Daily
4 hours
Hotel pick-ups start 7am onwards
Same as start point
This delightful half-day tour takes you up one of Rio’s most famous landmarks and offers a great orientation to this beautiful city.
Starting with a panoramic view of downtown Rio, the excursion includes a visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral, where guests can admire its stunning architecture and learn about its significance. The highlight of the tour is a thrilling cable car ride to Urca Hill and Sugarloaf Mountain, providing sweeping vistas of Guanabara Bay, Rio’s beaches, Niterói, and the historic Santa Cruz fortress.
Along the way, visitors are immersed in the rich history of the region, from its colonial roots to modern times, with informative commentary available in multiple languages. A truly unforgettable experience that showcases Rio's natural beauty and cultural heritage.
At the start of your Rio Sightseeing Tour including Sugar Loaf Mountain Cable Car, you will be picked up from your hotel in a coach at a time pre-arranged with the activity operator. An English-speaking guide will go with you on this excursion.
The trip starts with a sightseeing tour of downtown Rio, passing by the Sambodrome, huge parade ground used during the Carnival, and the huge cone-shaped Metropolitan Cathedral, a masterpiece of modern architecture.
You will see Cinelândia Square with its historical buildings, the Municipal Theater, the National Library and the National Museum of Fine Arts. By way of the Aterro do Flamengo, you will be taken to the neighborhood of Urca to visit the iconic Sugar Loaf Mountain.
To ascend this dramatic peak you will take a cable car in two stages. The cabins are totally glassed-in to give you fantastic aerial views. The first cable car takes you to Urca Hill, a vantage point 215 meters high. Here, there is a wide platform with trails in the middle of deep vegetation and observation posts located at different heights. You will see beautiful views of Guanabara Bay and its islands, the Rio-Niterói Bridge and Corcovado Mountain.
From Urca, a second cable car will take you right up to the top. This is also a marvellous ride with breath-taking views. At the summit - 395 meters (1283 feet) – you’ll enjoy splendid panoramas of Copacabana beach, the Santa Cruz fortress and several beaches of Niterói.
You will ride the cable car back down to the bottom and board your coach for the return to your hotel, or the cruise port.
Find the hotel pick up list. Please check USEFUL DOWNLOADS. If your hotel does not feature on this list the local operator will advise the most convenient pick up point.
Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)
Please call our local operator's number on your voucher atleast 24 hours prior to confirm your pick-up time and hotel's location..
Pick up is available from most hotels in the São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana (South Zone), and some in Barra da Tijuca areas of Rio de Janeiro. If we are not able to pick up from your hotel, an alternate pick-up location will be arranged upon reconfirmation.
Please be ready in your hotel lobby 5 minutes prior to the agreed pick-up time. The guide will come in and call you by name.
While selecting options, please pay attention to the location of the hotel you are staying at. If you are staying in São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema or Copacabana, please select the option South Zone hotels. If you are staying in Barra da Tijuca, please select the option Barra hotels.
In Carnival, between Friday and Tuesday, there is the possibility of City Tour being reduced or excluded from the itinerary due to traffic issues and streets closed over the city.
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes and carry your water bottle.
I saw interesting sights which met my expectation for an overview of Rio de Janeiro....
It was a great tour, and efficiently organized. The bus picked me up at exactly the stated time, and even though Sugarloaf is a very touristy spot, we never had to wait in long...
Well organised tour with many great sights of Copacabana beach from the top of the mountain. The tour guide was knowledgeable and patient herding around 30 of us to the...
Exciting day. Good guide...
Guide was only OK...
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