3 Hour Rocinha Favela Walking Tour with a Local Guide | 3 hours

665 Reviews | Rio de Janeiro
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Free Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Favela Tour at 16:30
2 Adults x $42.00
$84.00
Approx Total
$84.00
Meeting Point: Meeting Point: Igreja Universal SAO CONRADO Av. Niemeyer, 780 at 16:30 Ps: You must take an uber or taxi to meet our guide
Duration: 2 hours
Starting point:
Igreja Universal, Av. Niemeyer, 780 - São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22450-220, Brazil
Favela Tour in French
2 Adults x $63.00
$126.00
Approx Total
$126.00
Group Tour: Découvrez Rio sous un autre visage avec cette visite guidée à travers la favela de Rocinha.
Duration: 3 hours: Veuillez nous informer si vous serez à Copacabana ou à Ipanema pour vos points de rencontre.
Van: Le Favela Tour vise à vous renseigner sur la vie a Rocinha qui fait partie intégrante de la culture de Rio.
Favela Tour auf Deutsch
2 Adults x $63.00
$126.00
Approx Total
$126.00
Deutsch Tour: Lernen Sie die Favela Rocinha und ihre Bewohner bei einem Rundgang kennen. Ihr einheimischer Guide wird Ihnen das Brasilianer
Duration: 3 hours
Van: Bitte teilen Sie uns mit, ob Sie sich in Copacabana oder Ipanema für Ihre Treffpunkte aufhalten werden.
Favela Tour 9:30 & 13:30
2 Adults x $47.25
$94.50
Approx Total
$94.50
Group Tour: Our group tour capacity is up 14 people and we provide 2 local guides on our tour - Pay attention to your meeting point
Duration: 3 hours: Option 1: Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel at 9:30 or 13:30 Option 2: Sol Ipanema Hotel at 9:50 or 13:50
Van
Pickup Location and Time: You must inform wether you will be in Copacabana or Ipanema for your meeting points
Starting points:
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Av. Atlântica, 1702 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22021-001, Brazil
Sol Ipanema Hotel, Av. Vieira Souto, 320 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22420-004, Brazil

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
  • Local guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Access Contribution to community
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
  • Gratuities

Overview

Visiting the Rocinha favela, one of Rio's hundreds of "favelas" (the Brazilian term for a slum or shantytown) and the largest in the country, is a local experience that gives you the chance to see Brazil from another point of view. With a resident guide, take a non-intrusive walking tour to learn about daily life in the favela and gain insight into the challenges these communities face. When your tour is finished our driver will be heading back to Copacabana neighborhood crossing the beaches of Leblon and Ipanema, therefore you must inform our tour guide where you are staying so we can make sure you are dropped off as close as possible to your hotel. Duration of our tour including pickup and drop off is around 3 hours.

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End point

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Itinerary

  • Copacabana Beach

    This is our first beach and place where we pickup most of our clients at 13:30 (be aware)

    20 minutes

  • Ipanema Beach

    Second beach - another great location in Rio and one of the most expensive areas in Brazil. We drive by to pickup clients as well. We drive by the second meeting point at 13:50

    10 minutes

  • Rocinha

    We expect to arrive in Rocinha after all pickups at 14:30 for our walking tour - please wear comfortable shoes for the tour

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multilingual guide
  • Be aware of uneven steps
  • You must be fit or in good condition to walk at least 5 km
  • Our walking tour is around 3km downhill

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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4.8

665 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    567
  • 4 stars
    58
  • 3 stars
    22
  • 2 stars
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  • 1 star
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Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 567 reviews with 5 stars

Fantastic trip Alberto our guide was superb

Published on Mar, 2025

It's a great trip that you must do in rio with a great guide and great experience it's totally safe And value for money

Informative tour of a Favela

Published on Mar, 2025

Pick up and transport to and from the Favela tour was smooth. Our tour guide grew up in the neighborhood and had a lot of insights. He spoke English well, and we got to visit one of the residences with a great photo op. Our guide detailed daily life, including the joys and struggles the residents experience. I would say that this tour would be inappropriate for anyone with walking difficulties as there are many narrow and steep stairs. Our group was in their 60's and had no difficulty, but it could be challenging for older people or those with knee and other problems.

Interesting and educating tour

Published on Mar, 2025

Loved that tour! Martin was excellent tour guide, because he is local and could explain very well all the details and answer our questions. All was as planned and described. We had a small group of about 10 people. We walked throw the favela and Martin told us about everyday life there. Only thing what could be less, was that we visited quite a lot "tourist-oriented" shops and in one that kind of bar was maybe too long stop (about 40min) - instead of that there could be some visit of locals' shop. But summa summarum it was all okay and I can warmly suggest the tour. It was really an experience, that you can never do alone!

Very interesting tour into the history and life of a Favela

Published on Mar, 2025

Very interesting tour by Alerto and Roy about the background and history of Favelas and how they came about. Visit a superb street artist Wark Rocinhas studio. Saw a lot of examples of his work through out the Favela. Felt extremely safe with Alberto in front and Roy following at the back. They knew many of the people who were very friendly. Thank you all for a fantastic tour of Rocinha

Great tour!!

Published on Mar, 2025

The tour was awesome. We got to experience the real life in the favelas with local guides that live in the favelas. Highly recommended!

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