Historic Downtown Rio Tour: Explore Olympic Boulevard & Museum of Tomorrow

Discover the historic downtown area of Rio de Janeiro on this engaging tour. Explore the Olympic Boulevard, visit the Museum of Tomorrow, and learn about Brazil’s rich history and post-Olympic legacy.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cais do Valongo - Walk by with live commentary.
  • Painel Etnias - Stop for photos.
  • Boulevard Olimpico - Pass by.
  • Porto Maravilha - Walk through Porto Maravilha, the revitalized Port Zone of Rio. It has attractions that have made it into an important tourist spot in Rio de Janeiro, with a great circuit for those who love culture,…
What's Included
  • Professional guide with live tour commentary in English, Spanish & Portuguese
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Roundtrip from main hotels in Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme, and West Zone (Barra da Tijuca) hotels
  • Guided half-day walking tour in Downtown Rio de Janeiro
  • Comfortable air-conditioned van with maximum capacity of 19 passengers
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks (available for purchase at Confeitaria Colombo)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Take a stroll through the centre of Rio to immerse yourself in Brazil’s rich history and understand the impact of the Olympic games on the city. Explore places like the Valongo Wharf, the revamped harbor area of Olympic Boulevard showcasing the Kobra Mural, and the futuristic Museum of Tomorrow. Visit the Saint Benedict Monastery, marvel at the Olympic…

Location
Pier Mauá
Avenida Rodrigues Alves
Cancellation Policy

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

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Voyage42077219029
Feb 15, 2025
Maravilloso Tour - Peter excellent tour guide and very entertaining. Complied with schedules and delivered super interesting city information
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121ruiza
Feb 14, 2025
Good tourism agency - Excellent Peter, the best guide explains everything to you. Detail and provide recommendations for your stay in rio ,highly recommended
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Salomonr273
Feb 14, 2025
Excellent tour. Guide Peter was the best. Super friendly explains very well and I accompany us all the time. Deserves 5 e - Excellent tour, spectacular places, everything on time.very good guide. Peter excellent attentive friendly and explained everything very well 5 stars
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Schi88
Feb 7, 2025
Incredible tour of the center of Rio - Excellent! Very friendly, professional and very dedicated to your work. The tour was very interesting and Alexia gave us information in a very entertaining and detailed way. In addition, he took care of every detail, want to coordinate the driver, tickets that we require and even take photos and make a beautiful mini video of the tour. If you have the opportunity to tour Rio de Janeiro with Alexia you will not regret it.
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X5806zrpriscillar
Jan 22, 2025
Excellent experience - Taking that tour was the best decision, thanks to our guide Alexia we were able to know the history of Rio and tour different points of interest. She is always ready to solve doubts or give us tips with infinite patience and a joy that infects. Doing the walking tour is fully recommended and more if it is with the same guide.
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Sharilyn_b
Nov 14, 2024
Very nice and relaxing. - It was raining most of the day so we needed to modify the days plan a bit. Took Uber’s where we needed to go and did a bit of walking. The museum was great! We did not feel rushed during our tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable, friendly, and even helped us plan our next days activities. A very pleasant way to enjoy a day.
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Z7272ewveronicaw
Oct 29, 2024
Tour Guide was excellent - Alexia was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and helped me take nice pictures and videos. I highly recommend her.🥰
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Roundtrip87
Aug 27, 2024
Excellent excursion - Beautiful excursion we made visiting the steps of Selaron, limpet arches, colombo confectionery, royal Portuguese reading cabinet and museum of tomorrow. We appreciate the dedication of our Guide Alexia who made our a unique experience providing us with information of each of the sites visited and helping us to portray each moment in beautiful photos 💜
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Joolesart
Aug 2, 2024
Definitely Worth The Money! - I booked this tour the day before and was kept up to date with the meeting location and time to the point of my pick up. Having done a tour the day before I was expecting a mini bus but on arrival I found my transport was a lot smaller. In fact due to a cancellation at the last minute Gastavo the tour guide told me that this was going to be a one to one tour! We began our tour by looking at the old sea port where the slaves were shipped into Rio. The story was fascinating and we left the old harbour and looked at the olympic Boulevard. Time has taken its toll on the colourful artwork but it is still there reminding you of some of the countries involved in the Games. It was nice to see the electric trains running through the Boulevard too. We continued our journey looking at old and new architecture and fantastic Churches. There were more reminders of the Games on route and finally we found our way onto the waterfront for the Museum of Tomorrow and a walk past a number of different ships and a submarine. I enjoyed the Museum and anyone who would like to know more about our planet would find it very worthwhile. We ended our trip at the Confeitaria Columbo and took in the magnificent interior and enjoyed something to eat and drink before bringing the tour to an end and travelling back to the pick up location. As a tour guide Gastavo was very knowledgeable which is not surprising for someone who has been in the business for over 20 years and has a History degree. He was full of energy throughout the tour and was only too willing to answer questions and take photographs for me to make my day memorable. For the price I paid this was a fantastic tour for anyone who loves culture and really getting to know the place you are visiting. But having a personal tour made it even more special. I’m glad that I chose this and would definitely recommend it to people wanting a great way to spend 4 hours in Rio.
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Ravioli1975
Jan 2, 2025
Sucked - Pickup time was 8:30 from our hotel. The guide arrived on time but the transportation did not. Guide was furious and apologized to us. The transportation arrived one hour late. We get to the museum and the guide did not have our tickets. He said he is waiting for tickets in a text. We stood in the line and then came out as tickets never came. 30 minutes later tickets came and we continued our trip. Long story short, don’t trust this company and the tour. Don’t waste your money and the precious time. You can do better. Find an another tour . We will never hire this company again.
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