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Private Rio Tour: Art, Nature, or History
4.9
628 Ratings
Rio de Janeiro
Immerse yourself in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro with a private tour focused on art, nature, or history. Choose from a range of stunning highlights, including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf, and experience the city’s diverse culture.
Immerse yourself in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro with a private tour focused on art, nature, or history. Choose from a range of stunning highlights, including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf, and experience the city’s diverse culture.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rio de Janeiro - Enjoy a private itinerary with both fixed and customizable options, featuring art, nature, or history. Tailor this tour to include places of your interest by sending a message after booking.
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - Start your thrilling private tour in Rio by visiting one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Travel…
- Rio de Janeiro - Enjoy a private itinerary with both fixed and customizable options, featuring art, nature, or history. Tailor this tour to include places of your interest by sending a message after booking.
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - Start your thrilling private tour in Rio by visiting one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Travel by train through the Tijuca National Forest, one of the largest urban forests globally. Your guide will capture all the photos you wish, so don’t hesitate to ask! This is a FIXED part of the tour.
- Escadaria Selaron - As the third most visited attraction in Rio, the Selaron steps are a stunning and vibrant mosaic artwork, featuring tiles from over 60 countries.
- Sugarloaf Mountain - Be captivated by the breathtaking views atop Sugarloaf Mountain, offering panoramic vistas of the city below. This is a fixed part of the tour. For additional sights, a Sugarloaf drop-off is recommended.
- Cinelandia - Explore the remarkable buildings at Cinelândia and delve into the history of Rio. This is included in the HISTORY option of the tour.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - The uniquely designed cathedral will leave you in awe. This is part of the HISTORY option of the tour.
- Pepino Beach - Discover a stunning section of our coastal beaches! This is part of the NATURE option of the tour.
- Cascatinha Taunay - Experience the refreshing Taunay waterfall in the Tijuca forest and the beautiful Pepino beach in the São Conrado neighborhood. This is part of the NATURE option of the tour.
- Santa Teresa - Visit the charming Santa Teresa neighborhood and the impressive Ethnicity wall, capturing amazing photos! This is part of the HISTORY option of the tour.
- Etnias - Mural de Graffiti (Estúdio Kobra) - Discover one of the largest and most beautiful murals in the world! This is part of the ART option of the tour.
What's Included
- Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in the city of Rio
- Tours with driver-guide: Fully guided only if the guide finds parking
- We’ll advise you on the best kind of tickets to purchase
- Tour duration: 8 hours without lunch, 9 hours with lunch
- Tours with separate driver and guide: Undivided attention and absolute comfort
- Choose focus: art, nature, or history
- Last minute bookings: Please call us
- Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in the city of Rio
- Tours with driver-guide: Fully guided only if the guide finds parking
- We’ll advise you on the best kind of tickets to purchase
- Tour duration: 8 hours without lunch, 9 hours with lunch
- Tours with separate driver and guide: Undivided attention and absolute comfort
- Choose focus: art, nature, or history
- Last minute bookings: Please call us
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Entrance tickets
- Lunch
- Entrance tickets
Additional Information
Experience the ultimate private day tour in Rio de Janeiro, featuring customizable itineraries tailored to your preferences. Explore renowned attractions such as Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps, and Sugarloaf Mountain, with the option to include additional visits to Santa Teresa murals, Cinelândia, or Tijuca waterfalls. Enjoy a comfortable journey…
Experience the ultimate private day tour in Rio de Janeiro, featuring customizable itineraries tailored to your preferences. Explore renowned attractions such as Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps, and Sugarloaf Mountain, with the option to include additional visits to Santa Teresa murals, Cinelândia, or Tijuca waterfalls. Enjoy a comfortable journey with a private driver and a licensed multilingual guide fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, German, or French. This 8-hour tour allows you to discover Rio’s stunning landscapes, cultural gems, and hidden stories at your leisure.
- Special restaurants are available: gluten-free, vegan, halal, kosher, please advise.
- Small pets are allowed .
- Wheelchair accessible vans may be provided. Please choose the “van” option at the time of booking.
- Infant car seats are available. Please advise as a “special request.”
- A small amount of walking is involved. Sights are wheelchair accessible.
- Please read our voucher for important information before the tour starts.
Location
Rio de Janeiro
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
4.9
(628 Ratings)
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Monbryn
Oct 8, 2025
Best Tour we have ever taken - This was one of the excisions my wife and I have ever taken and we have been to six continents and dozens of countries. I cannot recommend this highly enough. The Tour operator gave us close to 11 hours on a tour that I assumed would last 8 hours, at most. But he generously told us that we could keep going until we saw everything that he wanted us to see. And there was no additional cost and he never expected a tip (even though I forced it on him). Do yourself a favor and book this. There were so many tours to choose from but when I saw how many 5 star reviews this one had I just went with it. I am so happy I did. We jumped to the front of every single line...and the guide timed the Sugarloaf Mountain ascent perfectly for pictures of sunset over Christ the Redeemer. Incredible, just incredible.
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Derek_c
Oct 6, 2025
Great trip thanks to a great guide - Carlos was a great driver and guide. He shared information about Brazil. He waited for us at all stops if our choosing, and I really liked how I could WhatsApp when we’re done touring and exploring. He took care of the group. He is awesome and I wish we had him for our other Brazil tours.
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V3497obandreav
Oct 2, 2025
5 stars - Thank you, Isaac for the amazing one-day tour. You literally explain towards everything you wanna head and show us all the details of every location we want to you were perfect English speaker. Thanks to you I went ahead and book a second day tour with your company to go island hopping with Tatiana.
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Manishsm304tu
Sep 30, 2025
Unforgettable day in Rio - Had a great day touring Rio with Jessica and Bruno. Jessica is an outstanding tour guide with detailed knowledge about Rio and about Brazil at large. Learned so much while touring through the day about the history, culture, art, food, ecosystem and more of Rio and Brazil. Jessica and Bruno paced the trip per my priorities and I ensured I had an unforgettable experience. Highly recommend Jessica if you are touring Rio and/or Brazil.
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Tricia_b
Sep 28, 2025
Perfect way to learn... - Perfect way to learn about the culture. Our guide was fantastic. We saw all the highlights and more.
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Lmogoes
Sep 21, 2025
Best Tour Guides in Rio! - Issac and Carlos were fantastic guides—funny, knowledgeable, and made our customized day tour unforgettable. Their energy and stories brought every stop to life. Highly recommend them for anyone looking for a fun, informative, and seamless experience!
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Mikaila_s
Sep 15, 2025
Amazing day - We had Wagner as our private guide, and we had an amazing time! He provided great information, took us to try local food for lunch, and was very kind and accommodating. We never felt rushed or burdensome. We would definitely recommend this tour to others!
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Latoya_w
Sep 10, 2025
Ryane is phenomenal - The Little Africa Tour is more than just sightseeing it's a deeply immersive journey into Rio’s Afro‑Brazilian history and cultural legacy. Ryane was well educated on the history of all the individuals and the historical events of the tour. She was also extremely helpful and nice.”
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Marianna7977
Sep 10, 2025
Great overview of Rio, Amazing to see so much in one day! Highly recommend. - Met tour guide Diogo at 9, along with driver Romelo at our hotel.. Went to Christ the Redeemer first. Bought tickets ahead of time online for 1000. We got there early, so had time to get coffee and shop a bit.. Took train up, it was a little warm on the train. Luckily we had Diogo who was able to skip all the lines for us. I would hate to see how crowded it was in peak season, because it was pretty crowded. Beautiful views, and Diogo was a great photographer when we wanted a couples photo.
After CtR, we went to Sendero steps. Beautiful artwork all around there, and they have tiles from all over the world on the steps. Saw the Metropolitan Cathedral, which was a unique style for a church. We went to lunch at the Churrascaria Palace, which was awesome. They had a buffet, which had good shrimp and seafood, but the constant servings of meat were amazing. Ate Ostrich, Parana (like piranha, but bigger fish from Amazon), Salmon with passion fruit sauce, Lamb, and every cut of beef you could think of. We were stuffed. After lunch we went to Sugarloaf mountain, rode the cablecars up. We were overwhelmed by the beauty.
Diogo was a lifesaver all day. It seemed like everywhere we went, he knew everyone who worked there, and constantly ran into other guides and people he knew. We never waited in a line all day in spite of the crowds, and were always comfortable and felt very safe throughout the day. We had heard stories of the crime in Rio, but it never seemed that bad or worse than other major cities we have visited. Having a separate driver was also essential, because without the driver we wouldn't have had our guide to navigate through all the lines.
Overall, it was a great day. We finished exhausted, stuffed with food, but satisfied with an amazing tour. Thanks Diogo!
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Susann563
Sep 9, 2025
Don’t miss this tour! Amazing Rio in a Day! - We only had a day to see the sights in Rio and this tour did not disappoint! Our guide, Isaac, was knowledgeable and open to all of our questions. He knew the history of the sights we visited and was an engaging storyteller. Our driver, Carlos, navigated well and made our stops quick and easy. Don’t miss this tour!!
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