Private day tour
Rio de Janeiro Private Tour: Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain
Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf and the Selarón Steps, in a private day.
8hPrice on request
Private half-day tourRio de Janeiro: Private City Tour of Centro, Lapa and Copacabana
4h, from 07:00
Up to 16 people
Your hotel or apartment in Rio de Janeiro (Zona Sul, Centro and Barra)
Free cancellation, 24h
Four hours through old Rio and the seafront: the Selarón Steps, the Lapa Arches, the cone-shaped cathedral, the Theatro Municipal and Copacabana.
The day
The old centre and the beaches, without the queues of the two big viewpoints.
Start
Your hotel
Collected from the door at 07:00 or 13:00, whichever you booked.
+30m
The Selarón Steps
The tiled staircase that the Chilean artist Jorge Selarón covered with tiles from all over the world.
+1h
The Lapa Arches
The white arches of an eighteenth-century aqueduct. The Santa Teresa tram runs across the top.
+1h 30m
Metropolitan Cathedral
A huge concrete cone with tall stained-glass windows that run from the floor to the roof.
+2h
Theatro Municipal and Confeitaria Colombo
The opera house on Cinelândia square, then a coffee in the mirrored rooms of the Confeitaria Colombo, open since the nineteenth century.
Coffee not included
+3h
Copacabana and Ipanema
Along the seafront, with time to walk on the black-and-white wave promenade.
+4h
Back where you want to be
Your hotel, a beach kiosk or a restaurant. Tell your driver on the day.
Photos by Thales Botelho de Sousa, Simone Dinoia, Kseniia Lobko on Unsplash
In the price
- Private vehicle and driver for the whole tour
- Fuel, tolls and parking
- Itinerary changed on the day
Not in the price
Entrances, coffee and food are not included.
Before you book
- Pick-up
- Any hotel or address in the Zona Sul, Centro or Barra. You choose 07:00 or 13:00.
- Sundays
- The Centro is very quiet on Sundays, and many shops and cafés there are shut. Choose a weekday if you can.
- Best for
- A first look at the city, or a short day before a flight.
- Start time
- Starts at 07:00 or 13:00, every day. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.
- Language
- Guided in English. Other languages on request, if we have notice.
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24 hours before, refunded in full.
Questions
Yes. The tour is private, and the price depends on how many of you travel. Send us your date and group size and we reply with the price.
Not in four hours. Our full-day Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf tour covers both.
Yes. The Santa Teresa neighbourhood and the Museum of Tomorrow come up often. Tell your driver in the morning.
Two vehicles travelling together, on one booking. Message us and we will price it.
Yes. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.
Message us and we'll move it if we can — we work with several drivers, so there is usually room. More than 24 hours ahead costs nothing.
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