Top Brazil Day Trips - page 2

We spent our day with Leonardo who was such a joy to have along with us. He is incredibly knowledgeable about the national parks and the area in general. He made sure we were able to see all of the sites we wanted to see, guided us to some extra areas and even gave us recommendations for meals after our tour was over. He was very funny, had us laughing all day, helped us practice our Portuguese, and we would highly recommend him and his tour.

Excellent day in Rio. Our guide Vitor, met us on time at our hotel in his comfortable van, including water and light snack, and suggested the perfect itinerary for our day. We are six adults, two from US and four from Argentina. None of us speaks Portuguese, but that was no problem as Vitor switched between English and Spanish easily. Our first stop was Sugar Loaf mountain and the beautiful views from the top. Vitor gave us the history of the sight and pointed out buildings and neighborhoods. He also explained about the flora and fauna we saw. Next we did a brief stop at Maracana Stadium, and again Vitor pointed out significant sights and gave their history along the route. He also gave the history of Brazil and Rio. We went past the sight for carnival parade and Vitor explained its history and perfectly described the floats and parade. We then went to Tijuca forest. We stoped at many vistas throughout the park, each more beautiful than the previous. We learned about how the park was created and about the flora and fauna in it. Last Vitor dropped us off at a bar we selected in Botofogo neighborhood. He provided suggestions for other activities for the rest of our stay in Rio. We had a marvelous day in the Marvelous City. We highly recommend Gregtur for booking. They were informative and responsive to all our questions and very accommodating to all our specific needs. Vitor was pleasant, informative, and helpful. We would do this again.

I had an insanely fun time with Claudio, he was very knowledgeable about the falls and also shared with me the best viewpoints. The itinerary he planned was also exceptional and I got to do the speedboat tour, upper trail and devil's throat! Highly recommend taking his tour!