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Most adventure tours, hiking tours and city tours in Rio de Janeiro can be combined. Check the other sessions to see more tours in Rio de Janeiro. The packages session shows suggestions for your trip. Any doubt, feel free to contact us.


All-Year Tours

CITY TOUR - CHRIST THE REDEEMER

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On top of Corcovado Mountain (710m / 2330ft), the Christ Statue, with its open arms facing the Sugar Loaf and the Guanabara Bay entrance, is possibly Brazil’s most famous image and the most traditional city tour in Rio de Janeiro. Recently chosen one of the World’s New Seven Wonders and measuring 38m / 125ft , it offers one of the most privileged views to Rio de Janeiro. The Christ Statue city tour can be made by the traditional tram on a 20 minutes ride through the forest, and also by car, hiking and climbing.
Tour duration: around 4h
Recommendations: wear light clothes, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and cristo redentor tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - SUGAR LOAF

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The Sugar Loaf compound consists of two hills. The higher one is the Sugar Loaf (396m / 1030ft), and the lower is the Urca Hill (220m / 722ft). Our city tours in Rio de Janeiro will take you to both of them. Its illustrious cable car is one of Rio’s most famous symbols. Marking the entrance of Guanabara Bay, it is surrounded by a lush forest and the sea, in a very nice and historical district called Urca. The view to the bay, Copacabana Beach, Cristo Redentor and a lot more, shouldn’t be missed. The Sugar Loaf tour can be made by the traditional cable car, hiking and climbing.
Tour duration: around 4h
Recommendations: wear light clothes, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and sugar loaf tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - MARACANÃ STADIUM

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Soccer in Brazil has grown from much more than a simple sport into a real social movement, supported by millions of loving fans. Maracanã is Brazil’s most important stadium, and has hosted legendary games, such as the 1950 World’s Cup Final. In 2014, for the second time in history, it will host another one. Our soccer game tours are safe and unforgettable, and you will be able to experience some of the strength and enthusiasm of the people, to fully understand the reason for our national passion, the soccer. Besides, visitation to Maracanã’s Soccer Museum and also to the stadium itself can be arranged. Contact us to learn more about soccer game tours in Rio de Janeiro.
Tour duration: soccer match (around 5h), visitation (around 4h)
Recommendations: wear light clothes, cap or hat and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and soccer match tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - ECOLOGICAL BEACHES

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Rio de Janeiro’s endless summer is very famous and have inspired people from all around the world. Our ecological beach tours in Rio de Janeiro will take you a lot further than the beaten Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, to the deserted beaches of Prainha and Grumari. Some can be visited cycling, but most have to be visited by car. They also offer many sports possibilities, like hiking, surfing, bodyboarding, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Contact us to learn more about our ecological beach tours!
Tour duration: around 8h
Recommendations: wear light clothes, swimming suits and sandals, bring dry clothes for changing, towel, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and beach tours / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - TIJUCA FOREST

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Tijuca Forest is the world’s largest urban forest, and usually amazes our visitors by the way it mixes with the city and lifestyle of the “carioca” people. Our tijuca forest tours will take you by car and hiking through the most important spots, with many waterfalls and typical fauna and flora. Besides an entire national park, it also hosts several adventure tours, such as climbing, rappelling, hang-gliding, paragliding, many hiking tours and skate downhill. Contact us to learn more about our tijuca forest city tours in Rio de Janeiro!
Tour duration: around 4h
Recommendations: wear light clothes, swimming suits and sneakers, bring dry clothes for changing, towel, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and tijuca forest tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - FAVELA TOUR

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At this moment, Rio is undergoing a very important social change. All the favelas, historically controlled by the organized crime, are receiving pacification units, on an efficient long-term operation by the state government. The favela tours in Rio de Janeiro have become perfectly safe for those who want to take a closer look at the social challenges Rio has always faced. It is a very interesting tour, usually with samba and capoeira presentations, that tells a lot about the popular culture and social history of the city. Contact us to learn more about our Rio de Janeiro favela tours.
Tour duration: around 8h
Recommendations: wear light clothes, sunscreen, cap or hat and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and favela-tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND SANTA TERESA

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Rio de Janeiro was Brazil’s capital city for two centuries, from colonial ages to the recent republican period, leaving the city a great legacy. Our historical downtown tours in Rio de Janeiro will take you through the most important places, buildings, churches and museums, allowing us to tell five centuries of history, from the foundation of the city (1565) to recent times. Most of the historic tour in Rio de Janeiro takes place downtown and in Lapa, and includes a visit to the Santa Teresa district through the traditional local tram, going over the Lapa Aqueduct on our way up. Contact us to learn more about historic downtown and Santa Teresa city tours in Rio de Janeiro!
Tour duration: around 4h
Recommendations: wear light clothes and sneakers, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and historical tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - HELICOPTER FLIGHT

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A scenic helicopter flight in Rio de Janeiro can be a great way to visit many of our famous landmarks and to get a larger picture of the city’s geography, in a short period of time. Taking off from the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon or the Dona Marta Belvedere, the helicopter flights can last from ten minutes to one hour, and you’ll be able to see the Cristo Redentor statue, Sugar Loaf, Copacabana beach, Tijuca Forest and a lot more, from an interesting and rare perspective. Contact us to learn more about Rio de Janeiro helicopter flights.
Tour duration: around 3h (7min - 1h flights)
Recommendations: wear light clothes, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and helicopter scenic flight / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - BOAT TOUR

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Boat tours in Rio de Janeiro will show you from an outside perspective the city’s unique coast, full of mountains, green forests, sunny beaches and wild islands. It starts inside Guanabara Bay and outlines the Sugar Loaf when heading to the Cagarras archipelago, on open sea, where we stop for swimming, snorkelling and eating. The boat tours in Rio de Janeiro also goes by the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, among others. We also offer boat tours in Ilha Grande. Contact us to learn more about Rio de Janeiro boat tours!
Tour duration: around 5h
Recommendations: wear light clothes, swimming suits and sandals, bring dry clothes for changing, towel, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and boat tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - BOTANICAL GARDEN AND PARQUE LAGE

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Rio has rich rainforests, full of different and interesting plant species. Many are native, but also many have been introduced since colonial ages, brought from different parts of the world. If you wish to learn more, the Botanical Garden tours in Rio de Janeiro could be just perfect for you. You will be taken to Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Garden, famous for it’s centuries-old imperial palm trees, and also to Parque Lage, a beautiful park with an imponent old mansion, just below the Cristo Redentor mountain. Contact us if you wish to learn more about our Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden tour!
Tour duration: around 4h
Recommendations: wear light clothes and sneakers, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide, botanical garden and parque lage tour / optional: insurance, photos, videos and snacks
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CITY TOUR - ILHA GRANDE AND PARATY

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Ilha Grande (Big Island) is one of the greatest ecotourism sanctuaries in Brazil, with unspoiled beaches and beautiful nature. Protected by a national park and rational fishing and visitation, it’s a paradise with many adventure possibilities. One-day tours in Ilha Grande can be arranged and also personalised trips. Besides hiking to different beaches, peaks, rivers, waterfalls and offering many boat tours, Ilha Grande also features diving, surfing, wakeboarding, water skiing, climbing and rappelling. Paraty, the most important colonial city from our gold extraction period, can also be visited as an extension of Ilha Grande trips. Contact us to learn more about adventure tours in Ilha Grande and Paraty.
Tour duration: full day
Recommendations: wear light clothes, swimming suits and sneakers, bring sandals, dry clothes for changing, towel, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and insurance / optional: photos and videos
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CITY TOUR - BÚZIOS AND ARRAIAL DO CABO

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Arraial do Cabo and Búzios are no doubt some of the most beautiful regions to the north of Rio de Janeiro, famous not only by its clear water beaches, but also for being some of Brazil’s most important diving centers. During our city tours, you will visit the best places, such as the beaches of Arraial do Cabo and the Búzios peninsula, by car or van and short trails. A city tour is always included in the Búzios tour, on the famous Rua das Pedras. Contact us to learn more about city and beach tours to Arraial do Cabo and Búzios.
Tour duration: full day
Recommendations: wear light clothes, swimming suits and sneakers, bring sandals, dry clothes for changing, towel, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide and insurance / optional: photos and videos
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CITY TOUR - RIO DE JANEIRO RAINY DAYS

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Sometimes the weather is a bit unpredictable. If you are caught on a rainy day in Rio de Janeiro thinking you shouldn’t leave your hotel, think again! We offer two rainy day options, one called ecotourism and the other city tours. In our Rio de Janeiro rainy day ecotourism tours we will take you to the best natural attractions in the Tijuca Forest among various other lookouts and places of interest around the city. Our rainy day city tours will take you to the most important museums, churches, monuments and forts in town. Our tours are done mostly by car or van and always include raincoats and umbrellas for our short walks. Rio must be enjoyed, no matter what!
Tour duration: around 4h
Recommendations: wear raincoats and sneakers, bring water, snacks, cap or hat, towel and money for extras
Includes: guide, transportation and insurance / optional: photos, videos and snacks
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Seasonal Tours

CITY TOUR - CARNIVAL - STREET PARADES

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Rio de Janeiro’s popular Street Carnival may be less known around the world, but we assure you not a bit less fun! Our Street Carnival tours are the perfect choice for those who want a deeper contact with our culture and local people. The traditional “street blocks”, with their bands and sound cars, will make the crowds vibrate with sambas and typical songs, the “marcinhas”. Rio’s festive people usually go out wearing irreverent and entertaining costumes, where everything is allowed. During the holiday, hundreds of blocks parade through the city all day long and they are all free. Contact us to learn more about popular carnival tours in Rio de Janeiro.
Tour duration: depends on you, can go all day long
Recommendations: wear light clothes or costumes, sunscreen, cap or hat, sunglasses and bring money for extras
Includes: advising on the best places to go and how to get there
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CITY TOUR - CARNIVAL - SAMBADROME PARADES

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The carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Sapucaí Avenue) is one of Brazil’s most famous events. There, the samba schools parade across the Sambódromo with its exuberant cars and colorful feathered costumes. The theme sambas will cheer the crowds until the sunrise, along with the nonstop singing and the addicting rhythm of the percussions and drums. Know for being a sexy event, it is also an interesting cultural tradition. Tickets for the stands can be arranged, as well as costumes for those who want to be a part of the parade. Contact us to learn more about our Carnival tours in Rio de Janeiro.
Tour duration: starts around 8pm and ends around 7pm, depends on you
Recommendations: wear light clothes and bring money for extras
Includes: transportation, guide, sapucaí carnival tickets/costumes and insurance / optional: photos and videos
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CITY TOUR - COPACABANA NEW YEAR’S EVE

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The New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro is considered the largest and most dazzling fireworks display in the world, lasting more than one hour around the city. In the sands of Copacabana, millions of people come together to celebrate the coming of a new year, in an atmosphere of festivity, peace and harmony. Several shows, carried by famous artists, are set on stages across the shore. And the best of all... it's free! Besides, there are private parties and celebrations we can arrange tickets and advise on. Contact us to learn more about our reveillon options in Rio de Janeiro!
Tour duration: dependes on you, can go all night
Recommendations: wear light clothes, sneakers and bring money for extras
Includes: advising on the best places to go and how to get there / parties (tickets included)
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