Rio Hidden Gems: Custom Tour of Local Secrets

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rio de Janeiro - This is a private itinerary featuring both fixed and customizable points. The tour can be tailored to include places of personal interest. Please contact us after booking.
  • Aterro Do Flamengo - The largest urban park globally.
  • Mirante Do Leblon - A mandatory stop on the tour, offering the most stunning view of Rio!
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What's Included
  • Transport by modern, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Tours with a driver-guide for 1 to 3 travelers
  • Landing and/or facility fees
  • Tours with a driver and guide for absolute comfort and undivided attention
  • Surcharges on fuel
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

There’s so much more to Rio than meets the eye! This personalized tour will delight you with our treasured hidden gems, making it absolutely perfect for those on their second day of exploring this magnificent city. Discover local secrets and uncover little-known treasures with your guide. This tour is ideal for visitors who wish to go beyond the usual…

Location
Rio de Janeiro
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Keithmsp
Jan 21, 2026
All the best spots in Rio. - We had a fantastic day with Gustavo (tour guide) and Brian (driver). We went to numerous locations - the urban forest, Casa Cave - amazing selection of unique coffee roasts, the Santa Theresa area - had a superb lunch at SAO JOAQUIM. The absolute highlight was “the safest favella” in Rio - Tavares Bastos. This favella is situated next to the Special Police force . Within the favella we visited “The Maze”. This building has multiple levels with many unique tile mosaics. Definitely take the guided tour ( very small entrance fee). The daughter of the guy who began the tile mosaics gave us the tour and the history of all the art. It was a very special visit. Throughout our day, Gustavo took us to all the best “hidden spots”, he is an excellent guide. Brian was amazing too. He was always there to pick us up once Gustavo had guided us around. This was one of the BEST Viator tours we have taken.
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Roaminggnomettelaura
Dec 5, 2025
Great custom tour in Rio! - Beth was a fantastic driver and guide and also photographer as she showed us the sights of Rio and met all our needs and even found ways to lessen the walking due to mobility issues.
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William_c
Nov 28, 2025
Best Day Tour of Rio de Janeiro - Beth was a phenomenal guide and provided us with the best private tour we have ever had. She was personable, knowledgeable, and very conscious of our safety and well-being at all times. She was beyond helpful in shopping in local markets, providing us with pricing suggestions, and with navigating the buy/sell process in Rio; as it is different from other countries we have visited. Beth was also a skilled photographer and help provide us with photos that we will treasure forever. Can’t recommend Beth Banho enough. Be sure to request her for your guide.
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Steveny1
Nov 2, 2025
Great day in Rio - A really fun and relaxing tour with Beth! She helped me do and see everything I wanted, and shared so much interesting and helpful information. Thanks, Beth! 🙏
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Wesley_s
Oct 31, 2025
Excellent Guides in Rio - We had an excellent guide Diogo and driver Beth. They customized the tour and helped us see many unique and wonderful parts of Rio. Despite the rain, we had an amazing day with wonderful guides. We booked a separate tour with the same company and also enjoyed our time with Igor. Everyone was friendly and gave great history and current events info.
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Kathy_s
Oct 29, 2025
Great experience - The tour guide Beth was informative and friendly. She was very interesting to listen to. The driver Carlos navigated the streets very safely.
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Nsmala
Oct 12, 2025
Enjoyable! - Alex is amazing. He is very knowledgeable on each place we visited. He also told the relevant history about Rio during our driving. Thank you.
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Lillian_g
Oct 10, 2025
Great experience - We had a very nice experience with our tour guide - Alex. He was very knowledgeable and took us to exactly where we wanted to visit. The national park is very nice and serene and visited the waterfall that was very impressive. Would recommend this company and tour guide.
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Elliott_a
Oct 9, 2025
Wagner was fantastic and... - Wagner was fantastic and a great way to see the Hidden Gems of Rio. Highly recommend as a way to see the areas of Rio not on the main tours
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Trip721494
Jul 5, 2025
Hands down the best tour guide you could possibly ever have - Isaac, was absolutely incredible host and friend. He did such an amazing job pointing out specific details and attractions. He made sure to make everyone feel comfortable by speaking English to us all. He was very polite and professional. I would recommend to anyone and would love to wish him the very best in the future !
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From $274 (Per Vehicle)
up to 15 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).