Private Rio Tour: Experience Art, Nature, or History in Brazil's Vibrant City

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: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - Start your thrilling private tour in Rio with an 8am pick-up, heading to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Travel by train through the Tijuca National Forest, one of the largest urban forests globally. At the summit, enjoy breathtaking views of Rio and take plenty of photos. Your guide will be happy to take any photos you want, so don’t hesitate to ask!
  • Sugarloaf Mountain - Be awestruck by the views atop Sugarloaf Mountain. Ride a cable car to the peak at 1,300 feet (396 meters), where you’ll get more stunning panoramic views of the city below. During your visit, you’ll receive personalized attention from your private guide (if option selected) and have ample opportunities to ask questions.
  • Escadaria Selaron - The third most visited attraction in Rio, the Selaron steps are an incredible and colorful mosaic artwork, featuring tiles from over 60 countries.
  • Santa Teresa - ART OPTION: Explore the charming Santa Teresa neighborhood and the impressive Ethnicity wall, perfect for amazing photos!
  • Cinelandia - HISTORY OPTION: Discover the many stunning buildings in Cinelândia to learn a bit about Rio’s history, including the unique Metropolitan Cathedral.
  • Cascatinha Taunay - NATURE OPTION: Be enchanted and refreshed by the Taunay waterfall in the Tijuca forest and the beautiful Pepino beach in the São Conrado neighborhood.
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
What's Not Included
  • 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 (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
Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer
Estrada Redentor - Alto da Boa Vista, Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Cancellation Policy

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

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Kashiw2015
Aug 2, 2024
Simply the best! - Our day with Diogo was simply the best. He showed up on time and communicated thoroughly with me beforehand so that everything we wanted to do was built into our itinerary. He was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions about Rio. Lunch was spectacular 😋 Diogo made sure to give us the most amazing experience while on our tour! Find him if you can!!!
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Ron_w
Jul 28, 2024
Just like having a best friend who lives in Rio show it off! - Fred was awesome. We only went and saw what was most interesting to us. I really wanted a helicopter tour. Fred managed to book that for us as well! Awesome.
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Ashish_l
Jul 21, 2024
The Only Way to See Rio! - Had a day to see all the main attractions and this was an incredibly efficient way to do it. Wagner (more about him) picked us up at our hotel at 9; we spent the next 9 hours visiting Christ the Redeemer, Santa Teresa Neighborhood, eating traditional fare for a relaxing lunch, and ending with a visit to Sugarloaf Mountain. At each location (with the additional purchase of fast pass entries), we breezed through each entry, bypassing all lines in order to see the sites without waiting. The fast pass was a great purchase because it allowed us to leave crowded sites immediately without waiting. Wagner was an amazing guide: so polite (always opened the door for my wife), plus he seemed to have friends or connections at every site, that allowed us to even bypass others in the fast pass lines.) when we were thirsty or hungry, he’d call ahead and get us the best possible table with a view. Literally, everywhere. I honestly didn’t see other guides with this level of advance planning or access. He was the best part of having a private guide. When we ran into others during the day, they were amazed we were able to see everything we saw in one day. All credit to Wagner for making it happen. It is a long day, and some sites were so so (Cathedral was a miss), but again, the entire day was incredible because we saw so much in a short period of time with an incredible guide who had access and connections at every point of entry. Highly recommend!
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Sergio
Jul 20, 2024
Fantastic River - Very beautiful was for everything I knew the friendliness of the people and the fantastic beaches.the infrastructure is very good the Windsor hotel where we were is demonstration of that , the restaurants especially Fogo di Chiao and Copacabana Palace
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Gustavo_m
Jul 16, 2024
Fun, informative, family-friendly tour of Rio - Diogo was an excellent guide with a firm grasp on the history of the city! We highly recommend him to anyone looking for a comprehensive guide to Rio. He was great with our kids and my mom. He gave us options throughout the day and I loved that his itinerary was flexible. He was a great guy, sharing pictures of his family and included stories. Best of all, he took plenty of pictures and videos throughout the day to share with us so we could focus on actually seeing the sites.
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Lisabedisa
Jul 10, 2024
BOOK THIS TOUR! - Our trip with Tati was incredible, and our driver Romulo knew the quickest routes and was always waiting to pick us up when we were ready. We were able to quickly get to the front of the line when necessary, and find the cleanest bathrooms. We tried all the local food and saw the best of the sights. Additionally, it was extra lucky to have Tati as our guide because she was able to take us on mini hikes to a waterfall and some caves up in the Tijuca forest. Thanks for an unforgettable day!
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Carlos_n
Jul 10, 2024
Frederico was great! - Frederico was great and gave us a very good experience. He used his personal knowledge to make a tour that was very flexible.
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Nkechin
Jul 6, 2024
For an Amazing Tour Ask for Tatiana! - My friends and I booked a Rio tour and it was fantastic. Tatiana was a fabulous guide and she had great energy and a lot of knowledge. We visited the main sites in a clean and air conditioned van. But she really went above and beyond when she took us to a safe favela to see the cultural marvel that is the Maze. We really enjoyed doing something different!
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Brandon_g
Jul 4, 2024
Great to see the sights safely and fun! - Great trip with Pedro! Very informative and best tour of Rio to date! Packed in Corcovado, sugar loaf , the steps and Santa Teresa.
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Alice_l
Jun 30, 2024
Rio full day private tour - We had a great time at Rio with Frederico. We pretty much visited all the places we wanted to go that day. He also gave us some great suggestions for our next day self tour.
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