Buddhist Temple & Embu das Artes Tour: Explore The City Of Arts And Renew Your Spirituality
São Paulo, Brazil
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Visit the largest Buddhist Temple in Latin America & the city of Arts
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Tour type: Private tour.
Live guide & available language: Español, English, and Português.
Tour Operating Hours: Book this tour between 09:00 to 11:00.
Transport: Fully-equipped hatchbacks, sedans, minivans, vans, and buses according to you group size.
Instant confirmation: Yes, from Tuesday through Sunday.
Tour start location / Final tour location: Any pick-up and drop-off in São Paulo or elsewhere are included like hotel or airport.
The mysticism of the Zu Lai Buddhist temple and the magic of Embu das Artes come together on this tour, in which we will enjoy two of the most popular places in the state of São Paulo.
In less than an hour, delve into Buddhism without leaving Brazil visiting the famous temple “Fo Guang Shan Zu Lai” and learn the fundamentals of Buddhism. Accompanied by a well-informed guide, visit the temple that occupies a 150,000 M2 area and attracts not only faithful practitioners, but also people of any religion in search of tranquility and renew their spirituality
Installed in an area amidst greenery, the temple is surrounded by beautiful gardens with flowers, as well as preserved remnants of the Atlantic Forest with a small Japanese-style bridge.
The typical architecture of an Oriental Temple is a separate chapter making us feel as if we were in Asia. In addition, there are sculptures scattered everywhere, a museum, shop and a vegetarian restaurant.
After discovering the temple's corners, visit the nearby charming colonial town of Embu das Artes. In this picturesque colonial town, explore its multiple art galleries, craft stores, studios, gems, jewelry and decorative object stores, as well as its mobile stalls with gastronomic delights. The selection is outstanding and very reasonably priced.
This town is famous for hosting craft fairs, where the essence of Brazilian culture is revealed. The walk through its streets and markets provides a welcoming break from Sao Paulo’s vibrant energy as well as an enjoyable few hours for shopping and snacking.
Finally, have a free time so you can have lunch in one of the charming restaurants in the town. Here, cachaça and açaí are very popular. Don't forget to try them!
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Learn bout the philosophy of Buddhism.
Be introduced to the fascinating history of the temple together with the doctrines.
Explore Buddhist art and architecture.
This tour is led by an experienced guide who shares insightful stories about the attractions.
Have an opportunity to purchase souvenirs directly from local craftspeople.
Learn about the rich history of Embu das Artes that was one of the first settlements to be founded in Brazil in the 16th century.
Transport by fully-equipped vehicles.
Any address pick-up and drop-off are included like hotel or airport as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter.
Licensed bilingual private tour guide.
Private driver for groups bigger 4 people, otherwise the guide drives the vehicle themselves.
VAT, all taxes, handling charges, tolls, parking fees during stops, airport Greet & Meet service.
Entrance fees.
Meals and drinks.
Tips. (optional).
Confirmation is sent just after the booking is made.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
Tour guide details is sent 1 day before the booking date.
This tour offers stops en route for pictures, contemplation, exploration, snacks or lunch, and a little shopping for souvenir.
Adult pricing applies to all travelers.
Wheelchair accessibility: As long as the tourist has some mobility then this tour would be suitable.
If you cancel at least 5 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel between 2 & 4 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 1 day of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
The charge is made in Brazilian currency.
Make a down payment online of either 50% or the total amount. If 50% of the payment is made online as a down payment, the remainder should be in cash directly to the guide on site.
Wherever you specify at the time of the booking as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs.
As it’s a private tour, you choose the best pick-up point that suits your needs.
Any day available on the timetable of the “PRICE FORM”, which is from Tuesday through Sunday.
The Zu Lai temple is closed on Mondays.
Any time available on the timetable of the "PRICE FORM".
The key part of our system is the flexibility to book a tour according to the number of people, pick-up and final drop-off locations.
We don't actually sell a set tour program for a certain number of hours, but instead we sell the number of hours the “TOUR GUIDE & VEHICLE ” are going to be at your availability to do a certain activity with you.
Wherever you specify at the time of the booking as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs.
As it’s a private tour, you choose the best drop-off point that suits your needs.
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Once you have arrived at the airport there will be a member of our staff (or guide) waiting for you at the arrivals area holding a clear sign with your name on it, they will then escort you to your waiting private vehicle.
Our team member will be waiting for you even if the flight is delayed.
In the very unlikely situation that the customer is not able to locate our guide, please call our emergency telephone number on the voucher.
As soon as the tour guide arrives at your hotel, they get the front desk to call you in the room in case you are not at the lobby.
In the very unlikely situation that you are not able to locate our guide, please call one of our emergency telephone numbers that are on the voucher.
For long-distance trips, we may have to ask the state or federal road department authorization for taking open highways with big vehicles like vans and buses. Thus, in order to do that, it's required the list of all passengers and their passport or ID numbers at the time of the booking (Send it via e-mail after the booking). Therefore, it’s extremely important to book tours with long-distance pick-ups or drop-offs with at least 24 hours in advance.
If big vehicles like a van or a bus is traveling without the required documents and the police pulls it over, the trip cannot continue.
For local pick-ups or drop-offs like airport or nearby cities, there is NO need of such list and passport or ID numbers.
Such requirement is not necessary for small vehicles like sedans, minivans and SUVs.
The assigned vehicle is according to the number of passengers for the tour. The vehicles are all fully-equipped and suitable to fit you and your group comfortably.
Hatchback vehicles
Midsize sedans
Minivans
15-seater vans
19-seater vans
29-seater minibus
44-seater bus
The count starts from the pickup moment, no matter where you are.
We don't actually sell a set tour program for a certain number of hours, but instead we sell the number of hours the “TOUR GUIDE & VEHICLE ” are going to be at your availability to do a certain activity with you. The offered 6-hour guide and vehicle availability is enough to cover the whole suggested tour itinerary including pick-up and drop-off within São Paulo main area.
In case tourists want to have more stops for any reason or spend more time at a sight, it should impact on the tour coverage reducing the number of seen sights or establishments.
The tour coverage depends on the tour rhythm as the guide goes at your pace, and also pretty much on the pick-up and drop-off locations.
Other adversities may also slow down the tour progress such as traffic jam, and the group size that determines the size of the vehicle. Bigger vehicles assigned for bigger groups tend to be slower, and thus cover less ground and sights.
Just fill out the “PICK-UP” and “FINAL DROP-OFF” location fields to have the price for the tour guide to pick you up wherever you are, take you on the tour, and return you back to your place afterwards. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs, as the tour may NOT be worth taking because of the trip time to the city of the tour. In this case, you can either select closer locations or get in touch with us for options.
This field is to specify the number of hours the licensed private “TOUR GUIDE & VEHICLE” will be at your availability. The count starts from the pickup moment the tour has been set to get started at your hotel, airport or any address you have chosen.
Yes, always. Sometimes, other than the tour guide, there is also a driver depending on the number of people.
Yes, private tours are totally personalizable according to your interests and likes. Talk directly to the tour guide about your wishes or write them in the “BOOKING OBSERVATION BOX” further during the booking process.
The tour is totally private and exclusive for you and your group. No other person out of your group must join your tour, unless it's invited by you.
The guide’s basic expenses such as meals, drinks and parking lot are paid by themselves on spot.
The guide may decline to participate in high-priced activities that fall out of the scope of a regular tour such as going to fancy restaurants or anything out of a standard tour. In these cases, if customer wishes to have the guide as a permanent companion, the guide’s expenses should be covered by the customer. Otherwise, the guide must wait for the customer just nearby to continue on the tour afterwards.
All tour guides have complete knowledge about the city sights, culture, history, and social-economic aspects of São Paulo and Brazil. The guide for this tour also has a lot of knowledge about syncretistic and Buddhism topics.
Once you have arrived at the airport, there will be a member of our staff / guide waiting for you at the arrivals area holding a clear sign with your name on it, they will then escort you to your waiting private vehicle.
The "tour count" of hours starts to run from the time the tour guide meets the tourist.
Our staff / guide will be waiting for you even if your flight is delayed, without extra charges.
The tour can be hired for 1 person up to 42 people. We will assign a suitable vehicle according to your group.
If you have groups with more than 42 people, the ideal is to make 2 bookings splitting the group and using two vehicles plus two tour guides.
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