickup details and destination before paying.

“Paguei pelo serviço de transfer mas não foram me buscar no local combinado. Tive prejuízo financeiro e ainda aguardo o estorno do meu dinheiro”

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3.Recife & Olinda City Tour: Unveiling the Charm of Two Cities

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 51 reviews · 8 hours · from $32

Spend eight hours exploring Recife and Olinda with a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking guide. See Recife’s three central sectors, Boa Viagem Beach, Casa da Cultura, Olinda’s colonial center, Alto da Sé Cathedral, and optional museums, churches, and catamaran rides.

“Fue muy interesante conocer la historia de Recife y Olinda . Excelente guía, siempre atento a que comprenda el idioma y atendiendo permanentemente a todos los pasajeros .”

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4.Recife & Olinda City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews Top rated

Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle from Porto de Galinhas to Recife and Olinda. See Boa Viagem, Recife Antigo, Rua do Bom Jesus, giant puppets, the former prison at Casa da Cultura, Olinda’s cathedral, carnival hills, and São Bento Monastery. Driver Janilson is noted for friendly, attentive service.

“Passeio muito agradável, importante para quem quer conhecer mais a fundo com informações sobre a cultura e arquitetura da cidade. Nosso motorista Janilson muito simpático e atencioso, recomendo para todos!”

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5.Tour To Maragogi AL

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews

Leave Porto de Galinhas at 8:00 am in a private, air-conditioned car for Maragogi. You’ll visit the city, stop at Mirante Alto, and spend time at Maragogi Beach, with access to natural pools and boat rides handled separately. Guides such as Milton and Marivaldo are available on some departures.

“Beautiful beach, we were also taken to a very good beach restaurant, with live music. The catamaran ride is very good too and the snorkeling was fantastic. The road of moises is good and it is fun to see all the businesses that put in the middle of the ocean!!! Too bad tRead moreAuto-translated”

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6.Private Transfer from Porto de Galinhas to Recife Airport

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 36 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.)

Travel privately from Porto de Galinhas to Recife Airport in an air-conditioned vehicle in about 50 minutes. The service can collect you from a hotel, B&B, or resort near Porto de Galinhas and drop you at the airport or a nearby hotel. The price covers up to four people.

“Great service, the driver arrived 15 minutes before the required time. The driver was cordial, respectful and knowledgeable. I would recommend to everyone coming to Porto de Galinhas and I would use this company again.”

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7.Private Transport from Recife to Maragogi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews

Travel privately from Recife Airport or your hotel to Maragogi in about two hours. Top Passeios arranges pickup details after booking and serves only your group of up to four people. Drivers including Nito, Israel, Iranilton, Paulo Juarez, and others have been praised for punctual, courteous service.

“Very competent. I was afraid to hire the transport for 4 adults with bags. From the beginning Claudia was in contact, we went from Spin. One day before the contact passed from the driver which facilitated. On the better return, we returned froRead moreAuto-translated”

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8.Boa Viagem or Piedade: Olinda and Recife Antigo Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 31 reviews · 7 hours · from $28Best value

Spend seven hours visiting UNESCO-listed Olinda and Recife Antigo with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, and a Portuguese or Spanish-speaking guide. See São Bento, Alto da Sé, Bom Jesus Street, the first synagogue in the Americas, Marco Zero, Brennand sculptures, and Recife’s old waterfront.

“Hola, es un paseo que no aclara de ante mano que cuando llegás al lugar tenes que tomar una camioneta que te la cobra 60 reales por persona, porque el tour se hace con esa empresa. Uno va creyendo que son los mismos te hacen el tour pero no lo aclara, o sea que el precio es mas caro de lo que indica el paseo. En cuanto a lo visitado, se puede hacer perfectamente a pie, sin necesidad de esas camionetas, que es como debió ser. Gracias saludos.”

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9.Carneiros Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews

Travel from Porto de Galinhas to Carneiros Beach with a private group of up to two. Expect beach time, a catamaran option, sandbanks, clay baths, São Benedito Chapel, mangroves, and help from guides such as Wendel and Welder, known for attentive service and photos.

“Simply very happy to have chosen CamposTour! We made 2 tours with them: end-to-end buggy and Carneiros. I loved, just perfect! In all points: photos, places visited, plans and directions. It was wonderful not having to worry about the photRead moreAuto-translated”

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10.Carneiros Beach Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews

Leave Porto de Galinhas at 8:00 am in a private, air-conditioned vehicle for Praia dos Carneiros. Walk through natural pools, visit a sandbar and clay bath, then stop at the São Benedito chapel. WiFi is included, while boat trips, meals, and admission costs are not.

“Great experience with Up Translados! We used the transfer service and the sheep tour! Super attentive and helpful staff, from Anderson and Letícia, who assisted me virtually, to the drivers, etc. I had booked 2 tours, but unfortunately we had to cancel the tour to the natural pools due to the weather and we had no problems with refunds.”

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11.Carneiros Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 27 reviews · 8 hours · from $32

Travel from Recife to Carneiros Beach for warm water, natural pools, a riverside mud bath, and the 18th-century São Benedito Chapel. Your Portuguese- or Spanish-speaking guide handles the day, with hotel pickup from Boa Viagem or Piedade. Catamaran tickets and lunch cost extra.

“el entorno es muy bonito, merece la pena pero en el tour no ves realmente la playa. Con la visita en catamarán pierdes bastante tiempo para hacer un pequeño recorrido”

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12.Porto Galinhas Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 24 reviews · 8 hours · from $36

Travel from Boa Viagem in Recife to Porto de Galinhas for eight hours of beach time, natural pools, and South Atlantic swimming. A Spanish or Portuguese speaking guide, including guide Zena on some departures, accompanies the trip. Optional raft, underwater, and buggy activities cost extra.

“Excepcional, desde la puntualidad como la atención a cualquier duda o pregunta al guía, muy buena experiencia! Y la playa espectacular 😍”

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13.Tour for Porto de Galinhas

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 14 reviews · 8 hours · from $30

Travel from Recife to Porto de Galinhas for a full beach day with hotel pickup, free swimming time, optional buggy rides, and a tide-dependent raft trip to natural pools. Guides speak Portuguese and Spanish. Confirm pickup and language before departure.

“no English speaking guide was available, otherwise it wasn't bad”

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14.City Tour Recife & Olinda

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 10 reviews · 7 hours · from $29

Spend seven hours touring Olinda and Recife with hotel pickup and a Spanish or Portuguese-speaking guide. Walk Olinda’s cobbled lanes, visit São Bento Basilica, see Carnival dolls, and finish in Recife Antigo. Confirm transport details, since some rides and attraction fees may cost extra.

“El tour por Olinda fue bueno porque la ciudad es linda. no nos gustó ya que nos ofrecieron hacerlo en autos y esto debería haber estado incluido en el valor total. El operador en general malo. no nos dieron la hora correcta de salida. el señor mal presentado,no hizo bien su trabajo. al llegar a Recife mostró lo que quiso,en general un día no agradable.”

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15.Olinda City Tour and Instituto Ricardo Brennand

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 9 reviews · 6 hours · from $94

Travel from Recife to Olinda with a live guide in Portuguese, Spanish, or English. Visit three churches, look over the old city, see Carnival’s giant dolls and a former slave market, then tour the Ricardo Brennand Institute.

“Dia perfeito! Olinda faz jus ao nome. Com guia e motorista, o passeio se torna muito mais proveitoso! Gostaria de ter tido a oportunidade de comer no restaurante Oficina do Sabor, que dizem ser inesquecível, contudo, estava de difícil acesso por conta de ensaio de blocos de Carnaval (fev 2025). Almoçamos no Castelus, bom restaurante (porém caro) den Instituto Ricardo Brennand, que é realmente imperdível!”

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