Welcome To Rio De Janeiro!

Hello, and a hearty welcome to Tour Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. We act as your English-speaking, on-line customer service tour planners. We work with reliable local providers to offer you and your party the exceptional experiences and lifelong memories gained during your visit to this incredible destination.

We have extensive knowledge, dating back to one of the first private tour operators in Rio de Janeiro, Rio Custom Tours (featured in The Lonely Planet and Fodor's guidebooks). We can bring you a unique perspective and insiders expertise about Rio and its environs, helping you understand why it is known as the "Marvelous City."

We offer you ease and simplicity of use with friendly and polite English-speaking customer service representatives available to answer any of your questions by email, phone or chat. Contact us to plan your hassle-free, authentic Carioca experience and understand first hand why everyone loves Rio.

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4hr Tijuca National Forest Jeep Tour

Your first experience will be a stopover at the outstanding Vista Chinesa overlook point, high up a winding mountain road (Estrada da Vista Chinesa) that links the Jardim Botânico area with the Tijuca National Forest. The Tijuca park is the world's largest urban forestland, a protected sub-tropical cloud forest located entirely within Rio de Janeiro's city limits, stretching across some 32 km². Once inside, we will visit the Taunay Waterfall and Mayrink Chapel and go on a pleasant hike to the the visitors center. Finally, there will be a chance to stop in São Conrado to enjoy one of Rio's most beautiful beaches.

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A Magical Day Tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Lifelong memories, the unforgettable experience of the most important and renowned landmarks of the "Marvelous City" in a single day! Choose our full-day combo, visiting the Christ the Redeemer Statue (either by van or by taking the famous train), Sugar Loaf Mountain via cable car, lunch in a fabulous Brazilian “churrascaria” (barbecue restaurant) and much, much more. Visit the Sambadrome and the Metropolitan cathedral and see if you can walk up the Selaron steps after a full Brazilian Barbeque lunch. Rio de Janeiro’s exceptional sights and sounds are literally just around each street corner. On this stunning one-day tour, you will be picked up in Rio by one of our safe, professionally chauffeured, air-conditioned vans. Our multi-lingual, licensed guides will explain what you are seeing on your tour every step of the way, will always have bottled water available and can answer questions about your activities and itinerary. They also will provide valuable local insight and history about all of the landmarks you will be visiting, ensuring that you and your party have an authentic "Carioca" experience.

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Half Day in Downtown Rio de Janeiro Tour.

Enjoy a half day of sightseeing and experiences in the most fascinating part of Rio de Janeiro: Downtown otherwise known as "Centro". Downtown has always been an area busttling with activity and on this half day tour you will see it all. Winding through the old cobblestoned streets of Colonial Rio not a lot has changed. It is still an area bustling with activity and life. Visit "Cais do Valongo" the oldest wharf in the city and then explore the new port area including the Museum of Tomorrow. After your visit go back in time to the São Bento Monastery a a primary example of Portuguese colonial architecture in Rio and the country. Then let's take a look at the Olympic Flame and Praça XV located deep in the center of Rio. After all of that adventure it is now time for some snacks and refreshments at Rio oldest and historic tea house: Colombo.

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Plant and Sponsor a Tree Online.

Want to do something about global deforestation? Why not sponsor a tree? Nature lovers of the world unite! Everyone agrees that trees are the lungs of our planet, without them we can't breathe and without breath...well you know the rest. But what can we do about it? Governments seem powerless to stop the environmental destruction and seem indifferent to the fleeing indigenous populations, animals and wildlife that use trees for their natural habitat. What would a world without nature look like? The best way to reduce CO2 is to plant trees because they love CO2 and convert it to Oxygen. The answer is clear each one of us must take personal responsibility and adopt a tree for life. There are 7.5 billion people inhabiting our planet for just pennies a day we can choose to leave a better world and a better future for our children and grandchildren.

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Rio De Janeiro Half-Day Express Tour.

Visit the most important, renowned landmarks of the "Marvelous City" in just half a day! Choose our Express combo, visiting the Christ the Redeemer Statue by Van and Sugar Loaf Mountain via cable car all with your own local guide. Rio de Janeiro’s unforgettable sights and sounds are literally just around each street corner. On this all-inclusive one-day tour, you will be picked up at your hotel in Rio by one of our safe, professionally chauffeured, air-conditioned luxury vans. Our multi-lingual, licensed guides will explain what you are seeing on your tour every step of the way, will always have bottled water available and can answer questions about your activities and itinerary. They also will provide valuable local insight and history about all of the landmarks you will be visiting, ensuring that you and your party have an authentic "Carioca" experience.

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Rio De Janeiro Sunset Express Tour.

Visit the most important, renowned landmarks of the "Marvelous City" in just half a day! Choose our Express combo, visiting the Christ the Redeemer Statue by Van and Sugar Loaf Mountain via cable car all with your own local guide. Rio de Janeiro’s unforgettable sights and sounds are literally just around each street corner. On this all-inclusive one-day tour, you will be picked up at your hotel in Rio by one of our safe, professionally chauffeured, air-conditioned luxury vans. Our multi-lingual, licensed guides will explain what you are seeing on your tour every step of the way, will always have bottled water available and can answer questions about your activities and itinerary. They also will provide valuable local insight and history about all of the landmarks you will be visiting, ensuring that you and your party have an authentic "Carioca" experience.

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Santa Teresa, Lapa & Cinelândia Tour.

Go back to a forgotten time of tram cars rides and elegant cafés. Your tour starts with a Tram car ride up to quaint Santa Teresa before visiting a park with an art gallery built around the ruins of a mansion. Then a Rio must-see! Escadaria Selarón, also known as the 'Selaron Steps,' is a set of world-famous steps and are the work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón, as "my tribute to the Brazilian people." Next: The Passeio Público, a public park and also the oldest public park in Brazil. Actually, one of the oldest in the Americas. When you get to Cinelândia you will see the site of the former Monroe Palace, which served as home to Brazil's Senate from the 1930s to 1960s. Everyone's favorite last stop is always the Confeitaria Colombo, an elegant turn of the century coffeehouse located in the heart of downtown Rio de Janeiro. It is one of city's most important landmark establishments and one of the 10 most beautiful cafés in the world.

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Sugar Loaf Mountain and Beaches Tour.

"Pão de Açúcar" (that is, Sugar Loaf Mountain) famously featured in the James Bond "Moonraker" film, is a must stop for anyone visiting Rio. Rio de Janeiro is celebrated as the "Marvelous City," where unforgettable sights and sounds are literally just around each street corner. On this half-day tour, you will be picked up at your hotel in Rio by one of our safe, professionally chauffeured, air-conditioned luxury vans. Our multi-lingual, licensed guides will explain what you are seeing on your tour every step of the way, will always have bottled water available and can answer any questions about your activities and itinerary. They also will provide valuable local insight and history about all of the landmarks you will be visiting, ensuring you and your party have an authentic "Carioca" experience.

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The "Classic" Half Day Tour of Rio.

The Christ the Redeemer statue is known worldwide as the iconic symbol of Rio de Janeiro, which is fondly celebrated as the "Marvelous City." Here, unforgettable sights and sounds are literally just around each street corner. For this half-day tour, you will be picked up at your hotel in Rio by one of our safe, professionally chauffeured, air-conditioned luxury vans. Our multi-lingual, licensed guides will explain what you are seeing on your tour every step of the way, will always have bottled water available and can answer questions about your activities and itinerary. They also will provide valuable local insight and history about all landmarks you will be visiting, ensuring that you and your party have an authentic "Carioca" experience.

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Tijuca Forest & Botanical Gardens.

This tour will introduce you the best of Rio's tropical magnificence at the Botanical Gardens or, as the locals say, Jardim Botânico. This world-class attraction is located in the district of the same name. It is a showcase of the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora, a sea of tranquility in this usually bustling metropolis. Your next experience will be a stopover at the outstanding Vista Chinesa overlook point, high up a winding mountain road (Estrada da Vista Chinesa) that links the Jardim Botânico area with the Tijuca National Forest. The Tijuca park is the world's largest urban forestland, a protected sub-tropical cloud forest located entirely within Rio de Janeiro's city limits, stretching across some 32 km². Once inside, we will visit the Taunay Waterfall and Mayrink Chapel. This snug, simple, pastel pink chapel features murals by renown Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari. Finally, there will be a chance to stop in São Conrado to enjoy one of Rio's most beautiful beaches.

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Tijuca Forest & Santa Teresa by Jeep

Visit 8 spectacular locations in 4 hours and all riding in the back of an open air jeep. Now how much fun is that? The Tijuca park is the world's largest urban forestland, a protected sub-tropical cloud forest located entirely within Rio de Janeiro's city limits, stretching across some 32 km². Once inside, we will visit the Taunay Waterfall and Mayrink Chapel and go on a pleasant hike to the the visitors center. There will be a chance to stop in São Conrado to enjoy one of Rio's most beautiful beaches. Then to the world famous Selarón Stairs, Ruinas Park and Largo dos Guimarães in beautiful Santa Teresa.

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