Rio de Janeiro Private Customizable City Tour: Corcovado and Sugar Loaf

Your day, shaped around the neighborhoods you pick

Pick the neighborhoods, beaches and landmarks you want, and a knowledgeable guide drives you through them in a private vehicle. Add a cog train through the Tijuca Forest to Christ the Redeemer or a cable car to Sugar Loaf Mountain. This is a private tour of Rio de Janeiro.

Options for this experience

5 options

From US$ 125 to US$ 152 per person, depending on the option and date you choose. See options & prices

Build-Your-Own Tour – 4 Hours 08:00 Guide in 6 languages Customizable tour of 4 hours: build your own 4-hour itinerary for the morning; includes pickup

Build-Your-Own Tour – 6 Hours 08:00 Guide in 6 languages Build your own 6-hour morning itinerary; pickup is included

Corcovado Option 08:00 Guide in 6 languages 4-hour private tour with transport, a guide and entrance to Corcovado; pickup is included

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Sugar Loaf Option 08:00 Guide in 6 languages 4-hour private tour with transport, a guide and tickets for the Sugar Loaf Mountain cable cars; includes pickup

Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Combined 08:00 Guide in 6 languages 6-hour private tour with transport, a guide and entrance to Sugar Loaf and Corcovado; pickup is included

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Step-by-step itinerary

Customizable Rio de Janeiro city tour

• Explore Guanabara Bay and Santa Teresa
• Visit Selarón Steps and Arcos da Lapa
• Tour Botanical Garden and Lage Park
• Enjoy Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
• Visit Maracanã Stadium and Quinta da Boa Vista
• Walk São Cristovão Fair
• Optional: Ride cog train to Corcovado
• Optional: Take cable car to Sugar Loaf Mountain

Stops and time spent at each 5 stops

1. Sugarloaf Mountain 1h
2. Christ the Redeemer 1h
3. Guanabara Bay 2h
4. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden 2h
5. Maracanã Stadium 2h

What’s included

• Knowledgeable local guide.
• Private vehicle transport.

Times

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• Every day 08:00

Information

With a local guide and a private car, you choose the Rio neighborhoods and beaches, then add a cog train to Corcovado or a cable car up Sugar Loaf.

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Live guide English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese Another language? ›

Meeting point and pickup Hotel pickup included. See the pickup points

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

Good to know

Low physical effort Stroller-friendly Public transport nearby Infants must sit on laps

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The experience

You start in a private vehicle with a guide who knows the city, and you decide where to go. You might drift along the shores of Guanabara Bay, climb to the cobbled hills of Santa Teresa, or wander the Selarón Steps and the bohemian Arcos da Lapa.

With the Corcovado upgrade, the cog train climbs through the Tijuca Forest to a 125-foot statue standing over the city with arms outstretched. On a clear day the views reach Ipanema and Copacabana. In the glass-walled cable car up Sugar Loaf, the Rio-Niteroi Bridge comes into view across the bay.

Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.

Can I choose which neighborhoods and beaches to visit?

Yes, you pick the spots, from the shores of Guanabara Bay to the hilltop streets of Santa Teresa, where you can see the Selarón Steps.

Does the tour include a visit to Christ the Redeemer?

Only with the Corcovado upgrade: a cog train goes through the Tijuca Forest, then steps or an escalator lead to the foot of the statue.

Is the Sugar Loaf cable car part of the tour?

Yes, if you add it, a glass-walled cable car stops at a vista point and then climbs to the summit, where views depend on the weather.

Operated by Gray Line Brazil. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.

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