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Sugar Loaf Mountain Half-Day Tour: Morning Exploration with Panoramic Views of Rio
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219 Ratings
Rio de Janeiro
Spend the morning at Sugar Loaf Mountain, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most famous icons. You’ll take a breathtaking ride in a cable car to the top of the Sugar Loaf for panoramic views of one of the world’s most beautiful cities. This morning tour takes you to one of Rio’s most famous attractions and also includes a scenic tour of the city.
Spend the morning at Sugar Loaf Mountain, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most famous icons. You’ll take a breathtaking ride in a cable car to the top of the Sugar Loaf for panoramic views of one of the world’s most beautiful cities. This morning tour takes you to one of Rio’s most famous attractions and also includes a scenic tour of the city.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Leblon Beach - See Leblon Beach
- Ipanema Beach - See Ipanema Beach
- Copacabana Beach - See Copacabana Beach
- Guanabara Palace - See Guanabara Palace
- Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai - See the Sambadrome, where the Samba School Parade happens every year.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - See from outside and…
- Leblon Beach - See Leblon Beach
- Ipanema Beach - See Ipanema Beach
- Copacabana Beach - See Copacabana Beach
- Guanabara Palace - See Guanabara Palace
- Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai - See the Sambadrome, where the Samba School Parade happens every year.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - See from outside and get inside the iconic Cathedral
- Aterro Do Flamengo - See the beautiful Aterro do Flamengo
- Botafogo Bay - See Botafogo’s shore
- Morro da Urca - The first cable car takes you to Urca Hill, a vantage point 215 meters high for which already grants beautiful views of Guanabara Bay and its islands, Flamengo and Botafogo beaches, Santos Dummont Airport, the Rio-Niterói Bridge, Urca’s neighborhood and Corcovado Mountain.
- Sugarloaf Mountain - A second cable car takes you up to the top. When you get there, you will understand why Rio is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. At 395 meters you’ll enjoy breathtaking views from Copacabana beach, Niterói and the Santa Cruz fortress. From up there, you will have no trouble understanding why Rio is nicknamed “Wonderful City”.
What's Included
- Panoramic city tour
- Roundtrip transfer to select hotels
- Multilingual live audio guide
- Cable Car Ticket (optional)
- Professional Tour Guide
- Panoramic city tour
- Roundtrip transfer to select hotels
- Multilingual live audio guide
- Cable Car Ticket (optional)
- Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Pickup from selected hotels in Barra da Tijuca available on request ($10.00 per person). Please contact the local provider to arrange this service
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Pickup from selected hotels in Barra da Tijuca available on request ($10.00 per person). Please contact the local provider to arrange this service
Additional Information
- If you select the option without tickets, we suggest you bring the amount in cash so it can be paid directly to the guide so you can be included on our voucher, otherwise you may have to enter the line for the purchase of tickets
- During Carnival, between Friday and Tuesday, there is the possibility of City Tour being reduced or excluded from the…
- If you select the option without tickets, we suggest you bring the amount in cash so it can be paid directly to the guide so you can be included on our voucher, otherwise you may have to enter the line for the purchase of tickets
- During Carnival, between Friday and Tuesday, there is the possibility of City Tour being reduced or excluded from the itinerary due to traffic issues and streets closed over the city
- Wear comfortable clothing and shoes
- Bring sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat in case it’s hot
- The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.
- Keep in mind that if you want to avoid picking other passenger, just ask us to be picked up from the last departure point on the tour.
Location
Leblon Beach
Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva,
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
4.2
(219 Ratings)
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Sallyann_c
Feb 24, 2026
A Rio must do. - A brilliant experience, a real must do. Guide was excellent. Stunning trip, views are wonderful. Cable cars are so fast.
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Martin_s
Jan 31, 2026
Nice tour , great guide - It all worked out great, hotel pickup, the drive and the up and down at Sugarloaf Mountain, our guide Fabio told us a lot in very easy to understand English, as a bonus there was still a visit to Maracana Stadium
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Sandie_w
Jan 27, 2026
Very informative and well... - Very informative and well organised. Being part of a small group helped move through the queues more quickly.
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Shelly_m
Jan 12, 2026
Sugar Loaf with Tania Uhlala - My husband and I had a fabulous time with TT (Tania Uhlala.) She was an incredible tour guide giving us so much energy, information, and giving us time to explore on our own. She also answered all of our personal questions and kept things going at a perfect pace. We really enjoyed this experience and ofcourse Sugar Loaf mountain was beautiful!!
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Matthew_p
Dec 17, 2025
Very efficient way to see... - Very efficient way to see Sugar Loaf. Needed to get back to our ship - they arranged an uber- very helpful. Tour of the church and steps were ok.
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L5063xqcarlw
Jun 25, 2025
Brilliant - Views were amazing, very good excursion. We really enjoyed the experience, fast track saved us a lot of time from queuing.
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Lisa
Jun 22, 2025
Tour guide was friendly... - Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable! George was friendly and funny. Highly recommend this tour !!
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Matthew_w
Jun 18, 2025
Wonderful tour - Being a solo traveler, I loved how well-organized the trip was. I was able to locate the guide at the meeting point and everything was perfectly organized. THANK YOU
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Robert_m
Dec 28, 2025
Better late than never. - The tour was good; however, you will need to be patient with your pick up time. We were to be ready 10 minutes prior to our scheduled pick up time of 8 o’clock. Another document stated pick up time at 8:30. Our transportation actually showed up at 8:45 with no notifications.
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Carol_n
Jun 26, 2025
Sugar Loaf the highlight of Rio - Sugar Loaf Mountain was excellent and well worth it. Views were breathtaking. Smooth transfer and cable car was great.
I would prefer more time at Sugar Loaf and miss the Cathedral but the famous Selarón steps were interesting.
Tour guide Gabi provided relevant information and kept us to time. Only feedback is related to insisting people stay on the same seats on the bus ‘policy of company’ which is unfair if you were last on the bus and have a seat at the back and no view. Seats should be shared so everyone can enjoy the tour. Overall tour was good and really enjoyed Sugar Loaf Mountain, even over Corcovado.
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