Tour Guide
Rio de Janeiro

Tour Guide Rio de Janeiro

This site is to provide information about good tour guides in Rio de Janeiro and how to utilize them.
As a foreigner and a licensed tour guide for Rio de Janeiro I have some idea about what might be interesting for you, the foreign traveler.

A good local tour guides can provide extensive information about Rio.
But without knowing something about your background they have a tendency to want to show you "everything". Particularly when you are paying for it.

Fact is that Rio is not everything.

Tour Guide Advice
When travelling to Rio de Janeiro alone or with friend and family.
The best way to travel on tour and enjoy the scenery is with the same group.
No need to wait for the bus or van to go in transit from hotel to hotel.
If you wish to modify the tour - No Problem.

Usually the best options is therefore Private Tour Guides.


Private Tour Guides in Rio de Janeiro.
(If complaints with any of these - please let me know).
TourGuideRio - Experienced Guide Madson with Private car.
Tour Guide Lusi - Tour guide Lusi with private car.
Rio de Janeiro Tour - New tour guide for small groups

If you plan on going on tour with an agency I recommend - JeepTour.
With maximum 8 clients you will not have to spend the day going from Hotel to Hotel.
Do not go on their city tours though.


TOUR IN FOCUS: CHRIST THE REDEEMER
Distance to this tour makes it unpractilcal go with bus or mini-bus (up to 20 passengers)
As large part fo the day will be spent going from Hotel to Hotel.

This tour should however be done with a Tour Guide even if on a tight budget.

You can get to the train station leading up to the statue by yourself.
However surrounding this tour there are several additional stops to choose from that are either nearly impossible or difficult to get to without transport. Main one of these are the viewpoint Dona Marta.
From altitude of 364 meters (Christ the Redeemer is at 710 meters) this close by view-point gives the best view of Botafogo, Sugarloaf and the entrance to Guanabara Bay and Rio de Janeiro.

Other combinations with Christ the Redeemer are the Chinese View in Tijuca Forest.
Viewpoint in Leblon and the beaches of São Conrado.

Going in the opposite direction of Leblon a tour to Corcovado (mountain with Christ the Redeemer) and the Dona Marta viewpoint can be combined with the neighbourhood of Santa Teresa. For cultural experience: The center for northeastern culture in northern part of Rio de Janeiro has typical music and food from north-east of Brazil.

Perhaps you just would like to see the best parts of city center or just go directly SugarLoaf.

In either case it is better to use a tour guide than public transport.


GUIDED TOURS ALL OVER RIO DE JANEIRO:
Cities of interest. Due to distance you might go there by larger bus if you like :
Petropolis
Búzios
Cabo Frio
Transfer to any location within the state