Private Petropolis Imperial City Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5 to 7 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Petrópolis, a European-like mountain retreat where Dom Pedro II once moved his imperial court during the summer months, sits just north of Rio de Janeiro. Follow in the footsteps of Brazilian royalty during this tour, and visit the Crystal Palace, St. Peter of Alcantara Cathedral, and the Imperial Museum with your own private guide and driver. This leaves you free time to visit Rua Teresa shopping street or other attractions of your choosing.

Visit at your own pace, seeing what you want and skipping what you don’t
Explore with your own private guide to maximize your time
Get picked up and dropped off right at your hotel in Rio de Janeiro
Enjoy free time to shop on Teresa Street

What's Included

Private vehicle
Private driver/guide
Comfortable vehicle for up to 4 people
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
All the entrance fees
Bottled water

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We offer pickups at any hotel in Rio de Janeiro South Zone. Places like Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, etc.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

Sesc Quitandinha Cultural Center

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Catedral de Sao Pedro de Alcantara

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Imperial Museum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Petropolis (Pass By)

Museu Casa de Santos Dumont

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Crystal Palace

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rua Teresa

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cervejaria Bohemia

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgaos (Pass By)

Rio de Janeiro Tours - Day Tours (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Stroller accessible

A maximum of 4 people per booking
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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

5.0

based on 26 reviews

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Day trip to Petropolis

Naomi_D, Mar 2025

We enjoyed a lively day teip to Petropolis. Guide was prompt, knowledgeable, very polite, great driver and spoke excellent English.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

I'm glad you've enjoyed our tour to Petrópolis and its attractions. We've even managed to stop to try some brazilian fruit on the way back! And thank you for the great review here on TA.

Highly recommend this 5-star experience!

Farai_A, Feb 2025

Our day trip from Rio to Petropolis was simply amazing! Our guide, Flavio, was prompt, courteous, and very friendly and knowledgeable. He shared a lot of information about day-to-day life, as well as interesting history about the places we visited. We saw some truly breathtaking places and stored wonderful pictures and memories. We highly recommend this experience!

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Thank you for the lovely review here on TA. Was a great day indeed we've had visiting Petrópolis! Wish you both a safe trip back to the US.

It was great to see more...

Elyse_H, Feb 2025

It was great to see more than just Rio. To see the mountainous area of Petrópolis was a great accompaniment to our Rio tour. Great view into the history of colonialism in Brazil. Our guide was great to talk to and shared so much with us.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Yes, Petrópolis is quite different from Rio. It's a lovely drive through Serra dos Órgãos National Park to reach the Imperial City, where several attractions are waiting for us! Thank you for the great review!

Our guide Flavio was...

Carolyn_A, Feb 2025

Our guide Flavio was suberb! So knowledgeable and charming! Excellent English! Learned a lot! A very fun outing.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

I'm really happy you and your friends had a great time visiting Petropolis. It was a beautiful day and we've managed to do a lot! And thank you for the review here on TA!

Great tour!

Moustafa_H, Oct 2024

We had a great experience with our guide Flavio who is very knowledgeable, super nice and speaks perfect English! The city is beautiful and was worth the visit. We liked the imperial palace/museum, the house and story of Santos Dumont were also very interesting.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you very much for your comments here on TA. We've had indeed a great day visiting the Imperial City - Petropolis. It was a pleasure to show you this fantastic city. All the best!

Great trip

Robert_F, Jul 2023

Nice day trip from Rio. Petropolis is definitely worth to visit. Our guide was nice, friendly and professional. Highly recommended

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Many thanks for the lovely review here on TA. It was indeed a great day visiting Petrópolis' main attractions. Hope you've had a safe trip back to the UK. All the best!

Petropolis Privae Tour

Olen B, Jul 2019

Flavio was ab excellent tour guide. He tailored the tour to our interests. This is a highly recommended, personalized, experience. Its the best excursion we have booked on Viator.

Response from Host, Aug 2019

Thank you for the great review, Olen. It was a fantastic day we had in Petropolis, and was during the Bauernfest! The city had a great atmosphere and we managed to visit all the attractions Petropolis has to offer. Thanks again and take care!

Flavio was very professional and...

Aaron_S, Feb 2018

Flavio was very professional and knowledgeable. He picked us up on time at the cruise ship pier and made recommendations about other things to see and do in Rio, even though we had not booked additional tours with him. His English is excellent, he is friendly and an experienced guide. Highly recommended.

My trip to Petropolis was awesome...

kjeffordsmd, Jan 2018

My trip to Petropolis was awesome. I was pickup up at my hotel. The tour guide spoke perfect English. He was very knowledgeable. From Rio to Petropolis, he answered so many questions about Brazil. The city tour was great. No wait at the palace. He offered historic facts about everything. Several other destinations during the Petropolis tour. Very efficient. Back to the hotel in great time. Great day. Highly recommend.