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The 15 Best Rio de Janeiro Tours and Tickets, Compared

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Rio is two mountains, a beach and everything wedged between them. These 15 cover Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, the Selarón steps and the boat out to Ilha Grande, priced, with the times of day each one works.

Rio de Janeiro: 6-Stop Highlights of Rio with Lunch - Maracanã and the story behind football passion
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Rio de Janeiro: 6-Stop Highlights of Rio with Lunch

1.6-Stop Highlights of Rio with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5,157 reviews · 8 hours · from $130Our pick

Cover Rio’s essential sights in eight hours with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, entry to Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, and the cathedral, plus a buffet lunch. Multilingual guides such as João, Roger, Ursula, and Carlos explain the city, while outside visits to Maracanã, the Sambadrome, and Selarón Steps fill out a busy first look at Rio.

“My partner and I enjoyed this day trip seeing the highlights of Rio on the 28th Dec 2025! Our guide, Victor was a wealth of information and ensured that he was able to answer any of our questions! The transport was comfortable and air-conditioned! There was 19 in our group. The day went smoothly with many highlights of the day! We enjoyed Selarón Steps so much, that we went back the next day to explore more of the area! The wait was long for the cable car at Sugarloaf, but that's to be expected! Christ the Redeemer was our last stop, and it was a magical way to end the…”

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Christ the Redeemer Entry Ticket by Corcovado Train - Reaching the station and sorting out your ticket
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Christ the Redeemer Entry Ticket by Corcovado Train

2.Christ the Redeemer Entry Ticket by Corcovado Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,476 reviews · 1 day · from $45

Take the official Corcovado Train through Tijuca National Park to Christ the Redeemer. The roughly 20-minute uphill ride brings you to the statue, with views of Sugar Loaf Mountain, Guanabara Bay, and Rio. Your ticket includes train admission and monument access. Go early, bring your passport or ID, and expect crowds.

“Very nice experience! The train ride was super easy and the views were incredible!”

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Rio de Janeiro: Rocinha Favela Walking Tour with Local Guide - Meeting points in Copacabana, Ipanema, and São Conrado
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Rio de Janeiro: Rocinha Favela Walking Tour with Local Guide

3.Rocinha Favela Walking Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,052 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $36

Spend about two hours walking through Rocinha with a local guide such as Ray, Bruno, or Carlos. The educational tour covers daily life, local challenges, and Rio from a different angle. Air-conditioned minivan transport connects meeting points in Copacabana, Ipanema, or São Conrado with this small-group experience.

“Learnt about the Favela and save how people live very safe”

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Rio de Janeiro: Sugarloaf Cable Car Official Ticket - Getting from the entrance to Morro da Urca
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Rio de Janeiro: Sugarloaf Cable Car Official Ticket

4.Sugarloaf Cable Car Official Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,873 reviews · 1 day · from $46

Make your own way to Sugarloaf Mountain, exchange your voucher or scan your official ticket, and ride both cable-car routes to the summit. You get free time for viewpoints, food, drinks, and photos over Rio, Copacabana Beach, and Guanabara Bay. Sunset is beautiful, but queues can be long, so arrive early.

“complete experience and lots to do while up there. We loved the views and food options too”

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Rio: Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Selaron & BBQ Lunch - Maracanã and Sambadrome, two quick looks at Rio culture
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Rio: Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Selaron & BBQ Lunch

5.Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Selaron & BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,428 reviews · 8 - 9 hours · from $69

Spend 8 to 9 hours seeing Rio’s headline sights with hotel pickup, a multilingual guide, Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, Selarón Steps, the Cathedral, Sambadrome, and an outside view of Maracanã. Choose the van or train option, and add the barbecue lunch package for a generous Brazilian steakhouse meal.

“It was very well organized and the guide was very respectful and patient in leading the tour. highly recommend it.”

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Rio De Janeiro: Half-Day Rocinha Favela Walking Tour - Walking through Rocinha’s narrow lanes
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Rio De Janeiro: Half-Day Rocinha Favela Walking Tour

6.Half-Day Rocinha Favela Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,272 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Walk through Rocinha with an English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking local guide. You’ll learn how the community developed, hear personal stories, visit a capoeira school, and stop at a rooftop viewpoint. Guides such as Wellington, Alberto, Daniel, and Martin have been praised for making the visit thoughtful, clear, and reassuring.

“The tour was absolutely fantastic, the favela was so different then expected. This is a must-do tour when you are in Rio if you ask me. I learned a lot today about the culture also. Our tour guide was absolutely fantastic! you can really feel he loves to do his work and explained everything very well, he is also a very funny guy! I will never forget the experience of today!”

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Rio: Maracanã Stadium Official Entrance Ticket - The museum sets the scene
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Rio: Maracanã Stadium Official Entrance Ticket

7.Maracanã Stadium Official Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,632 reviews · 1 day · from $24Best value

Visit Maracanã Stadium on a mostly self-guided 40-minute route through the museum, changing rooms, players’ tunnel, dugout, pitch side, and press conference room. You receive an introduction, then explore at your own pace with signs in Portuguese and English. Enter at Gate A and confirm match-day hours before you go.

“I was very satisfied. The stadium was very beautiful, the deep experience left me feeling relaxed. As for the staff, I can rate it at 1.”

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Rio de Janeiro: Beginner Samba Lesson in Ipanema - Meeting Carla, Ranaa, or Gaby
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Rio de Janeiro: Beginner Samba Lesson in Ipanema

8.Beginner Samba Lesson in Ipanema

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,071 reviews · 1 hour · from $25Top rated

Spend one lively hour learning samba at Samba Fit in Ipanema with Carla, Ranaa, or Gaby, instructors who have performed with major samba schools. You will practice basic steps, rhythm, and body movement in a small group, then try carnival costumes for photos. English and Portuguese instruction is available.

“Gaby was an incredible instructor and really brought the positive energy to this samba class! I would highly recommend and can’t wait to come back!”

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Rio de Janeiro: Sunset Sailing Tour - Marina da Glória is an easy place to begin
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Rio de Janeiro: Sunset Sailing Tour

9.Sunset Sailing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 994 reviews · 3 hours · from $75

Sail from Marina da Glória across Guanabara Bay for three hours, passing Rio’s forts, Boa Viagem Island, and Niemeyer’s Niterói museum. Expect Sugarloaf and Christ the Redeemer at sunset, plus caipirinhas, beer, sparkling wine, snacks, and friendly hosts such as Clarisse and Karina. You can book a small group or private boat.

“We were able to book pretty last minute the day of for my friends birthday celebration. Communication was wonderful and Clarisse was so good at making us feel welcomed, relaxed and taken care of for the whole tour. Our champagne glasses were never left empty and the whole experience really was so worth it. From beginning to end we felt cared for and the whole vibe of the experience was fun and happy. We would definitely book with DDRio again and recommend you consider them for your first or next tour. Clarisse and Captain Gabriel are top notch. Thank you for a memorable experience.”

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Rio: Pub Crawl in Lapa with Cachaça Tasting and Live Samba - Starting at Av. Mem de Sá, 110
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Rio: Pub Crawl in Lapa with Cachaça Tasting and Live Samba

10.Pub Crawl in Lapa with Cachaça Tasting and Live Samba

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 881 reviews · 4 hours · from $33

Meet guides such as Andressa, Raffa, Marcos, or Nayara for a four-hour Lapa pub crawl. Taste at least four cachaças, enjoy a free caipirinha near the Arcos da Lapa, visit Selarón Steps, dance to live samba, then finish with Brazilian funk, pop, and reggaeton at a club.

“We were a large group and we’d so much fun! Andressa and Phillipe really knows their stuff and took care of us! Would definitely recommend!”

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Rio de Janeiro: Christ, Selaron Steps, and Tijuca Park Tour - Christ the Redeemer before the crowds build
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Rio de Janeiro: Christ, Selaron Steps, and Tijuca Park Tour

11.Christ, Selaron Steps, and Tijuca Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 857 reviews · 7 hours · from $68

Join an English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guide for a 7-hour Rio overview, with Christ the Redeemer tickets, hotel pickup in selected Zona Sul areas, Tijuca National Park, Park Lage, the Cathedral, Selarón Steps, Santa Teresa, and an optional Sugarloaf drop-off. Guides such as Vanessa, João, and Ricardo are known for helpful local insight.

“Our guide, Joao, was absolutely the most amazing guide we have had. Funny, efficient and super caring. He made sure we had amazing photos, got to see amazing views, and made us feel very taken care of. He made the the whole experience very special. Special thank you to him”

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Rio de Janeiro: Sunset Sailboat Tour with Open Bar - What the three-hour route gives you
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Rio de Janeiro: Sunset Sailboat Tour with Open Bar

12.Sunset Sailboat Tour with Open Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 785 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Spend three hours on a shared sailboat in Guanabara Bay, leaving from Urca for sunset views of Christ the Redeemer, Flamengo, and Rio’s waterfront. Your host, often Paola, Lohanny, Mariana, or Bia, serves caipirinhas, beer, fruit, snacks, and music. You can also swim from the boat before returning to Mureta da Urca.

“fun, even sailed a bit. we got plenty of music, snacks and drinks”

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Rio de Janeiro: Hang Gliding Adventure - From the meeting point to Pedra Bonita
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Rio de Janeiro: Hang Gliding Adventure

13.Hang Gliding Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 760 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $229

Run from Rio’s 525-meter Pedra Bonita platform beside a tandem pilot such as Konrad, Klaus, or Claudio, then glide above Sugar Loaf, Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana, and Ipanema. The 2 to 3-hour outing ends on São Conrado beach. Weather can delay the flight, and video angles cost extra.

“The experience was amazing. It's not scary at all. You just run and start flying, there is no feeling of jumping or falling. The view is incredible. I want to do this every day.”

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Rio de Janeiro: Guided Jeep Tour through Tijuca Rainforest - What you see inside Tijuca National Park
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Rio de Janeiro: Guided Jeep Tour through Tijuca Rainforest

14.Guided Jeep Tour through Tijuca Rainforest

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 740 reviews · 4 hours · from $90

Spend four hours exploring Tijuca National Park by open-top Jeep, with English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, or Italian guidance. See Cascatinha Taunay, Capela Mayrink, Vista Chinesa on eligible weekdays, and forest wildlife. Guides such as Jorge, Roberta, Everton, and Darius are praised for lively explanations. A one-hour easy hike adds time on foot.

“really nice guide, the chinese view is amazing, quick tour but really fun!”

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Skip the Line to Christ Redeemer, Sugar Loaf and Barbecue Lunch - Cable cars and bay views at Sugar Loaf
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Skip the Line to Christ Redeemer, Sugar Loaf and Barbecue Lunch

15.Skip the Line to Christ Redeemer, Sugar Loaf and Barbecue Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 593 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $113

Spend about nine hours seeing Rio’s essential sights with a multilingual guide and hotel pickup. Ride cable cars to Sugar Loaf, pass Copacabana and Ipanema, eat at a Brazilian churrascaria if you choose the lunch option, then take the cog train through Tijuca Forest to Christ the Redeemer. Guides such as Luis, Carla, and JB have earned strong praise for clear, friendly service.

“Good overall sights. Include an amazing Brazilian roasted meat luncheon buffet.”

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