Full-Day Corcovado & Sugarloaf Tour: Skip-the-line Access with Lunch
4.6
9 Ratings
Copacabana
Experience the best of Rio de Janeiro on this full-day tour. Skip the line to see the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, visit the Sugarloaf Mountain, explore the Metropolitan Cathedral and Selarón Steps, and more. Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch and convenient round-trip transportation.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - Skip the line access by taking the Corcovado Train.
- Sugarloaf Mountain - The cable car ride to the top of the mountain is done in 2 stages: begin at the boarding station to Urca Mountain (224 meters) and then from Urca Mountain to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain (395 meters).
- Escadaria Selaron - Located in Santa Teresa, the Selarón Steps are famous for its bright and colourfull tiles.
- Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai - The Sambodromo is the Carnival Temple and the place we compete every year in the biggest celebration of carnival in the planet.
- Maracanã - Football - or soccer, if you prefer - is part of the Brazilian life. We love to watch the games and share experiences with complete strangers that get together for one purpose: support their team on the field. The Maracanã Stadium is considered our temple and a sacred place for those who enjoy a great game. We can take pictures outside of the Stadium and share stories about our favorite matches.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - The modern archtecture is very different from the traditional cathedrals we see out there. Enjoy the beautiful stained glasses and try to guess the biblical passages they got their inspiration from.
What's Included
- Entrance to the Sugarloaf
- Skip the line Christ the Redeemer (Corcovado Train)
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Entrance to the Sambodromo
- Entrance to the Maracana Stadium
Additional Information
Enjoy a full-day guided excursion with expedited access to the iconic Christ the Redeemer. We will bypass waiting lines to behold the majestic statue by journeying aboard the Corcovado Train. The train traverses the Tijuca Forest, scaling the Corcovado hill until we reach the statue. After the visit, onward to the famed SugarLoaf. The ascent to its peak requires two successive cable car rides: initially from the boarding station to Urca Mountain (224 meters), followed by a second trip from Urca Mountain to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain (395 meters). We’ll also explore the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Selarón Steps while making photo stops in front of the Sambadrome and the Maracanã Stadium. The package includes an experienced tour guide, priority entrance tickets to the Christ the Redeemer and the Sugarloaf, a buffet lunch, and round-trip transportation.
- Wheelchair access: small section of the Christ the Redeemer requires tour guide assistance for wheelchair access.
- Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer request copy of ID for children in order to confirm the age discount.
- If requested, you must present a copy of your ID.
- We do not operate this tour on Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and Carnival season.
- Comfortable clothing and walking shoes are recommended for this tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers per Minivan.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
Location
Hotel Rio Othon Palace
Avenida Atlântica
If you do not contact us to reconfirm pickup time, we assume you will meet us at the Meeting Point at the Front Desk of the Rio Othon Palace (Avenida Atlântica, 3264 - Copacabana).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(9 Ratings)
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Crin_f
Apr 14, 2024
Great full day excursion - This tour was a great experience. The bus was really nice and the guide spoke good English and was very informative. They were also right on time on the morning. We got a lot done in one day - visited Cristo Redentor, drive by the soccer stadium, stopped by the cathedral that looks like a pyramid, saw the seladon steps and finally took the cable car up to sugarloaf mountain. The spot for lunch was a buffet and it was very satisfactory. Desserts and drinks were extra.
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Richard_v
Apr 8, 2024
Out of the fog - After a scary start, due to our mixup up meeting spots, all was great, due to the guide’s persistence in finding us. Too bad for us, that the Cristo Redentor was so shrouded in fog, that we had trouble seeing it, even while we were actually touching it. Regardless, it was a great day and introduction to the city.
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Retiredcat2
Jul 14, 2023
Great tour of Rio’s top sights - This was a great day. This tour was operated by Rio Carioca tours. We were picked up at our Copacabana hotel and had skip the line tickets for both the sugarloaf mountain cable car and the train to Christ the Redeemer. Both of these attractions get very busy so skipping the line was great. Both attractions also offer a personalized photo with a great backdrop of the place that you can purchase for less than $15 US when you exit. You will also visit the soleran steps and have a buffet lunch. Note that the lunch was described as a Brazilian steakhouse which for me means being offered many cuts of meat by waiters. This was a buffet that included several kinds of meat which was fine but nothing special. The tour leader described each part of the tour in 3 languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The vehicle was a small Mercedes mini bus that seated 20 to 30 people. This tour is a very efficient way to see the top sights of Rio.
We left the hotel at 830am and returned in time for supper.
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Rafael_lichtenfels
Nov 21, 2021
Excellent - Though the natural features from de city, parks and other atractive activities in the full-day pack with Ms Monica (our guide), all logistics aprouches did well because of the know-how of the guide linked to times of moove, tracks, transit, buy of tickets. Programed visits were realized in time. Food in good quality. Monica's explanations of evolution of City across the years and photo comparisons were excelent to make sense of the evolution of the City modifications. I recomend.
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Alan_k
Mar 8, 2022
Everything but the Van - The views are breathtaking, the guide terrific. The train was great, the. Cable cars were incredible but the poor AC in the van was unacceptable. It should have been repaired before taking us out.
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