Historical Town Of Embu Das Artes – Art Galleries, Artisan Shops, Handicraft Stalls...
São Paulo, Brazil
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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EMBU DAS ARTES from 4 hours ON BASED ON YOUR WISHES - PRIVATE TOUR
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Tour type: Private tour.
Live guide & available language: Deutsche, Français, Español, English, and Português.
Tour Operating Hours: Book this tour between 07:00 to 15:00.
Transport: Fully-equipped hatchbacks, sedans, minivans, vans and bus according to you group size.
Instant confirmation: Yes, operates on weekends & holidays.
Tour start location / Final tour location: Any pick-up & drop-off in São Paulo, coast or countryside are included like hotel, airport or port.
Get away from Sao Paulo’s bustle visiting the charming colonial & historical town of “Embu das Artes” 40 minutes away from São Paulo's main hotel area. Explore the art galleries, artisan shops, handicraft stalls and gastronomic delights in the company of a private tour guide.
The city of Embu das Artes is known for its weekly arts and crafts fairs. The fair and the shops offer a broad range of paintings small and large, home decorative objects, wood carvings, ceramics, religious goods, furniture, folk arts, art galleries & studios, gems, old coins and bank notes, tchotchkes, puppies, children’s board games, porcelains, sculptures, baskets, lace, jewelry, tools, etc... The selection is outstanding and very reasonably priced.
It’s lined up in the main square and radiating streets lots of cozy cafés and a myriad of eateries where you can dine on lunch and sample delicious Brazilian typical dishes and desserts. You can also enjoy the ever-popular cachaça, the so-called refreshing açaí, local yogurt, and other things. (not included in the tour price)
The Embu settlement, later city of Embu das Artes, was one of the first to be founded in Brazil in the 16th century.
The peaceful town would start to change in 1920, when an international recognized painter moved to Embu. Afterwards, Embu started receiving an influx of artists and hippies that in the late 60s started the tradition of “Open Art Fairs” that persist in the weekends and holidays until nowadays. Finally, in 2011, Embu officially changed name to Embu das Artes.
If you also want to know more about the history and art of Brazil, you will love the city’s museums, churches and memorials, such as the Museum of Sacred Art, the São Lázaro Chapel, and yet the 17th-century Church of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Embu das Artes is a safe environment that provides a welcoming break from Sao Paulo’s vibrant energy as well as an enjoyable few hours for shopping and snacking.
The proposed itinerary can take from 4 to 8 hours depending on your willingness to explore and availability. To meet your needs, you can also decide on the number of people in your group, pick-up & "final drop-off locations", pick-up date & time, and language… and price will be shown according your demands.
No worries if you are OUT OF or FAR from the city of Embu, your group size or available time, the system will automatically provide you with "ALL-INCLUSIVE-RATES" for the guide to pick you up with the suitable vehicle wherever you are.
In order to book this tour, just fill out the beside “PRICE FORM” with the requested information to have a local licensed guide to craft a tour based on your personal preferences and create the best Embu das Artes experience.
Take the chance to visit this lovely town and get to know about the luster that make it reference when it comes to artistic expression of all kinds.
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A) Notice that some of the suggested activities charge admission fees, meals and drinks that are NOT covered for the given rates here.
B) It's highly recommended to read the "IMPORTANT INFO", "PICK-UP / DROP-OFF" and FAQ'S sections before booking.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Irit.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Josée in Embu das Artes.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Laura.
Tourists being conducted by the guide Marcio.
Transport by fully-equipped vehicles.
Any address pickup & drop-off are included like hotel, airport or port as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter.
Professional / licensed / bilingual private tour guide.
Private driver for groups bigger than five (5) people, otherwise the guide drives the vehicle themselves.
VAT, all taxes, handling charges, tolls, parking fees during stops, airport / port Greet & Meet service.
Meals & drinks.
Gratuities & tips. (optional).
Entrance fees, although the tour is not aimed to get into museums and sights that charge admission fees.
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, exploration, snacks or lunch, and 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.
Casual clothes.
Sunscreen.
Comfortable walking shoes,
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 basically on weekends and holidays.
Any time available on the timetable of the "PRICE FORM".
The system receives bookings from 4 to 8 hours of “tour guide & vehicle availability”. The key part of our system is the flexibility to book a tour according to your available time, number of people, pick-up and final drop-off locations. (read the FAQ section for more info)
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. There is also private driver for groups bigger than five (5) people in addition to the guide.
Make sure the number of hours you entered in the “TOUR GUIDE & VEHICLE AT YOUR AVAILABILITY” field, which is the 2º field on the "PRICE FORM", is enough for you to cover the sights you want to see and the activities you want to do.
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 or seaport 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 / ship 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 tour guide themselves drives the vehicle in case of groups with up to five (5) people besides guiding and giving all the tour explanations. Groups bigger than five (5) people have also a private driver along with the tour guide.
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 buses
Count starts from the pickup moment, no matter where you are.
So if you are OUT OF or FAR from Embu das Artes, hire a number of hours taking into account the trip time to get to Embu from your place. Ex: If the pick-up location is in the city of São Paulo, and it takes about 40 minutes to reach Embu das Artes from São Paulo, so the number of hired hours should be at least 6 hours in total. It is because 40 minutes to reach the city of the tour (Embu das Artes), 4:30h of actual tour, and plus 40 minutes to be returned to São Paulo if that’s your final drop-off location.
If you are far or out of São Paulo / Embu das Artes and want to take this tour, as soon as you enter the "pick-up" and "final drop-off " locations into the respective fields, the system adds automatically the proper minimum amount of hours to cover the transfers to get you to and out of the city of the tour.
The minimum amount of hours is not extremely accurate at the extent to take into consideration all of the unexpected elements that could cause delays like traffic, weather or long-distant pick-ups and drop-offs. So if you think the system does not calculate precisely the minimum amount of hours to cover the transfers plus the tour, you can adjust it increasing the number of hours in accordance with your interests.
The tour coverage depends on the number of hours hired by customers ranging from 4 to 8 hours.
Embu das Artes tour is pretty much a walking stroll throughout the main part of the town where hundreds of shops, restaurants and cultural activities are located. It's likely that you are able to cover the whole area within 5 hours not taking into account the to-and-from Embu das Artes trip time.
The tour coverage depends on the tour rhythm as the guide goes at your pace, and also pretty much on the pick-up & 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.
Have in mind that the tour guide may depart from São Paulo to pick you up at your place. So in case you are out of or far from São Paulo, consider the trip time from São Paulo to your city NOT booking short notice.
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, port or any address you have chosen.
Tourists can hire this tour for between 4 and 8 hours. If the tourist is much into shopping, they can spend the entire day touring around Embu das Artes as there are hundreds of stores other than the Art & Handcraft Market. The key part of our system is the flexibility to book a tour according to your available time, number of people, pick-up and final drop-off locations.
Pick-ups within the city of São Paulo or its metropolitan area, 5 to 6 hours should work well, and up to 8 hours if your intention is to have a deeper experience.
4-hour of "tour guide & vehicle availability" should be only for those who are in São Paulo or its metropolitan area, but don't have too much time. So you should have only a brief idea of Embu.
Pick-ups OUT OF or FAR from São Paulo / Embu, from 50 to 100 KM distance, it's advisable to book between 7 to 8 hours of "tour guide & vehicle availability", considering that's about 1:00 to 1:30 h driving trip to Embu das Artes from your place. E.G. Booking 8 hours, you should have effectively about 5 hours of tour in Embu as 2 to 3 hours will be used for the round trip transfers. This is recommendable for cities like Santos (Seaport), Campinas (VCP airport), São José dos Campos, Itu, Sorocaba, Mogi das Cruzes, and others.
Pick-ups from 40 to 50 KM distance from Embu, it's a good idea to start with 6 hours of "tour guide & vehicle availability" to have affectively 4 to 5 hours tour in Embu. This is recommendable for GRU airport (City of Guarulhos), city of São Bernardo do Campos, and other cities within metropolitan area of São Paulo.
If you want to have a break for a proper lunch at a restaurant, it should also be taken into account in order to select the right number of hours that the tour guide is going to be at your availability.
The tour in Embu das Artes should be taken on weekends and holidays as it's when the majority of the activities and craft fairs take place, and when its establishments are opened. It's also possible to go to Embu das Artes on weekdays, but many of the stores are going to be closed.
The commerce in Embu opens between 8:00 and 9:00AM, but the busiest time is after 11:00 and goes up to about 18:00.
No, this tour is designed to be taken in daytime.
Just fill out the beside “PRICE FORM” with the required information according to your demands.
The price is shown after all the fields are filled out. If you agree with the price, click on the “BOOK NOW” button.
The next page is for login, or sign-up in case you still don’t have an account with us.
After the login, land on a page with a form to collect more information to organize the tour.
Then go to the “CONFIRMATION PAGE”, and continue on to make the payment on the following page inserting the credit card details.
At the end of the booking process, you will receive an e-mail voucher containing the confirmation and pickup instructions.
Confirmed your booking, now start counting down the hours!
To form the price the system takes into consideration the number of people, the number of hours the tour guide and vehicle are going to be at your availability, the pick-up and drop-off locations, and the tour language. So just feed the price form with your demands, and it will show the "ALL-INCLUSIVE-RATES" automatically.
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 state / type 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 tour guide themselves drives the vehicle in case of groups with up to five (5) people. Groups bigger than five (5) people have also a driver along with the tour guide.
The guide’s basic expenses such as meals, drinks and parking lot are paid by themselves onsite. Museums, cultural and some entertaining activities are free of charge for tour guides.
This tour is not aimed to get into museums and sights that charge admission fees unless tourists wish to attend them.
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, dance clubs, nightclubs 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, Embu and Brazil. Some guides are experts on architecture, street art, music, local crafts and design, fashion, cycling, hiking, photograph, business, sports, LGBTQ culture, nature, religion, shopping, gastronomy, art, nightlife, and other topics. If you want a deeper understanding of a specific topic, please state / type your interests in the “BOOKING OBSERVATION BOX” further during the booking process.
Once you have arrived at the airport or seaport, 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 / ship 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 two (2) bookings splitting the group and using two vehicles plus two tour guides.
For groups from 27 up to 42 people, (2) two tour guides should be assigned to give all the assistance, tour information and explanations, besides taking care of everything at each stop.
Yes, we have been delivering tours for about 8 years, and car services for more than 19 years. We have hundreds of customers who left reviews & comments on our TRIP ADVISOR & FACEBOOK pages.
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