Recently Viewed
Private Rio Tour: Experience Art, Nature, or History in Brazil's Vibrant City
4.9
438 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.
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:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rio de Janeiro - Enjoy a private itinerary with both fixed and customizable options, featuring art, nature, or history. Tailor this tour to include places of your interest by sending a message after booking.
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - Start your thrilling private tour in Rio by visiting one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Travel…
- Rio de Janeiro - Enjoy a private itinerary with both fixed and customizable options, featuring art, nature, or history. Tailor this tour to include places of your interest by sending a message after booking.
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - Start your thrilling private tour in Rio by visiting one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Travel by train through the Tijuca National Forest, one of the largest urban forests globally. Your guide will capture all the photos you wish, so don’t hesitate to ask! This is a FIXED part of the tour.
- Escadaria Selaron - As the third most visited attraction in Rio, the Selaron steps are a stunning and vibrant mosaic artwork, featuring tiles from over 60 countries.
- Sugarloaf Mountain - Be captivated by the breathtaking views atop Sugarloaf Mountain, offering panoramic vistas of the city below. This is a fixed part of the tour. For additional sights, a Sugarloaf drop-off is recommended.
- Cinelandia - Explore the remarkable buildings at Cinelândia and delve into the history of Rio. This is included in the HISTORY option of the tour.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - The uniquely designed cathedral will leave you in awe. This is part of the HISTORY option of the tour.
- Pepino Beach - Discover a stunning section of our coastal beaches! This is part of the NATURE option of the tour.
- Cascatinha Taunay - Experience the refreshing Taunay waterfall in the Tijuca forest and the beautiful Pepino beach in the São Conrado neighborhood. This is part of the NATURE option of the tour.
- Santa Teresa - Visit the charming Santa Teresa neighborhood and the impressive Ethnicity wall, capturing amazing photos! This is part of the HISTORY option of the tour.
- Etnias - Mural de Graffiti (Estúdio Kobra) - Discover one of the largest and most beautiful murals in the world! This is part of the ART option of the tour.
What's Included
- Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in the city of Rio
- Tours with driver-guide: Fully guided only if the guide finds parking
- We’ll advise you on the best kind of tickets to purchase
- Tour duration: 8 hours without lunch, 9 hours with lunch
- Tours with separate driver and guide: Undivided attention and absolute comfort
- Choose focus: art, nature, or history
- Last minute bookings: Please call us
- Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in the city of Rio
- Tours with driver-guide: Fully guided only if the guide finds parking
- We’ll advise you on the best kind of tickets to purchase
- Tour duration: 8 hours without lunch, 9 hours with lunch
- Tours with separate driver and guide: Undivided attention and absolute comfort
- Choose focus: art, nature, or history
- Last minute bookings: Please call us
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entrance tickets
- 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…
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
Rio de Janeiro
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(438 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Kyle_m
Oct 4, 2024
Wonderful way to see Rio - Alexandre picked me up and shared lots of information about Rio, its sights and people. Very informative and great story teller! The views and sights of Rio don’t need much to be spectacular but Alexandre did a wonderful job adding to the experience
Review provided by Viator
Charlie_o
Sep 26, 2024
Memorable Rio - We got to see many areas and attractions in Rio de Janeiro. Our guide, Monica did a great job. She is knowledgeable, pleasant and sincerely interested in making sure we get the best of Rio.
Review provided by Viator
Evan_f
Sep 25, 2024
Awesome day in Rio! - Fred and Bruno were awesome. Fred is quite a guide, been here almost all of his life. Bruno is a real kick-a$$ driver, which is necessary in Rio. The sights were amazing, views beyond belief. A great tour and I highly recommend!
Review provided by Viator
Melanie_j
Sep 23, 2024
Diogo was amazing! - Diogo was an amazing guide and a great photographer. My family and I enjoyed the tour with him. I will definitely be referring others to him as well. Also, my flight was delayed by more then 12 hours. After a bit of back and fourth with the tour company, and contacting Viator, it worked out.
Review provided by Viator
Charlieo122
Sep 21, 2024
A Great Day in Rio - We booked this tour online months before our arrival in Rio de Janeiro. Communications from the tour operator were very good. Our guide, Monica, sent me a WhatsApp message the day before our tour to reconfirm time and place. She was on time for the pick up. Her vehicle was comfortable and well maintained. She took us to many places of interest in Rio. Monica shared good information about sections of the city and the culture. She is very flexible with the schedule. We did not feel rushed. We enjoyed this private tour of Rio- memorable. Monica did a great job.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
506carlib
Sep 7, 2024
Fantastic Full Day Tour of Rio with Frederico! - We had an amazing full day tour of Rio de Janeiro with Frederico as our guide! From the moment he picked us up from our hotel, he was in constant communication and helped us plan the perfect itinerary, especially since it was our first time visiting. Frederico’s knowledge of Rio and Brazil was impressive – we learned so much throughout the day. Despite the cloudy and rainy weather, we made the most of it and hustled through to see some of Rio’s top attractions, including Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, downtown, and a few scenic lookout points. The city is so big, and we’re glad we chose a tour like this to cover so much ground. We highly recommend Frederico and this tour – we saw all the major highlights and had a wonderful time!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Carli_b
Sep 7, 2024
Fantastic Full Day Tour of Rio with Frederico! - We had an amazing full day tour of Rio de Janeiro with Frederico as our guide! From the moment he picked us up from our hotel, he was in constant communication and helped us plan the perfect itinerary, especially since it was our first time visiting. Frederico’s knowledge of Rio and Brazil was impressive – we learned so much throughout the day. Despite the cloudy and rainy weather, we made the most of it and hustled through to see some of Rio’s top attractions, including Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, downtown, and a few scenic lookout points. The city is so big, and we’re glad we chose a tour like this to cover so much ground. We highly recommend Frederico and this tour – we saw all the major highlights and had a wonderful time!
Review provided by Viator
Jonathan
Sep 5, 2024
Tour with Igor was wonderful! Highly recommend. - Igor was my family and I’s private tour guide. Made us feel instantly welcome, was very knowledgeable, built great rapport with us, and gave our first trip to Brazil a wonderful start. Would recommend and go with him again!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Ayse_z
Aug 20, 2024
Great value if you have limited time in Rio - We had a great driver guide Frederico, who was very knowledgeable about Rio. He took us to the main highlights but also tailored the day to our interests. We never had to wait very long anywhere. It was totally worth it, we feel we saw a lot in one day. Highly recommended.
Review provided by Viator
Austini319
Aug 18, 2024
Unforgettable full day tour of Rio - We had a fantastic full day tour and unforgettable experience with guide Mike Mathew. The tour allowed us to see many of the highlights in Rio in one day with easy and efficient air-conditioned van transportation between sites. Our tour guide Mike made the experience much better by explaining the history and culture behind everything we did, getting us through lines faster, and knowing where all the best photo ops were. He consistently went above and beyond to give us the best experience possible. Team Mike forever and highly recommend!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
