Ilha Grande Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro
Description
Enjoy a sightseeing cruise around the Ilha Grande (Big Island). Escape from the hustle and bustle of Rio de Janeiro and explore the pristine beaches of Ilha Grande. Round-trip transportation and lunch included. With more than two thousand beaches, Angra dos Reis has some of the most awe-inspiring scenery on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Ilha Grande (Big Island) with its beautiful beaches and crystal clear water is the most famous island of the 365 surrounding the Bay of Angra dos Reis. Between the mountains and the beaches, the area is perfect for cruising around, snorkeling and hiking. Your tour to Ilha Grande begins with high quality transportation towards the Costa Verde region, two hours by bus from Rio. You'll arrive in the city of Angra dos Reis, where you'll head straight to the port to board the schooner. Set sail, sit back and enjoy paradise.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Lagoa Azul: a natural aquarium where you'll find one of the finest diving spots on Ilha Grande. A massive pool with clear water, where the bottom is a live sea star collection, combined with shoals of colorful fish, squids, and corals. Don't forget to bring your bathing suit.
Two Beaches for Bathing and Swimming: We will continue sailing to two more charming beaches, perfect for a refreshing swim and swim.
Lunch stop
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Hotels located in the touristic zone of Rio de Janeiro (South zone and downtown). If our operation does not support your pickup location, we will redirect you to the nearest available pickup location. Note: Our operation does NOT support Hotels in Barra da Tijuca, Recreio, São Conrado and Santa Tereza)
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 10 years
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative tour, date or full refund
- It is recommended that you bring a light snack, water, sunscreen, and insect repellent
- Due to the nature of this tour and the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
Reviews(18)
Pickup time was confirmed but guide arrived 20 minutes early and expected us to comply. Very long time spent in the bus - about 6 hours total. And very bad and very late “lunch”. Mismanagement of every element of trip from pick up to description to boat to lousy food. I hold the tour company responsible.
Enjoy, get carried away with the activities and dare to new experiences, the very good tour must dare, all wonderful
Poor transport guide who does not control his area poor meal dirty boat staff of the boat not welcoming
Excellent from the moment we leave the meeting point, plus the boat and its crew and our guide, I take very pleasant, cordial and walk the 4 stops , view of snorkeling with the little fish, very good photos
This tour has been the worse of my trip. Nothing was organized. The bus seats were good but the driver kept playing with the AC. The collection in the morning took 3 hours!!!! We waited after we got on the bus two more hours but some folks started at 6am. We got to the boat only at 1230 after a long line at the steamy entrance to the tour office the boat was old and neglected, broken toilets , they stuffed maybe 100 people on that, some were in the sun all day. Loud speakers too much. The guide was so so, bad English, half info. The tour itself was messy and the highlight was a disgusting dinner in some neglected stinky place on the last beach. They wasted my entire day we arrived back to rio only at 2300 it was so messy.
Hello, Regev We appreciate your feedback and we are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify some points mentioned in your review. The tour to Ilha Grande on December 30 took place during one of the busiest times of the year. On such dates, traffic and potential delays are inevitable, particularly on the route to Angra dos Reis, which typically takes around 3 hours. We understand that this aspect may have influenced your perception of the experience. We would like to highlight that all information regarding the dynamics of a group tour, including the time required for boarding and transportation, is clearly stated in the product description. Regarding the conditions of the boat and bus used, we assure you that both are properly authorized by the relevant regulatory bodies. We are reviewing the reported issues, as per maritime and road safety regulations, since a boat in the condition described would never receive port clearance from the Navy. It is uncommon for our equipment to be in such conditions. Please rest assured that we continuously strive to ensure the quality of our services and the safety of our customers. As for the itinerary, all scheduled times were adhered to, the planned attractions were visited, and the services described in the activity were provided as advertised. We regret that your review was the lowest possible, especially since all operational details are clearly outlined in the product description. We reaffirm our commitment to improving our services based on customer feedback. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again and provide an experience that fully meets your expectations.
Well the truth is that the experience is very nice. The day was not beautiful but we had a good time on the boat. It was cold, but the ride was very good
Very beautiful places and so many stops. The tour picked up and dropped off in our hotel. This is important.
Beautiful stops. Plenty of time for swimming and walking. The boat ride was fun, although it had quite the party boat theme, so perhaps not as catered to some of the elderly guests as it got quire noisy at times. It didn't bother me personally, but if you're not looking to drink and mingle you might steer towards a quieter tour.
Spectacular tour on the big island. We were able to get to know the famous blue lagoon, snorkel and to complete the day was beautiful, making everything perfect. My wife and I indicated the Agency too much, it was impeccable and fulfilled everything that was offered. We will definitely do other tours with the Nattrip.
Absolutely not recommended. The description read “Duration of altivity: 12 hours. In total, however, she went 16 hours, of which we spent 10 on the bus, as first 35 hotels had to be approached to collect all participants. The boat was relatively crowded and the stops were not particularly spectacular quite briefly. The announced lunch was only available at 5 p.m. The guide was very nice and translated everything well into English but basically the trip consisted of far too much driving for too little worth seeing
Hallo, vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung, bei Nattrip haben wir in den letzten Jahren hart daran gearbeitet, unseren Service und Service zu verbessern. Ihre Bewertung war uns wichtig, da wir sie als Referenz bei der Umstrukturierung des Unternehmens während der Pandemiezeit verwendet haben. Wir hoffen, dass Sie eines Tages zurückkommen und andere uns bekannte Aktivitäten durchführen können.
