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Rio Walking & Historical Tour

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit Rio's highlights and landmarks on foot during a small-group sightseeing tour. Ride the subway downtown and follow your 'carioca' (Rio native) guide on a walk that includes Rio's most important historical and cultural sites. Visit National Museum of Fine Arts, Theatro Municipal, the Monastery Church of Santo Antônio, Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência and several other important landmarks.
  • Visit Rio de Janeiro's highlights and landmarks on foot
  • Follow your 'carioca' (Rio native) guide on a walk that includes Rio's most important historical and cultural sites
  • Visit National Museum of Fine Arts, Theatro Municipal, the Monastery Church of Santo Antônio, Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência
  • Small group ensures a personalized experience

What's Included

  • Professional guide
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
    Av. Atlântica, 1702 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22021-001, Brazil

    Av Atlantica, 1702 Copacabana

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (Pass By)

1

Paco Imperial

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Biblioteca Nacional (Pass By)

3

Church of Our Lady of the Candelaria

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

4

Convent Of St. Anthony

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

5

Praca Quinze de Novembro

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

6

Cinelandia

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

7

Arco do Teles

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

8

Casa Franca-Brasil

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Centro Cultural Justica Federal (Pass By)

9

Correios Cultural Centre

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

10

Sao Francisco da Penitencia Church

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Tiradentes Palace (Pass By)

Palacio Pedro Ernesto - Camara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide -English and Spanish
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Not recommended for people with walking difficulties
  • Near public transportation
  • Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 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

4.7
based on 9 reviews
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Great insight into historical Rio

ALISON_V, May 2023
The guides knowledge was insane he was friendly and well mannered he took us to places we didn’t know about our only regret was that we didn’t do this earlier in our time in Rio

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Fantastic! We are very happy you enjoyed your tour

Not for me

hena_h, Apr 2023
This tour is nice and shows the “other” side of Rio. The guide was nice but don’t think this tour was for me. I did not like it because it was the first day of my trip and this side of Rio is not what I was expecting from Rio. We did see this amazing Portuguese library but I felt sad for the beaten down city center. I didn’t know that we were taking the subway to Downtown from Copacabana.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Hi Hena, I'm very sorry you didn't like it. This is a Historical tour. To learn and understand more from Brazil and Rio. To feel like the local feel. On the description is written that we use subway to reach downtown exactly to give out clients the local atmosphere. Maybe is not the best option for a first day in the city if you don't like history. Best regards,

A very interesting tour for first...

Himawan M, Jan 2018
A very interesting tour for first time visitors in Rio. Many places and atractions we saw that we do not know before. Leonardo was a very good and patient guide for the three of us. We are very satisfied with this tour

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for taking your time to review us. We wish you all the best!

Because it was afternoon and 102...

Kristin_H, Jan 2017
Because it was afternoon and 102 degrees no one else was interested in a walking tour, so we had a private tour. Our guide Tauan was the best.....very knowledgeable, considerate, good sense of humor. We walked for 4 hours, rode the subway, and saw things we never would have found on our own, like the money exhibit in the museum in the bank building. A wonderful experience all around!

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for taking your time to review us. We wish you all the best!

This was a fantastic walking tour...

Jeremy P, Aug 2016
This was a fantastic walking tour and I emphasize walking. Be prepared for 3 to 4 hours on your feet. The pace was casual so we didn't feel over exerted, but we still got to see so much. Our guide Heraclito aka Kiko was terrific. We had a mixup on our location at the beginning of the tour, called the company and Kiko came to our Metro Station to meet us. We started in Cinelandia and finished at the Olympic torch. Didn't count all the sites we saw, but I'm sure 15 is a fair number. We never felt rushed and saw sites like the Catedral de Sao Sebastiao that we may never had ventured to on our own. It was a very good introduction to Centro Rio and I would recommend at the beginning of a trip to Rio.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for taking your time to review us. We wish you all the best!
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