Favela-Touren

Booked then got a message an hour later stating they had no more room. I asked them to cancel so I could book elsewhere. They said they would but never did. So I had to waste my personal time with Viator to obtain my refund.

It was a bad experience from the very start. Our guide turned up at 10.30am , half an hour late. We were in sqeezed into a tiny taxi, 5 of us plus guide being driven to the favela. The guide had no real talent at story telling, spat out statistics about everything other than the tour , spend a lot of time at an eatery , spouting on topics such as Angelina Jolies encounter with bees etc. Over all disappointing , listless and poor guiding.

Great trip. Excellent guide. Very informative

Very eye-opening experience. Patrick, our tour guide, was very knowledgeable.

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This was a top notch "Rio experience". Patrick was knowledgeable and evidently cared about people living in favelas. You must hear the real stories of the people to understand the favela life. I hope next time I visit Rio favelas there will be more kids playing soccer than working.

If you have been lucky enough to stumble across this tour, then please don’t hesitate to book it. It was the best tour I have ever done because i honestly can’t stop thinking about it. Patrick, our tour guide, was incredible, he created a calmness for us and he knew the people and what to do and what not to do. I never felt scared, I just felt utterly honoured to meet such beautiful people. It was humbling and a day I shall never forget

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Whilst we got off to a late start due to me following Viator instructions and not the company WhatsApp instructions- the tour company were absolutely brilliant in making this tour happen for us. The weather however couldn’t be organised and it rained all throughout the tour. This didn’t distract Patrick our guide from providing a fascinating narrative as we walked down through the favella. Highly recommended company and tour guide.

This was a pretty cool tour. A bit pushy on the politics, but it was overall enjoyable. The tour guide was great.

Outstanding tout with a wonderful guide- Patrick. He displayed a clear and through knowledge with a lovely mixture of factual detail and local chat chat. And he knew everyone! It was superb. Strong recommendation for a tour we were unsure about at the point of booking!

Attend a Patric-led Rocinha tour, which is not just a sightseeing but a profound human experience. The corner sold dry food bags, and the streets were filled with cars and children laughing. Patric pushed to replace a toy gun in children's hands with football, symbolizing the hope to replace violence. Real, touching, worth a visit in person.

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