Petrópolis Tour: Explore Imperial Museum and Crystal Palace

Embark on a day trip from Rio de Janeiro to Petrópolis, a former royal retreat. Explore the Imperial Museum, visit the burial place of Dom Pedro II, and marvel at the Crystal Palace.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Quitandinha Palace - Upon arriving in Petropolis, enjoy a stunning view of Quitandinha Palace and capture beautiful photos of this magnificent building.
  • Imperial Museum - Begin your visit to Petropolis at the Imperial Museum, located in the former summer residence of Pedro II, Brazil’s second emperor. Join your guide in exploring this…
What's Included
  • Guided tour
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Imperial Museum Entrance Ticket
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Experience a day at Petrópolis, a hillside sanctuary once used as a summer escape for Brazilian monarchs. On this guided trip, explore the notable artifacts of the Imperial Museum and later make a visit to the final resting place of Dom Pedro II and his kin. Be amazed at the Crystal Palace, constructed as a lavish present for Princess Isabel. Besides,…

Location
Quitandinha Palace
Avenida Joaquim Rolla
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Elpidio_r
Dec 8, 2024
You will feel like royalty! - It was a delightful, well-organized trip. The guide - Adriana - was super! It included a trip to the Imperial Museum, Cathedral and Cerveceria.
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Mb201065
Nov 27, 2024
Rio to Bavaria in a couple of hours….. - Do yourself a favour, and take a trip out from bustling Rio, and become confused by the experience of visiting Bavaria for the day. Go for hot chocolate and strudel at Catz cafe, and trip to the brewery, and Imperial Palace.
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Sherpa77708
Oct 13, 2024
Great trip - Our guide Marcos did a great job of explaining the importance of Petrópolis and the Imperial Palace. He was pleasant, attentive and professional. We had an enjoyable day. I would recommend the tour and Marco
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Wyddfa
Jan 28, 2023
Great day out in Petropolis - Fabio, our excellent guide, helped make this trip so stress-free and enjoyable - his friendliness, knowledge and patience with our many questions communicated his love of both Rio and Petropolis. His helpful suggestions where to go and what to see were invaluable and made our whole trip enjoyable.
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Александра
Jan 11, 2023
Amazing - Well organised and fun! The tour guide Roma was awesome! I was the only English speaking people in that tour but he made sure he translates all the information to me separately so that way I feel a part of the group and learn the necessary things. He seemed passionate about what he was doing and high energy!
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Sjpridding
Jul 8, 2025
Enjoyable day. 8-6. Nice... - Enjoyable day. 8-6. Nice to go up into the mountains and out of Rio. The hour shopping wasn’t for us (English) but the Brazilians loved it!
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Gloria_g
Jun 27, 2025
Tour guide great - Very dangerous walking into the museum with booties. I fell when trying to remove them. They should have chairs for senior citizens so you can sit down when you’re removing dishes.
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95relampagomcquem
Mar 7, 2025
Quiet city - Quiet city, good restaurants, pleasant climate, historic places, beer city, good for couples travel.
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Enrico_f
Aug 18, 2025
Trip to Petropolis - Visit the summer residence of Emperor Pedro II, which is worth seeing. Excellent state of preservation of furniture, beautiful garden attached to the dwelling. Less interesting is the "crystal palace" which is a kind of greenhouse. Santos Dumont's house, however small, deserves to be seen for the importance of the character. We must first read up on the history of S. Dumont, I recommend watching on YouTube an episode dedicated to him on the channel of Eduardo Bueno. Beautiful cathedral (but we have much better in Europe). Finally, the one and a quarter hour stop for shopping was absolutely out of place, as it was a cultural trip. Cost of the excursion too high.
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Juanmanuel_v
Sep 20, 2023
Spent more time on the bus than on the trip - The tour guide Carlos was nice and informative. The reason for the low review is that they were 30 minutes late in picking us up without letting us know. Petropolis is 1.5 hours from Rio, yet it took more than three hours to get there due to having to pick up 30 passengers. During the tour, there was no set deadlines or control of other passengers wondering off, on several occasions we had to wait for others. The lunch was okay. But it took 30 minutes after the lunch to finally get going again. By 3pm (mind you the trip started at 8:30am for us) we had only done one attraction and lunch. Then we had to rush the attractions because there was no time. On top of all, one of the attractions was closed by the time we got there and the tour operator did not know. Spent more time waiting for other people and on the bus. I don't recommend for the price.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).