Sugarloaf Mountain and Rio Tour: 6 Hour Exploration with Lunch and Tickets Included

Experience the beauty of Rio de Janeiro on a 6-hour tour of Sugarloaf Mountain and the city’s cultural highlights. Enjoy panoramic views, a delicious lunch, and make the most of your time in this iconic destination.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Urca - Urca neighborhood - A mosaic of architectural styles. Charming streets lined with style cottages and mansions diverse from neoclassical to modern. A true architectural heritage and the foundation site of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

  • Morro da Urca - From Praia Vermelha to Morro da Urca - 528 meters ride, 3 minutes at approximately 22 km/h. The stunning views from the cable cars enclosed by glass panels will also be a highlight of your trip.

You’ll enjoy breathtaking views, besides, the “Guanabara Bay Lounge”, a gastronomic and leisure area, which brings together several shops, bars, and kiosks, making the tour more complete and enjoyable.
You’ll also have the opportunity to learn about “Cocoruto”. A showroom
about the Bondinho Pão de Açúcar story.

Indeed, the sugarloaf cable car operated for over 100 years. There are digital projections, images, machinery, and objects that marked the trajectory of the first cable car in Brazil.

The cable car is accessible for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility, it is suitable for all ages.

For sure you will enjoy this tour, which is one of the best experiences in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Sugarloaf Mountain - From Morro da Urca to Sugarloaf the cable car runs 749 meters long.
    Cable Car speed: up to 10 m/s (36Km/h).

At 396 meters high you will enjoy one of the most beautiful postcards in Rio de Janeiro. From the top of Sugarloaf (Pão de Açúcar), you will have a breathtaking view of the entire city and a super cozy atmosphere.

The Sugarloaf Mountain Tourist Park holds several nice experiences such as unique nature in the heart of the Atlantic Forest, the contour of the waves of Rio’s mountains, the beauty of the city’s architecture, and gastronomic options.

  • Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai - Sambadromo, where spectacular floats and numbers of revelers in their outrageous outfits parade during carnival every year.

Sambódromo is the official location of the sophisticated samba carnival group parades in Rio.

Photo stop.

  • The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - .Attractive Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

This Catholic Cathedral is one of the most intriguing and famous sites in the city of Rio.

The church is situated in the historical Centre of the city and looks like a Mayan pyramid.

  • Carioca Aqueduct - Famous Boemia Neighborhood of Lapa.

Lapa is famous for its lively cultural life, located right next to the center of Rio de Janeiro.

Since the 1950s, Lapa has been noted for its restaurants and a great variety of samba bars which became the meeting place for intellectuals and Brazilian artists.

  • Escadaria Selaron - .Selaron Staircase.

Jorge Selaron’s unique and vivid mosaic steps sit in tribute to his adopted city, Rio de Janeiro.

The Selaron’s Stairs is a product of sheer determination by Selaron.

It’s about 125 meters of steps covered in bright tiles.

Must admire the colors and shapes of broken glass and ceramics built into this famous attraction.

  • Cinelandia - Cinelandia is a central public square in the center of Rio de Janeiro.

Its official name is Praca Floriano Peixoto, in honor of the second president of Brazil, Floriano Peixoto.

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Certified Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Get set to uncover one of the most emblematic attractions of Rio de Janeiro! Hop on this 6-hour trip to Sugarloaf Mountain and soak up the majestic vistas of the metropolis and the bay.

Moreover, you’ll wander through the aged downtown region, observing its cultural standouts such as the Selaron Steps and the Metropolitan Cathedral.
Your expedition comprises of:

A cable car journey to the crest of Sugarloaf Mountain, where you’ll behold wide-ranging outlooks of Rio de Janeiro, Copacabana Beach, Guanabara Bay, and Corcovado Mountain.
A sumptuous lunchtime meal at a native eatery, tasting some of the finest Brazilian gastronomy.

The exploration is appropriate for anyone desirous of witnessing the finest of Rio de Janeiro swiftly. It’s splendid for clan, lovebirds, solitary voyagers, and assemblies.
It’s also an excellent choice for cruise boat guests with limited halt time. Reserve your expedition now and prepare for a memorable experience!

Location
Urca
Cancellation Policy

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

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Gt2_law
Jul 28, 2024
Complete Rio City Tour and Highlights With Professional and Energetic Guides - Don't look any further; you must book this Rio city tour (including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf) with Florencios and use them for all of your travel needs in Rio. We traveled to Rio as a family of four with 2 older teens. My wife and I have traveled internationally for over 30 years. Florencios is the best tour company we have ever used. Damiana (owner) and Ana Julia (guide) are awesome. (See my separate review on their Little Africa tour.) We also booked Florencios for all of our airport transfers (which included a "fun tour" upon our arrival to Rio where Damiana and Ana walked with us from our hotel to the Sunday "hippie market" in Ipanema with stops at nearby spots). All of these services were scheduled prior to our arrival. Damiana was highly responsive via What's App prior to and during our visit to Rio. Damiana and Ana are professional, engaging, wonderful, helpful, and sweet people and they take care of you like family. Both are proud to share their city, culture and background with you and want you to feel at home. Given that we wanted to learn all we could about Afro-Brazilian culture and history, they were sure to bring these aspects to the forefront of our experience in Rio -- on the Little Africa tour as well as during all of our other interactions with them. This allowed us to better understand Rio as a whole rather than in parts. This was a private tour so it was customizable. We didn’t feel rushed. There was a good mix of time in the van and walking. Damiana and Ana took pictures of our family at all places so that we could capture the memories. Damiana and Ana are highly informative and engaging. Also, you get what you pay for. We found the price of the private tour very reasonable plus Damiana and Ana are extremely knowledgeable about Rio and Afro-Brazilian history. They take this seriously and are so energetic and passionate that you feel the very essence of this valuable history and culture. During the tour, Damiana and Ana took us to a vegetarian restaurant (given our dietary restrictions which we had previously communicated to her). We were touched by the fact that they had already "checked out" the restaurant beforehand to make sure it was clean and would satisfy our dietary requirements. They wanted to be sure we had everything we needed to enjoy the meal and the tour overall. The food was delicious and we went back another time on our trip. Florencios is a great company. I highly recommend this company and this tour.
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752cja
May 23, 2024
The BEST way to see Rio! - Damiana was amazing! A native Brazilian friend found Florencios through another friend. Best marketing is word of mouth and we were very pleased. We were only in Rio for one day but we're able to very efficiently see some of the great things the city offers. 10/10. 5 stars all the way. Could not recommend the experience more. Book now!
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Jasonhemsoth
May 23, 2024
Excellent, attentive, trlilingual guide! - Excellent, attentive, trlilingual guide! We benefited from her language skills in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Highly recommend! Our guide was very knowledgeable, pleasant and you could just tell she loved her job and was proud of her city.
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