Top Brazil Day Trips

A truly worthwhile day trip—highly recommended! You won’t miss any of the most beautiful sights or the exciting activities at Iguazu Falls. The itinerary is very well planned, and experiencing both the Argentinean and Brazilian sides of Iguazu Falls made the whole trip absolutely perfect!

We joined the trip and got picked up from a hotel nearby our Airbnb in Ipanema. The bus ride was early and a few hours, but the bus was very cozy and clean! The seats reclined, my friends and I were able to nap before our adventure. The tour is worth the money, our guide Thiago brought us to 4 islands! The boat was clean and well maintained by the crew. Lunch was provided on the second island, a warm Brazilian buffet!

Cristina and Rodrigo gave us the best Iguazú experience we could have asked for! Cristina guided us on the Argentinian side and Rodrigo on the Brazilian side, and both were absolutely fantastic. They are incredibly knowledgeable about the falls, the local culture and the history of the area. There was genuinely no question they couldn’t answer. Communication with them was also excellent and very efficient from the beginning, which made everything incredibly easy and well organized. They were friendly, attentive and made the whole experience feel very personal. The pace of both tours was perfect, relaxed enough to really enjoy the scenery and take pictures, while still making the most of our time. It was absolutely worth it, and we couldn’t recommend this experience (and especially Cristina and Rodrigo) enough!

Fabio was an extremely knowledgeable and attentive guide. He helped us to appreciate the riches of the Amazon as he shared what is almost literally his back yard. The lunch prepared and served on the floating house was local and delicious. We had an incredible day!

We had a great time exploring Rochina with Mateo. We were picked up by Mateo and taken to the favela by Uber to meet the rest of the group. We spent plenty of time walking round exploring with Mateo who was very good at explaining anything you wanted to know about Rochina. He is a local & it was great to hear from his experience. The only thing I would say, this tour advertises taking you to two favelas but we only explored Rochina - it wasn’t an issue for us as we had a great time anyway, just be aware. Also, there is a lot of walking up & down stairs that are quite steep.

Arraial do Cabo is absolutely beautiful, and the water was some of the most stunning I’ve ever seen. The boat tour was a great experience, and the scenery alone made the trip worthwhile. A special shoutout to Cristiane for being an awesome guide and handling everything with grace and professionalism throughout the day. A couple things future travelers should know: this is a very long day, including approximately 6 hours of round-trip driving from Rio. Also, if you’re the type of traveler who prefers spending several hours relaxing at a single beach location, this may not be the best fit since the itinerary keeps moving. The restaurant stop was good, the facilities were clean, and I had no issues with the bathrooms or overall organization of the tour. Overall, I had a great experience and would recommend it to anyone wanting to see one of the most beautiful coastal areas near Rio.

Very friendly tour guide and great amount of options. We were picked up at the hotel, and made our way around to pick up everyone else. During this time we were given multiple options. At our first stop: snorkeling, a buggy tour, and project Tamar. You can do all three but we chose to do two. Highly recommend getting some ice cream and spending some time looking around the shops outside of project Tamar. Also LOVED the buggy tour. Next stop we got food at a restaurant, did some swimming and shopping in the area!

We enjoyed a packed experience in Rios with Peter (Pedro) of Carioca Tours. We were picked up from Pier Maua at 8:30 am and returned at 6:00 pm. Peter did an excellent job in planning the logistics by taking us to Christ the Redeemer in our first stop to avoid the long queues. Next we visited the Sugarloaf Mountain and Peter helped us took many beautiful pictures. We then have a barbecue lunch in the Ipanema neighborhood. The rest of the afternoon we had a ride through Copacabana Beach, the Ipanema neighborhood,, the Cathedral, San Bento Monastery, and the Seleran steps. Peter was pleasant and professional throughout the excursion. His time management skills was excellent. We enjoy his positive attitude and enthusiasm, and would recommend this tour to anyone who would enjoy it while organize overview tour of Rio de Janeiro.