Cristo Redentor + City Tour: Transfers, Local Guide and Tickets.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

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Overview

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Christ the Redeemer Ticket
Bilingual Tourism Guide
Selaron Staircase
Sambadrome* (temporarily non-stop)
Maracanã Stadium (External area)
Metropolitan Cathedral

Stopping at the Sambadrome is temporarily not allowed. (panoramic only)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

- Boarding starts at 08:00 and each hotel has its own specific time. - Pick up time is mentioned by chat right after booking confirmation. - We kindly ask you to wait at the reception or on the sidewalk of the hotel at the specified time.

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mirante Dona Marta (Pass By)

Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Escadaria Selaron

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Maracana Stadium (Pass By)

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 19 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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Featured review

Shanna_S

This was the best decision ever made to visit Christ the redeemer. The tour guide was very helpful and communicated well through WhatsApp pick up was easy and each stop was a breeze. She was very informative and gave us a quick history lesson at each stop! BOOK with this Tour guide!

Reviews

4.9

based on 201 reviews

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Beware if expecting an adequate tour in English

Satish_V, Feb 2026

This was an adequate tour for the price, but certainly would have been better if the tour guide was more adept with English. It isn’t that I expect everyone to speak English, and am fine if they would have told us beforehand that the English was limited. But we booked this tour because it advertised as being in English. It was mostly in Spanish with a little English thrown in. We managed, but it was a bit of a letdown.

The Corcovado/Christ...

Neil_D, Oct 2025

The Corcovado/Christ Redeemer portion of the tour was good. The rest was not special. Although my tour was scheduled for ~5 hours, it was combined with others on tour for several more hours. The tour guide communicated poorly about when the shorter tour ended. I and others on the shorter tour were not immediately transported to our respective drop-off destinations. Regardless of which tour, the choice of buffet restaurant was awful. It was way too crowded, and communication was poor from the tour guide about the dining cost. There are better tours for sites within the city and likely better options for Corcovado.

Tour guide mainly spoke in Portuguese

Nat_A, Oct 2025

If you are English speaking then this is not for you. Our tour guide spoke mainly in Portuguese and didn’t explain much in English. Half of the time we did not know what was going on. When we went to the steps, we were only given the opportunity to take a picture and had to leave. Ended up spending more time in the souvenir shop than we actually did on the selaron steps. No chance to walk up the steps. Everything was rushed and we did not get to enjoy that part of the excursion. During the drive the tour guide spoke about the history but this was only in Portuguese. Very disappointing . The only highlight was actually being at Christ the redeemer as we got an hour to do that by ourselves and enjoy it

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Hey! Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re truly sorry to hear that the experience did not meet your expectations :) Our tours are always bilingual, with information provided in both Portuguese and English to ensure all participants can fully enjoy the experience. We sincerely apologize if this was not clear during your tour. We want to reinforce our commitment to quality service, and we will review this situation with our team to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Your feedback is very important to us and will definitely be taken into account as we work to improve every detail of the experience we offer. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again in the future for a much more positive experience :)

Very beautiful scenery....

Sylvia_E, Sep 2025

Wonderful and hitch free experience. Our tour guide, Eduardo, was warm and patient. Took his time to provide relevant history at the sites as well as during transfers. Very beautiful scenery at Christ the Redeemer statue, got to have a view of the city.👌. .Oh and then the view of the city from mirante is breathtaking, from here you see sugar loaf and the beach (Copacabana I guess), you’d also sight the statue and appreciate the height (again) from sea level. We were there on a Sunday morning in September and from what we gathered, this was good timing as there’s less traffic. However to enjoy the tour fully, it’s advisable to wear comfortable and warm clothes, also take a jacket cos it may be cold as you ascend

Smooth Tour

Shanna_S, Aug 2025

Amazing

LOURDES_A, Dec 2024

It was amazing. It was raining , i think it was the best could happen, because it was dificult to get every place, and Cristo was as in the sky, literally. Thanks to the guide Diana, she loves what she is doing, she loves Rio de Janeiro and history . The group was amazing. Thanks God.!!!!!