rio Private Tours
ADVANTAGES OF Rio de janeiro PRIVATE TOURs
Rio de Janeiro Private Tours are the best type of tours to enjoy the city at most, spending the day with your local Tour Guide in Rio
optimize your time
When you go on Rio de Janeiro Private Tours, you will see much more than if you joined a group. The best logistic will be created for you to visit each attraction avoiding crowds.
tailor-made experiences
Having Rio Private Tours means that you will have itineraries tailored to your interests and needs. Choose your tailor-made tour in Rio and I will adapt it to your desires.
privacy, Comfort and security
You will have an unique day with privacy, comfort and security, with me, Alan Denis, as your local Rio Private Guide, a guy that really knows and loves Rio.
Why hire me as your rio tour guide?
Rio Private Guide - alan denis
Hi and welcome! My name is Alan Denis, I am 44 years old, was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. ​I am a licensed guide by EMBRATUR, the Brazilian Institute of Tourism, and have been a Rio de Janeiro Private Tour Guide since 2013, having carried out hundreds of private tours in Rio, and have become more and more in love with my city and with my job as a Rio Tour Guide.
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Having been to 35 countries on all the continents of the world, I have had the opportunity to be in touch with different cultures and languages, and this grew my desire to show my city to tourists. I am fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and have a BA in Social Communication. When I'm not guiding, I enjoy writing, reading, hiking, spirituality, studying languages (I also speak intermediate French), and working on custom travel planning.
In my private guided tours in Rio de Janeiro I use a 7-seater car (including me as driver guide). My motivation is to be flexible and to offer you tailor-made Rio Private Tours, customized to your needs and desires, optimizing your time in Rio. When you go on Rio de Janeiro Private Tours, you will see much more than if you joined a group, being able to see Rio´s highlights in one day with your Tour Guide Rio.
Having me, Rio Private Guide - Alan Denis, as your private tour guide in Rio de Janeiro, I will also take you to visit off-beat attractions.​ What I look for in each Private Tour in Rio de Janeiro is to provide you with an experience that you will remember for many years to come!
main Suggestions of private tours rio de janeiro
Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, Dona Marta viewpoint, Ruins Park, Selaron steps, Cathedral
If you have only one day to explore Rio, or look for Rio de Janeiro Shore Excursions starting from the port, this tour is your best choice! Visit with your Private Tour Guide in Rio de Janeiro the main attractions of the city.
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Since beaches, mountains, bay, lagoons, forests, hikes, waterfalls, soccer, nightlife, history, gastronomy, art, museums to one of the seven wonders of the world, Christ, Rio de Janeiro has it all!
It is a unique city, set in the midst of the mountains and the Atlantic Sea, with a vibrant atmosphere and sport lifestyle, that delights its visitors.
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This tour can be customized to your needs. I want it to be a special day for you. Let's have an amazing day together!​​
2 unique and exotic places
This combination will make you experience totally different atmospheres: the nature and silence of the Tijuca Forest and the picturesque Santa Teresa neighborhood.
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In 8 hours you will see a big amount of the Tijuca National Park, where we are gonna visit the Chinese View, Dona Marta viewpoint, the Taunay waterfall and drive around. In Santa Teresa, we are gonna take the trolley and by way you will also see views of the city and some beautiful colonial houses around, then we will visit Selaron Stairs and the Ruins Park.
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Santa Teresa is a bucolic neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, known for its historical buildings, the trolley and spot of brazilian gastronomy.
Being located in the middle of the city of Rio, the Tijuca Forest has borders with all the 4 zones of the city of Rio: south, north, west and central zones.
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Let's head together from Tour Santa Teresa Rio de Janeiro to Tijuca Forest Tour!
Rio de Janeiro Private Half-Day Tours
Embark on one of my Rio de Janeiro Half-Day Tours:
- Santa Teresa Tour: Brazilian montmartre.
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Duration 5 hours approximately.
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- Tijuca Forest + Botanic Garden + Lage Park: Nature Tour of Rio.
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Duration 6 hours approximately.
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- Downtown Walking Tour: Historical Center of Rio.
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Duration 5 hours approximately.
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- Rio Football Tour: Visit to Maracanã and Flamengo.
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Duration 5 hours approximately.
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- Christ with Tijuca Forest: Rio´s Highlights Half-Day Tour.
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Duration 6 hours approximately.
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- Sugar Loaf with Santa Teresa: Rio´s Highlights Half-Day Tour.
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Duration 6 hours approximately.
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Petropolis / Niteroi / Serra dos Orgaos
You have extra available days for Private Tours Rio de Janeiro and want to fill them with a Day-Trip? Best Day-Trips from Rio de Janeiro: Niteroi Day-Tour, Petropolis Day-Trip, Serra dos Orgaos private Day-Trip.
Explore one of these Rio de Janeiro Private Day-Trips with Alan Denis, your Private Tour Guide in Rio de Janeiro! Embark on one of these tours:
- Petropolis: Imperial City.
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Duration 9 hours approximately.
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- Niteroi: Smile City.
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Duration 8 hours approximately.
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​- Serra dos Orgaos: In Teresópolis City
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Duration 9 hours approximately.
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Your own Tailor-Made private tour of Rio de Janeiro
Custom Private Tour of Rio de Janeiro is the tour you will design your own itineray, the way you want! This is a Rio Private Tour Tailor-Made to your needs and demands.
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This tour can be customized to your needs. I want it to be a special day for you.
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A suggestion of attractions to visit would be: Christ Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, stop for lunch in a restaurant of your preference, Selaron and Cathedral.
I will give you relevant informations about the attractions.​
Rio de Janeiro Private Shore Excursions
Take one of these City Tours options for your Rio Shore Excursion:
- Full-Day Tour of Rio de Janeiro: Christ Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, Selaron, Cathedral, Dona Marta viewpoint, Ruins Park.
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Duration 9 hours approximately.
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- Christ with Tijuca Forest: christ and main attractions of the Forest.
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Duration 6 hours approximately.
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- Sugar Loaf with Selaron: and main attractions of Santa Teresa.
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Duration 6 hours approximately.
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Private tours of Rio in a Van for up to 12 people
If you have a group and want to explore the city in a private van in Rio de Janeiro, these small group tours of Rio are your best choice to visit the main attractions of the city.
​Bring your small group of up to 12 people to explore Rio in a city tour with your Rio de Janeiro Private Tour Guide. This is the 9-hour city tour in Rio that will fit your group!
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This tour can be customized to your needs, I want it to be a special day for you all.​​
Christ Redeemer / Sugar Loaf / Selaron / Cathedral / Santa Teresa / Tijuca Forest / Chinese View / Historic Downtown / Petropolis / Grumari / Prainha
If you have 5 days to explore Rio de Janeiro, these Private Tours Rio de Janeiro are your best choice to visit the main attractions of the city and Off Rio de Janeiro:
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- Day 1: Christ Redeemer, Dona Marta viewpoint, Chinese View, Tijuca Forest.
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Duration 6 hours approximately.​
- Day 2: Sugar Loaf, Selaron Steps, Ruins Park, Santa Teresa neighborhood.
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Duration 6 hours approximately.
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- Day 3: Historic Downtown walking tour.
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Duration 5 hours approximately.
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- Day 4: Petropolis (with stop for lunch).
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Duration 8 hours approximately.​​​​
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- Day 5: Grumai and Prainha Beaches (with stop for lunch).
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Duration 8 hours approximately.​​​​
​​My car is a a comfortable and spacious 7-seater SUV and can accommodate 6 passengers (plus me as the driver guide in rio), and quickly turns into a 5-seater (including me as driver) with a large luggage trunk. For tours, I recommend a total of 4 adults and 2 more persons up to 1.60 meters tall in the 2 back seats. For more than 4 adults over 1.60 meters, I rent (at an extra cost) a Private Van with a driver, so that the tour can be extremely comfortable for everyone.​
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I also offer Rio de Janeiro Private Transfers (with an orientation tour along the way). In a Rio airport private transfer, I will be myself waiting for you at the airport and will also give you informations about the city, as well as extra tips of what to do in your days in Rio de Janeiro.​ Rio Buzios Private Transfer, Rio Angra Private Transfer, Rio Paraty Private Transfer are other destinations to where I provide private transfers in Rio.
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For transfers, this car accommodates comfortably:
- 3 persons​
- 3 checked luggage
- 3 hand luggage
For tours, without luggage, this is the Comfort Chart of my car:
# Passengers Comfort Level
- 1 Passenger: Extremely Comfortable
- 2 Passengers: Extremely Comfortable
- 3 Passengers: Extremely Comfortable
- 4 Passengers: Comfortable
- 5 Passengers: Reasonably Comfortable for the 5th Passenger
- 6 Passengers: Reasonably Comfortable for the 6th Passenger
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See photos of my roomy SUV below: