Brazil · Festival

Rio Carnival Experience at Backstage of Carnaval Factory (Pick-up included)

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

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Behind-the-scenes visit to the Carnaval Factory
  • 02 See how carnival costumes and parade floats are made
  • 03 Learn about the history of samba and Rio Carnival
  • 04 Try on authentic carnival costumes for photos
  • 05 Take a short samba lesson with a professional dancer
  • 06 Enjoy a welcome caipirinha
  • 07 Pick-up and drop-off included in Rio de Janeiro

Go behind the scenes of one of the world’s most iconic celebrations with this Rio Carnival experience. Visit the Carnaval Factory to discover how parade costumes and floats are created, and learn more about the history of samba and Rio’s century-old Carnival tradition.

During the visit, you’ll step into the backstage dressing rooms, try on carnival costumes, and join a short samba lesson with a professional dancer. To complete the experience, enjoy a welcome caipirinha before returning to your pick-up point in Rio de Janeiro.

During the visit, you’ll step into the backstage dressing rooms, try on carnival costumes, and join a short samba lesson with a professional dancer.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Rio de Janeiro
Languages English, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

At the selected time, your guide will meet you at your hotel and drive to the Carnival Experience in downtown of Rio. Do you know how its most popular celebration is planned? We'll find out.

We'll visit the backstage of the Rio de Janeiro carnival, that is, the areas behind the scenes that the public does isn't normally allowed to visit. In these rooms, we'll see how the elaborate costumes displayed in the parades are fashioned. We'll also admire the details of the floats that parade through the Marquês de Sapucaí sambadrome.Next, we'll move on to the exhibition hall to learn about the history of samba and the Carioca carnival, which has been celebrated for over a century. During the visit to this special venue, we'll feel the atmosphere of unity and emotion that is felt during Carnival. It's not surprising that this event is not considered a mere party, but a way of life.

The visit will continue to one of the backstage dressing rooms, where you'll have the opportunity to try on some of Rio's carnival costumes. To round off this experience, a professional dancer will give you a short samba lesson - everybody to the dance floor!

Lastly, we'll enjoy a delicious caipirinha and, after an hour and a half of touring the backstage areas, we'll end this incredible visit.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Rio de Janeiro. 1 city · 4 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Hotel, airport or port pick-up and drop-off. (Within Rio de Janeiro City)
  • Professional licensed private tour guide.
  • Guided tour of the Acadêmicos da Grande Rio.
  • Costumes to wear and photograph.
  • Welcome caipirinha.
  • Samba class with a professional dancers.
  • Private driver for groups bigger 4 people, otherwise the guide drives the vehicle themselves.
  • Transport by fully-equipped vehicle.

What's Not Included

  • Tips. (optional)

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • AIRPORT / PORT ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS:
    Once you have arrived at the airport or seaport there will be a member of our staff waiting for you at the arrivals area holding a clear sign with your name on it, they will then escort you to your waiting private transfer vehicle.

    'For TOURS starting at the airport or port, please send us the flight / cruise ship information so that we can track it and be waiting for you at the right time and terminal.'
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    HOTEL PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS:
    As soon as the tour guide arrives at your hotel, they get the front desk to call you in the room in case you are not at the lobby.

    In the very unlikely situation that the client are not able to locate our driver.
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    Contacts:
  • PICK-UP INFORMATION:

    The transfer is totally private and exclusive for you and your group. P.S. Unlike the to-and-from private transfers hotel in Rio vs Carnival Factory that are conducted by our private guide, the activities may be together with other unknown tourists.

    • Wherever place you specify at the time of the booking. As it’s a private transfer, you choose the best pick-up point that suits your needs as long as it's within the city of Rio.
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    DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS:
    • Wherever place you specify at the time of the booking. As it’s a private transfer, you choose the best drop-off point that suits your needs as long as it's within the city of Rio.
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    HOTEL PICK-UP INSTRUCTIONS:
    • As soon as the tour guide arrives at your hotel, they get the front desk to call you in the room in case you are not at the lobby.
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    AIRPORTS / PORT ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS:
    • Once you have arrived at the airport there will be a member of our staff waiting for you at the arrivals area holding a clear sign with your name on it, they will then escort you to your waiting private transfer vehicle.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Rio de Janeiro.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Rio de Janeiro.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Rio de Janeiro..

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