Imperial Petrópolis - Historic Tour + Teresa Street and Lunch

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

9 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the charm of Petrópolis, without the hassle of navigating public transport on this full-day tour from Rio de Janeiro. Visit the imperial city's most-important landmarks, including the imposing Quitandinha Palace, the neo-Gothic Cathedral of Saint Peter of Alcantara, the quirky former home of aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, and elegant Crystal Palace. Included entry to the Imperial Museum, lunch, and free time for shopping on Rua Teresa makes for a seamless experience.

Venture beyond Rio de Janeiro for a day trip with stunning views
Go beyond the guidebooks with local insights from your guide
Enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off for a seamless experience
Keep hunger at bay with an included buffet lunch

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fee to the Imperial Museum
Lunch

Lunch with free buffet. (Not included Drinks and desserts)

Drinks and Desserts

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

- Boarding starts at 7am and each hotel has its own specific time. - The pick-up time will be mentioned via chat right after the booking is confirmed. - We kindly ask that you wait at the hotel reception or on the sidewalk at the specified time.

Start time
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Sesc Quitandinha Cultural Center (Pass By)

Imperial Museum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Catedral de Sao Pedro de Alcantara

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museu Casa de Santos Dumont (Pass By)

Crystal Palace

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rua Teresa

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 44 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

based on 44 reviews

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Pleasant day in the mountains

Daniel_S, Oct 2024

The friendly and knowledgeable guide (sorry I forget his name) took us from Copacabana to the Imperial Palace museum, the cathedral, the "crystal palace", the house of aviator Santos-Dumont and various places for refreshments. It was very interesting. It could be slightly improved by making it a shorter trip with fewer refreshments.

Museum was great. Crystal...

Jay_L, Mar 2024

Museum was great. Crystal palace was a joke. Very little was said about the cathedral, there were no walking tour of the cathedral

Great trip and very good value- don't miss Bohemia beer tour, very interesting and dirt cheap including 3 beers

BRIAN_S, Apr 2023

Petropolis was interesting, very different to Rio with historic palace etc. Bohemia beer tour of brewery incredible bargain for seniors at 19 reals (£3)!!

Interesting tour

Abraham_L, Nov 2022

Very interesting tour. We learnt a lot about Brazil history. The guide was very good and invest time for wide background and explanations. We were the only English speaking in the tour and we got special attention from the guide

All right, great Aldo guide

Anne_B, Jun 2025

I was lucky enough to meet a great guide, Aldo. I was the only French out of a group of 20 people, and he made the effort to translate everything into French, I really enjoyed it. The tour itself was very interesting, I advise

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Um sonho realizado

Albertojorge_k, Mar 2024

Foi um sonho realizado, gosto muito de història, e com este passeio congui ver te perto, e sentir parte da história do no brasil.

Visita a Petrópolis

Marisa_A, Aug 2023

Toda o passeio foi muito agradável e o grupo e a equipe maravilhosa. Parabéns!! Eu recomendo 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

O passeio é ótimo, a guia...

Adriana_P, Jul 2022

O passeio é ótimo, a guia Adriana - Drika foi muito boa e o motorista André também. Entretanto, a viagem de ônibus grande dificultou o andamento do passeio pelo grande número de pessoas e MUITAS paradas nos Hotéis com os participantes demorando demais para entrarem no ônibus. Mas o pior foi o ar condicionado muito forte que prejudicou a curtição do passeio. Os outros participantes demoram tanto para saírem de seus hotéis e entrarem no ônibus que saímos do nosso hotel as 8:30 e o passeio começou as 10:30.