Hidden Gems of Rio: A Custom Tour For Visitors in Their Second Day
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36 Ratings
Rio de Janeiro
Uncover the hidden gems of Rio on this custom tour. Choose a nature, history, or art focus and explore local secrets with your guide. Free pickup from any hotel, port, or airport.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Copacabana Beach - We´ll pass the world´s most famous urban beach!
  • Parque Lage - You will fall in love with the beautiful architecture of Lage Park´s Palace and learn about the love story behind it envolving a young Italian Opera singer…
  • Morro Dois Irmaos - Visit the charming hidden park, with its FOUR viewpoints to the best beaches in Rio and take the most gorgeous photos! This is an option as the nature focus of the tour.
  • Sao Bento Monastery - Be astonished by the baroque beauties of São Bento Monastery. This is an option as the history focus of the tour.
  • Vista Chinesa - You´ll see the breathtaking view of the best pagoda outside of Asia! This is an option as the nature focus of the tour.
  • Ipanema Beach - We´ll pass by the best beach in Rio!
  • Aterro Do Flamengo - The largest urban park in the world.
  • Santa Teresa - We´ll visit the charming, bucholic neighbourhood in Rio, one of the first to be inhabitted.
  • Rocinha - As an optional, you may visit the largest favela in South America
  • Mirante Dona Marta - As an optional, you may visit the cool viewpoint in Rio
  • Real Gabinete Portugues Da Leitura - This is an option as the history focus of the tour.
  • Cascatinha Taunay - Be amazed by this astonishing waterfall
What's Included
  • Transportation in a modern, air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Landing and/or facility fees included.
  • Personalized tours with a dedicated driver and guide.
  • Exclusive driver-guide tours for small groups (1-4 people).
  • No additional fuel surcharges.
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

There´s much more to Rio than it meets the eye! This custom tour will surprise you with our precious hidden gems is absolutely perfect for those on the second day of visit in the wonderful city. Uncover local secrets and see little-known gems with your guide. This tour is ideal for visitors who want to go beyond the typical sights and get an overview of the city.

This tour does not require entrance fees and offers free convenient pickup from any hotel in Rio, port, and national or international airport.

Customize your tour to perfection choosing the nature, history or art focus of the tour:
●Fixed part: Lage Palace and Penhasco Park
●With nature: Chinese View and Taunay Waterfall.
●With history: Royal Portuguese Library and Saint Benedict Monastery
●With art: Ethnicity wall and The Maze

As a special request, you may ask for a favela visit: Rocinha or Dona Marta, or a visit to Santa Teresa instead of the tour´s focus.

 

  • Customary start time is set for 8am. If you wish a different time, please specify as a special request or send us a message.
  • Please note that busy times such as new years and carnival will limit the ammount of places to be visited.
  • The tour duration is 8 hours plus 1 hour for lunch
  • Communication through what’s app mobile app is available.
  • Wearing comfortable walking shoes is recommended.
  • Wheelchair accessible vans may be provided. Please choose the “van” option at the time of booking.
  • Special restaurants such as vegetarian or gluten-free are available, please advise.
  • A small amount of walking is involved.
  • Colombo café is closed on Sunday, we´ll replace by a restaurant in Santa Teresa.
Location
Copacabana Beach
Av. Atlantica - Copacabana,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Zoltan_k
Mar 26, 2024
Great and safe favela tour! - Diogo was one of the best guide ever. We also took a favela visit, which was very safe. We even visitied a couple living there. Although it was raining, we had a great time, and the view to the favela from their terrace was amazing.
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Dominicklove
Jan 4, 2024
It was AMAZING!!! - Fred, the tour guide showed us amazing places!!! It was so nice seeing some Brazilian hidden gems!!! We loved and enjoyed the tour!!! Fred is the best!!!
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Caroline_p
Jan 3, 2024
Wonderful day and great introduction to the city - A fabulous full day really packed the sights on. Tatiana tailored it to our interests but still making sure we saw everything unique to Rio. Driver was excellent getting in and out of tight spots eg selaron stairs. Highlight of the tour tailored to our interests was going to the Maze fabulous mosaics and interesting to see inside a favela. Tatiana was lovely and extremely knowledgeable as our guide. Highly recommend this private Tour
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Jrworley
Nov 27, 2023
Freddie was an awesome guide. - Freddie listened to what my wife, daughter and I wanted to accomplish during the day. He was flexible and accommodating. We had a blast! We learned so much while enjoying ourselves.
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Nomad361385
Oct 27, 2023
5 Days in Rio - Patricia was very responsive and her team were wonderful and worked with our large group of 8 and at times a much smaller group. They were flexible, knowledgeable, friendly , kind and helpful. Her drivers were careful and safe. She made our trip to Rio de Janerio extra special. We all highly recommend Patricia.
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Rmw4hcd7sf
Oct 25, 2023
Personal Tour in Rio - My experience on this personal tour with my tour guide Tatiana was excellent. She took us to hidden gyms throughout Rio, and she was very informative and knowledgeable about the countries, history that tied in to the entire personal tour. When I do come back, I will definitely be using her as my tour guide again.
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Dora_k
Oct 19, 2023
Ederson Guide Extraordinaire - Had an amazing tour it was filled with historic information beautiful sights and experience that will not be forgotten Many thanks to our awesome friendly and attentive guide, Ederson he truly made our day so enjoyable Highly recommend the services of this guide extraordinaire Ederson If I have an opportunity I hope to see him again
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Simon_w
Oct 9, 2023
Great way to see lots of sights in a day - Great day trip seeing sights like Tijuca Forest, Palace and Gardens, Maracana, Selaron Steps etc. Our guide Fabiana was very accommodating and flexible, as was the driver. Top tip, bring some insert repellant for the rain forest.
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B9246weianb
Aug 25, 2023
Great day and value - Trip was great definitely recommend the classic and hidden gem tours, might skip the waterfall as it is a bit of a drive.
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Angelabs2261et
Aug 24, 2023
Great guide, great time - Fred was an amazing guide! We saw the rainforest, parks, the arts district, the communidad, we really got a feel for Rio beyond the top 3 tourist destinations. It was well worth it!
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