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The 9 most popular petropolis day trips in Rio de Janeiro. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs each one.
Escape Rio to Petrópolis for Imperial Palace and Museum, neo-gothic cathedral views, gardens, optional lunch, and Bohemia beer-making.
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A full-day guided trip from Rio to Petrópolis with stops at the Imperial Museum, St. Peter of Alcantara Cathedral, Crystal Palace, and optional Bohemia.
“Marco was our guide on this well organised excursion. He was extremely knowledgeable, and handled the group admirably - especially with explaining everything in different languages - his English being excellent. We enjoyed the lunch stop; the food was very good. The palace was interesting, but slightly underwhelming. We were rather disappointed with the ‘shopping’…”
Petrópolis Imperial City day trip from Rio: palace, cathedral, royal jewels, German-style architecture and optional beer tastings.
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.”
Tour Petrópolis from Rio for imperial sights, museum time, photo stops, and a free buffet lunch. Smooth transfer, long but worthwhile.
“A well-organized full-day tour of Petropolis with a professional and friendly team. Great sights, smooth transportation, and an informative guide. Highly recommended.”
Petropolis Bohemia in one big day: Petrópolis imperial sights, a neo-Gothic cathedral, and a Bohemia brewery tour with 3 beer tastings plus lunch.
“The pick up was 35 minutes late. The tour was advertised as approximately 9 hours but it ended up being over 12 hours. We didn’t get back until after 8.30pm and we were one of first off the bus luckily!”
Guided Petrópolis day trip from Rio to Dom Pedro II’s summer palace, Santos Dumont’s home, Crystal Palace, and the cathedral, plus lunch.
“Cool retreat from Rio heat exploring the Imperial Palace used in Summer by the Royal family. Cathedral had beautiful stained glass windows. Lunch was an average buffet and hotel pick up of all passengers took 2 hours before leaving Rio.”
Spend a full day in Petrópolis: Imperial Palace museum, neo-Gothic cathedral, Crystal Palace, optional Santos Dumont house, Rua Teresa shopping.
“The friendly and knowledgeable guide (sorry I forget his name) took us from Copacabana to the Imperial Palace museum, the cathedral, the "crystal palace", the house of aviator Santos-Dumont and various places for refreshments. It was very interesting.”
Private 10-hour day trip from Rio to imperial Petrópolis: palaces, cathedral, Santos Dumont, Crystal Palace, and Bohemia beer tastings.
“My tour guide Bruno was simply amazing. The conversations regarding general knowledge of Petropolis, Rio.and Brazil, and recommendations on everything from hiking to dining were every bit worth the trip. Petropolis is a lovely, quaint city with an interesting history. One note, we skipped the brewery which apparently isn't very interesting, but instead took a…”
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