Tours and activities
City Tours
Big Dude
This tour specially designed by Brazil Expedition is a 7-hour tour of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This tour offers a unique opportunity to see a variety of places in the Rio de Janeiro and the best option for those who only have a few days in Rio or who want to know many places in one day, with a professional guide that explains and shows you everything.
Our itinerary includes a hang glider landing area at São Conrado beach, where the hang gliders land after taking off from Pedra Bonita. The views of the mountains that surround São Conrado are more than amazing, so if you have time, we suggest that you also try hang gliding with us while you are in Rio.
We will take you to Tijuca National Park to discover this huge urban forest. This is the best place to see how nature and the urban area co-exist and you will see waterfalls, tropical plants and trees and wildlife.
We visit the statue of Cristo Redentor. This is the time to take lots of pictures!
Let’s stop at Santa Teresa. This is one of the traditional old neighborhoods of Rio and it still retains much of its original architecture from the past.
At the end of the tour, we will also visit the Escadaria Selarón in Lapa, a place with tiles from all over the world and where Snoop Dogg filmed his famous video “Beautiful”.
To finally bring our amazing tour to an end, we give you two options: either we take you back to your hotel or we take you to Sugarloaf Mountain.
A day in Rio
ITINERARY: Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, Sambadrome, Maracanã (external visit), Metropolitan Cathedral and Selarón Steps.
Favela Tour
Come with us on a day tour of a favela in Rio! This is a great way to introduce favela life and what it really is to the people who live there.
Most visitors to Rio de Janeiro have probably heard of or seen the movie “City of God”. Other than that, television almost always shows scenes from the Favelas that make them seem always dangerous places. To be honest, we feel that both the film and the television shows create an unfortunate stereotype of our wonderful city and Rio’s many favelas. To correct this stereotype and show people the real Rio de Janeiro, we developed a special favela tour. We will take you to the favela and show you how everyday life happens in this part of the city.
Soccer games
Enjoying a soccer match in Rio is something incredible that every soccer fan should experience.
Samba school rehearsal
Rio is famous for its carnival. And it may even be your first time in Rio, but you’ve certainly seen Samba schools parading in Marques de Sapucaí on television.
Regardless of the time of year, this is a must see for anyone who loves music, samba and Brazilian culture.
Arraial do Cabo with boat trip and lunch
BOAT TOUR IN ARRAIAL DO CABO LEAVING THE RIVER
A DAY IN ARRAIAL DO CABO WITH BOAT TOUR AND LUNCH
ROAD MAP: Nossa Senhora crevice, Blue Grotto, Prainhas do Atalaia, Praia do Farol and Praia do Forno.
BATH STOPS:Prainhas do Atalaia(sand strip), Praia do Farol(sand strip), Praia do Forno(without access to the sand strip) – considered one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Brazil .
Angra dos Reis Boat trip with lunch included
Angra dos Reis, marine paradise! Boat trip in Ilha Grande Bay with lunch included.
Departures from Rio de Janeiro (early morning).
Discovered by the great Portuguese navigations, with 365 islands within its bay, one of which is the second largest in Brazil, Ilha Grande, the place is a true paradise and ecological sanctuary.
TOUR: Angra dos Reis & Big Island
ROAD MAP: Lagoa Azul (Ilha Grande Natural Aquarium), Cataguases Island, Freguesia de Sant’anna Beach (sand strip) and Japariz Beach (sand strip).
Rio Street Art Tour
In addition to having great museums, beaches and a very receptive population, Brazil also has some of the best urban and graffiti painters in the world. And this tour is for you, who want to check out some of these wonderful arts spread across the city of Rio.
During our tour, we will give you the opportunity to understand and appreciate how the Street art in the city began with the tars in the suburbs of Rio and developed into a wide variety of forms of artistic expression today, when Rio became one of the Meccas of the world in the street art scene.
Adventures
Two Brothers Trail
Do you like having a professional guide to accompany you on tours when you visit a new place? If so, this tour is an excellent choice for you. If you want to see the world from a different perspective safely and comfortably, this trail is ideal.
LOCALIZATION
Between Leblon and São Conrado, we climbed the Favela do Vidigal – today a peaceful territory with a beautiful view of the city.
Telegraph Stone
Telegraph Stone, trail and view of the gods!
Located on the west side of Rio, inside the Pedra Branca State Park, with lots of natural forest and wildlife. At 345 meters above sea level, Pedra do Telégrafo offers breathtaking views of the beaches, the Tijuca forest, Barra da Tijuca and the famous Restinga de Marambaia, a beach of restricted access with almost 43 km in length.
The rock is famous as a photo spot, where you can stand on top of the rock or hang on to it and pretend you are falling,when the rock is actually very close to the ground.
Hang gliding tandem flight
Have an adventurous spirit? Do you like breathtaking moments? Do you want to see Rio de Janeiro from above like a bird? So the flight Hang gliding in Rio de Janeiro is ideal for you!
This activity will take you from one of the highest points of the Tijuca National Park to São Conrado beach. Before flying, you will have time to enjoy the beautiful nature of the Tijuca Forest. In addition to an interesting history, the forest has lush greens that make it one of the largest urban parks in the world. A stroll through the park should leave you feeling refreshed and ready for the fly through the city skies!
Somente no Rio você pode Only in Rio you can float over skyscrapers, slums, rainforests and beaches. These are all the places you will fly over until you land on São Conrado beach. You will never see Rio the same way again!
This activity does not require previous experience related to hang gliding or paragliding.
Planasurf
Take a breathtaking tour along the coast of Rio de Janeiro and its beautiful islands from Barra da Tijuca and feel the freedom to swim like dolphins in a unique experience with total safety.
The best and cheapest boat trip to the Tijucas Islands or the Cagarras Islands in Rio de Janeiro.
Hold your breath for a few seconds and direct your board up or down to submerge and surface easily and smoothly, gliding like a stingray as the boat gently pulls up to 5 people at the same time!
You decide when to go down and how long you want to stay underwater. Experience the absence of gravity and the freedom of flying in 3 dimensions, seeing the marine fauna…it’s like stepping into a dream!
Enjoy the view in and out of the water as you practice sensational underwater maneuvers with your teammates.
In addition to shoals, you can come across turtles and stingrays. All marine life is friendly in the region (no sharks!). The Canyon in the Tijucas Islands is spectacular!
The use of a mask and snorkel is ideal for a better underwater experience, but those who are not familiar with it can use the Skimerboard, a rigid bodyboard that also submerges or basically feel the thrill of sliding on the surface on one of the incredible Planafloaters.
The pros can test out the Subwing Subwing, a global phenomenon of Norwegian design.
Planasurfing is fun for the whole family because it’s easy and it will only take you a few minutes to become a master! Fun from 4 to 80 years old.
Parties
Party on the boat
TOUR: FESTIVAL OF THE BOAT, sailing through the entire Guanabara Bay, passing through the Rio-Niterói bridge.