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A Day in Rio Tour - City Tour with Tickets and Lunch Included

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

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Overview

    What's Included

    • Air-conditioned vehicle
    • Self service lunch with free buffet. (Does not include drinks and desserts)
    • Sugar Loaf cable car tickets
    • Christ the Redeemer Ticket
    • Bilingual Tour Guide
    • Does not include Drinks and desserts

    Meeting and Pickup

    Pickup points

    Select a pickup point

    Pickup details

    Pick up for this tour starts at 08:00h. Each hotel has its opening hours. the schedule will be sent via chat immediately after booking confirmation

    Operating hours
    .8:00 am

    Itinerary

    1

    Sugarloaf Mountain

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    2

    Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer

    1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    3

    The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

    20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    4

    Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai

    20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    5

    Maracana Stadium

    20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Copacabana Beach (Pass By)

    6

    Escadaria Selaron

    20 minutes • 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 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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    Reviews

    4.9
    based on 258 reviews
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    Rio in a Day and I HIGHELY Recommend

    Angela_M, Mar 2026
    Great day and Great way to get in the 2 most popular tourist sites in Rio I love Rio De Janeiro and I will definitely be back. I thought I misplaced my entry ticket and I have it at the bottom of my bag. I still was allowed access. And the staff and the tour guide could not have been any more helpful and were wonderful in assisting me in gaining access to see the Christ. Redeemer They showed me LOVE

    Tour of Rio de Janeiro

    Luz_J, Mar 2026
    It was an excellent tour but prepare for a long day of travelling to see the iconic sights in Rio. Eduardo, our guide was very experienced and timed all the stops perfectly. We had an amazing day.

    Satisfying day tour.

    Maurene_B, Jun 2025
    Although the tour guide struggled with his English he still manage to pull it off. We covered all the tours and even came with a couple of bonus like tasting wine and bringing us to this small platform as we descend the Chrost the Redeemer to have a good view of the Statue and the city

    Solid Highlights Tour

    ScottAlexander_M, May 2025
    As a whistle-stop, hit-the-highlights tour, this was pretty well constructed. Did run out of time but probably mostly due to guest- created delays (come on people - be courteous to your fellow travelers and be on time!!). Marco was mostly a conductor but did provide some commentary in two languages. The only reason for a 4 vs 5 is we thought that whilst the option to wander at sites was good, having the option to have guide accompanying those who want to ask questions would also be good. Rather, he disappeared for these times. Having said that, whilst a massive day, we mostly saw exactly what we wanted and expected to see (other than inside cathedral which closed at 5pm). CTR and Sugar Loaf are very special places and not to be missed.

    Fun all day tour in Rio

    Kevin_E, Jan 2025
    Have the right expectations during peak (January). It will be busy, there will be lines. This tour offers to be your single thread across 4-5 different spots in Rio. If you want in depth talking, this may not be the best choice. Very casual and lets you see many spots but the longest time is spent at Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer. Most of the reason is due to waiting in lines to go up or down.

    Horrible as guide didn’t speak the language I requested!!!

    LuckyandManny_H, Jan 2025
    Horrible as our guide didn’t speak English and we didn’t know Spanish or Portuguese. I requested multiple times to explain in English but he would say one sentence “this is Marcana stadium”, now “we go to Sugar mountain” and then no interaction or any sentence in English. We felt excluded and guide didn’t look at us. He made entrance tickets mistake and was running off everywhere. Didn’t give the meeting point or instructions properly. Every guest was lost and asking each other. Horrible experience, with the language then I found out earlier same day that Cost is much cheaper if you book with hotel as the other couple paid much less with hotel. Also due to language if no Spanish or Portuguese and If you are vegetarian or allergic beware as no one will be able to explain you what’s in your food or what dish you are having. Pretty disappointed. No offer for water and guide would take you to certain store to purchase things instead of giving you time. Guide cut short on few things due to he was so hot in 34 degrees. And he said 100 times “so hot”, along with the other 5 sentences of places name in English. I am not pleased with his service at all. And always speak to your guide via phone call so you can determined English as in what’s app messages they can write well with google translate or chat gpt but don’t actually know English. I could write more but writing HORRIBLE TOUR is enough as worse 8 hours I spent.

    Valber was a great tour...

    Jose_M, Jan 2025
    Valber was a great tour guide, very entertaining, would recommend to anyone looking for a day tour in Rio.

    Good.

    Leonardo_V, Feb 2026
    Well, the agency people super concerned about everything, the driver very cool and attentive, took us everywhere of interest and told us the stories of each place we went, Michele very good guide, very prepared and with very good disposition, recommended
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    Fantastic

    JESUSDAVID_T, Jul 2025
    The tour despite the cloudy and rainy weather was spectacular due to the Camilla guide, made every moment memorable!!!
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    Fun Tour in Rio

    MarkusRoland_v, Jul 2025
    We had a great day. We had booked the tour in English. We were traveling in a minibus with a total of 10 people. Our guide Julia was great. We could have done without the included lunch as it was in a completely crowded restaurant. The food was good but the Mood not really great and very noisy. The rest was great, especially Cristo Redentor and Pão de Açúcar (sugarloaf) were top.
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