Beyond Your Travel

3-Day Customizable Tour of Rio de Janeiro

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Duration

3 days

Group Size

1 to 9 people

Ages

0 - 99 yrs

Languages

English

Tour Overview

Whether it’s Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf Mountain or Tijuca Forest, customize what you want to see on this 3-day tour in Rio. Get picked up from the airport and spend two nights in the hotel-and-nightlife hotspot of the South Zone. Choose two activities from a variety of options covering top attractions, including a trip to Petrópolis and a peaceful cruise across Guanabara Bay. Mix in free time during your Rio stay and enjoy air-conditioned transport from site to site.

Additional information

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Itinerary is subject to change depending on flight arrival and departure time
Note: Upon booking, at checkout, please specify in the special requirements box the two tours you would like to take. You must also contact the local tour operator to confirm your tour choices for each day
Note: If you wish to be dropped off at the airport at the end of your trip, please advise at time of booking
This product is non refundable
Price is per person
The tours are carried out on a regular basis, with a professional guide and shared transportation

Pickup

Please contact Gray Line Brazil at 55 (21) 3586-8687 or 55 (21) 99777‑5888 to confirm your tour at least 72 hours prior to the activity time. Please have your voucher in hand to present to the guide upon boarding. Office working hours: from 7am to 9pm (local time) daily. Important: You must reconfirm your flight details, pickup time and chosen tours at least 3 days before the day of your tour. This operator requires you to contact them directly prior to this tour/activity.

What's included

Professional guide

All activities/inclusions of each tour selected

2-night accommodation at 3, 4 or 5-star hotel (depending on option selected)

Private round trip transfer from airport to hotel

Shared transfers to and from most hotels in Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana on selected tours

Gratuities

Other

Itinerary

Day 1: Airport – Hotel  

After convenient pickup from Rio de Janeiro International Airport timed with your flight arrival, sit back and relax as your driver takes you to your hotel in the upscale South Zone (Zona Sul) district. Check in at your accommodation, where you’ll stay for two nights, and finalize your activity schedule for the next two days with your guide. If you arrive during the day, stretch your legs with a walk around Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Perhaps sip an evening cocktail (own expense) at an open-air café along the shore and soak up beautiful views of the lagoon and the white-sand beaches. Overnight stay at a South Zone hotel.

A single or double accommodation in a 3, 4 or 5 star hotel (see the list of hotels under the Important Info tab)

Day 2: Rio Essentials Tour: Sugar Loaf Mountain and City Tour, Corcovado with Christ Redeemer Statue or Tijuca Forest Jeep Tour

Sugar Loaf Mountain and City Tour (4 hours) In the morning, zip around Rio’s top historical sights in air-conditioned transport. Visit the bustling Cinelandia Square, or officially Praça Floriano Peixoto, named after the second president of Brazil. Pass by the Municipal Theater, the National Library and the National Museum of Fine Arts. Stop by the cone-shaped Metropolitan Cathedral, a design inspired by a Mayan pyramid. A fan of Carnival? Check out the Sambadrome, where the city’s samba schools compete with Olympics-level dedication during the annual festival.  Next, board a glass cable car in the Urca district that whisks you up Sugar Loaf Mountain. Make a brief stop at 700 feet (213 meters) above sea level to snap shots of the city, Guanabara Bay, the Rio-Niteroi Bridge and Corcovado Mountain. Then reach the apex of Sugar Loaf, 1,299 feet (396 meters) high, and marvel at panoramas of the Santa Cruz Fortress and the beaches of Niteroi and Copacabana. After drop-off at your hotel, explore the city on your own in the afternoon.

A single or double accommodation in a 3, 4 or 5 star hotel (see the list of hotels under the Important Info tab)

Day 3: Off the Beaten Path: Petrópolis Day Trip or Guanabara Bay Cruise

Enjoy a 90-minute drive north past forests and waterfalls to Petrópolis, a popular mountain resort known as Brazil’s Imperial City, nestled in the wooded hills of the Serra dos Órgãos. Arrive in the cobbled streets of Petrópolis and enter the Imperial Museum, housed in the former summer palace of Pedro II, Brazil's second and final emperor. Inside the restored Austrian-style palace built in 1845, get a look at how the country's royalty once lived. Stroll by tapestries, antique furniture and jewels, and admire the imperial crown studded with over 600 diamonds, weighing nearly 4 pounds (1.7 kg). Next, visit the Gothic-style St Peter of Alcantara Cathedral and see the tombstones of Pedro II and his family. Follow your guide to a tranquil park and marvel at the Crystal Palace, a ballroom made of glass and steel, where Princess Isabel held expositions and royal parties. Purchase lunch at a restaurant of your choice in town, and feel free to ask your guide for recommendations. Your tour ends with transport back to Rio.

FAQ

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All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Tickets

Adult (0 - 99 years)

Minimum: 0, Maximum: 9