Christ the Redeemer & Sugarloaf: Rio City Tour with Lunch
Description
Discover Rio de Janeiro’s top attractions on a guided small-group tour. Visit Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain, then explore downtown highlights including the Metropolitan Cathedral, Selarón Steps, Arcos da Lapa, Sambadrome, and Maracanã Stadium. Enjoy a Brazilian buffet lunch and comfortable roundtrip transportation with your expert guide.
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Itinerary
We visit to Corcovado Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue going through the Paineiras route. The 20-minute drive to the base of the statue takes you through the Tijuca Forest and gives you a preview of the landscapes ahead. The statue stands 710 meters tall and from this vantage point, you’ll have sweeping views of the city.
The cable car ride to the top of the mountain is done in 2 stages: begin at the boarding station to Urca Mountain (224 meters) and then from Urca Mountain to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain (395 meters).
The first step to reach the Sugarloaf.
Located between the Sugarloaf Mountain and the Urca Mountain, the Praia Vermelha is a charming place.
Located in Santa Teresa, the Selarón Steps are famous for its bright and colourfull tiles.
The modern archtecture is very different from the traditional cathedrals we see out there. Enjoy the beautiful stained glasses and try to guess the biblical passages they got their inspiration from.
Football - or soccer, if you prefer - is part of the Brazilian life. We love to watch the games and share experiences with complete strangers that get together for one purpose: support their team on the field. The Maracanã Stadium is considered our temple and a sacred place for those who enjoy a great game. We can take pictures outside of the Stadium and share stories about our favorite matches.
See the Carnival temple, the place where the magic happens. The Sambadrome opens only during carnival time.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup is available from most hotels in the areas of Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Leme, Botafogo, Flamengo and Downtown (Centro). In case you are at Pier Mauá, the meeting point there is at the police cabin between warehouses 3 and 4. Contact us back to adjust the pickup time. The pickup between 07:45 am and 09:30 am.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We contact you back in order to provide proper pickup time. Check your emails and/or cell phone.
- Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer request ID for children in order to confirm the age discount. If requested, you must present a copy of ID.
- This tour is unavailable on Carnival season.
- Comfortable clothing and walking shoes are recommended for this tour.
- The tour itinerary may change order, but the highlights remain.
- Minimum of 2 people to confirm German or French speaking tour guide.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
Reviews(793)
Times for each attraction to visit perfectly measured. Good value for money. Good means of transportation. More information could be provided about each attraction
Our guide today, Monica, helped us discover the main points of the city, telling us many interesting details. We appreciated her very much for her competence, her professionalism, and her kindness.
Tour was very good. It hit all the main sights to see. Tour guide was very good. Appreciated that it didn’t take too much time to pick up others in group.
Pickup was 15 minutes late. Signed up for English tour. The Tour was done in Spanish and English with Spanish always first. We were past points of interst by the time English was given.
The tour is striking because of the places it proposes. Although it is difficult to coordinate a group of people, there was not a good experience on the part of the guide. The group was delayed by two or three people at EVERY stop. At each point of interest there were only details that if you look them up on Google it can also tell you, I mean information about the place to visit. She leaves you at Christ the Redeemer and that's it, in 20 minutes she picks you up. At the staircase, two words and a warning that it is a favela. Totally dissatisfied with the guide Lidia; I am Argentine and went during the World Cup, she did nothing but touch on sensitive topics like "I don't like your national team," she gave her opinion on the nation's president (I don't understand why), anyway.... They take you to the Maracanã: TO THE ENTRANCE GATE, 10 minutes for a photo. And finally: the driver dropped us off at the base of the staircase, a member of the group was almost robbed, with a shove and a blow to the head, the guide didn't even notice if we hadn't told her. I do not recommend it in the slightest. If you do the tour on your own, you come out ahead.
A full day together with our guide Monica discovering the most iconic places in Rio, complete with "VIP" treatment with shortcuts and skip-the-line access! Without our guide, we would have been lost. We also wanted to do some souvenir shopping and were accommodated without any problems. A day we will carry in our hearts.
Beautiful experience! A must-see once in a lifetime
Deficient. Places visited in a very express way and the lunch was super basic. There were similar, much more economical options. The price creates high expectations and upon reaching the reality of the tour, it remains frustrating.
We went to the Visitor Center by remise, it was the most economical option. And since we like trekking, we went up to the Christ walking, along a trail. (little publicized). If you do not want to go up to the Christ this way, there are two more alternatives: do it in a van-type vehicle or on the train. We did the climb in approx. 40 minutes; it is beautiful because you walk through the jungle along a marked trail, where every so often macaques appear, along with places to stop and take in the views. There are steep climbs, typical of ascending a hill, but nothing of great difficulty. It is worth clarifying that to access the Christ, whatever means you use to get there (walking, shuttle, or train), YOU HAVE TO PAY. The view and the place are WONDERFUL; I would definitely return.
It was a spectacular day visiting the most iconic places in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
