Christ the Redeemer, Selaron, Cathedral, Maracana, Sambadrome Half-Day Tour
Description
Make the most of your time with a half-day express tour of Rio. Travel through Tijuca Forest to the summit of Corcovado for Christ the Redeemer, visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, Selarón Steps, and Arcos da Lapa, and stop for photos at Maracanã and Sambadrome. Your guide, entrance ticket, and hotel transfers are all included.
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Itinerary
We visit to Corcovado Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue going through the Paineiras route. The 20-minute drive to the base of the statue takes you through the Tijuca Forest and gives you a preview of the landscapes ahead. The statue stands 710 meters tall and from this vantage point, you’ll have sweeping views of the city.
The largest urban forest in the planet. We will take you on a panoramic view. By minivan, we go through the Tijuca Forest and stop at the Visitor's Center inside the Paineiras. This is the place where we take the minivan from the Corcovado to get to the Christ, the Redeemer.
Located in Santa Teresa, the Selarón Steps are famous for its bright and colourfull tiles.
The modern archtecture is very different from the traditional cathedrals we see out there. Enjoy the beautiful stained glasses and try to guess the biblical passages they got their inspiration from.
The Sambodromo is the Carnival Temple and the place we compete every year in the biggest celebration of carnival in the planet.
Football - or soccer, if you prefer - is part of the Brazilian life. We love to watch the games and share experiences with complete strangers that get together for one purpose: support their team on the field. The Maracanã Stadium is considered our temple and a sacred place for those who enjoy a great game. We can take pictures outside of the Stadium and share stories about our favorite matches.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup is available from most hotels in the areas of Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Flamengo and Downtown (Centro). Contact us back to adjust the pickup time. Pickup between 07:45 am and 08:30 am.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If requested, you must present a copy of your ID.
- We do not operate this tour on Carnival season.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
Reviews(157)
We had a simply wonderful experience! We visited the Christ the Redeemer, the Selarón Stairs, the Maracanã and the Sambódromo, and everything was even more special thanks to our guide, Monica. She was extremely attentive, caring, patient and welcoming throughout the tour. Always concerned about our well-being, explained everything with a lot of knowledge and made every moment unforgettable. It is hard to put into words all the affection and dedication she has had with us. Without a doubt, she made all the difference on our trip. I recommend closed eyes! Thank you, Monica, for making this day so special for our family! ❤️
Monica is a very good guide, we had a great time. She adapted to our language and took photos for us. A very good experience with her. Thank you :)
The experience with Monica was great; she really explains the history of each place visited well. She makes everyone feel very comfortable and gives excellent advice on the rest of our trip. Great
Thank you to Monica for her dedication. She was very attentive and tells stories very well. For the French who will read this comment without thinking, she is a very good guide.
Mónica was great. We were coached on where to get the best photos and how to invest our time in Rio. Highly recommend. It’s a great half day trip
Essentially the ‘tour’ was an 18 person communal taxi ride around the city where we were dropped at landmarks and then left to walk around by ourselves and work it out. Also was a half day tour where it was raining early in the morning and then fine after 10am. But instead of going into the buildings first and then going to the mountain, it was still decided to go see Christ redeemer in the rain and mist so no one really got to see or do anything. We then went to the Cathedral mid church service so again couldn’t really do much so we decided to get an uber back at that point as it was all a bit pointless. Also, we spent an hour driving around Rio picking everyone up from various hotels - maybe in future it may be easier to just have a central meeting point to save all the guests time on their trips instead of driving around the city in circles collecting people from hotels.
The transportation service showed up over 20 minutes late and then made us walk to a random pickup location instead of picking us up directly at our hotel like promised. The communication was poor the entire time and nobody seemed organized or concerned about wasting customers’ time. To make matters worse, we were over an hour past the scheduled tour start time and still had not made it to a single landmark or attraction. Instead, the driver spent a huge amount of time driving all over the roughest parts of Rio making multiple unnecessary stops for other passengers. The entire experience felt unprofessional, disorganized, and uncomfortable. If you are expecting reliable transportation, punctuality, or decent customer service, look elsewhere. There are far better and more dependable companies in Rio.
We had the tour of Rio and Corcovado Mountain with the most amazing Monica who just impressed us with the different languages she could speak. Amazing personality!!
Excellent excursion.. very complete and the guide Joao is a genius. They take you to all the places you must not miss in Rio!
We had plenty of time everywhere to look and take pictures. The tour guide was nice and helpful. There was nothing to complain about.
