Meet the Brazilian Caribbean: Catamaran Tour to Arraial do Cabo

Experience the Brazilian Caribbean on a catamaran tour to Arraial do Cabo! Sail to crystal clear waters, white sand beaches, and impressive landmarks, snorkel amidst rich marine life, and create unforgettable memories.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Rio de Janeiro - The trip from the time we start picking up passengers at the hotels to Arraial do Cabo by bus takes approximately 2.30 hours.
  • Arraial do Cabo - You will be able to enjoy a beautiful walk along the beaches of the Brazilian Caribbean. Discover Arraial do Cabo. We will have several stops where you can swim, as well as a delicious lunch at a restaurant facing the sea.

This includes the transportation time from the moment we leave the hotel until we return at the end of the tour.

  • Rio de Janeiro - Once the tour is over, we start the return to Rio de Janeiro by bus, a trip that lasts 2.30 hours.
What's Included
  • Buffet lunch included
  • Round trip transportation provided
  • Guidance from a bilingual guide
What's Not Included
  • Does not include drinks and dessert
  • boarding fee (2 usd)
  • Optional: Snorkel equipment (5usd)
  • Extra transportation (5 usd)
Additional Information

Dubbed as the ‘Caribbean of Brazil’, Arraial do Cabo is famous for its pristine waters and white sandy shores. Throughout the boat excursion, you’ll be able to explore the region’s most stunning coastlines, such as Praia do Farol, Praia do Forno, Pontal de Atalaya, Gruta Azul, and Macaco profile.

The transparent waters of Arraial do Cabo provide the perfect spot for snorkeling due to its abundant marine biodiversity.

This is an occasion that will enable you to bond with the natural world and forge lasting impressions.

  • The boat ride can be canceled depending on weather conditions to avoid risks during navigation.
  • Go with a lot of patience, since Rio is a huge city, and it has a lot of traffic! There may be delays in pick ups
  • IMPORTANT FOR ARGENTINES!! The price of the tour, in pesos, DOES NOT include taxes!!
  • The boat tour starts in ARRAIAL DO CABO. To get there, you go by bus 3hs.
Location
Rio de Janeiro
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lopefran
Aug 12, 2024
I recommend taking this tour - We could enjoy a day in pure sunshine and 32 degrees on this excursion to the Brazilian Caribbean, we enjoyed very much with my child, and surely remember forever the day we spent. I recommend it. The landscapes are very beautiful
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Mariosp9756am
Jun 24, 2024
recommend the service - I loved this walk to the Brazilian caribbean. the tour started with pick up at the hotel of copacabana, and 2 hours trip to the city of Cabo frio. There we boarded a catamaran and the experience began. At all times the guide commented that we would visit and gave us interesting information. The food was great, buffet. Varied and rich. I recommend the service
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Maryli2616pu
Jun 23, 2024
Highly Recommended this Experience - Visiting the city of Rio de Janeiro and not going to know the Caribbean of the region, is a sin. I highly recommend doing the tour of arraial two ends. We loved it. The color of the water is transparent, as in the Mexican Caribbean.. Do it!
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Martinarielm2021
Apr 7, 2024
Very good - This excursion we did with friends was spectacular. The beaches we saw were very beautiful, the sea was transparent, the water was cold but beautiful. I would do it again. Thank you
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241leilag
Apr 5, 2024
Very good experience!! - On the recommendation of friends we met the Paraviajantes agency, and we booked 3 tours for our trip in Rio de Janeiro! The first one we did was this arraial do cabo. It was very good, beautiful landscapes, transparent water, very cool people on the boat and very friendly staff, they all spoke Spanish! We had a great time! Be patient because the trip is quite long!
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Dianaschmoller
Mar 10, 2024
Super recommendable. - Great service, always considering the needs of passengers. Punctuality, good services and wonderful experiences.
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Eligonzalezl
Mar 6, 2024
Incredible experience!! - nice experience, nice beaches but keep in mind that the trip to arraial do cabo is quite long, about 2 hours there and 2 hours back... the walk is nice, lunch is a buffet restaurant, very good and the very lively atmosphere. You come back exhausted from fatigue. straight to sleep
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436mariaritah
Feb 12, 2024
Curticao Carnival - This was the year to enjoy Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and we went with the family. We love the beautiful beaches of Arraial do Cabo, beautiful, transparent water, very beautiful! The atmosphere on the catamaran was fun, friendly entertainers and pleasant music.
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Damianps9956xm
Mar 24, 2024
good ride - The tour of Arraial do Cabo was great... we saw the super beautiful beaches, and the vibe we had on the boat. The food included was good, I expected a little more
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Bartholomew_r
Mar 8, 2024
Worst Tour for English speaking Tourist! - This tour was 14 hours. We got picked up at 0830 am and were dropped off first at 10:30 pm. We took this tour called “Meet the Brazilian Caribbean: Catamaran Tour to Arraial do Cabo!” The company was “ParaViajantes Tours“. We got on the bus and eventually realized the guide wasn’t speaking to us in English after we requested an English speaking tour guide when we made the reservation. This is what we paid for. We contacted the company via WhatsApp and we were told that the English guide got sick. I asked them if they were going to at least tell us so we could make a decision to co time on with the tour? The company then told us that there would be an English speaking guide on the boat to the beaches. After the 3.5 hour drive we get to the dock. We had to wait another 1.5 hours just waiting to be picked up by the boat. Now keep in mind, we didn’t know what was going on or what we were supposed to be doing because nobody could communicate with us in English. We eventually get on the boat and the guide was speaking to everyone in Portuguese and there was no English version. I asked the boat guide if she could talk to us in English. She told us that she didn’t speak English. So the entire trip we had to try and guess what was being told to everyone. When we got to the beaches, we didn’t know the times to be back so we pretty much had to make sure that we kept eyes on the people on our boat so could know when they were heading back. We went to 2 beaches and basically it was 15 mins of snorkeling and 30 mins at each beach.. which isn’t much time when you figure that you drove many hours to spend at a beach. So there wasn’t much time spent at the beaches. We began recording what was going on with our GoPro for proof. We wanted to show that the guide would not speak to us in English after speaking in Portuguese. Dont get me wrong, the person seemed very nice. And it wasn’t her fault that we were on this tour as the only American couple. It was the business’ fault. When we told the business that the guide couldn’t speak English and when we went to certain areas on the boat, we didn’t even hear the history of certain key areas, the company told us that I was exaggerating because there were no key points and it wasn’t a historical tour. This is why I recorded things on the boat. Because we figured the company would try something like this after not telling us that there wasn’t going to be an English guide. So bottom line is that we went the entire 14 tour with no English guide. And this was supposed to be about a 10 hour tour. I wouldn’t trust this company at all after what they did to us. I even had to request a partial refund because I explained that I signed up for an English speaking tour and we should’ve had the opportunity to cancel with a refund since there wasn’t an English guide. The company didn’t seem as if they were wanting to do that. I then had to contact viator after not hearing back from the company. I explained to viator everything and sent them a copy of all of the chats that were exchanged and I also told them I had video proof of everything. Viator just requested the chat only and stated that the company should’ve given us an option and they should not have said certain things to us in those chats that they did. It definitely was inappropriate. Viator got us a partial refund from the company. But even with that partial small refund, we definitely would not recommended this tour to English speaking tourist. Nor would we recommend this company because they really didn’t seem honest to us about everything that was happening. There are other companies that take this trip. Dont be fooled by the number of hours either. Other companies state about 14 hours which is about right. This company stated 9-10 hours and it was clearly 14 hours which was the same as the other companies. Event the bus ride back was horrible because there was water leaking from above our seat and it was dripping on us. We tried to see if maybe it was a bottle that was leaking from someone’s bag, but it was dry in the bag area. We believe it was from the AC because the water was also very cold. So coming back it was frustrating as this water was dripping down on us and we couldn’t move to another seat cause the bus was full. I wanted to be honest about the trip and about what occurred. There was 1 good thing about this trip and that was the place that we went for dinner. The dinner buffet style was really good. That was the only positive. Other than that try looking for another company that has more honest reviews. I had seen somewhere else about this company and not having an English guide but it wasn’t on viator and I decided to give it a try. Bottom line, we are glad we took videos of everything for proof and kept the chats to share with viator as proof to request a refund. Sometimes it seems like that’s the only way to prove what’s really happening when a company tries to tell you that you’re exaggerating. That was inappropriate!
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