Favela Tour in Rio with Transfer service
Description
This half-day tour offers the opportunity to have a better understanding of the socioeconomic aspects of our city. We will get a glipse into the lives of people who live the favela. We can walk through the alleys, see how the locals live and understand more about their everyday life. Home to thousands of people, the favela is a place of resistance with vibrant culture and lots to see. We may visit the Favela da Rocinha or Favela do Vidigal, depends on the day. Be friendly, be respectful and enjoy the tour!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Located between the neighborhoods of Gávea and São Conrado, Rocinha is the biggest “favela” in Latin America. You will learn and closely see the diversified culture of people living there. We may visit Favela da Rocinha or Favela do Vidigal. It depends on the day.
Located in São Conrado, the Favela do Vidigal provides you a spectacular city view. We may visit Favela da Rocinha or Favela do Vidigal. It depends on the day.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup is available from most hotels in the areas of Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Flamengo and Downtown (Centro). Contact us back to adjust the pickup time.
Traveller Ratings
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
- You must be able to walk up and down the stairs.
- For pickup in Barra/ Recreio, additional of USD 10 per person to be paid directly at the tour guide.
- We go to either Favela da Rocinha or Favela do Vidigal.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers per Minivan.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
Reviews(43)
Very interesting-Manuela the guide was very accommodating to my 80 year old mum who wanted to see the favela. It was steep and narrow but she managed
There was a very nice German-speaking guide, and the tour was very informative; the car he picked us up in was very well-maintained, and the tour through the favela was amazing! Many thanks to Riccardo.
If you are debating going on this tour, definitely go! I had heard that it was controversial, but learned that visiting the favela, is helpful for their economy. Plus, it’s educational & fun! Thiago was a great guide, thank you! Highly recommend 😁
I loved this tour to the favela and enjoyed our guide Lydia. She took us to great places--especially the viewpoints. I would've given this 5 stars but the ride to the favela for 5 people was very tight--not comfortable. It would have been sufficient if only three people, but five, it was crowded--especially since the ride took about an hour due to traffic. Still seeing the favela up close and personal was a real treat. We felt safe and comfortable there.
The Rocinha favela is a 5-star favela. It remains very touristy but still to be seen to get an idea of how you live. Thanks to the local guide Elio, we could not have happened a better guide.
A great experience knowing the favelas from the inside and especially with someone local. We feel very safe at all times. We had a surprise prepared with a Samba and capoeira school with children from the neighborhood where we sang and danced. Thank you very much Elio for the beautiful walk!! I really enjoyed it with my kids.
You cant come to Rio and not see the favela(s) We saw Rocinha, one of the largest. Amazing experience. Authentic local guide from the community. Wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. Our guide Helio is a legend. Thank you!
Really enjoyed the experience! Carlos was a great guide and Mateus was a great driver. Would recommend this tour for seeing a variety of things at Rocinha.
Had a great time with our guide Hélio. Hélio took us through his home neighborhood of Rochina, where he clearly knew everyone and is a popular character! We were particularly pleased with how responsive & adaptive Hélio was - he quickly sensed which aspects of the tour were of greatest interest and changed the itinerary accordingly. Tour represented excellent value for money and we felt like we gained some authentic insights. Thank you!
Put this on your MUST DO list for Rio de Janeiro. The opportunity to visit and learn about life from a guide with local knowledge whilst feeling very safe. We had 3 people on our tour so it was very customised to us. We visited local artists, went to a house and took a motorbike ride.
