Belo Horizonte Tours

Indulge your love of history on a day trip to Ouro Preto, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Mariana, the first capital of the state of Minas Gerais, from Belo Horizonte. Cover more historic sites in less time as you travel in air-conditioned comfort, and discover tales and trivia that you’re unlikely to find in the guide book.

Get to know the paths, encounters and friendships of Milton Nascimento, Lo Borges, Beto Guedes and the collective of musicians through an unprecedented and thematic city tour. This tour allows you to go back in time and relive the stories and places where young artists met and made friends in Belo Horizonte. Inside an old bus from 1957 we sing, learn and have fun. Unmissable!

This is a unique experience, as you will have the opportunity to walk through the original area of Belo Horizonte, where the city was originally built and from where it was developed to what it is currently. During the tour, we will visit several important points of interest of the city and in all of them, the historical and cultural importance of each location will be explained. We will make a geographical, historical, cultural and architectural contextualization of each place we go. In the end, visitors will have a much broader view of the city of Belo Horizonte (and the state of Minas Gerais) than they used to have previously. After just over 3.5 hours of this walking tour, visitors will have more historical and cultural knowledge about the city than most locals.

Conheça o maior Museu de Arte contemporânea da América Latina. Maravilha em Minas Gerais. Local ímpar, tamanha a beleza do Instituto. Essa mescla de arte e natureza pulsante é um dos diferenciais do INHOTIM. Conheça tudo isso com alguém gabaritado para tal. Tenha uma experiência dentro do INHOTIM. São infinitas as possibilidades de visitação, que podem ser feitas a pé ou de carrinho elétrico alugado (opcional). Um dia é pouco, reserve dois ou três dias, para fazer tudo, com calma. Temos Guias de Turismo formados no Instituto, eu por exemplo, frequento o Instituto desde 2009, conheço muito bem todos os caminhos inimagináveis e possíveis dentro deste lugar único que é o Inhotim. Tenha uma verdadeira experiência com a gente. Surpreender é o nosso lema.

Discover one of the world’s largest open-air museums as you embark on a tour to Inhotim from Belo Horizonte or Ouro Preto. Head into the jungle towards the botanical garden and see more than 800 works from Brazilian and international artists. Enjoy plenty of free time to explore the museum and learn about the artworks from your guide as you walk around.

Enhance your sightseeing experience of Belo Horizonte on a 5-hour tour of the Pamphula district, home to many of the city’s cultural and natural highlights. Alongside a professional guide, visit arresting landmarks like the Church of St Francis of Assisi and the Mineirão stadium and learn about the inspiration behind the distinctive Brazilian architectural style. Appreciate the innovative landscaping projects of Burle Marx and browse interesting exhibits inside the Museum of Modern Art before returning to your Belo Horizonte hotel in a comfortable, air-conditioned minivan.   

Take a cultural tour of Belo Horizonte and visit the most important points of the city. Get to know the famous Pampulha Region, the Mangabeiras neighborhood, considered a noble region of the capital of Minas Gerais, and Liberdade Square, where the old offices of the state secretariats and the Government Palace are located

Get to know the city through the eyes of a local guide. With no set itinerary, you can customize the tour or leave it to the local for an enlightening introduction to the city. With our private walking tours, you'll skip the mundane historical tours and experience the city through the eyes of a real local. Our local guides are passionate about their city and eager to share their knowledge and insights. The will offer an authentic and personal experience. By the end of the tour, you will feel comfortable navigating the city and confident that you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay. - Private walking tour for just you and your group - Your guide customizes your tour to your interests and personality - Get a deeper insight into Belo Horizonte life than possible alone - See Belo Horizonte through the eyes of a local and discover its hidden gems

Go back in time, walk on a stretch of the "Old Way" of the Estrada Real, which connects Ouro Preto to Parati, RJ, in the format of the Way of Santiago, in Europe, today a tourist route. To start the day in high style, a hearty breakfast in a beautiful inn in Santo Antônio do Leite, Ouro Preto neighborhood. Then, start of the walk, totaling 9 km, sections with shade, halfway stop at Cachaçaria Gota de Minas, tasting and shopping. Continuing the walk to the Engenheiro Correia neighborhood, the rest of the way to Congonhas will be done by car. Lunch included in Congonhas, after a guided tour of the Bom Jesus Sanctuary, UNESCO 1985 and the Congonhas Museum, marvel at the rich work of Masters Aleijadinho and Manoel da Costa Ataíde. Return to BH via the ER. An unforgettable day, a lot of culture, history and rich Minas Gerais cuisine. Not to forget, this is Minas Gerais. Come to Minas, come with us!!!

Let's go up the Serra do Espinhaço, enjoying the look of Serra do Cipó on the way to Conceição do Mato Dentro, in Estrada Real, Caminho dos Diamantes, stopping in the city for a coffee. Then the Serra do Intendente. We will walk along a beautiful and structured trail until we reach Rabo de Cavalo Waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the region, with 150m of fall, framed by a wall of rocks that extend across the Teodoro Stream bed as if thrown into the water. thousands of years ago. Free time for bathing, photos, tasting of the trail snack. Following, visit the Fazenda Taboão, Nicinha, which makes one of the best cheeses of Minas Gerais, getting IPHAN stamp on their products, is not for anyone. Tasting, shopping. Lunch included in the farm. Returning to BH or Confins, stop in Conceição to buy sweets, cachaça and greengrocers made in the region. A day full of culture, history, preserved nature, good gastronomy.  

Day trip to get to know the highest waterfall of Minas Gerais, the Tabuleiro, with 273m of fall, one of the 7 wonders of Estrada Real, located in the Tabuleiro district, city of Conceição do Mato Dentro, in Serra do Intendente, Park Natural Board of the board, which is part of the Espinhaço complex, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, 2005. After this presentation, it is of course worth visiting this beautiful place, created by nature. Visit the lower part of the waterfall, in Ribeirão do Carmo, reaching the well, passing by a lookout. Free time for photos, bath, rest, trail snack tasting. Soon after return, lunch included in the Tabuleiro district. Heading to BH or Confins, stop in Conceição, in a shop to buy cheese, sweets and delicacies made in the region. Magical day with a lot of emotion and enchantment. On the way back down the Serra do Cipó, we will stop for photos at Juquinha and a Lookout.

Come enjoy, feel, taste and fall in love with this capital rich in flavors, sayings and traditions. The backyard kitchen, all planted and created in the back of houses, farms and made in the wood stove. We will learn about the history of BH, its rich gastronomy, presented in a traditional or sophisticated way, represented by excellent restaurants of typical Minas Gerais food, a mixture of Portuguese, African and indigenous cuisine. Mercado Central, the third best market in the world, with rich culture, a lot of history, told from a small village to the present day. On Saturday, a day to learn a little more about beer, craft, true, delicious. Finishing in high style, starting early at the Handicraft Fair, former hippie fair. Following, the Pampulha region, with its lagoon, the beautiful and modern buildings of the architect Oscar Niemeyer, from the 40's, holds the title of UNESCO (2016) and the good time of day arrives at Restaurante Xapuri.

Come with us to participate in a rich gastronomic experience through the center of BH. Tasting, feeling, enjoying, registering, buying, experiencing all the history and tradition of the people of Minas Gerais. In this 6-hour tour, we will visit some of the most iconic places in downtown BH, several from the 1930s of the last century. Snack bars, restaurants, coffee shops, artisanal bakery, the Central Market, the third best in the world, which has a little bit of each region of Minas Gerais. We will travel about 4 km through the city center, tour on foot, with stretches of 5 to 10 minutes of walking between one attraction and another. Halfway through the streets of the planned city, with period buildings, many in Art-Deco style, enjoying the atmosphere of downtown BH. All of this also knowing the history of the foundation of the city, the beginning of everything, of the simple Arraial do Curral del Rei, former name of the Capital. Experience the market, shop for sweets, cheeses, cachaças, coffees, among other delicacies produced in Minas Gerais.

Train “, a word that identifies the Mineiro as a whole and also the Locomotive, a means of transport that has marked the lives of many people. In this itinerary, we will have the unique opportunity to ride the only daily passenger train in Brazil. In this case, the locomotive is modern, the cars are luxurious, they came from Romania, with air conditioning, wi-fi, cafeteria cars and a restaurant, all the comfort on board. After this wonderful tour, we will continue by car or van to Bicame de Pedras, old aqueduct, starting point of the hike, a light stretch of 8 km, along the Diamond Route of Estrada Real to Conceição Church in Catas Altas, then lunch included in a restaurant with an excellent list of craft beers and an incredible view of Serra do Caraça. Afterwards, guided tour of Matriz, viewpoint for photos. Return to BH.

Walking, one of the best ways to exercise, is good for your body and soul. Looking for fresh air? Do you like nature? A place near BH? In this itinerary, we will walk in the Serra da Calçada, Natural Monument, local section of the Serra do Espinhaço, ideal to see species of our flora such as: cinnamon of rhea, lobeira, always alive, among others. Location is next to the Retiro das Pedras condominium. Total 8 km hike, 1:30 on the way and 1:20 on the way back, light hike, road, to a wonderful viewpoint, glimpsing a stretch of Serra do Rola Moça, districts and condominiums, and a Fort called Brumadinho, stone construction from the time of the gold cycle. Right after the group got together at the famous Bar do Marcinho in Macacos, São Sebastião das Águas Claras, charming district of Nova Lima. A day to clear the lung and wash the soul.

Get to know Belo Horizonte your way, with the attractions that most attract your attention, that you most want to know or review again. Here you can choose one of the four combos available for 4-hour tours of the Capital Mineira. Choose yours and be happy for BH. We will provide you with a unique experience, another look at the city, with a lot of history, culture, gastronomy, tradition, and of course, all this with the famous Minas Gerais way of receiving. Each combo was designed to please everyone, favoring an attraction or a region of the city. We are sure, you will feel like doing all of them, it is difficult to choose, each one is better than the other. Buy two combos and I've been through BH all day. Come with us!!!

Ouro Preto, a symbolic city of Minas Gerais, where, through its wealth, beautiful Catholic temples, grand residences and public buildings were built, the vast majority today, transformed into Museums that tell a little of our rich history. Discover this collection with us, enrich your knowledge, enhance your culture. In this itinerary we will get to know the surroundings of Ouro Preto, UNESCO 1980, its districts, have a delicious breakfast in a beautiful inn, stroll through its alleys and alleys, passing by Cachoeira do Campo, arriving at the municipality's headquarters for shopping, visit internal to attractions and lunch. Continuing, we will visit the charming Lavras Novas, followed by a guided visit to the Bom Jesus Sanctuary in Congonhas, with a very rich collection, recognized by UNESCO since 1985, by Masters Antônio Francisco “Aleijadinho” and Manoel da Costa Ataíde. Passing through stretches of Estrada Real, Caminhos Velho and Novo.

Discover a different world: “The underground world of Lund“ Take a close look at the speleothems (formations inside caves and caves) that so enchanted the Danish researcher Peter Lund (Father of Paleontology, Speleology and Archeology), in the 19th century. XIX. He studied and investigated approximately 200 caves in the region of Lagoa Santa, where he resided until his death in 1880. He found approximately 12,000 bones among prehistoric animals, animals of our era and human beings dating back 10,000 years, the vast majority of which are in the Natural History Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark. In this itinerary we will travel the Sumidouro Trail (1:30 in duration), inside a Park, in a preservation area (snack included), we will see rock paintings (old), the Sumidouro Lagoon, a photo stop at a Lookout. Then, Guided visit to the Lapinha Museum and Cave, pure emotion, getting to know another world. Lunch included in Lagoa Santa and return to BH.

Wonderful day in Minas Gerais lands. Intense, waking up early, but it will be worth every minute, knowing a State Park of very rich value, located in a calm, peaceful district, where time passes slowly which is Ipoema, which belongs to Itabira, in the middle of the Diamond Road of Estrada Real . Lots of history, culture and good gastronomy typical of Minas Gerais. We will walk in a preserved, pulsating nature in Parque do Limoeiro, getting to know and glimpse our rich Biomes: Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, beautiful waterfalls await you. If there is time, we will have a visit to the Tropeiro Museum, which is in the district, on the edge of Estrada Real, with its rich collection. A little bit of this illustrious professional, eagerly awaited by the population of Minas Gerais, all the transport of goods from the capital and abroad, intermediation of land, among other functions, much more than just a transporter at that time. The so-called “Tropeirismo” is part of our culture. Feel that experience.

Great day trip getting to know the first two capitals of our Rich State. Both have an invaluable collection, with beautiful buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. A spectacular day awaits you on this tour. In Mariana we will go through the famous Rua Direita, with preserved houses, the Catedral da Sé, the first in Minas, a beautiful example of construction, whose high point is its wonderful organ, of German origin. Praça Minas Gerais, considered one of the 7 Wonders of Estrada Real. In Ouro Preto, we will visit the Museum of Inconfidência, with a rich collection in a wonderful building located in Praça Tiradentes, the main one in the city. Visit the charming Chapel of São Francisco de Assis, a masterpiece by the masters Antônio Francisco “Aleijadinho” and Manoel da Costa Ataíde, considered one of the 7 Wonders of Portuguese Origin in the World. A day to be marked in memory and always getting the taste of wanting more, staying another day. Time for shopping at the soapstone fair.

Visit to Maquiné Cave, its name is in honor of its former owner: Joaquim Maria do Maquiné. Wonderful, stupendous, colossal, of rare beauty, its huge rooms, with rare speleothems, that is, the formations inside the Grotto: Stalactites, Stalagmites, Electites, Travertines, Curtains, among others. Scientifically discovered by the Dane, Peter Willelm Lund, in 1834. Minas Gerais is known as the cradle of paleontology, archeology and caving in America. Located in the city of Cordisburgo, city of the heart and of the great Minas Gerais writer João Guimarães Rosa, we will get to know his childhood home, his history, stories, excerpts from his books contacted by the “Miguilins”, who are the teenagers of the city that they leave registered in the memory of those who visit the Casa João Guimarães Rosa Museum. Stopping at the famous Elephant House, it is a house made with the shape, the architecture of the building in the form of a very large Indian Elephant, very interesting.

Come with us to see up close, other residents of the edge of Pampulha Lagoon, in the company of a Biologist, specialist in bird watching and wildlife. I'm sure it will be worth waking up early, despite being within a city of + 2,500,000 inhabitants, Pampulha preserves a rich fauna with animals such as herons, capybaras, alligators, otters, toucans, shellfish, hummingbirds, I have even seen macaw flying in the skies of the idealized Pampulha, a place for vacationers, according to the thinking of the late Juscelino Kubitschek, in the 1940s. After a rich lunch, we will go for a walk in the south-central part of the Capital Mineira. Photo stop at the Pope's Square. Afterwards, visit Praça da Liberdade and Memorial da Vale, continuing on we will also visit the Abílio Barreto Historical Museum, whose main piece is the old + house of BH, the former headquarters of Fazenda do Leitão from 1883. To finish with a golden key our day, visit to the rich, third best market in the world.

Neste passeio você terá várias experiencias tipo: histórica, cultural, visual, sensitiva e principalmente gastronômica. Surpreender é o nosso lema. Além da cidade ser linda e bem preservada, ela e todo o Estado de Minas Gerais detêm uma rica e vasta gastronomia. Iremos provar seus sabores, degustar todo o conhecimento passado de geração para geração. A nossa gastronomia é uma mescla da gastronomia africana, indígena e portuguesa.