Santa Teresa and Lapa Exploration: Tram Ride and Iconic Selarón Steps

Embark on a tram ride through Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa, visit the iconic Selarón Steps, and explore the vibrant district of Lapa on this exciting exploration tour.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Station of Santa Teresa trams - Get the tram (“bondinho”) to the bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa.
  • Carioca Aqueduct - Drive over the Arcos da Lapa.
  • Santa Teresa - Walking tour in Santa Teresa.
  • Centro Cultural Municipal Parque das Ruinas - Visit the Ruins Park.
  • Escadaria Selaron - Walk down the colorful Selarón Steps….
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off from the main hotels in (Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme) hotels
  • Professional guide with live tour commentary in English, Spanish & Portuguese
  • Entrance fees
  • Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Guided half-day walking tour
  • Santa Teresa tram ride included
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks (available for purchase at Confeitaria Colombo)
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Embark on your journey from the Downtown area (“Centro”), taking the tram (“bondinho”) to the artistic Santa Teresa neighborhood. Your route will take you over the Lapa Arches.
Next, explore the charming and bohemian Santa Teresa, a picturesque locale in Rio de Janeiro. Pay a visit to the Ruins Park (not open on Mondays), a communal park that hosts an…

Location
Copacabana
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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123marcellee
Jan 28, 2025
Lovelly tour over this colourfull neighbourghood - Had a lovelly tour with our guide Emmanuelle. She was very friendly and had a passion for Santa Teresa. Took the Santa Teresa train and walked down the colourfull neighbourghood of Santa Teresa. Great views over Rio and some very nice house, pity that some of them would have needed a fresh paint. Nice graffiti on the way! We walked down the Seleron stairs, way too many tourists to get a nice picture, but that was expected.
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Corinna
Jan 13, 2025
Great tour - We had a great time witj our guide Matthew who explained a lot about the different sight seeing spots, shared a lot of information about the favelas and Santa Teresa. Really enjoyed it😊
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Holly
Dec 18, 2024
Great tour in Rio - Matheus, our tour guide, was terrific. He shared a wealth of information and fun facts. He made our day very fulfilling. We will surely recommend this tour to anyone coming to Rio.
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Nancy_a
Jan 29, 2025
UPS and downs of this tour - Should include the length of the walk and the pavement surface including 215 steps without a railing. We were able to do it but others would not be able to. Did not expect transportation by Uber. Not particularly pleased by that surprise, especially when guide didn’t accompany us.
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Rita_r
Dec 14, 2024
Wish I could stay longer - It was very interesting, wish that group was not bilingual. It seemed that English stories were shorter. The guide was very helpful. The tram had high steps and it was difficult for older people to get in and out.
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Chrisrx5481mn
Jan 25, 2025
Somewhat frustrating - Our guide Emma was very nice. Santa Teresa is a gorgeous neighborhood but the tour was light on details. There were issues with transportation, with too many tour groups using the same van resulting in lots of wasted time.
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Daniel_t
Dec 26, 2024
Decent tour, all of the... - Decent tour, all of the locations were closed, guide tried her best to make the best of it. But met some cool people from around the world in the tour
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Joanna_j
Dec 25, 2024
Mixed feelings - It’s potentially a nice tour but not in 24 December because all the attractions were clised. The guide was not aware of it , so we walked from one place to another to hear from the guide :”oh, it’s closed’. The touur operator should have checked it and offer an alternative,
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Dominic_w
Dec 25, 2024
Tour should not take place on Dec. 24th. Don’t do it! - Everything is closed in Rio on December 24th. This tour should not have been offered! Poor tour guide that had to bring us everywhere and keep saying “Oops, this place is closed, maybe the next one will be better!”. You would think a tour operator would know to ask the week prior when touring all these businesses!
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Ronll932on
Jan 25, 2025
TOOK ME FOR $63! - Ask 8x's: "I'll meet grp if u can't get me @ Airbnb. Where?' NO answer yet! Miss tour- denied refund. .Rip off. Do NOT trust!
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