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Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf provided by Be Free
Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf
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What you can expect during this experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Hand sanitizer available to travellers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
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Updated 18/08/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
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Updated 18/08/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
Overview
Itinerary
- You'll get picked upSee Important Information for details
- 1Corcovado - Christ the RedeemerStop: 90 minutes - Admission excludedSee details
- 2Sugarloaf MountainStop: 90 minutes - Admission excludedSee details
- 3Santa TeresaStop: 20 minutesSee details
- 4Escadaria SelaronStop: 30 minutesSee details
- 5The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint SebastianStop: 20 minutesSee details
- 6Sambodromo da Marques de SapucaiStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 7Cascatinha TaunayStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 8Vista ChinesaStop: 15 minutesSee details
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Duration
8h
Inclusions
- Private car with driver
- Tour Guide (if chosen when booked, check the price options)
- Hotel, airbnb, airport and cruise terminal pickup and drop-off
- Bottled Water and Snacks (snacks suspended due to current situation)
Exclusions
- Tickets for the attractions (due to the flexibility of the itinerary, but we can help with that !)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Entry/Admission - Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer
- Entry/Admission - Sugarloaf Mountain
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Due to the flexibility of the itinerary we do not include the tickets for attractions in the prices. However we recommend buying the Christ and Sugar Loaf tickets online in advance to avoid lines. We can help you with that !. Information on how to do it will be sent by message/email through Viator. Please check your Inbox and Spam.
- Light clothes, comfortable shoes and sunblock (specially during the summer) are recommended.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travellers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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Marcel Elias made sure we had the perfect car to accommodate us and my wheelchair and the perfect guide Rafi, his partner! our cruise was 3 hours delayed disembarkation (checking for CoVid-19 and they waited! Rafi ensured we maximized the day and got to all of our destinations…
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Response from MarceloGElias, Owner at Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf
Responded 19 Apr 2020
Excellent ! So happy that you had a great time ! The Carnaval Experience is very interesting and fun, right ! Thanks for the review. For now, stay home and safe. Take care ! :)
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When the Covid-19 hysteria hit, we were in Buenos Aires, preparing to embark on an awesome three week cruise with a stop in Rio. We had booked this tour with Be Free Tours/Marcelo months earlier, and Marcelo had been following up with us regarding pickup location, etc. Then our…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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Response from MarceloGElias, Owner at Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf
Responded 7 Apr 2020
Thanks a lot for the compliments. Things were (and still are) happening so fast ! Hope you can come to Rio in another oportunity. Most important is that you're safe and well. Let me know if you're coming again. Take care ! :-)
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I do not usually write reviews but this tour was excellent and great value. Marcelos, as our driver, and Rafael, as our guide, made a great team. They went to a lot of trouble to ensure that we had a great experience during our one day in Rio de Janeiro. They showed great…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from MarceloGElias, Owner at Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf
Responded 4 Mar 2020
Thanks a lot for writing this review. Carnaval days can be sometimes difficult to manage but we always figure it out. Take care ! :)
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We just came back from Rio de Janeiro and had an awesome tour scheduled by Marcello and the tour was given by Wagner and out driver Junior. Both Wagner and Junior were a pleasure to spend the day with. They were funny, knowledgeable, passionate about their job and really…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from MarceloGElias, Owner at Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf
Responded 28 Feb 2020
I'm so happy that you had a great experience. Both Wagner and Junior are really great guys. Thanks s lot for the review. All the best to you ! :)
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We had a fabulous day with Marcelo and Wagner! What a blast. They were informative, funny and flexible. We stayed more time in some, sped up others, and had a beautiful sunset perfectly timed on SugarLoaf which we will remember the rest of our lives. Thanks for a wonderful…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from MarceloGElias, Owner at Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf
Responded 25 Feb 2020
That sunset ! 😍😍😍 Wonderful day ! Thanks for the review. Take care !
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About the operator
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By: Be Free
Les S
00Excellent Three Day Private Tour
My wife and I just returned from our vacation in Brazil and are happy to share these comments with other travellers…
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TuckyTom
00Quitandinha! Very beautiful inside and lots of room for the kids to run around and be kids.
Marcelo and his driver Junior picked us up at the cruise port, took us to our hotel to drop luggage, and then we hi…
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Shawnino
00Royal Treatment from Marcelo & Co.
We were two couples (who hadn't met prior) off a cruise ship and wre greeted by Marcelo (who appears to be propriet…
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N8620EUcharless
00Private Tour: Private Tour: Icons of Rio (Christ and Sugar Loaf), Santa Teresa and City Center of Rio (Christ a
Amazing day. Rafael was enthusiastic, loves being a guide, speaks very good English, showed great flexibility and …
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Ed M
00Highlight of Our South American Trip
Upon our arrival in Rio, I called Be Free to confirm our tour. Marcelo, the owner of Be Free, answered and advised…
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GoPlaces757984
00Private Tour
Marcello and Rafel provided us with an excellent private tour that met all of our needs and then more. Marello's En…
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ElviraAlger
00Hidden gem!! Great tour!!
Our tour guide Marianna and driver Marcelo pick us up right on time to start our tour to Petropolis. Both of them a…
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Colorful7
00Exceptional Tour with an Amazing Guide
Booking this tour with Be Free turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip to South America. We scheduled th…
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Mickey V
00Rio de Janeiro
Me and my wife went on a vacation to throughout South America. Our first stop was Rio de Janeiro. We booked a priva…
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Valeria O
00Private Tour of Rio de Janeiro with Marcelo and Rafael
I’m so glad we booked this tour with Be Free! I’ve had been to Rio before, but never had the courage (or enough kno…
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Jason F
00Great tour!
Excellent tour starting at 8am and running till 4pm. Flexible and customizable schedule let us focus on what we wan…
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bandbfan15
00Wonderful tour and guide!
All the reviews are right! This is a great tour and a great tour guide. Marcelo is instantly likable and very car…
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Suze F
00Great Tour Company
Professional, knowledgeable, informative, flexible, helpful and most of all personable. What more would you want ?
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Suze F
00Return trip 59 years later
Our assigned driver (Marcelo) called a few days before to introduce himself and arrange for a pick-up time. He arri…
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Taameir
00Best tour in Brazil!!!!
My brother and I were on vacation last week in Rio and wanted to do the MUST dos. So I booked this private tour thr…
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Key Details
- Duration: 8h
- Mobile Ticket Accepted
- Free Cancellation up to 24 hours in advance
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- Languages Offered: English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Frequently Asked Questions about Private Tour: Rio's City Essentials including Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian
- Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí
- Corcovado - Christ the Redeemer
- Escadaria Selarón
- Vista Chinesa
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