Rio de Janeiro Excursion: Spectacular Day Tour to Christ Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain

Experience the best of Rio de Janeiro in one day with a thrilling excursion to Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain. Enjoy panoramic city views, ride a cable car, and explore the Tijuca Rain Forest. Don’t miss out on this spectacular day tour!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pier Mauá - The meeting point is at the Cruise Terminal Pier Mauá. The guide will be waiting at the exit gate of Cruise Terminal 4, directly in front of the Kobra Mural, and will accompany you to the vehicle.
  • Guanabara Palace - Travel through the historic Laranjeiras neighborhood, home to the Guanabara Palace, the former residence of Princess…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Cable Car Ticket to Sugar Loaf Access
  • Skip The Line Train Ticket to Christ Redeemer Statue Access
  • Lunch
  • Port pickup and drop off
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Experience the best of Rio de Janeiro in a single, full-day shore excursion combining two of the city’s top tours. The morning kicks off with a comprehensive city tour, including a cable car ride up to the peak of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Post lunch, embark on a journey through the Tijuca Rain Forest, equipped with skip-the-line cog train tickets,…

Location
Pier Maua
Avenida Rodrigues Alves 20, Centro
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sameirm2026
Feb 12, 2026
Helpful and Fun - I had an amazing experience with Tania aka “TT”. She is funny and full of energy! This tour is helpful because you can knock out most of the must-see attractions all in one go
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Denise_r
Dec 16, 2025
Incredible Day! We did so much and it was amazing - Millene our guide and our driver Alan made possible a very big plan for one day of sightseeing in Rio. They had great humor and kindness as they navigated us through Sugarloaf, Christ the Redeemer, Cathedral Metroplotana and a few other places I wanted to see. This was the best way to see the city. The info Millene provided plus her know-how made this day possible. Gray Line is a little difficult to make contact with. They didn’t respond to the confirmation they requested from me so I was beginning to lose hope but they did confirm, and the day was a great success. The included lunch was wonderful, but there was a lot of traffic driving to and from Ipanema. That’s the way it is.
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Gordon_m
Jun 3, 2025
Amazing day seeing iconic sights. Henrique was amazing. Get skip the line at Sugarloaf. - Our guide, Henrique Joriam, was outstanding. Very glad we did the private tour option. This allowed us unlimited flexibility and never feeling rushed or having to wait on others. All of the sites visited were remarkable. Our guide was constantly watching the sky to choose the best time to see Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf. This worked out perfectly. Since we aren’t sports fans, we opted to see the Selaron Steps instead of the stadium. At the metropolitan Cathedral, the building across the street was pointed out because we would see it differently from the Christ mountain. From that viewpoint we later saw a cross formed by the inner perimeter that was not visible from the Cathedral. Our guide helped maneuver us to great seats on the cog train to and from the Christ, told us all about it and the chapel in the pedestal. We were able to view the city and spend as much time there as we wanted. Even though the tour title said “skip the line”, this applied just to the Christ not Sugarloaf. We opted to get the skip the line pass for Sugarloaf, which our guide paid for and we reimbursed him for. The $33 for both of us was well worth it. We went straight to the front of the line for all gondolas. The line at some exceeded 1.5 hours. Don’t even consider doing Sugarloaf without this pass. Our guide was so helpful, explaining what we were seeing. We never felt rushed throughout the tour. We opted for a late lunch at the steakhouse. So delicious. Our guide took extra time to take us to an outdoor market that happens one evening a week at Copacabana beach for a little shopping before returning to the ship. It was an amazing first visit to Rio and a wonderful experience that we highly recommend.
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Christopher_w
Mar 6, 2025
Best Rio in a day - Best way to see two highlights in one day - beat the line with an expert - Erick was knowledgeable, confident and friendly.
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Susan_b
Nov 28, 2024
Skip The Line saved 3.5 hours!!!! - Wow!!! This tour did EVERYTHING, and guide Roberta and driver Anna were Excellent!! Picked up at the port, We were given a choice of seeing the stadium from the outside or going to 217 steps. We chose steps, because that was unique to Rio. We stopped at the amazing Cathedral, then stopped at the steps, then skipped the two hour line at Sugarloaf, then skipped the line at Christ, the Redeemer train. Had plenty of time at all. And then a real Brazilian Steakhouse!!! Holy cow! Good and food and food! Delicious!!!! Then back to the port. Would recommend this yo anyone, but especially cruisers! One of Roberta’s first questions was “What time do you need to be back?” 10 stars!
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Karlall7404ln
Oct 21, 2024
Gran tour! Very complete. - Excellent tour. Our Guide Luciana Carvalho was wonderful. Excellent explanations. Great group control and excellent knowledge.
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Rafael_o
Feb 11, 2024
Must do or else you miss out! - Absolutely amazing! Andrea our tour guide goes above and beyond. The restaurant of choice was really good with plenty of meat selections. If you are on a Cruise ship I would not recommend this tour because you need more time than the ship allows to see both Cristo Redentor and Pan de Azúcar. This tour is a complete package and well worth it! Thank you Andrea! Miriam y Rafael Otero
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840ppk
Aug 3, 2023
Worth it - Our guide Warly was very friendly and knowledgeable. He made our tour fun and easy. Lunch was awesome too!
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W4778qwjulianap
Oct 5, 2021
All good!! - Simply a wonderful experience. Luiz and Marcos were very attentive. Luiz was our guide and he showed everything with a lot of patience and no rush. Besides, he was always willing to take pictures for us. So we can record incredible moments. Nor did we have to stay in queues for long, that was wonderful. And when I finished a place Marcos was already with the car waiting for us. It was a safe, quiet and wonderful walk. I super recommend to any Cover who come to Rio de Janeiro. It's very worth it. And if you can do this private tour with Luiz and Marcos. Certain that they will love. Super recommend!!!! I have no complaints, just good things to say about this trip. Thank you Luiz and Marcos!!
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Deborah_p
Feb 1, 2026
Excellent tour and guide Rachel - The guide was really good and very informative, changing the order of the itinerary to suit the changing weather. The tour did feel a bit rushed and no spare time to have a relaxed coffee away from the group. Lunch was fabulous, a great choice.
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1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).