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Rio Highlights: Christ Statue, Tijuca, Maracana, More
4.7
122 Ratings
Ipanema
Explore Rio’s iconic landmarks, from Christ Statue to Tijuca Rainforest, Maracana, and Selaron Steps. End with a sunset at Sugarloaf or hotel drop-off.
Explore Rio’s iconic landmarks, from Christ Statue to Tijuca Rainforest, Maracana, and Selaron Steps. End with a sunset at Sugarloaf or hotel drop-off.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - We get to the Christ Statue early in the morning to avoid the crowd.
- Parque Nacional da Tijuca - We will visit a waterfall and have the change of seeing the wildlife of Rio
- Santa Teresa - We will walk around Santa Teresa to show you this amazing part of Rio
- **The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint…
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - We get to the Christ Statue early in the morning to avoid the crowd.
- Parque Nacional da Tijuca - We will visit a waterfall and have the change of seeing the wildlife of Rio
- Santa Teresa - We will walk around Santa Teresa to show you this amazing part of Rio
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - We will visit this building from 1979 that looks different from all the others around it.
- Escadaria Selaron - This amazing mosaic, made by a Chilean artist, is one of the most expected stops is our tour
- Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro - We make a quick stop to take some pictures of the Municipal Theater.
- Sao Conrado Beach - Thats the area where the hang gliders land
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from Zona Sul hotels
- Local guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from Zona Sul hotels
- Local guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from hotels outside Zona Sul
- Sugar Loaf Ticket
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from hotels outside Zona Sul
- Sugar Loaf Ticket
Additional Information
The day tour starts with pick-up at your hotel or hostel in Rio (depends on your area). Your first stop will be at Christ the Redeemer (ticket included), where we arrive early to avoid the crowds.
From there, you will visit Tijuca National Park and get a glimpse of the lush tropical rainforest. This is the perfect spot to see how nature and the urban…
The day tour starts with pick-up at your hotel or hostel in Rio (depends on your area). Your first stop will be at Christ the Redeemer (ticket included), where we arrive early to avoid the crowds.
From there, you will visit Tijuca National Park and get a glimpse of the lush tropical rainforest. This is the perfect spot to see how nature and the urban area can coexist, with views of waterfalls, tropical plants, and wildlife.
After that, we’ll stop for lunch (not included) and then hit the road again to visit Maracanã Stadium from the outside. Next, we’ll head to the Centro to see Cinelândia (Municipal Theater) from the outside and visit the Cathedral. Finally, we’ll visit the Selarón Steps in Lapa and the Santa Teresa neighborhood.
At the end of your day, you will have the option to be dropped off at Sugarloaf Mountain in time to enjoy the sunset or to be taken back to your hotel or hostel.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- It is recommended that you wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water, sunscreen and sunglasses
Location
Mango Tree Hostel Ipanema
Rua Prudente de Morais
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
4.7
(122 Ratings)
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Yurimx4839oh
Jul 20, 2024
Great to know the city! - Great walk! Very good to know the main sights of the city, in addition to the history of each place. The driver Marcelo knows the places well the Guide Ricardo gives great tips on Things to do. They know a lot!
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Alexiasilvestre
Jul 19, 2024
Excellent tour! - The experience was great!
We combined in a meeting point, the driver and Guide super polite and animated, besides visiting the sights, whenever we passed through some relevant place, the Guide told us about the history of the place and / or some curiosity. I was always attentive to everyone, the walks were light, nothing tired or that thing of waiting long. The indicated restaurant was very tasty, had an option for all tastes and I am already curious to know the other tours they offer!
Congratulations!!
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Sarah_s
Jun 1, 2024
Perfect quick hot spots - Joao and Marcelo were the best. Joao knew an incredible amount and was the perfect tour guide! The tour itself hit a lot of high notes but didn’t feel dragged-out.
Recommend!
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Arianapelomundo
May 25, 2024
The most special things Rio has to offer in one day! - Wonderful experience! The staff was super courteous and punctual, guide João explained various parts of Rio's history and the names of the places, which made the tour more interesting. The experience passes through the main points of Rio and allows you to have an overview of the city in a different way.
It's so worth it!
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Anderson_growth
May 23, 2024
Best Tour Company in RJ - The Big Dude Tour is one of their best tours. Fantastic team. Everyone was very attentive. The Guide knew absolutely everything about Rio de Janeiro. I recommend Brazil Expedition with my eyes closed!
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Andrew
Aug 30, 2023
Amazing - AMAZING ! This is a must when in Rio. I did this on my second day and we saw every must see monument. Our tour guides Riccardo and Marcelo were knowledgeable, patient, and so kind.
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Sophien952
Feb 20, 2021
Fantastic private day tour in Rio - Excellent day tour of Rio with highly knowledgeable and very friendly tour guide! This city is truly amazing, and having a comprehensive tour at the beginning was a wonderful way to get the lay of the land before exploring further on our own.
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Road31351212503
Sep 26, 2019
Great way to see the city - Really good experience. Our guide was very good and knowledgeable and gave us lots of interesting information about what we were seeing.
The tour itself was nicely balanced and felt like we got to see everything with enough time, and was clear on the plan. Our guide also gave some ideas and suggestions on other things we could do for the rest of our time in Rio.
There was some difficulties with a couple of the tour members who were inconsiderate and not listening to the guides in terms of time, but the guide and driver handled this very well, and the tour continued fine without delaying the rest of the tour.
Would definitely recommend this as a good way to visit the city highlights.
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Damien
Jan 30, 2020
See the sights of Rio - The tour took us through a number of Rio's sights, Christ the Redeemer, a water fall and nature walk, the Chinese View, Escadaria Selaron art steps and a drop off at Sugarloaf Mountain. As a whole the tour was good, but being multilingual, the focus more about getting through the tour than making sure everyone is across things. More time would be great at the waterfall, and the steps so an earlier pick up may work. Option to drop off at Sugarloaf was good and saved time as we wanted to experience the sunset
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665mec
Jan 9, 2022
terrible experience for tourists at the Corcovado christ, pao de acucar, jadin botanico and copacabana beaches. ipanema etc. - the fabulous monuments in rio de janeiro were terrible and I will explain why: Both in the Christ the Redeemer of Corcovado, as well as in the pao de acucar mountain, the botanical garden, and the beaches copacabana, ipanema etc. the staff that attends none of them speak any language other than portuguese. It is a pity that the tourist office that manages these emblematic monuments does not have people who at least know English and Spanish (languages of the tourists they receive the most). Neither in the ticket offices, nor in the restaurants, nor the assistance staff speak any other language. For tourists coming from outside Brazil to visit these monuments it is very difficult to communicate and everyone gets very annoyed. The same thing happens in airports, tourist trains, etc. It is terrible that the Ministry of Tourism does not put trained people to assist the tourists. They urgently need bilingual and helpful staff, the service in Brazil is one of the WORST in Latin America. So if you are a tourist who is going to visit Brazil, go well prepared with a good translator or local friends to help you, otherwise you will have a terrible vacation.
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