RIO DE JANEIRO
The standout days in Rio de Janeiro.
The 11 most popular drinking tours in Rio de Janeiro. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs each one.
A 4-hour Lapa night with cachaça tastings, a free caipirinha, live samba stops, and a final nightclub set, guided for safety.
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3-hour Rio sunset sail with an open bar, caipirinhas, snacks, and a swim in Guanabara Bay, starting in Urca.
A 4-hour Lapa night with cachaça shots, local bars, and live samba where you actually join the rhythm.
Guided Lapa night in Rio with VIP bar entry, free cachaça shots, samba circles, and quick culture stops for photos and music.
“Great way to meet others when traveling solo. Great for my first time first even in Rio . Get to go from bar to bar right amount of time. Drinks aren’t included so you will still have to buy at each stop . Overall fun times”
Sunset boat tour from Marina da Glória with stops at Niterói and Adao E Eva Beach, beer, snacks, and Rio views.
“Great boat excursion, highly recommend. The paddle board and pool noodles were a great addition for the swimming by the beach.”
Explore Petrópolis from Rio on a guided day trip with Imperial sights, lunch buffet, and Bohemia brewery visit with 3 beer tastings.
“It was good and informative. But very long. Took 2 hours to do pick up and get on the road. After that it was fine.”
Shared speedboat to Cagarras islands from Urca with beer, floats, and swim time in about 3 hours.
“This was one of the most stressful experiences I’ve had while traveling. I originally booked a shared boat tour, and everything seemed fine at first. But after I paid through Viator, the operator tried to push me into switching to a private tour, then demanded a much higher price than what was originally agreed upon.”
Petropolis Bohemia in one big day: Petrópolis imperial sights, a neo-Gothic cathedral, and a Bohemia brewery tour with 3 beer tastings plus lunch.
“Our guide was great. Got to see all the important parts of Petropolis. However, the bus driver was unsafe. He was regularly looking at his phone while driving, checking WhatsApp and leaving messages. At one point he was looking at photos on another persons phone while driving at speed in merging traffic, and nearly crashed.”
Speedboat tour from Urca Pier with panoramic Rio coast views, stops near Sugarloaf and Copacabana, and free beer, soda, and water.
“Eigene Anreise mit dem Taxi (günstig). Dort Angekommen waren wir mit Skipper zu 5 auf dem Boot. Der Guide war super freundlich. Die Getränke waren die ganze Tour kostenfrei so viel man wollte. Am Ende durfte man sich noch was für den Weg mitnehmen. Super! Würde ich wieder machen!”
Rio’s sunset speedboat tour in Guanabara Bay with small-group views of Sugarloaf, Copacabana, Christ, plus a Heineken beer toast.
Rio sunset speedboat from Urca: Sugarloaf, Copacabana and Niterói views, with swim time and ice-cold beer included for 3 hours.
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