Rocinha Favela Guided Tour
Rocinha Favela Guided Tour
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The tour of Favela da Rocinha will pass by the main viewpoints of the community, we will cross some alleys and visit the arts and culture houses of local artists.
Our guide will tell you about the history of the favela as well as the local social and economic challenges.
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 5-80, max of 15 per group
Duration: 3h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: Portuguese, English, Spanish
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- Bilingual Guide
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- Conditions for Pick Up If customers are inside the covered areas, pick up will take place as long as it is guaranteed/included in the tour. This service allows the customer to be collected from their hotel before each tour. If the clients/contractors are outside the covered pick up area, they must go to the meeting point at the nearest hotel, for these situations they must contact customer service to arrange the best meeting point.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring 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
- Near public transportation
- 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: 135093P15- 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
- 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: 135093P15
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Itinerary
- 1Our tour starts at the entrance to Favela da Rocinha we will introduce the community and then we will go to the top of the community. Upon reaching the top, we will descend making stops to discover the local attractions and the local community. The tour in Favela da Rocinha will pass by the main viewpoints of the community such as the “Mirante Portão do Céu”, which has a beautiful view of the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, we will cross some alleys and visit the arts and culture houses of local artists.
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- frankj6140 contributionsIconic sights, great guide.Our guide, Israel, was outstanding. We had some issues connecting with the tour because Carnaval closed so many streets near our hotel, but the tour sent an Uber before and after. Appreciated that! Of course, Sugarloaf and Redeemer were the reasons for our touring. In the memory banks!Written 12 February 2024
- Brian N0 contributionsGood sights - Bad tourThe sights were great and the guide was very kind. The bad: Very small bus, tour started an hour late, the lunch was as terrible, we selected an English tour but the guide only knew basic EnglishWritten 6 February 2024
- leungpatrickct0 contributionsPoor touring experience.Communication and organisation of the tour guide was very poor which led to constant cofusion about where and when tour group members should be at the end of each activity during the tour. This also wasted a lot of time unnecessarily. Hotel pick up in the morning covered geographical dispersed area and took 90 minutes to complete which is too long. Overall tour experience was well below normal.Written 13 January 2024
- terryj8090 contributionsFantastic, with a few issuesIt was fantastic to see the many sites of Rio and well worth the trip. However, too much time was spent collecting and dropping people off. The ‘guarantee to skip the lines’ did not occur at Christ the Redeemer where we had to wait in line for an hour and too many people at the top. However it was worth itWritten 27 November 2023
- Reinor0 contributionsGreat tour - well worth takingWith just only just over a day to spend in Rio, we wanted to see the tourist highlights of the city. We booked this as it included everything we wanted to see in one (long) day. Be prepared for a lot of queuing when visiting Sugar Loaf Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer. This is not the fault of this tour, but the nature of many thousands of tourists wanting to see the same sites at the same time. The tour guide was well organised, knowledgeable, friendly, professional and kept up a high level of energy throughout the day. She enabled the waiting for these tours to be bearable. There was more than enough time spent at each location and we we did not feel rushed at all. The lunch was a fairly basic buffet, but had a good range of Brazilian and western foods. The tour was full, but the bus which was well maintained didn’t feel cramped at all – although if you are a larger sized couple the double seats might feel tight. This was the prefect tour for us to see Rio and I would highly recommend taking it is you do not have too much time in Rio. Tour taken 3 November 2023.Written 4 November 2023
- MaryTF5220 contributionsExcellent full day of all the main sitesFull day of activities. Marcio was amazing and he knows his stuff. He was easy to talk to and he kept the group together. Definitely worth your time. It is a very full day so be prepared to be exhausted but in a good way.Written 18 August 2023
- A2753IRveronicaw0 contributionsDay Tour in RioMarcio was such an amazing guide. Really made it easy to remember the facts of the city. So glad we got him. The church, the stairs, christ the redeemer and even sugar loaf mountain in the rain was such a wonderful way to see this city we have waited all of our lives to come to. Thanks Marcio❣️ Loved sharing with all the wonderful people on our tour as well ❤️ 😀Written 15 April 2023
- anandsR9934KA0 contributionsAwesomeAwesome guide Marcelino and wonderful day. Took us to all the attractions in Rio .Enjoyed it !…………….Written 19 October 2022
- 992yashs0 contributionsBestTrip was very good. Thankyou marcio for wonderful day. It was good to know about brazil by you. Thankyou once again.Written 19 October 2022
- Kevin124110 contributionsPerfect for a first day in rioGreat tour with Marcio, he did triple language stories without delaying the tour. Friendly and taking care. Had a great day!Written 30 September 2022
- savrikm0 contributionsRio Tour CityOur tour guide Marcio was an amazing person and human being. He is so intelligent and aware of the understanding and exceptional beautiful city of Rio de Janiero. Marcio provided us with exceptional wisdom and knowledge of the places we visited in Rio. We were shocked and amazing of the beautiful Brazil 🇧🇷 and loved every second and minute with Marcio. Thank you so much and this your was life changing experience for me Marcio. I really appreciate your hard work and sacrifice. 🙏🙏🙏Written 8 September 2022
- MoeZAli130 contributionsFantasticWell informed excursion. Our guide Marcio was funny, knowledgeable and super friendly. The excursion takes you to all the major points with well thought out information. No hassle, beat the lines. Just sit back and enjoy without being rushed. Definitely would recommend this tour to anyone and comes with delicious lunch at a nice buffet restaurantWritten 5 September 2022
- kolmantco0 contributionsUn tour muy gratificanteEspañol: Tuvimos una increíble experiencia con este tour. Reservamos súper tarde, 10PM, y las personas detrás del WhatsApp nos respondieron y ayudaron sin problema; sin embargo, el protagonista del día fue nuestro guía. Marcio, con su carisma y su gran dominio del portugués, español e inglés, se preocupa mucho por hacer que todas las personas entendamos lo que nos quiere contar y disfrutemos el recorrido. Yo hablo español y entiendo bastante inglés y puedo dar fe de que Marcio se esforzó en dar la información en ambos lenguajes sin perder demasiado detalle, cosa que lastimosamente sí he visto en otros tours que he tomado en otras ciudades. Por otro lado, el tour es un poquito más costoso que en otras agencias -pero lo vale 100%-, y muchos de los compañeros del tour no estuvieron listos así que demoramos un buen tiempo recogiéndolos, pero por esas cosas no creo que deberían arrepientan. Tuve poco tiempo en Río de Janeiro y creo que no hubiera sido Io mismo sin el tour y sin Marcio narrando toda la ciudad. Gracias! English: We had an amazing experience with this tour. We booked super late -10PM or so-, we wrote to its WhatsApp with no hope but they answered very fast and we could book without any problem; however, the protagonist of the day was our guide. Marcio, with his charisma and his great proficiency of Portuguese, Spanish and English, cares a lot about making everyone understand what he wants to tell us and enjoy the tour. I speak Spanish and understand quite a bit of English and I can attest that Marcio made an effort to give the information in both languages without losing too much detail, which unfortunately I have seen in other tours that I have taken in other cities. On the other hand, the tour is a little bit more expensive than in other agencies -but it worths 100%-, and many of the tour partners were not ready so it took us a long time to pick them up, but for those things I don't think you should regret. I had just a few days in Rio de Janeiro and I think it would not have been the same without the tour and without Marcio narrating the whole city. Thank you!Written 1 September 2022
- OnAir7158910 contributionsGUIdO MARCIO make my vaca memorable, thank you , you are 5 🌟,Our guide tour was GUIDO MARCIO, he was very a knowledge about all questions , and gave us full of History about Brazil, very passion for his work, professional, respect all passenger , very king and pation to, he knows all about any details from start to end, i was before at same tour , but GUIDO MARCIO was efferent , plus he gave us new information i never heard on my previous tour, he is excellent, amazing person with lot of aknowlage.. thank you GuIDO MARcio 10/10 star🙏🙏Written 1 September 2022
- ellieb7720 contributionsThe best way to see Rio in a day! A really enjoyable day out with guide MarcioThe day was thoroughly enjoyable and really provided excellent knowledge of the history of Rio. Our tour guide Marcio was a foundation of knowledge, fun and personable. He ran the tour in both Portuguese and English and really made sure both languages were given equal attention. We were taken to see all the great sights of Rio. The best part was watching the sunset from sugarloaf mountain.Written 27 August 2022
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