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Half-day Swim & Fun Boat Tour in Rio
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Half-day Swim & Fun Boat Tour in Rio

By Rio Carioca Tour
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Relax and swim on a speedboat tour on the shores of Rio! We start with the hotel pickup to go to the harbour and embark on the speedboat. We sail through the Guanabara Bay and through the most important beaches of Rio, such as Copacabana and Arpoador. We stop at different places to swim and have fun! From the speedboat, we admire the landmarks of our town, such as the São João Fort, Sugarloaf Mountain, Praia Vermelha, Ilhas Cagarras and Ilha Fiscal. Cold beers, soft drinks and mineral water are offered by our crew. At the end of the tour, we return to the hotel. Tour guide, speedboat ride, selected beverages and roundtrip transfer included.
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Ages 0-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 4h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: Portuguese, English, Spanish
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  • Beer, soft drinks and mineral water.
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
What's not included
  • Snacks
  • Use of Snorkelling equipment
  • For pickup in Barra or Recreio, additional of USD 10 or BRL 40 per person.


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Hotel Rio Othon Palace, Av. Atlântica, 3264 - 5º andar - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22070-001, Brazil
    If you do not contact us, we meet you at Avenida Atlântica, 3264 - Copacabana.
Pickup details
  • Pickup available for selected hotels in Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Flamengo and Centro. Contact us 24hrs prior to departure to inform the hotel location and to confirm pickup time.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Infants must sit on laps
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8753P196

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
      • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
      • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
      • Most travellers can participate
      • The itinerary may change according to the weather forecast.
      • Non refundable in case of bad weather.
      • ID or copy is mandatory - including children.
      • Not recommended for infants.
      • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
      • Boat Trip: approximately 3 hours.
      • Swimwear, sunblock and hats are recommended for this tour.
      • We may offer you a different time schedule according to availability and weather conditions
      • Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
      • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
      • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

      • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8753P196

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      £79.89
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      • Rio Carioca Tour
        1,159
        Brazil
        Joined in April 2015
      • 837eugeniar
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great experience.
        Really good tour. Bus was comfortable, with working AC. Our tour guide Joanna was great - very knowledgeable, passionate, energetic, with a great sense of humor, spoke excellent English. Oferred to take our photos. Overall great tour.
        Written 6 December 2024
      • TrailBlazer224433
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nice trip
        Nice trip .the guide gave us very good information.and she dropt us where we ask for ..she was also in time in the morning thanks
        Written 1 December 2024
      • grahamh756
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Amazing trip!
        Wonderful trip through downtown Rio and Lapa. Monica was our guide and was professional, knowledgeable, prompt and went out of her way to make us all feel at home in her city. We loved the illustrative pictures showing us the different historical changes from Colonial Brazil to the present day.
        Written 30 November 2024
      • Reesor99
        0 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Rio: Sugarloaf & Christ the Redeemer
        Our tour was advertised as a half day tour. I was picked up at 8:30 am expecting to be back by 12:30pm as advertised. I got back to my hotel at 3pm. Our tour van broke down on the way up to Christ the Redeemer...black smoke, overheated engine, stranded at the side of the mountain for about 10 minutes. Granted it was an exceptionally hot day (above 33 degrees C in the shade) and our van was full all morning with the A/C blasting. We were retrieved by another van from the top of the mountain shortly after 10 minutes. Our guide was very good; knowledgeable, and friendly. He did a great job of keeping us on track and explaining both pertinent and interesting facts along the way. The sights were incredible... absolutely stunning! I highly recommend this trip but I hope it is as advertised for you. I would suggest they do Christ the Redeemer first to avoid the heat and crowds. Overall, a fantastic experience. The views are absolutely incredible.
        Written 27 November 2024
      • DobesWW
        0 contributions
        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        Itinerary is Lacking but Imperial Museum was nice
        The tour through the Imperial Palace/Museum was really nice. The tour guide as also very knowledgeable, passionate, and friendly. We spent over an hour at the Imperial Museum and learned a lot about the Imperial / Royal family during our visit. The other stops were underwhelming and wish there was more to see in Petropolis. The buffet lunch included is not so good and if you don't select the optional brewery tour, you are left at a part with nothing to do for over an hour (Brewery tour itself was okay). The tour was also conducted in English, Spanish, and Portuguese... so it took a long time to explain everything. The size of the group also made things to very slow. Overall, it was 12 hours spent for a couple of interesting hours.
        Written 25 November 2024
      • nat_liad815
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        ☀️Sunny day at Angra dos Reis
        We were very fortunate and had such a beautiful day at Angra dos Reis. The sun was shining and our group was smaller which was amazing as well! We got to see beautiful places! The beach was very lovely and water was just as great for a nice swim! We enjoyed it very much and recommend booking the tour! Just make sure the weather forecast will show sunny day! 😊☀️
        Written 14 November 2024
      • A8000KHchrish
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fantastic experience, great value
        Fantastic, great value tour. Arrangements were easy to follow and everything went like clockwork. Monica was brilliant and informative and the drivers ability to navigate the crazy traffic was impressive. Highly recommended.
        Written 14 November 2024
      • G5134VPsidneys
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great coverage for one single day
        Pick up puncture. Full bus. Cramped but still civilized. Tour guide knowledgeable. Went to all listed attractions with enough time for each. Included lunch was great. Will recommend to others.
        Written 11 November 2024
      • Sherpa77708
        0 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Terrible experience
        The guide was awful. He delayed us waiting for another couple for over 45 mins which cut into the tour time. Then we got to Botanical Garden which is huge and he was rushing us through it and we were missing so much. It got so bad we told him to leave without us and we would take an Uber so that we had time to explore the garden. Absolutely terrible experience
        Written 5 November 2024
      • worldwidemark
        0 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        They told us we would have lunch, but we didn’t get it
        Very rushed day tour with poor guide and no lunch was actually provided – watch out for this dangerous company as they are a scam artists…
        Written 5 November 2024
      • Sherpa77708
        0 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Not worth the trip
        They advertised 3 levels of music but there was only music for a short time on one level. Our guide stuck us our group on the second floor far away from the music. She was too busy having fun with her friend and barely paid any attention to us. The place is over rated and was not enjoyable. The cost is too high and not worth it
        Written 2 November 2024
      • JasonD810
        0 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Find another company, this one is dishonest.
        Company wastes customers time with disrespectful logistic plan. Then blames traffic and recent weather. Refused to accept any responsibility to the fact they wanted over an hour of customers time to drop other customers off back in zona sul halfway through the tour. They will likely respond and say there is nothing they could have done, which there was plenty they could have done better.
        Written 22 October 2024
      • RiccardoMaddalena
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Awesome tour!
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      • Sylvia_Wu_123
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        One day to fully explore Rio
        Fantastic experience in Rio! Includes almost all major attractions. The guide was kind and helpful. Also nice buffet with good seafoods
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      • 171jasond
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Joanna is great!
        Staying over the weekend after a week of work. Solo trip for half day which was fantastic. Joanna was exceptional! Full of energy and very attentive, good knowledge and excellent language skills. Thank you Joanna
        Written 12 October 2024
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      Daniel V
      Atlanta, GA23 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Feb 2023 • Friends
      Thoroughly enjoyed seeing the shoreline with all the wonderful sights from the perspective of the water!
      Written 15 February 2023
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      Hello! Thank you very much for your comment. It is very important for us to know what our customers experienced in our service and with our staff. We are happy to hear that it was a good time and that you enjoyed. We hope you will come back soon for more special moments.
      Written 7 March 2023
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