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Tours in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Rio de Janeiro tours and excursions
Rio de Janeiro tours
Boat tours
Saveiros Tour operates a cultural boat tour around
Guanabara Bay, taking in major sights including
Sugar Loaf Mountain,
Niterói's
Contemporary Art Museum, the Rio-Niteroi bridge and
Ilha Fiscal. The two-hour trip in a traditional schooner departs from the
Gloria Marina daily at 0930.
Tickets can be bought at the marina.
Other boat companies and ferries operate from the docks by
Praca XV, offering daily trips to Niterói, Ilha
Paquetá and other islands in the bay; or day cruises further afield, along the
Costa Verde to
Angra dos Reis,
Ilha Grande and
Paraty.
Contact the Espaço Cultural da Marinha for details.
Helicopter tours
For a bird's eye view of Rio, Helisight operates sightseeing flights of various lengths and routes. A 15-minute flight covers the city centre,
Sambódromo,
Maracanã stadium,
Corcovado and the statue of Christ,
Pão de Açúcar and
Copacabana and
Ipanema beaches.
Departures are from one of three helipads, located at
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon,
Dona Marta Belvedere (access route to Corcovado) and
Sugar Loaf, open daily from
0900 to 1800.
Even the shortest, seven minutes long helicopter rides do not come cheap but those wanting the ultimate whistle-stop tour may feel they're worth a special splurge.
Jeep tours
Several companies offer jeep tours of Rio's natural wonders. Rio by Jeep offers hiking tours of
Tijuca National Park as well as adventure sports, including whitewater rafting, scuba diving, horseback riding and mountain rappeling. Jeep Tour offers tours to and around
Búzios, the sunsoaked beach resort east of Rio, with stops at various sites en route. Both companies can arrange hotel pick-ups.
Walking tours
Several specialist operators offer tailored guided city walks, usually charged by the hour. Cultural Rio runs cultural sightseeing tours of Rio's historic landmarks, led by a multilingual history of art professor.
The 'Downtown Rio Tour' crosses the historic centre, from
Cinelândia, the arts district, to
São Bento, the richest baroque church in Rio.
Rio Hiking provides
English-language guided walks in
Tijuca forest and up Rio's mountains. The price includes an ascent of
Tijuca, Rio's highest peak, pick-up and lunch; trips are either five or eight hours, a challenging but hugely rewarding experience, providing the best views over the whole city and beyond.
Excursions from Rio de Janeiro
Buzios
Only a couple of hours drive from Rio, eastwards along the
Costa do Sol, Búzios is the ideal destination for a weekend of sun, sea and shopping. Búzios sits on a rocky peninsula and offers over 17 beaches, from hidden coves to wide oceanic expanses of white sand.
Once a simple fishing village, a brief visit by
Brigitte Bardot in the early
1960s transformed Búzios into one of Brazil's most fashionable beach resorts.
Today its pristine bays are sprinkled with boutiques, fine restaurants, trendy nightclubs and chic designer hotels; a virtual
Saint Tropez of the tropics.
Niterói
This medium-sized city across the bay from Rio has two major attractions: firstly, the awesome and less commonly seen views it offers of Rio. Niterói's second most famous draw is
MAC, the Museu de
Arte Contemporãnea (
Museum of Contemporary Art), a stunning modern building, designed by leading Brazilian architect
Oscar Niemeyer.
The museum houses artworks by leading artists from the mid-20th century, but to many visitors the most impressive sight is the curvaceous white building itself.
Suspended on a narrow column over a pond, overlooking the bay, it seems to defy gravity and conveys an uplifting sense of grace. In addition,
Niterói has a hilltop park,
Parque da Cidade, which offers yet more stunning views; as well as several historic forts, and some excellent-value restaurants.
Most visitors reach Niterói by road, across the huge 13km-long (8 miles)
Rio-Niterói bridge; alternatively there are ferries from Rio's quays near
Praça XV de Novembro, with many daily departures.
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