Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Mountain | Rio

📍 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Duration5 hours

FitnessEasy

CancellationFree cancellation 24h before start time

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Overview

Plan a stress-free trip to Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue on this half-day tour with admission included. Your guide offers little-known facts and anecdotes about beaches, neighbourhoods, and landmarks along the route and navigates to the summit of both Corcovado and Sugar Loaf mountains for unparalleled views of the city and surrounding landscape.

What you will be doing

Corcovado/Christ of the Redeemer Statue

After the pick-up, we will start the tour to Corcovado Hill from Copacabana Beach. We will drive along Botafogo beach passing by the Guanabara Palace, the official residence of the State Governor, en route to Laranjeiras and Cosme Velho districts, where you will be able to appreciate the old Coffee farm homes of the 1800s. The tour then will reach Tijuca Forest, with a stop at Paineiras to board the official vehicles of the National Park Authority to be able to reach the top of Corcovado Hill. From there you will be able to admire The Christ of the Redeemer statue, which is 38m in height and was made of reinforced concrete clad in a mosaic of thousands of triangular soapstone tiles, and also have a chance to see some of the most beautiful views of the city. The visit to the monument will last around 45 minutes. In case of poor visibility on the summit of the Corcovado, we will make an alternative stop at the lookout point, Mirante Dona Marta (362m), generally less affected by cloudiness.

Largo do Boticário and Casa dos Abacaxis

On the way down, en route to Sugar Loaf, we will see Largo do Boticário and Casa dos Abacaxis, relics of the Brazilian Empire. We will continue along Botafogo beach towards Praia Vermelha, in the district of Urca, passing by the imposing neo-classical buildings of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Institute Benjamin Constant for the Blind and the National Institute for Mineral Resources, reaching the almost centenary Sugar Loaf cable-car station (the first service in South America and the world's third oldest).

Sugar Loaf Mountain

We will travel to the top in two steps by cable car. The first will take you to Urca Hill, at a height of 220 meters above sea level where you already will have great views from Baia de Guanabara. From there, after enjoying the views for a bit, will take the second cable car all the way to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain, 396 meters above sea level. From up there, you will have a chance to see the most breathtaking views of Rio de Janeiro and will definitely understand why everyone says that Rio is The wonderful city

Things to know

AccessibilityChildren friendly

Fitness levelEasy

Tour languageEnglish

Licence requiredNone

Please wear comfortable shoes and weather appropriate clothing
Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.

Inclusions and Exclusions

✅ Included

Pick up and drop off transport
Tour guide

❌ Not included

Refreshments
Lunch
Entrance ticket

Where we'll meet

Meet up/Pick up location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Instruction: Pickup starts 30min before the tour. For the morning tour it will be between 7:00am and 7:30am, for the afternoon tour it will be between 1:30pm and 2:00pm, depending on traffic.; Important: for operational reasons our pickup happens only in selected hotels in the neighborhood of Copacabana, Leme, Ipanema and Leblon.; If your hotel is not on the list, please contact us so we will help you find the nearest pick-up point.

ReturnThis trip returns to meeting point.

You will be able to select payment currency and enter any promo and gift card code at checkout. Our typical response time to confirm the booking is within 4 hours. You will not be charged until the booking is confirmed.