Curitiba city tour: Landmarks and parks with guide

A wooden cathedral from 1668 stands next to a steel opera house built inside a quarry.

A guided city tour of Curitiba covering six major landmarks in four hours, with round-trip hotel pickup and a professional guide speaking your choice of English, Spanish or Portuguese. The route moves between the Botanical Garden, Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Rua XV de Novembro pedestrian street, Tanguá Park, Wire Opera House and Tiradentes Square, ending where you started. Reconfirmation is required after booking. Children from age 3 are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Curitiba Botanical Garden30m
2. Oscar Niemeyer Museumpassing by
3. Tanguá Park30m
4. Wire Opera Housepassing by
5. Curitiba Cathedralpassing by
6. Tiradentes Squarepassing by

Curitiba city tour highlights

• Visit Curitiba Botanical Garden
• Pass by Federal University of Paraná
• Walk along Rua XV de Novembro
• Pass by Oscar Niemeyer Museum
• Visit German Immigrants Park
• Explore Tanguá Park
• Pass by Wire Opera House
• Pass by Curitiba Cathedral
• Visit Scenic Park with Ukrainian church replica
• Pass by Tiradentes Square

The experience

Curitiba's landmarks sit scattered across the city, and this tour strings them together in a single morning. You start from your hotel and move through the Botanical Garden (opened in 1991 with a greenhouse modeled on London's 19th-century Crystal Palace), then walk Rua XV de Novembro, the pedestrian street lined with hundred-year-old buildings that earned it the nickname Flower Street when it opened in 1972. The guide handles the route and the stories. You walk and look.

The tour reaches the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, recognizable by its distinctive eye-shaped building, and continues to Tanguá Park, a green space carved from an old quarry with two lakes and a waterfall. The Wire Opera House sits in the middle of an artificial lake inside another former quarry, accessed by a walkway: a steel-tube structure that stands out against the urban park around it. You'll also see the Curitiba Cathedral, a small wooden church built in 1668, and finish at Tiradentes Square, one of the capital's main public spaces.

The guide speaks English, Spanish or Portuguese depending on which you choose at booking. Hotel pickup is included for most Curitiba hotels, and the tour lasts four hours. Entrance to the Wire Opera House itself is not included, though you can buy a ticket on site if you want to go inside. Infants can ride in a stroller, and the pace suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Round-trip hotel pickup from most Curitiba hotels.
• a professional guide speaking English, Spanish or Portuguese.
• four hours of guided walking and stops at the Botanical Garden, Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Rua XV de Novembro, Tanguá Park, Wire Opera House, Curitiba Cathedral and Tiradentes Square.

Options for this experience

3 options

English Speaking Guide08:00Guided by an English-speaking guide; pickup is included

Spanish Speaking Guide08:00Guided by a Spanish-speaking guide; includes pickup

Portuguese Speaking Guide08:00Guided by a Portuguese-speaking guide; pickup is included

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:00

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AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Under 3: can't be booked

GroupUp to 40

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 48 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Gray Line Brazil

Is this one for you?Book the English-speaking option if you want the history and context of each landmark explained in detail. Choose Spanish or Portuguese if those are your languages. The four-hour length fits a first morning in the city or a free afternoon, and hotel pickup means you don't arrange your own transport to the starting point.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 12 years). Children under 3 can't be included in the booking.

What is the Wire Opera House and why is it built where it is?

The Wire Opera House is a theatre made of steel tubes, built on the site of a former rock quarry close to Pedreira de Paulo Leminski. It sits in the middle of an artificial lake and is reached by a walkway, turning the old quarry into a cultural landmark.

Does the tour include entry to all the landmarks, or do I pay extra at some?

The tour includes access to walk through and around the landmarks. Entry to the Wire Opera House is not included, but you can purchase a ticket on site if you want to go inside. The Botanical Garden and other outdoor sites are part of the route.

Can I book this tour if I'm arriving in the afternoon, or does it only run in the morning?

Departure time varies depending on where your hotel is located, so afternoon departures may be possible. Reconfirmation is required after booking, and you should discuss timing with the operator when you confirm.

Does the tour include lunch or drinks?

Food and beverages are not included in the tour price. Rua XV de Novembro has tourist restaurants in the historic buildings if you want to eat during the morning, and Tanguá Park has a café.