About this experience
Maximize your time in Rio with a flexible half-day private tour. Perfect for short stays or mid-day arrivals, you can choose highlights such as Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps, the Botanical Garden, or Tijuca Forest. Your guide tailors the itinerary to your pace, with hotel pickup and drop-off for convenience. Stop for a self-paid local lunch if you wish, and enjoy a seamless visit with last-minute booking availability.
At a glance
- Duration: 4 hr–5 hr
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 4 hr–5 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Compare the available options before choosing: their itinerary, inclusions and pickup arrangements can differ. Check the price for your date and whole group.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What is included
- Lisensed tour guide
- Pick-up and drop-off is included.
- Transport by modern, air-conditioned vehicle and professional driver.
- SugarLoaf drop-off
- Fuel surcharge
Not included
- Lunch is optional - Price will vary from 50 to 280 BRL per person.
- Christ entrance fee
- Barra da Tijuca pick-up - travelers should pay the driver directly
Itinerary and highlights
Optional: One of the world´s New Seven Wonders, by train passing through the Tijuca National Forest, one of the largest urban forests worldwide. At the top, get sweeping views of Rio and take the time to snap photos. Your guide will take every photo you desire so feel free to ask!
Optional: The most popular stairway in the world by the artist Jorge Selaron, we´ll see colourful tiles from over 60 different countries.
Optional: We´ll visit the peculiar looking Cathedral, its colourful stained glass only seen from the inside and architecture buffs will fall in love with it.
With 1.2 million square meters, meet the largest Urban park in the world.
Our own glamorous petit Paris
An astonishing place that will make you feel invigorated !
Optional: Founded in the imperial times of Rio, this impressive park is rich in tropical Brazilian flora and also shows samples from all over the world, including a cool cactus garden, orchidarium and bromeliad. Cute little animals such as marmoset monkeys can be a bonus.
This is a lovely and charming neighborhood in Rio that is worth visiting!
Meeting and pickup information
- ✳✔ LAST MINUTE TOURS: PLEASE CALL US AFTER BOOKING! ✳✔This tour has a 4-hour duration or 1 extra hour bonus for lunch. ✳✔We pick up in all hotels in the SOUTH and CENTER of Rio and national airport (SDU). ✳✔For international airport (GIG) and BARRA DA TIJUCA which means this will affect the tour route and time, please negotiate directly with guide/driver. ✳✔ Hotel: Your guide will wait for you in the hotel lobby. ✳✔Port / airport: Your guide will be holding a sign with your name.
Languages and tickets
- Portuguese — Guide
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Way to Know Rio
Accessibility and practical details
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Last-minute tours: We will confirm your pick-up time after contact.
- Your guide will wait for you at the hotel lobby. If you are exiting the port, he or she will have a Viator sign near gate 4.
- Please read "inclusions and exclusions" and the voucher after purchase for important information.
- Infant car seats are available. Please advise as a "special request."
- Special restaurants such as vegetarian or gluten-free are available, please advise.
- A small amount of walking is involved.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Questions about this experience
How long is this experience?
What are the pickup arrangements?
✳✔This tour has a 4-hour duration or 1 extra hour bonus for lunch.
✳✔We pick up in all hotels in the SOUTH and CENTER of Rio and national airport (SDU).
✳✔For international airport (GIG) and BARRA DA TIJUCA which means this will affect the tour route and time, please negotiate directly with guide/driver.
✳✔ Hotel: Your guide will wait for you in the hotel lobby.
✳✔Port / airport: Your guide will be holding a sign with your name.
Which guide languages are listed?
What ticket format is listed?
What accessibility information is provided?
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
What is the cancellation policy?
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