Rio de Janeiro: 6-Stop Highlights of Rio with Lunch
1.Rio de Janeiro: 6-Stop Highlights of Rio with Lunch
Rio’s 6 highlights in one day: Christ, Selarón Steps, Maracanã & Sambadrome, Cathedral stained glass, Sugarloaf cable car, lunch.
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The 15 most popular city sightseeing tours in Rio de Janeiro. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs each one.
Rio’s 6 highlights in one day: Christ, Selarón Steps, Maracanã & Sambadrome, Cathedral stained glass, Sugarloaf cable car, lunch.
Most PopularRio Samba Bus is a one-day hop-on hop-off ride with MPB and samba on board, covering iconic Rio stops from Copacabana to Christ.
Private Rio tour with a guide and car pickup. Customize your day from Copacabana to viewpoints, plus optional paid entrances.
Early Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf by cable car, plus Selarón, Lapa, and Rio’s downtown icons on a small-group full day.
“The guide on 3/6 is super helpful, he takes me to the shop for exchange money during our way back to the hotel, he is very kind and give us enough time to explore the scenery by ourselves. However, we didn’t take off the van at Maracana due to security issues, the lunch provided are…”
Half-day Rio tour with hotel pickup, Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer views, Tijuca Forest ride, Maracanã walk, Sambadrome and Selarón Steps.
Petrópolis Imperial City day trip from Rio: palace, cathedral, royal jewels, German-style architecture and optional beer tastings.
A 2-hour hop-on hop-off bus in Rio that links Copacabana, Sugarloaf, Lapa, and Christ the Redeemer with guide talk and onboard music.
Private Rio day tour packing Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Selarón Steps and the Cathedral. Private guide, transport, WiFi; tickets extra.
“How can I start explaining this perfect day?”
A private 3-hour Centro walking tour through Rio’s key landmarks, from the Opera House to Paço Imperial, with flexible history stops.
“Although we saw some great sites, the guide made us feel like he needed to be somewhere else, and our 2 1/2-hour tour ended after 1 1/2 hours. It was not an inexpensive tour so we left feeling taken advantage of (and perhaps not seeing everything we were supposed to see?). Perhaps a price adjustment…”
A full-day Rio highlights tour packing Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, lunch, and classic downtown photo stops into one guided 9-hour run.
“Long day but worth it. Our guide had lots of information to share. We were a group of 20. The only downside was that sitting in the very back of the bus we couldn’t really see any of the scenery and had a hard time hearing the guide.”
Rio in 5 hours by train and bus—Corcovado to Christ, Selarón Steps, Sambódromo views, Maracanã, and Cathedral.
A private 7-hour Rio highlights day with a local guide and driver, from Christ and Santa Teresa to Selarón Steps and Sugarloaf.
Private Rio day with Tijuca rainforest, Sugarloaf and Christ, plus beaches, monasteries, museums and local culture, $480/group.
“Victoria created an amazing custom tour for our family in both Portuguese and English. We saw all the major sites in one day in a new, air conditioned mini bus. It was truly a special experience.”
A 5-hour Rio city highlights tour by small van: Corcovado, Sugar Loaf, Santa Teresa, Selarón steps, plus views and cathedral insights.
“Booked this due to 11:30 start but was moved to 10am which was at least still later than other tours. Had a great day seeing the sights and time for a wonderful lunch in Santa Teresa. We learnt a lot and got some great pictures taken for us at the key sights which was a…”
A small-group 5-hour Rio tour combining Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Stairs, the Sambadrome, Tijuca Forest, and Maracanã.
“Very nice everything and excellent predisposition by guide Marcio. He was able to transmit all his extensive knowledge to the group, being able to express himself using his native language as well as Spanish. A genius guide Marcio👏🏻. The tour was very beautiful and the Christ impressive.Auto-translated”
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