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Rio Highlights: Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer Tour
4.4
305 Ratings
Copacabana
Experience the best of Rio de Janeiro in just one morning with a half-day tour to Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. Enjoy breathtaking views, cable car rides, and iconic photo opportunities.
Experience the best of Rio de Janeiro in just one morning with a half-day tour to Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. Enjoy breathtaking views, cable car rides, and iconic photo opportunities.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Parque Nacional da Tijuca - The largest urban forest in the planet. We will take you on a panoramic view.
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - We visit the Corcovado Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue going through the Paineiras route. The 20-minute drive to the base of the statue takes you through the Tijuca Forest and gives you a…
- Parque Nacional da Tijuca - The largest urban forest in the planet. We will take you on a panoramic view.
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - We visit the Corcovado Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue going through the Paineiras route. The 20-minute drive to the base of the statue takes you through the Tijuca Forest and gives you a preview of the landscapes ahead. The statue stands 710 meters tall and from this vantage point you have sweeping views of the city.
- Sugarloaf Mountain - The cable car ride is done in 2 stages: begin at the boarding station to Urca Mountain (224 meters) and then from Urca Mountain to the top of the Sugarloaf Mountain (395 meters).
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entry/Admission - Sugarloaf (Pao de Acucar)
- Entry/Admission - Corcovado Christ the Redeemer
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Entry/Admission - Sugarloaf (Pao de Acucar)
- Entry/Admission - Corcovado Christ the Redeemer
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience two of Rio’s iconic landmarks in a half-day tour. Start with a cable car journey to Sugarloaf Mountain for stunning panoramic views. Then, travel in a minivan along the picturesque Paineiras route to visit Christ the Redeemer. This tour, which includes entrance tickets, a guide, and roundtrip transfers, is perfect for capturing breathtaking…
Experience two of Rio’s iconic landmarks in a half-day tour. Start with a cable car journey to Sugarloaf Mountain for stunning panoramic views. Then, travel in a minivan along the picturesque Paineiras route to visit Christ the Redeemer. This tour, which includes entrance tickets, a guide, and roundtrip transfers, is perfect for capturing breathtaking photos with a small group.
- We contact you back to provide proper pickup time. Check your emails and/or cell phone.
- If requested, you must present a copy of your ID.
- Comfortable clothing and walking shoes are recommended for this tour.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
Location
Hotel Rio Othon Palace
Avenida Atlântica
If you do not provide us the pickup location at the time of booking and you do not inform us about it later, we will assume you will meet us at the Meeting Point at the Front Desk of the Rio Othon Palace (Avenida Atlântica, 3264 - Copacabana).
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(305 Ratings)
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Nilajac2023
Jan 6, 2026
Marlady is the best tour guide in Brazil! - I did my tour with the tour guide named Marlady. She did a great job at thoroughly explaining the important Brazilian history. We got to see the beautiful scenic views and monuments that make Brazil what it is today! I went on this vacation alone, so she assisted in taking photos for me and even helped me make friends with other solo travelers! She really did make the overall experience fun and exciting! If you’re looking for a great time in Brazil, I highly recommend using Marlady as your tour guide! You won’t regret it!
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Yiping_w
Jan 4, 2026
exellent tour by super guideer Úrular who can switch 4 languages and all the tourists are happy to understand all. - It was a super tour and especialy a super talent guider who switched 4 languages English,Italian, Spanish , French ... She has also rich knowledges about the history and culture . We are very satisfied with such kind talent guider Úruglar
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594lolan
Dec 25, 2025
I would recommend it - We did the Cristo Corcobado and Pao de açucar tour. The guide, Monica, a great professional, watching the whole group and giving very pertinent and complete explanations. We were a group of different backgrounds and we were fluent in Spanish, English and Italian. Highly recommended
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513keylinf
Dec 25, 2025
Recommended Half Day Tour - The tour was very good, you could appreciate Christ the Redeemer and Pão de Açúcar. Monica gave us a good explanation throughout the journey and is an excellent guide.
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Frequentflier623383
Dec 10, 2025
Joy and professionalism on the part of the Gabriela guide - The company Rio Carioca Tour very professional. Punctuality, good transport unit with air conditioning. The "Gaby" guide very good in Spanish and Portuguese. We travel 19 people from Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Portugal and Costa Rica.
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Inspire43848237665
Jan 31, 2026
Quick tour at Rio de Janeiro - It was a wonderful experience going on this 4 hour trip before my flight with Francine at Rio de Janeiro. Francine was aware of my time constraint and took me to both these places and on the way showed me a few other places. She breezed me through the lines, described the historical significance and even took photos and videos on her phone as my phone had one of its camera that was water logged!! I would recommend Francine as a private guide if you are in Rio de Janeiro.
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Julie
Jan 3, 2026
Worth doing just because you are in the area. - The tour itself was interesting and certainly worth seeing. Crowds were way too much with inconsiderate people being intrusive on others tourists.
The tour did not provide pick up to our hotel, so we had to make our way to them only for the guide & driver to be late leaving us to have to an Uber to the next stop.
The guide was not as informative or as organised as we expected. A
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Roam64414205294
Nov 24, 2025
A nice tour but can be done solo - I really liked our tour guide Joanna. She didn’t shy away from talking about history and politics and I learned a lot, found it very interesting. I think that was the part that was worth it.
If you’re not into the history and just want to see the sights it might actually be easier to buy tickets to sugarloaf and Christ. I thought tour would be easier but tbh it was more convoluted.
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Jane_b
Nov 17, 2025
Christ Redeemer - The guide was not helpful. She was too interested in her phone. The microphone did not work and, although I booked a tour in English, she seemed to deliver more in Portuguese
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Tamlynne_t
Jan 4, 2026
Horrible Tour Guide Experience - We joined this tour to Christ the Redeemer with great expectations, but unfortunately it was a very disappointing experience. The weather on the day was absolutely horrible — heavy rain, poor visibility, and unsafe walking conditions. There was no sighting of the statue at all, which completely defeats the purpose of the tour.
What made the situation worse was that we were not allowed to cancel or reschedule, despite the conditions being clearly unsuitable and even dangerous to walk in. I understand that the weather itself is out of the tour operator’s control, and I do take that into account. However, the decision to proceed with the tour regardless of safety and visibility is within their control.
In conditions like pouring rain and zero visibility, the responsible approach would be to reschedule the entire tour or offer guests an alternative date. This would show care for both customer experience and safety.
I am extremely unhappy with how this was handled and cannot recommend this tour unless weather conditions are guaranteed to be suitable.
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