Small-Group Tour: Rio's Iconic Landmarks

Experience the best half day in Rio de Janeiro with a small-group tour to Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain. Enjoy stunning views, professional guides, and hassle-free transportation.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Copacabana Beach - The tour begins at Copacabana Beach, renowned as one of the world’s most famous beaches.
  • Botafogo Beach - Botafogo is a coastal neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, known for its upper-middle-class community and small businesses. It is nestled between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras), and…
What's Included
  • Bilingual certificated tour guide
  • Hotel pick up and drop off - selected hotels in Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana
  • Entrance fees
  • Transportation in a Deluxe Van with driver
  • Allow extra time for the tour from December to March (high season)
What's Not Included
  • Drinks and Food
  • Tickets can be excluded depending on the option chosen
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Join a small-group tour to explore the most iconic landmarks in Rio de Janeiro. Begin with a visit to the Christ the Redeemer statue, followed by a cable car ride to the summit of Sugar Loaf Mountain for stunning views. The tour includes transportation, a professional guide, and all entrance fees.
Alternatively, you can opt for the guided tour without…

Location
Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
Avenida Atlântica
Pickup at Hilton will be 7:30am or 1:30pm. Please advise if you are planning to meet us there so we can organize our pickup schedule.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Torimk9875zm
Mar 16, 2026
Amazing!!! - Our tour guide Karla and driver Aluis made our half a day tour so AMAZING! Our driver got us everywhere in one peace and Karla made sure she got us through each tour in a timely manner. Karla did NOT play about her tour group!! Love her to death!!!
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Sergey_u
Mar 16, 2026
The best option in Rio - Our tour guide Matilda was the best, funny and professional . We visited two most important attractions in the city.
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Kwonghoidennis_f
Mar 16, 2026
Our tour guide Karla is... - Our tour guide Karla is excellent, speak good English, providing introduction to attractions, as well as clear guidance on getting tickets, assemble time etc. Our driver Aluiso is very good too, keeping thevan clean and drive safely. He is also able to pick us up at the scheduled time.
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Bradley_z
Mar 15, 2026
Amazing guide and skipped lines! - Carla was an amazing guide! We probably skipped around 2 hours worth of lines and she knew exactly where to go. Would highly recommend, was structured very well and worth it.
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Happiness56180976286
Mar 15, 2026
Spunky guide - We moved through the lines quickly. I was afraid that we would be standing there all day, but we weren’t. Our guide was lovely and enthusiastic.
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Emilee_h
Mar 13, 2026
Great Intro to Rio!! - Monica was a great guide! She was leading our group in 3 languages, which alone is impressive. We learned so much about Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mt, and Rio. She was fun, personable, and helpful. Would absolutely recommend!
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Adrian_m
Mar 12, 2026
Fun day of sight seeing,... - Fun day of sight seeing, fully guided via tour guide and driver. Matilda was very lively, punctual, and knowledgeable, which made the experience memorable.
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Andrew_s
Mar 16, 2026
N/a - Well organised just a little awkward with a group At times found ourselves waiting for others a smaller group would be better
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Deborah_r
Mar 17, 2026
Guide could have been... - Guide could have been giving more information about what we were going to be doing on the tour what we would see, the history etc…
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O_n
Mar 14, 2026
Not a good experience - We booked this Half Day in Rio with Christ Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Hill and were told pickup would be at 8:40 sharp, but after the pickup we sat in the bus in front of our hotel for 30 minutes, and after one full hour we were still driving around the city picking up people.  During this entire "Pickup Drive" the guide didn’t say a single word and the bus driver was driving like he was in a race, probably to make up the time we lost sitting in front of our hotel. At thr Sugarloaf we then stood in line four different times for more than an hour cause even though we paid $130 per person we didn’t have access to the fasttrak or priority line, so most of the tour was spent waiting in lines, and once we finally reached the top we had about 30 minutes before leaving again. We decided to skip Christ the Redeemer with the group because we didn’t feel like spending yet another hour standing in line. Overall a very chaotic and badly organized tour, definitely not worth the money we spent for it. We’ve used Viator and TripAdvisor many times and usually had great experiences. This one though was easily the worst tour we’ve ever taken.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).