Private Rio Tour: Experience Art, Nature, or History in Brazil's Vibrant City
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400 Ratings
Rio de Janeiro
Immerse yourself in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro with a private tour focused on art, nature, or history. Choose from a range of stunning highlights, including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf, and experience the city's diverse culture.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - Begin your exciting private tour in Rio with 8am pick-up, going to one of the world´s New Seven Wonders, by train passing through the Tijuca National Forest, one of the largest urban forests worldwide. At the top, get sweeping views of Rio and take the time to snap photos. Your guide will take every photo you desire so feel free to ask!
- Sugarloaf Mountain - You´ll be absolutely amazed by the views on top of Sugar Loaf hill. Hop a cable car to the top at 1,300 feet (396 meters), from where you’ll enjoy more panoramic views of the city below. Along your visit, you’ll get personalized attention from your private guide (if option selected) and plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
- Parque Nacional da Tijuca - We´ll relax passing by the Tropical forest and if we´re lucky we´ll see a few animals such as the Capuchin monkey, or the sloth.
- Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon - We´ll pass by one of the most expensive places to live in Rio, this luxurious neighborhood has the beautiful artificial lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas and its salty waters come from Leblon beach through a canal.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - If history is the chosen focus of the tour, we´ll visit the peculiar looking Cathedral and architecture buffs will fall in love with it.
- Carioca Aqueduct - We´ll pass by Roman Style Lapa Arches, what was once an aqueduct and where the Santa Teresa tram pass on top.
- Painel Etnias - If your tour custom focus is art, you will see the most amazing mural in the world by famous artist Eduardo Kobra.
- Cascatinha Taunay - If nature is your tour focus, you´ll be amazed by the 35 meter waterfall at the Tijuca forest :D
- Santa Teresa - If your tour custom focus is art, you´ll love this charming artsy neighborhood in Rio!
- Cinelandia - If your custom tour focus is history, you´ll see how and where Rio wanted to be the “Little Paris”
- Pepino Beach - If nature is your custom tour focus, you will see the beautiful place where people land when they hang glide :D
- Painel Etnias - We will see one of the world´s largest murals by artist Eduardo Kobra.
What's Included
- Driver-guide or separate driver and guide options.
- Full guidance dependent on parking availability.
- Tour durations of 8 or 9 hours, with optional lunch.
- Pre-reservation of tickets to the Christ site (payment on day of tour).
- Customizable tour focus: art, nature, or history.
- Option to provide one passport number for booking.
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entrance tickets
Additional Information
Experience the ultimate private excursion listed on TripAdvisor! Embark on a tailor-made 8-hour tour that could either be arts-focused, history-centric or nature-inspired! Marvel at Rio’s spectacular attractions including Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps, and Sugar Loaf.
This bespoke tour provides the added benefit of either hiring a driver-guide (single professional) or a distinct guide and driver for maximum convenience. We offer only the best, the friendliest, and the most knowledgeable licensed tour guides in Rio. These guides have impeccable language skills in English, Spanish, Italian, German, and French, or are native speakers.
What would you choose?
• Art enthusiasts will appreciate the vibrant Santa Teresa neighborhood and the Ethnicity mural
• History aficionados will enjoy exploring Cinelândia square and the Metropolitan Cathedral.
• Nature lovers will relish the rousing nature experience: Tijuca forest and its waterfall, Pepino beach at São Conrado.
- Special restaurants are available: gluten-free, vegan, halal, kosher, please advise.
- Small pets are allowed .
- Wheelchair accessible vans may be provided. Please choose the “van” option at the time of booking.
- Infant car seats are available. Please advise as a “special request.”
- A small amount of walking is involved. Sights are wheelchair accessible.
- Please read our voucher for important information before the tour starts.
Location
Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer
Estrada Redentor - Alto da Boa Vista, Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(400 Ratings)
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Ureshka_f
May 30, 2024
Fred was the best tour guide - We had a great time in Rio. Fred was an exceptional tour guide and took us to amazing sites! It was raining so he had to improvise but he did a great job showing us around. Thank you!
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Elizabethby6248qp
May 25, 2024
Take the private tour, absolutely memorable! - Having traveled quite a bit around the world, nothing beats a private tour when you are exploring a new city. Especially amazing when your tour guide is Diogo! We had the most incredible time today exploring Rio, and I can’t recommend him enough! He knows the city, its history, and how to navigate it all with ease! He caters to your tastes and how you want to spend the day. His partner, Romelho, our driver, was also a joy, and made it easy, particularly enabling us to be dropped off and picked up at the nearest location to where we were sightseeing. If you come to Rio ask for Diogo, you won’t be disappointed!!
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David8788
May 25, 2024
Excellent Tour - Great tour - you get what you pay for as the saying goes. Expert local knowledge means you skip queues etc and get dropped off at exactly the right locations to maximise the efficiency of your day. Amongst other things we had ample time at Christ The Redeemer, the Maracana Stadium, Selaron Steps and Sugarloaf Mountain. The views and pics you get will blow your mind. Big thanks to registered guide Ulysses (really nice, personable fella who spoke perfect English) and driver (name Bruno I think!) Outstanding customer service - highly recommended.
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Carlosm971
May 19, 2024
Excellent experience - Diogo is the best, I had a very entertaining time. You visit all the important places and everything during the day. Everything very well explained, especially historical aspects.
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Pamelamd7739rj
May 17, 2024
Wonderful - An experience to do once in a lifetime, I did it for my 60th birthday, it was wonderful days, pleasant climate, RIO ONLY HAPPINESS 😚 I hope to live long enough to be able to make the trip again,
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721no_miec
May 14, 2024
nothing short but amazing - diogo my private guide was fantastic, very accommodating and his english was perfect. it was truly a wonderful experience and can only recommend this private tour and guide.
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Coastal459500
May 11, 2024
Highly recommend! - This tour was fantastic. It includes both a driver and a tour guide so that we could easily be dropped off and picked up at locations. We saw both highlights of Rio and lesser known surprises like the Cathedral. We had a delicious lunch at family owned restaurant. By the end of the day we were exhausted and happy.
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Pete_c
May 8, 2024
First class guide and tour - A fantastic way to get a real feel for and insight to this amazing city. Our guide, Fred, was very friendly and welcoming with a deep knowledge of Rio as well as Brazil more generally. He was 100% focused on tailoring our day together and made the whole experience perfect. Couldn’t recommend Fred more highly, a great guy and a great guide! Thanks so much
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Go15794446401
May 8, 2024
First class guide and perfect day - A fantastic way to get a true insight into this amazing city. Our guide, Fred, was first class and couldn’t have been more welcoming. His knowledge of the city and Brazil more generally was spot on and Fred was keen to tailor our day and made it just perfect for us. Highly recommend Fred who is a truly great guy - thanks so much
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Karen_b
May 1, 2024
One of the best tour guides ever! - We had an amazing tour with Igor. He customized it for us and was so personable, including taking us to one of his favorite restaurants. I think it was the best tour we had on this trip.
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