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Customize Your Private Full-Day Highlights Tour in Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro
Experience the most complete private day tour from Santo Cristo in Rio de Janeiro, where you design an 8-hour itinerary to visit iconic highlights like Christ the Redeemer, the colorful Selarón Steps, and panoramic views from Sugarloaf Mountain, with optional stops in the bohemian Santa Teresa murals, historic Cinelândia, or refreshing Tijuca waterfalls; you’ll travel in comfort with a private driver and a licensed multilingual guide (English, Spanish, Italian, German, or French), ensuring you capture the natural beauty, cultural treasures, and hidden stories of Rio de Janeiro at your own pace while keeping your schedule flexible and focused on the experiences that matter most to you.
About this activity in Santo Cristo
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Highlights
- Customize an 8-hour private day tour around Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro, visiting iconic sights like Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps and Sugarloaf Mountain at your own pace.
- Choose a focus-art, nature or history-and add tailored stops such as Santa Teresa murals, Cinelândia or Tijuca waterfalls for a personalized Rio experience.
- Travel comfortably with a private driver and a licensed multilingual guide (English, Spanish, Italian, German or French) for insider stories and seamless logistics.
- Flexible add-ons including an extra hour with lunch, specialized vehicle options and assistance for families or travelers with accessibility needs.
Important Information
- Pickup and drop-off anywhere in the city are included; we'll advise which attraction tickets are best to buy before the tour.
- Tour length is 8 hours without lunch (9 hours if you choose the lunch option); entrance fees and lunch are not included and may vary by site.
- The driver-guide provides full commentary when parking is available; tours with separate driver and guide offer uninterrupted attention and greater comfort.
- Accessible for wheelchairs, strollers and service animals; infant car seats and wheelchair-accessible vans are available by request-please note special requests when booking.
Meeting Point
Your private tour starts with pickup anywhere in Rio de Janeiro - simply provide your preferred pickup address in Santo Cristo or elsewhere in the city and your driver will meet you there. For last-minute bookings, please call the number on your voucher to confirm pickup details.
Includes
- Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in the city of Rio de Janeiro - we’ll collect you from Santo Cristo or elsewhere in the city.
- We’ll advise you on the best kind of tickets to purchase so you get the most from your visit.
- Tours with a driver-guide are fully guided when the guide can find parking, so you get local insight at each stop.
- Standard tour duration is 8 hours without lunch or 9 hours with lunch - plan your day accordingly.
- Tours with a separate driver and guide deliver undivided attention and extra comfort throughout the day.
- You’ll choose a focus for your itinerary - art, nature, or history - since the six listed places are not visited together.
- For last-minute bookings, please give us a call to confirm availability.
Excludes
- Lunch is optional and not included; the price for lunch may range from 50 to 280 BRL per person.
- Entrance tickets to attractions are not included in the base price.
Other
- The experience is wheelchair accessible and all areas and surfaces are designed to accommodate mobility aids.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller; a small amount of walking is involved but the sights remain accessible.
- Specialized infant seats and infant car seats are available - please request them as a special request when you book.
- Service animals are allowed, and small pets are permitted on the tour.
- Public transportation options are available nearby if you prefer to arrive using local transit.
- The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels.
- Special-diet restaurants (gluten-free, vegan, halal, kosher) are available - please advise your dietary needs in advance.
- Wheelchair-accessible vans may be provided; choose the “van” option at the time of booking if you require one.
- Please read your voucher for important information before the tour starts.
Customer Reviews
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Excellent experience. Highly recommend this tour. Well worth the investment. The tour guide (Jessica) did an outstanding job. We had a great day.
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Our guide was lovely, his English was excellent and as the weather was questionable he accommodated us by switching activities so we could visit Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain before it became too cloudy
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We can not recommend our guide Isaac enough. Isaac is absolutely wonderful. Knowledgeable about the history, he is professional and personable at the same time. If you only have a short stay in Rio, this is the way to go. Isaac helped us see everything on our list.
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Know more about Santo Cristo
On this private day tour you can visit iconic Rio de Janeiro landmarks such as Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Selarón Steps. You can also add optional stops like Santa Teresa murals, Cinelândia or Tijuca waterfalls depending on the focus you choose-art, nature or history.
Yes. You’ll travel in comfort with a private driver and a licensed multilingual guide available in English, Spanish, Italian, German or French to ensure you get local insights and hidden stories throughout the day.
Yes. The tour is family- and accessibility-friendly: infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, infant car seats and specialized seats are available by request, small pets and service animals are allowed, and all areas and surfaces visited are wheelchair accessible.
The 8-hour private tour features flexible itineraries built just for you so you decide the focus-art, nature or history-and select which of the listed places to include. Note that the six listed sites won’t all be visited together; you choose the route and stops that suit your interests.
The standard tour duration is 8 hours without lunch. If you choose the lunch option, the tour extends to 9 hours. Lunch is optional and the price may vary, and entrance tickets are not included.
Pick-up and drop-off are available anywhere in the city, and in case of last-minute bookings you’re advised to call. You’ll also be advised on the best tickets to purchase for attractions during the booking process.
