Private Custom Full-Day Highlights in Rio: Only the Best Sights! | 8 hours to 9 hours

503 Reviews | Rio de Janeiro
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Guide + driver for 2 travelers
2 Adults x $349.99
$699.98
Approx Total
$699.98
Guided tour for 2 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour in a modern suv car with driver and licensed tour guide, for 2 people with pick-up and drop-off, visiting all the main sights in Rio de Janeiro!
Pickup included
Guide + driver: 4 travelers
2 Adults x $419.98
$839.96
Approx Total
$839.96
Guided tour for 4 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour with professional driver and licensed guide in a minivan for 04 people with a driver and tour guide, pickup and drop-off.
Pickup included
Special Languages 3 travelers
2 Adults x $427.87
$855.74
Approx Total
$855.74
Guided tour for 3 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour in a modern suv car with driver and licensed tour guide, for 3 travelers.
Pickup included
DRIVERGUIDE for 1-3 Travelers
2 Adults x $253.74
$507.48
Approx Total
$507.48
8-hour private tour in a SEDAN or SUV with a guide in his own vehicle, for up to 3 people with pick-up and drop-off.
Pickup included
Guide + driver for 3 travelers
2 Adults x $393.73
$787.46
Approx Total
$787.46
Guided tour for 3 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour in a modern suv car with driver and licensed tour guide, for 3 people with pick-up and drop-off, visiting all the main sights in Rio de Janeiro!
Pickup included
Guide + driver: 8-10 travelers
2 Adults x $612.47
$1,224.94
Approx Total
$1,224.94
Guided tour for 8-10 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour with professional driver and licensed guide in a large, modern and comfortable van for up to 10 people with a driver and tour guide, pickup and drop-off.
Pickup included
Guide + driver: 5-7 travelers
2 Adults x $481.23
$962.46
Approx Total
$962.46
Guided tour for 5-7 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour with professional driver and licensed guide in a large, modern and comfortable van for up to 7 people with a driver and tour guide, pickup and drop-off.
Pickup included
Special language solo traveler
2 Adults x $321.02
$642.04
Approx Total
$642.04
Guided tour for solo traveler: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour in a modern sedan/suv with a professional driver and licensed tour guide.
Pickup included
Special languages 4 travelers
2 Adults x $452.59
$905.18
Approx Total
$905.18
Guided tour for 4 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour with professional driver and licensed guide in a minivan.
Pickup included
Guide + driver : 14-15 trav.
2 Adults x $699.97
$1,399.94
Approx Total
$1,399.94
Guided tour 14-15 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour with professional driver and licensed guide in a large, modern and comfortable van with a driver and tour guide, pickup and drop-off.
Pickup included
Guide + drive: 11-13 travelers
2 Adults x $664.97
$1,329.94
Approx Total
$1,329.94
Guided tour 11-13 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour with professional driver and licensed guide in a large, modern and comfortable van with a driver and tour guide, pickup and drop-off.
Pickup included
Guide + driver: solo traveler
2 Adults x $277.07
$554.14
Approx Total
$554.14
Guided tour for solo traveler: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour in a modern sedan/suv with a professional driver and licensed tour guide, for 1 person with pickup and drop-off, visiting all the main sights in Rio de Janeiro!
Pickup included
Special Languages 2 travelers
2 Adults x $384.98
$769.96
Approx Total
$769.96
Guided tour for 2 travelers: Unforgettable fully guided 8-hour tour in a modern car with driver and licensed tour guide, for 2 travelers.
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, Portuguese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
  • Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in the city of Rio!
  • We'll advise you on the best kind of tickets to purchase!
  • Tours with driver-guide: Fully guided only WHEN the guide finds parking.
  • The tour duration is 8 hours without lunch, or 9 hours with lunch.
  • Tours with separate driver and guide: Undivided attention and absolute comfort.
  • The 6 places listed will not be done together, you need to choose the focus art, nature or history
  • IN CASE OF LAST MINUTE BOOKINGS PLEASE GIVE US A CALL :)
  • Lunch
  • Entrance tickets

Overview

The most complete private tour on TripAdvisor! Have an unforgettable experience on this VIP suitable, customizable 8-hour tour with the choice of a focus in art, nature or history! Visit amazing highlights in Rio, including Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps and Sugar Loaf. This custom tour also has the convenient option of tours with driver-guide (only one professional) or separate guide and driver for maximum comfort, and only the most excellent, friendliest and knowledgeable, carefully selected licensed tour guides in Rio with the perfect spoken languages or native in: English, Spanish, Italian, German and French!    What will you prefer? • Artsy travelers will love the colorful Santa Teresa neighborhood and the Ethnicity mural • Knowledge seekers will be thrilled with the history option: Cinelândia square and the Metropolitan Cathedral. • Free spirits will feel great with the invigorating nature option: Tijuca forest and its waterfall, Pepino beach at São Conrado.

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Pickup details

• Booking custom private tours like this one that don´t include tickets is the only way to ensure a perfect experience, since the tours sold with tickets included are NOT skip the line!! How to get them after booking: We recommend purchasing "Skip the Line" tickets for Christ the Redeemer ... and Sugar Loaf in the high season, on VIATOR website. • Hotels: We pick up at all hotels in Rio (including Barra da Tijuca), national and international airports (included). Your guide will wait for you in the hotel lobby. • Your guide will have a sign with your name at the port or airport near the main gate by the colorful kobra face mural. •If you would like a different pick-up time, please send us a message. •At the beginning of the tour, please tell your guide your choice for art, history or nature focus. • In some hectic periods like carnival, we may not be able to complete the whole itinerary. • Unfortunately we are not able to change the pick-up time on the DAY of the tour. This period of waiting will be missed out from the tour. Thank you for your understanding. • We will not pick up travelers inside the slums (favelas / communities.) Read more ▼

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Special restaurants are available: gluten-free, vegan, halal, kosher, please advise.
  • Small pets are allowed .
  • Wheelchair accessible vans may be provided. Please choose the "van" option at the time of booking.
  • Infant car seats are available. Please advise as a "special request."
  • A small amount of walking is involved. Sights are wheelchair accessible.
  • Please read our voucher for important information before the tour starts.

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund
June 19No refund

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • 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.
Reviews

4.9

503 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
  • 5 stars
    475
  • 4 stars
    9
  • 3 stars
    11
  • 2 stars
    1
  • 1 star
    7

Reviews by TravelOne travelers

Showing 1-5 of 475 reviews with 5 stars

Great tour, exceptional guide!

Published on Mar, 2025

Fabulous. Our guide Tatiana is the consumate professional! She tailored the visit to exactly what we wanted to see and do. She was awesome at getting to front of lines and knowing all the tricks of the trade so we could see and do everything

Thank you Wagner

Published on Mar, 2025

We were a couple with a guide. Having that person all to ourselves was special. We were able to tailor our tour to get our questions answered. Our guide spoke English and knew the region very well, was able to add extra understanding of Rio de Janeiro history.

Great experience.

Published on Mar, 2025

Great experience. Alex is top notch and seems to know everyone in Rio. Sugarloaf is a cool place to pause for lunch, cool breezes and a killer view.

We had a great day our...

Published on Mar, 2025

We had a great day our tour guide Fernando made the day very special very knowledgeable and nothing to much trouble will highly recommend your tours.

Good Tour

Published on Mar, 2025

Good experience. You pick where you want to go. Get the Fast Pass to save time where ever you can or you will be waiting in lines all day.

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