Rio de Janeiro Walking Tours
Embark on one of these Rio de Janeiro Private Walking Tours: Rio City-Center, Santa Teresa, Vidigal and Food Walking Tours!
These Rio de Janeiro Historical Center, Santa Teresa, Vidigal and Food Tours are the ideal private walking tours in Rio for the ones looking for culture and looking to understand the history, culture and gastronomy of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro by walking with your Rio Private Guide - Alan Denis! Check some of my Rio de Janeiro private walking tours below:
rio city-center walking tour
Let's walk through Rio's Historic Center
The best way to get to know the history of Rio is by doing a walking tour with your local tour guide in Rio. You will have the chance to experience the Historic Center where the city was founded, in 1565.
We will park the car at the Metropolitan Cathedral and start walking by churches, squares and palaces. You will understand the history of Rio from 1565 to the present days.
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
Our itinerary will be as per below:
- Pick-up at your place (in the south or central zone of Rio).
- Benedictine Monastery
- Real Gabinete Português
- Metropolitan Cathedral
- Church São Francisco da Penitência
- Colombo Confectionery
- XV of November Square
- Arco dos Telles
- CCBB
- Light Vehicle on the Trail (VLT) way back to cinelandia
- Cinelandia square
- Drop off at your place.
Available
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Monday to Friday
Duration
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5 hours approximately
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Starts at 9am.
Price
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US$250 dollars (for up to 6 people, being 4 adults and the other 2 persons up to 1.60m tall)
Booking:
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It is very easy to book a tour: firstly, check by e-mail my availability for the desired tour day, and then you make a deposit of US$50 dollars, paid on the PayPal buttom above.
Included:
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Private Driver Guide in Rio de Janeiro.
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Pick up and drop-off in the South and Central Zones of Rio.
Not included:
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Ticket entrance.
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Beverages and snacks.
Get to know the brazilian montmartre with your private guide in Rio!
This is a tour focused only in Santa Teresa Rio de Janeiro, the perfect Santa Teresa tour to visit the best that the picturesque neighborhood has to offer!
Santa Teresa is a bucolic neighborhood of Rio, known for its trolley, castles, art galleries and historical colonial houses.
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
Our itinerary:
- Pick-up at your place (in the south or central zone of Rio).
- Santa Teresa Trolley
- Walking tour around the area.
- Valentim Castle (outside)
- Church Paroquia de Santa Teresa
- Largo do Guimarães: main area of Santa Teresa.
- Ruins Park (not open on monday).
- Selaron steps: beautiful tiles project made by the artist Selaron.
- Dona Marta viewpoint: the closest viewpoint from Christ statue.
- Drop off at your place.
Available
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Every day
Duration
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5 hours approximately
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This tour starts at 7:30am (8:30am on weekend) to avoid big lines at the trolley in Santa Teresa.
Price
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US$250 dollars (for up to 6 people, being 4 adults and the other 2 persons up to 1.60m tall)
Booking:
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It is very easy to book a tour: firstly, check by e-mail my availability for the desired tour day, and then you make a deposit of US$50 dollars, paid on the PayPal buttom above.
Included:
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Private Driver Guide in Rio de Janeiro.
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Pick up and drop-off in the South and Central Zones of Rio.
Not included:
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Trolley ticket.
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Beverages and snacks.
rio city-center + santa teresa
Historic Walking Tour of Rio
This is a perfect history of Rio Tour to visit the best that the historical center and the picturesque neighborhood of Santa Teresa have to offer!
You will have the chance to experience the Historic Center, where the city was founded, in 1565, and Santa Teresa, a bucolic neighborhood of Rio, known for its trolley, castles, art galleries and historical colonial houses.
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
Our itinerary:
- Pick-up at your place (in the south or central zone of Rio).
- Metropolitan Cathedral.
- Santa Teresa Trolley
- Ruins Park (not open on monday).
- Selaron steps: beautiful tiles project made by the artist Selaron.
- Cinelandia square.
- XV of November Square.
- Arco do Teles.
- Stop for lunch.
- Benedictine Monastery.
- Light Vehicle on the Trail (VLT) way back.
- Colombo Confectionery.
- Real Gabinete Português de Leitura.
- Drop-off at your place.
Available
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Monday to Friday
Duration
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8 hours approximately
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This tour starts at 7:30am (8:30am on weekend) to avoid big lines at the trolley in Santa Teresa.
Price
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US$350 dollars (for up to 6 people, being 4 adults and the other 2 persons up to 1.60m tall)
Booking:
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It is very easy to book a tour: firstly, check by e-mail my availability for the desired tour day, and then you make a deposit of US$50 dollars, paid on the PayPal buttom above.
Included:
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Private Driver Guide in Rio de Janeiro.
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Pick up and drop-off in the South and Central Zones of Rio.
Not included:
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Trolley ticket.
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Beverages and snacks.
the maze rio + Favela tour
Get to know the most authentic hidden gem: the brazilian Park Güell in Rio de Janeiro!
Located in the safest square meter of Rio de Janeiro, next to the headquarters of BOPE (a type of Brazilian SWAT), the Favela Tavares Bastos is where is located The Maze Rio, the brazilian Park Güell: a house covered with mosaics with an unusual architecture, and venue for live music performances. All this, with a panoramic view of Guanabara Bay and Sugarloaf Mountain in the background.
The Maze Rio is also an institution that supports educational projects to the community of Tavares Bastos, such as ballet, classical music, soccer and English lessons.
Over the years, The Maze, created and maintained by the English artist Bob Nadkarni, has developed into a multifaceted cultural center, offering live jazz concerts (it was elected by Downbeat Magazine, for 7 years in a row, as the best place in the world to hear live jazz), Brazilian music concerts, a permanent art exhibition and unique architecture.
A visit to The Maze Rio is a true Carioca experience, where art, history and culture come together, providing an authentic local synergy of the real Rio de Janeiro.
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
Our itinerary:
- Pick-up at your place (in the south or central zone of Rio).
- Graffiti Mural Circuit.
- Local Soccer Field.
- BOPE station.
- Local Sports Square.
- The Maze.
- Site of foundation of Tavares Bastos: the place used to be a farm owned by a sugar mill owner.
- Bar Laje.
- Drop off at your place.
Available
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Wednesday to Sunday
Duration
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4 hours approximately
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This tour starts at 11am.
Price
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US$220 dollars (for up to 6 people, being 4 adults and the other 2 persons up to 1.60m tall)
Booking:
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It is very easy to book a tour: firstly, check by e-mail my availability for the desired tour day, and then you make a deposit of US$50 dollars, paid on the PayPal buttom above.
Included:
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Private Driver Guide in Rio de Janeiro.
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Pick up and drop-off in the South and Central Zones of Rio.
Not included:
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The Maze entrance.
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Beverages and snacks.
rio food tour - from bar to bar
Bars + Fruits Street Fair
The best way to get to know the brazilian cuisine is by doing a walking tour with your local tour guide in Rio. You will have the chance to eat in different bars (and in a Fruits Street Fair in the beggining of our tour).
Seafood snacks, caipirinha, local beers, sugar cane juice, tapioca, fruits, cod fried balls, feijoada fried balls, ham and filet mignon sandwich, pastel, chicken hearts, cheese balls, açaí.
Come on an empty stomach and let´s try it all together!
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
- Pick-up at your place (in the south or central zone of Rio).
- Try some fruits in a local Street Fair.
- Walking tour by the most iconic local bars.
- Drop-off at your place.
Available
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Everyday
Duration
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5 hours approximately
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Starts at 9:30am.
Price
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US$250 dollars (for up to 6 people, being 4 adults and the other 2 persons up to 1.60m tall)
Booking:
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It is very easy to book a tour: firstly, check by e-mail my availability for the desired tour day, and then you make a deposit of US$50 dollars, paid on the PayPal buttom above.
Included:
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Private Driver Guide in Rio de Janeiro.
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Pick up and drop-off in the South and Central Zones of Rio.
Not included:
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All food and beverage desired.
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You eat what you feel like to.