Brazil · City Tours

Big Five Rio Attractions Private Tour with Admission Tickets and Lunch Included

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Rio de Janeiro. Easy pace

Also inside the Tijuca Rain Forest we find the old historical mansion in Parque Lage also featured in Snoop Dogg's musical video "Beautiful"

Fun to go up to Sugarloaf Mountain with the famous cable car

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private full-day tour of Rio’s top attractions
02 Visit Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain
03 Drive through Tijuca Rain Forest to Vista Chinesa
04 Explore Parque Lage and the colourful Selarón Steps
05 Enjoy a Brazilian BBQ lunch in Santa Teresa
06 Private transport with driver and certified local guide
07 Entrance tickets included for major attractions

Discover Rio de Janeiro’s most iconic sights on a private full-day tour that combines nature, culture, panoramic viewpoints, and local flavour. Travel through the Tijuca Rain Forest to Vista Chinesa, visit the elegant Parque Lage, explore the colourful Selarón Steps, enjoy a Brazilian BBQ lunch in Santa Teresa, and take in two of the city’s most famous landmarks: Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain.

With private transport, a certified local guide, and attraction tickets included, this experience is designed to make sightseeing smooth and enjoyable. Along the way, you’ll have plenty of time for photos while learning more about Rio’s history, landscapes, and cultural heritage.

Discover Rio de Janeiro’s most iconic sights on a private full-day tour that combines nature, culture, panoramic viewpoints, and local flavour.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Rio de Janeiro, Niterói, Tijuca Forest, Guanabara Bay

Languages English, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

STOP ONE – TIJUCA RAIN FOREST & VISTA CHINESA

After we pick you up from your accommodations we head to our first amazing view/experience: Vista Chinesa, and to get there we will go into the great Tijuca Rainforest, the largest urban forest in the world and home to hundreds of species of plants and wildlife, many threatened by extinction. Once we get to Vista Chinesa we marvel of the view of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi, from this historical and iconic construction. We will know the story of Vista Chinesa and take some great photos, before we head off for our second great experience.

Day 02

STOP TWO – PARQUE LAGE

This historical mansion, right below Corcovado mountain and the Christ Statue, used to be a sugar farm in the 16th hundred century and is inspired by Italian architecture. It is one of the most iconic places in Rio and have been the stage of many cultural events such as the end scene of Snoop Dogg’s video “Beautiful”. In the surroundings you find waterfalls, a beautiful garden and visitors that come for the amazing ambient and great photos.

Day 03

STOP THREE – THE SELARON STEPS

In 1990, Selarón began renovating dilapidated steps that ran along the front of his house. At first, neighbours mocked him for his choice of colours as he covered the steps in fragments of blue, green and yellow tiles – the colours of the Brazilian flag. It started out as a side-project to his main passion, painting, but soon became an obsession. He found he was constantly out of money, so Selarón sold paintings to fund his work and also tiles were donated from all over the world. It was long and exhausting work but he continued on and eventually covered the entire set of steps in tiles, ceramics and mirrors.

Day 04

STOP FOUR - TASTY BRAZILIAN BBQ LUNCH AT SANTA TERESA HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD

We will go up the Santa Teresa Hill to have a delicious Brazilian BBQ Lunch in this bohemian and artistic neighborhood.

Here we will also see the yellow tram that Santa Teresa is famous for.

Day 05

STOP FIVE – CHRIST REDEEMER STATUE

Next we go up Corcovado Mountain to see Brazil’s greatest national icon and on of the new seven wonders of the world. This is the highest point we will visit during this day, with 710 meters.
Our Rio Official Guide will facilitate your entrance tickets, avoiding the long lines to acquire them.

Day 06

STOP SIX – SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN

Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak that rises 396 meters high and presents a bird’s eye view of Rio de Janeiro from the mouth of Guanabara Bay. To get to the top we take two cable cars called “bondinhos”. The first cable car takes us up to the Urca Mountain and the second to Sugarloaf.
Our Rio Official Guide will facilitate your entrance tickets, avoiding the long lines to acquire them.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Pickup service provided in Rio de Janeiro. 4 cities · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

All attraction entrance tickets
Experienced separate driver & comfortable vehicle with AC ( pick up and drop off )
Rio Official Certified Guide (Our guide will be able to avoid lines when buying tickets because of special preference at the ticket office)
Brazilian BBQ lunch (one soft Caipirinha/Beer/Soda per person)

Know before you go

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for travelers with back problems, pregnant, heart problems or other serious medical conditions
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This is a private tour/activity so only your group will participate.
Traveler pickup:
If your hotel is not listed in the booking process then please confirm to us, in advance, your exact pick-up location.
We pick from any address in Ipanema, Copacabana, Leblon, Barra da Tijuca or the Port of Rio.
Hotel name and address and room/apartment number needed.
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

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