Rio de Janeiro · GUIDED
The 15 best guided tours you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Education-first guided walk through Rocinha with a local guide, Copacabana or Ipanema pickup, and community support.
“I want to thank our tour guide Ray She was really nice and very helpful Her English was great, all the information she gave us was really clear”
A 3-hour Rocinha walk with a local guide, minivan pickup, and a community contribution. Uneven steps, strong context, real Rio.
“Exactly as described. Feel confident that this tour is well worth it. Highly recommend it to everyone”
Open-top jeep through Rio’s Tijuca Rainforest with a guided one-hour hike, waterfalls, and viewpoints. 4 hours with hotel pickup.
“Guide was amazing- very knowledgeable would recommend for a quick day excursion”
Jeep tour in Tijuca Rain Forest with waterfall hike, rainforest viewpoints, and hotel pickup, about 4 hours in Rio.
“The trip through the national park was informative and educational. Our guide was informative and also amusing.”
Walk Santa Marta with a resident guide, see Michael Jackson Square, visit community projects like Santa Horta, and enjoy samba in about 3 hours.
“The tour was really good and full of great information. We were able to ask a lot of questions and received loads of inside information due to our guides home being in the area. A very nice idea was that money spent for the tour a portion goes into the community.”
Walk Rio’s Vidigal favela with Russo Guia, meet at the Sheraton, and see Morro Dois Irmãos viewpoints in a 2.5-3 hour local experience.
“Be very humble. Beautiful city with beautiful people. You cant beat the breath taking views. I highly reccomend Roussou as a tour guide and camera man.”
Watch the sunrise from Mirante Dona Marta with a specialized guide who times the views and captures Instagram-ready photos of your Rio morning.
“The guide was very friendly. He is actually better known as a photographer than as a guide, but he handled both perfectly. We visited four different locations and were able to change clothes at each one. At every stop, he told us the story of the place and took photos of us. He even let us try a Brazilian breakfast, which I really enjoyed. I just wish I had had more time to enjoy it and get some for myself.”
2-hour Santa Marta favela tour with resident guide Gilson Fumaça, viewpoints, cultural stops, and projects that give back.
“Gilson was an amazing tour guide! He showed us around the favela explaining all the history around it.”
Rocinha favela tour in a small group with a local guide, capoeira and samba intro, motorcycle ride, viewpoints, and secret spots.
“Excellent tour, Lavi was super friendly and showed us a great time!”
Private Rio tour with a personal guide and car pickup. Customize your day from Leblon to Copacabana, and pay entry fees yourself.
“Perfect guide and took the creativiteit op onze vragen. Very local sites seen RIO is great and now even more”
Corcovado ticket plus Rio classics, Mirante, Cathedral, and Selarón in a 5-hour small-group tour with transfers for $54.93.
“Guide Aldo very attentive, explained everything. Very good walk. We went to every place of the ad, we started by the staircase.Auto-translated”
Sunrise hike to Morro Dois Irmãos from Vidigal, with lanterns, motor-taxi ride, and sweeping Rio views. 3.5 hours.
“Jessie was our tour guide and she was great! The whole experience from riding motorbikes through the favela to the sunrise on top of the hill was incredible. Definitely recommend!”
A 2-hour Rocinha walk with a local guide from inside the community, plus big Rio viewpoints like Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer.
“Experienced local guide shared his knowledge with honesty and respect. As we descended the many steps and alleyways at all times I felt safe. Highly recomended”
Pedra do Sal in Rio’s Little Africa, with an English guide, live samba, history, and a welcome drink for about 150 minutes.
“Superb experience at Pedra do Sol with our guide who was very good at telling us his story before heading us to the party where we had a wonderful evening.”
A full-day Rio icons tour with tickets for Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf, buffet lunch, and hotel pickup, guided in 3 languages.
“Eduardo Wilson was a great guide. Showed us all of the great places, gave us usefull information but also gave us time to take in the beauty of the places we visited. I highly recommend”
Every kind of day this city offers, and the best of each.
