Rio Highlights Tour: Visit Selaron's Stairs, St. Teresa, and Local Farmers Market
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Rio de Janeiro
Experience the best of Rio de Janeiro on a highlights tour that includes a visit to Selaron's Stairs, St. Teresa neighborhood, and a local farmers market. Enjoy the perfect blend of stunning views, delicious local food, and natural beauty.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
2 days
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Highlights
- Recreio dos Bandeirantes Beach - Depending on your hotel location we’ll pass by this very large beach area.
- Barra da Tijuca Beach - Depending on your hotel location we’ll pass by this area full of new developments and one of the most beautiful beaches in Rio.
- Sao Conrado Beach - Depending on your hotel location we’ll pass by this beach sorrounded by mountains from where hang gliding pilots take off.
- Leblon Beach - Depending on your hotel location we’ll pass by this very nice beach in the most expensive neighborhood in South America.
- Ipanema Beach - Depending on your hotel location we’ll drive by this very iconic beach on the way to the main attractions of the tour.
- Arpoador beach - Depending on your hotel location we’ll drive by this rock at the end of Ipanema Beach considered one of the best spots in Rio to observe the sunset during the summer.
- Copacabana Beach - On the way to Corcovado Mountain we’ll drive by the most famous beach in Brazil.
- Praia do Leme - Depending on your hotel location we’ll drive by this less busy beach located at the very far end of Copacabana.
- Botafogo Beach - On the way to the main attractions we’ll drive by this nice neighborhood that can easily be seen from the top of Corcovado Mountain.
- Praia do Flamengo - Depending on your hotel location we’ll drive by this classical neighborhood that offers the best view of Sugarloaf Mountain.
- Guanabara Palace - This was the home of Princess Isabel, the daughter of Brazil’s second emperor. Today the beautiful building houses the headquarter of Rio de Janeiro State government.
- Cosme Velho - On the way to Corcovado Mountain we’ll drive through this neighborhood that was once the home for most embassies in Brazil when Rio was the country capital.
- Parque Nacional da Tijuca - We’ll cross the Tijuca National Park on the way to Corcovado Mountain. The diverse fauna and lush vegetation of the park can be observed.
- Centro de Visitantes Paineiras - The visitors center was created in 2013 and houses an environmental education center and can be visited when going to the Christ Monument by minibus.
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer - The most iconic monument in Brazil was inaugurated in 1931 and is considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world. From the monument Rio can be seen at its entire splendor.
- Floresta da Tijuca - Tijuca Forest is the largest reforested urban forest in the world. The forest takes 10% of the city area and houses the Tijuca National Park.
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Ipanema Farmer’s Market - Each morning farmers set it up on a different street.
These are the places where the locals go to do their grocery shopping, and tourists are welcome to walk around the several stands sampling fruits, street food and vegetables offered in the market. The fruit in Brazil really taste different. More than once I had people telling me \
What's Included
- Tolls and parking fees
- Landing and/or facility fees
- Fruits and street food sampling at the farmer’s Market
- Tour guide service
- Transportation on a private car
- Surcharges on fuel
What's Not Included
- Customer’s admission tickets to the attractions visited on the tour;
- Entrance fees will be paid directly at the attractions.
- Attractions prices are subject to changes without prior notice.
Additional Information
Enjoy the prime attractions of Rio including Selaron’s Staircase and the Santa Teresa neighborhood, along with a trip to a local Farmer’s Market, all in a few relaxed hours.
The tour progresses at a pace comfortable for you;
Perfectly suitable for those blending scenic views, local cuisine, and Nature.
The schedule is fairly adjustable and can be tailored according to your needs;
Accessible to wheelchairs;
- Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
- All tours are private and conducted on air conditioned vehicle.
- Your admission tickets for the attractions visited on the tour and any meals or drinks ARE NOT INCLUDED (except the fruits and street food sampling at the farmer’s Market)
- Admission fees will be paid directly at the attractions.
- Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required.
- Estimated local cash needed: BRL 95.00 per person
Location
Recreio dos Bandeirantes Beach
Avenida Lucio costa
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 3 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Customer Ratings
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718oli
Oct 30, 2023
Great and informative - Luis is an awesome host! Highly recommend. It was a lot of fun getting to see the Christ with him, and he also has great taste in food.
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V4326ohigorc
Sep 18, 2023
Unique knowledge!!! - We took a unique tour of Rio de Janeiro and even though we were Brazilians, we were able to learn a lot in addition to seeing great places.
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Erinp1471
Aug 29, 2023
Excellent Day in Rio - We had a fantastic day with Luis in Rio to get a view of some different parts of the city. He was knowledgeable, friendly, entertaining, and flexible. He made visiting Christ the Redeemer so easy and we really enjoyed having his information and perspective throughout the visits of St Teresa and Selaron steps. Even while driving around between sights there were fun facts and stories included. We especially enjoyed the market visit to sample food and see a different side of Rio that we probably wouldn't have done on or own. Highly recommend to book this tour with Luis!
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Pinkpiratepants
May 29, 2023
Awesome Day in Rio - We had a fantastic day with Luis in Rio to get a view of some different parts of the city. He was knowledgeable, friendly, entertaining, and flexible. He made visiting Christ the Redeemer so easy and we really enjoyed having his information and perspective throughout the visits of St Teresa and Seleron steps. Even while driving around between sights there were fun facts and stories included. We especially enjoyed the market visit to sample food and see a different side of Rio that we probably wouldn't have done on or own. Highly recommend to book this tour with Luis!
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Raf_69_12
Feb 7, 2020
2 fantastic days in Rio - We hired Luis whilst in Rio for 2 days and we are so glad we did.
DAY 1 - consisted of visiting Christ.Selaron, Farmers market, Saint Teresa and the botanical gardens. Luis got us up early to see the Christ, which avoided the crowds. Luis helped us buy the tickets and got us on the train in no time. He left us to enjoy it and let him know when we were ready to go. We then visited the farmers market and we sampled the tastiest fruit ever! The botanical gardens were a treat as we saw two types of monkeys which Luis lured out of the trees with his whistle. Louis knew where the monkeys were as he knew their sound. We visited Saint Teresa, which we truly enjoyed and the Selaron steps were amazing. Luis explained everything about the locations of our visits and was truly knowledgable about Rio and it’s history.
DAY 2 - consisted of a drive to the south of Rio and along the coastline as we wanted to see other areas of Rio, beaches in particular. We relaxed at a small beach for a couple of hours while Luis waited for us to finish. It was great to see Rios beautiful coastline and it’s gorgeous beaches. Luis stopped us at various lookouts along the way.
We felt safe and at ease with Luis. This 2 day tour took away the headache of planning transport to see these places on our own. We wouldn’t have learnt as much about Rio if we saw these places on our own.
Thanks again Luis
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Realistic_review1
Nov 9, 2019
Very interesting tour with Luis - We were in Rio with family in September 2019 and had an excellent and very interesting tour with Luis.
+ Easy to communicate before the tour to make the booking
+ Interesting things to see, also things from a perspektive of a local ( Local market,.. )
+ Comes with his own car, very reliable on time
Fully recommended
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Escape316582
Feb 8, 2019
Fantastic Day with Luis! - Luis was a great tour guide who picked us up at our ship and showed us more of Rio than our friends who had tours from the cruise we were on. He was friendly, shared Rio’s history and culture with us plus several of his favorite spots which became our favorites too. Luis is an excellent guide we’d recommend to anyone!
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