Arraial do Cabo Tour from Rio with Boat Ride and Lunch

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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14 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

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Overview

This full-day tour allows visitors to make the most of the crystal clear waters of Arraial do Cabo. Visitors will be taken by boat to three different locations for swimming and relaxing on white-sand beaches. After the boat tour there is a break for lunch as provided by the crew and then the trip back home.

Hotel pick-up and drop-off provided in the form of an air-conditioned vehicle.
Souvenir photos are available for purchase.
Snorkelling gear is not included but available for rent through this service.
Tour guide will be taking visitors to each location.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch

Drinks and desserts not included.
Schooner boat ride
Bilingual tour guide

Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Snorkelling (available for rent)
Transit Tax

R$16.00 per person
Navy Tax

R$15.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pickup is available from most hotels in the areas of Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Flamengo and Downtown (Centro). Contact us back to adjust the pickup time. Pickup between 06:45 am and 08:30 am.

Meeting point

Rio Othon Palace - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22010-000, Brazil
If you do not contact us to reconfirm pickup time, we assume you will meet us at the Meeting Point at the Front Desk of the Rio Othon Palace (Avenida Atlântica, 3264 - Copacabana).

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Rio de Janeiro

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Forno Beach

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Praia do Farol

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blue Grotto (Pass By)

Prainhas do Pontal do Atalaia

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Arraial do Cabo

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Children under the age of 4 are complimentary as they must be accompanied by an adult.
If requested, you must present a copy of your ID.
Unavailable on Christma's Eve, Christma's Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and Carnival season.

Snorkeling equipment can be rented on location.
Duration of the transfer from Rio to Arraial do Cabo: approximately 3 hours.
Duration of the boat trip: approximately 4 hours.
Swimwear, sunglasses, sunscreen and hats are recommended for this tour.
City Tax and Transit Tax must be paid in cash.
Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
Boat tour may be cancelled due to bad weather.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 999 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

3.8

based on 26 reviews

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Great beaches, wish there were a few differences on the tour

Karine_G, May 2022

The waters were beautiful but this long tour was way too short. Travelled 2.5 hours one way just to stop at the first beach for TWENTY minutes, and second beach for ONE hour, the THIRD "beach" or "stop" was a 15 minute jump in open water from the boat if you wanted to. Lunch was a very crowded and public buffet, all drinks and shrimp/food offered on the boat you paid for. I would definitely skip the "third stop" and spend more time on the beaches.

Response from Host, May 2022

Hi! Thank you very much for your comment. We are very happy that you enjoyed the tour in some way. And we're sorry it wasn't as you imagined. We will take note of your suggestions.

Bad organisation and waste of time

FM_E, Feb 2022

On a normal day maybe this is a good tour but we did it during the carnavale with no knowledge of how the festivities will affect the tour. The organisation was really bad. Though pick up was 7am, we were told to get to the location at 6:20am. We spent more than half of the day in a bus sat in traffic. When we realised we were still only an hour from Copacabana after 4 hours of driving, we asked the tour guide to turn back but her boss apparently didn't let her. We ended up spending over 6 hours in traffic and arrived at arrial do cabo super late. When we got there, the sun was about to set and it was getting dark. The tour guide asked us to pay extra for entry even though nothing of this was mentioned when we booked. We were so tired that most of us didn't get off the boat at the second beach stop and since it was already super dark we skipped the third stop on the itinerary altogether. We had "lunch" at about 8:30pm and got back to Rio at past midnight. The whole day gone and most of it spent sitting on a bus Waste of time, waste of money. Two things you don't want to waste on holiday.

Perfect weekend gateaway from Rio

MohdIzzat_B, Dec 2021

Firstly, shoutout to the tour guide - Monica. She was being very accommodative and understanding towards everyone during this trip from the toilet break up until we are on the boat. No one was left behind. The journey was properly planned and everything went smoothly. Pick up - 1 hour ride - toilet break - another 1 hour - arrived at the jetty - took the boat and did the tour. The experience was amazing especially when the crowd is so joyful. The boat has a minibar where everyone can purchase drinks and food. Reasonable amount of time was allocated to each stop. It was a good trip!

Response from Host, Dec 2021

Thank you so much for your comment! We are very happy to hear that you enjoyed your tour! Thank you for the compliments! We hope you come back soon :)

Not as expected...

Lisette_M, Dec 2025

From Rio not recommended, lots of traffic jams so you are in a fairly uncomfortable van for a long time. Also opted for an English guide who turned out not to speak English. We were the only foreign speakers this day so everything was in Portuguese. I don't know what we've all seen. On the boat there was loud music, a lot of drinking and we seemed to be on a party boat. Lunch was finally only at 5.30pm. Stops and islets were beautiful so worth it. Take into account a day trip of 4pm.

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Muito boa.

JoseRamon_M, Aug 2024

Estar en Rio de Janeiro y no visitar Arraial es una pena. Como dicen: el Caribe brasileño. Un paseo excepcional. Recomendable.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

¡Hola! ¡Visitar Arraial do Cabo es realmente una experiencia inolvidable! ¡Nuestro Caribe Brasileño es mágico! Gracias por tu comentario y esperamos verte de nuevo en otro viaje excepcional. ¡Hasta la próxima!

Lugar lindo, mas ficamos frustrados por não ter o barco e ainda pagamos por ele.

ROSNGELA_D, Sep 2023

Pagamos um passeio que estava incluso o tour de barco com mergulho. Mas, segundo a guia que estava nos acompanhando, havia uma "bandeira vermelha" e não foi possível o passeio. Foi oferecido um táxi que tivemos que contribui com 10 reais por pessoa para nos levar até a praia, onde ficamos por 3 horas. O almoço foi bom, mas em um local fraco de estrutura, somente um banheiro pequeno e que não estava limpo. Após o almoço, tivemos 30 minutos na praia grande. Resumindo: pagamos caro por um translado apenas ara ficar 4 horas na praia. Solicitei reembolso da parte do passeio de barco, mas foi negado, dizendo que foi substituído pelo táxi, que tivemos que pagar separado. Outras pessoas que estavam no mesmo microônibus, pagaram bem mais barato pelo mesmo passeio e ainda tiveram desconto por não ter o passeio de barco. Não contratem essa empresa, deixem para irem até uma empresa local, vão economizar.