Imperial Museum Tours and Tickets
What are people saying about Imperial Museum
Aaron_L, Dec 2025
Amazing day trip with lots to see.
My tour guide Bruno was simply amazing. The conversations regarding general knowledge of Petropolis, Rio.and Brazil, and recommendations on everything from hiking to dining were every bit worth the trip. Petropolis is a lovely, quaint city with an interesting history. One note, we skipped the brewery which apparently isn't very interesting, but instead took a drive and quick hike through Tijuca forest! Thank you for an amazing day trip!
Zuwei_S, Nov 2024
Highly recommend
Ederson is very passionate about the history and culture, he showed us the landscape changes through historical paintings at the imperial museum, very interesting and informative.
Barbara_P, Nov 2025
Petrópolis day trip from Rio
Marco was our guide on this well organised excursion. He was extremely knowledgeable, and handled the group admirably - especially with explaining everything in different languages - his English being excellent. We enjoyed the lunch stop; the food was very good. The palace was interesting, but slightly underwhelming. We were rather disappointed with the ‘shopping’ stop, as the direction we were recommended was of little interest to us, but apparently is favoured by those wanting typical Brazilian fashion. However the main thoroughfare, (in the opposite direction), which we discovered later, was far more interesting for us.
We finished the trip with a stop at the chocolate factory cafe, which turned out to be longer than planned, due to the police incident and unrest that day in Rio. This was handled well by the company, obviously concerned for our safety. Thank you.
Rachel_C, Jan 2026
Great experience ✨
My sister and I had a wonderful customized private tour in Petrópolis with Wagner. He was knowledgeable, professional, and attentive to our interests. Wagner tailored the itinerary perfectly to our preferences and shared fascinating historical insights and local stories that truly brought the city to life. We were able to take a moment and enjoy in every places. The tour was well-paced, comfortable, and thoughtfully organized. Thanks to Wagner, our experience in Petrópolis was both memorable and enriching. Highly recommended and worth the money🫶
sjpridding, Jul 2025
Enjoyable day. 8-6. Nice...
Enjoyable day. 8-6. Nice to go up into the mountains and out of Rio. The hour shopping wasn’t for us (English) but the Brazilians loved it!
Preston_A, Apr 2025
Amazing Guide, Thorough Experience
Ederson gave great knowledge to me throughout the tour and I felt vastly more knowledgeable about the cities history by the time I left. He took his time and made sure I had a thorough experience. Amazing driver and awesome experience, highly recommended.
Daniel_T, Dec 2024
Petrópolis tour
Great informative tour, Julio was amazing and gave us the history of the palace and was very interactive with our group. Always keeping us informed in both Spanish and Portuguese, would give it 5 stars but the Katz chocolate can be avoided. It’s at no fault of the guides , they are great just the company might want to remove this from the tour. Over all great experience
Jolynne_L, Apr 2024
History comes alive
Our guide, Marcelo, was excellent!! He took us back in time at the casino and gave us a private tour of the house of 7 errors.
He recommended the best steakhouse we ate at on our trip and took us to a delightful chocolate shop.
He told stories about the people that made the history and structures come to life.
It was a very enjoyable day.
Gloria_G, Jun 2025
Tour guide great
Very dangerous walking into the museum with booties. I fell when trying to remove them. They should have chairs for senior citizens so you can sit down when you’re removing dishes.
David_S, Sep 2024
Petropolis do not pass up
This was one of the best tours we took while in Rio. The guide was great and gave us lots of information everywhere we went. The Palace that we visited was simply amazing. The views on the trip to Petropolis were wonderful and the extra little sites were also great to visit. The Lunch was soooo good. Thank you for a great experience.
Joanna_S, Dec 2023
Nice experience.
Nice experience. Very enthusiastic and knowledgable guide. A great opportunity to learn basics of Brazilian history.
Imperial Museum
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- No cameras are allowed inside the museum, although you are free to take photos in the surrounding gardens that ring the royal palace.
- Plan to spend about 1.5 hours touring the palace grounds.
- You must wear shoe covers inside the museum to protect the floors; these are provided at the entrance.
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