Private Custom Hidden Gems Tour: Your Amazing Second Day In Rio!

Great way to see Rio off the beaten path. You pick what you are interested in and the guide recommends experiences. We went to the Botanical Garen, a lovely overlook, had lunch in an artsy neighborhood and checked out beautiful architecture downtown. Our wonderful guide Jessica provided great history and insight into the city and Brazilian society. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour.

Easy to work with and customize. Overall didn't require a lot of work on our part to see some of the attractions and areas of the city we didn't know much about in advance. Seeing the soccer stadium was more interesting than we thought it would be as Americans. The "maze" was unexpected and an unique experience.

Our second day in Rio was with the amazing and delightful guide, Isaac and his fabulous driver, Carlos. We had the BEST time! We visited the Selaron Steps and heard the inside story of this unique artist. Then we visited Tijuca National Park to see the beautiful waterfalls, followed by a visit to Praia Pepino Beach to watch the hang gliders descend and land right in front of us on the beach! We did a ride past Ipanema and Copa Cabana beach, and then went to Santa Theresa village for lunch and a bit of shopping! Definitely recommend lunch at Sao Joaquim with the wonderful samba guitarist. Isaac is fabulous, and Carlos is fun, this tour is not to be missed! Read more about - Private Custom Hidden Gems tour: Your Amazing Second Day in Rio! - https://www.viator.com/tours/Rio-de-Janeiro/Private-9-hour-second-day-in-Rio-de-Janeiro/d712-38668P4?mcid=56757

Our second day in Rio was with the amazing and delightful guide, Isaac and his fabulous driver, Carlos. We had the BEST time! We visited the Selaron Steps and heard the inside story of this unique artist. Then we visited Tijuca National Park to see the beautiful waterfalls, followed by a visit to Praia Pepino Beach to watch the hang gliders descend and land right in front of us on the beach! We did a ride past Ipanema and Copa Cabana beach, and then went to Santa Theresa village for lunch and a bit of shopping! Definitely recommend lunch at Sao Joaquim with the wonderful samba guitarist. Isaac is fabulous, and Carlos is fun, this tour is not to be missed!

A wonderful overview of Rio without the main tourist sites which were thronged with visitors. Rodrigues was excellent driver. Safe, coureous, and well informed. We saw hidden sites and thoroughly recommend both the tour and our guide.

Had a wonderful and very full day with our guide Beth who was brilliant. I’ll fir ‘second day’ in Rio

We booked our tour with Viatour and were very lucky to have Beth Banho as our excellent guide for the whole day. Excellent experiences of the forest, the views, the city and Carnaval. She even got some toucans, monkeys and marmosets to turn up. Thank you Beth xx

A++ experience. Our guide Fernando was easy to locate and we had a full day of seeing "hidden gems" of Rio. He was very knowledgeable and courteous. It was a cloudy, drizzley day - but we made the best of it. We customized the agenda as we went along, adding this and that. We had lunch at a great "locals" place where the authentic cuisine was not "just another brazilian steakhouse". The Maze was very interesting and unique. Highly recommend this trip.

Very good custom made experience. We wanted to change itenary and that was no problem. Nice guide and driver, new car and they made it a great day for us

We had a fantastic day with Gustavo (tour guide) and Brian (driver). We went to numerous locations - the urban forest, Casa Cave - amazing selection of unique coffee roasts, the Santa Theresa area - had a superb lunch at SAO JOAQUIM. The absolute highlight was “the safest favella” in Rio - Tavares Bastos. This favella is situated next to the Special Police force . Within the favella we visited “The Maze”. This building has multiple levels with many unique tile mosaics. Definitely take the guided tour ( very small entrance fee). The daughter of the guy who began the tile mosaics gave us the tour and the history of all the art. It was a very special visit. Throughout our day, Gustavo took us to all the best “hidden spots”, he is an excellent guide. Brian was amazing too. He was always there to pick us up once Gustavo had guided us around. This was one of the BEST Viator tours we have taken.

Beth was a fantastic driver and guide and also photographer as she showed us the sights of Rio and met all our needs and even found ways to lessen the walking due to mobility issues.

Beth was a phenomenal guide and provided us with the best private tour we have ever had. She was personable, knowledgeable, and very conscious of our safety and well-being at all times. She was beyond helpful in shopping in local markets, providing us with pricing suggestions, and with navigating the buy/sell process in Rio; as it is different from other countries we have visited. Beth was also a skilled photographer and help provide us with photos that we will treasure forever. Can’t recommend Beth Banho enough. Be sure to request her for your guide.

A really fun and relaxing tour with Beth! She helped me do and see everything I wanted, and shared so much interesting and helpful information. Thanks, Beth! 🙏

We had an excellent guide Diogo and driver Beth. They customized the tour and helped us see many unique and wonderful parts of Rio. Despite the rain, we had an amazing day with wonderful guides. We booked a separate tour with the same company and also enjoyed our time with Igor. Everyone was friendly and gave great history and current events info.

The tour guide Beth was informative and friendly. She was very interesting to listen to. The driver Carlos navigated the streets very safely.

Alex is amazing. He is very knowledgeable on each place we visited. He also told the relevant history about Rio during our driving. Thank you.

We had a very nice experience with our tour guide - Alex. He was very knowledgeable and took us to exactly where we wanted to visit. The national park is very nice and serene and visited the waterfall that was very impressive. Would recommend this company and tour guide.

Wagner was fantastic and a great way to see the Hidden Gems of Rio. Highly recommend as a way to see the areas of Rio not on the main tours

Isaac, was absolutely incredible host and friend. He did such an amazing job pointing out specific details and attractions. He made sure to make everyone feel comfortable by speaking English to us all. He was very polite and professional. I would recommend to anyone and would love to wish him the very best in the future !

“My friends”, Isaac was the best! Very knowledgeable and so nice! He helped us get reservations moved, He made the best suggestions for our tours, and even helped us order our food at the Colombo café!

This was a perfect tour for our last day in Rio. We had already completed two other tours and had seen all the major sights. They picked us up from our AirBnb condo with all our luggage and dropped us off at the airport at the end of the day for our evening flight. Our tour guide Isaac spoke great English and was easy to understand. We wanted to see the Polo Saara, he took us there first and brought us to a few stores we wanted to see, and then we walked to the old library which was very cool. We then ventured to the mosaic maze house which was absolutely stunning! Our day ended at a top restaurant with an amazing view of the area and delicious Brazilian cuisine. It was truly the best ending to our trip! Thank you Isaac and our driver for great memories!

In general a good additional day, if you have visited places like Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Rio Cathedral. Flexible in places to visit, enabling you to tailor to your own likes.

We let out guide Diogo choose most of our day. We did the Maze, the Carnival Experience, the monastery, and cathedral. Our lunch was nice and we drove the whole beach from Copacabana to Leblon. Fun day!

Booked 4 trips with Way To Know Rio via WhatsApp, booking process was simple and straightforward. Private half day tour to Christ the redeemer. Private half day tour to Sugar Loaf mountain 30min private helicopter ride around Rio Private tour to Telegraph rock Duncan was our tour guide for 2 days, Issac for 1 day and our driver was Romullo for all 4 days. All were fantastic, very knowledgeable, extremely welcoming and made us all feel very welcome in Rio. Punctual collection from our hotel on each of the four days, car was excellent and very comfortable with AC. Would highly recommend Way to Know Rio, both our guides Duncan and Issac and our superb driver Romullo.

A great tour seeing some interesting bits of Rio away from the signature sights. We had an excellent guide (Lucas) and a really good driver (Brian) . We thought the day was good value. .

We took this Private tour as it was advertised as an 8-9 hour tour.. We were picked up at our hotel at 8.30am. After visiting several sites, we were brought to wait in front of a restaurant for lunch at 11.35am. We started lunch at 12nn and finished at 1.25pm. We were dropped back at the hotel at 1.30pm. We were shocked that the tour concluded so quickly. To be fair to the travel guide, he explained that this tour was based on the number of destinations selected and visited rather than on the total time spent on the tour. However, we were not convinced as the total time spent for the tour is also a function of how much time we spend at each site visited. Anyone interested in this PRIVATE TOUR should confirm with the operator on how much time they plan to spend with you on the tour.

The guide Rafael was fabulous. He knew so much about everything, His English was superb. The driverJohnny was excellent. He certainly knew his way around. I really recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in history.

Alex is an amazing guide! We got to visit a lot of hidden gems in Rio - for example: last pieces of preserved Portuguese colonial streets, mosteiro de sao bento, and more. At some of the locations, we were the only ones there. Alex is very knowledgeable and regaled us with personal anecdotes of his experiences growing up and meeting the people involved in many of the sites, such as with the creator of Escadaria Selarón. An unforgettable experience. A shoutout to our driver Bruno as well for navigating some of the most challenging roads in Santa Teresa 😱. Alex 是一位非常出色的导游！我们参观了里约许多隐藏的瑰宝，比如仅存的几段葡萄牙殖民时期的街道、圣本笃修道院等等。在某些隐藏的景点，我们甚至是唯一的游客。Alex 知识渊博，还分享了他成长过程中与许多景点相关人士相遇的个人趣事。 这真是一次难忘的体验！

Had a really great full day tour with Isaac! He picked us up directly from the hotel with a driver so we could easily get to all the key attractions without worrying about parking. This was the best way to see all the key spots in Rio in 1 day! Isaac was super knowledgeable, went out of his way to make sure we had a great day and was generally a pleasure to be around. Very friendly! Would recommend!

What an amazing tour, our guide Wagner was brilliant very knowledgeable took us to a samba school where they were getting ready for the carnival which we found very interesting, also visited the library and some stunning view points we would highly recommend this tour.

What a great day! Diogo and Romollo looked after us really well and took us to some excellent and easily missed gems. They form a great team and are fun to be with. The lunch stop they advised was a great local historic restaurant. I cant recommend these guys highly enough. We’ve been in Rio for 5 days when we took this tour and had been on the main tours ie Christ the Redemer etc on all other days and although there was a little duplication in the advertised schedule , when discussed with Diogo , he was very flexible and adjusted his tour accordingly to avoid any duplication.

Couldn’t have asked for a better experience than what Diogo Guia provided. Exceeded our expectations and we were able to see parts of Rio and experience the culture that we would have never been able to on our own. Highly recommend Diogo!

Fellipe, our tour guide was especially accommodating taking us to places we wanted to see/heard about. Including going back to the amazing Catholic Church we passed on the road. The hang glide landing area? Was an unexpected joy Fellipe surprised us with - we met two pilots who had just landed. Very cool. See the waterfall? Breathtaking. Hint: apply mosquito repellent. You never feel a thing unlike mosquitos in the US. If complete structure is not your thing, you will love the flexibility of this tour.

Tatiana manasfi our guide was very professional, she did treat us really good, she dis took us to many different sites, thank you very much

Just spent Day 1 of 2 with Gabi and Carlos (Guide and Driver) on a fully customized tour. Saw Sugar Loaf, Steps, Cathedral, Monastery, Santa Teresa, and one other photo op at the Maze. Gabi contacted us early and understood what we liked in terms of our trips regarding where we wanted to spend our time. Had just the right level of history and facts blended with photo ops. Excellent going team!

Our guide Diogo was excellent and very engaging with us. We loved the Favela tour the most. Also enjoyed the Selaron Steps.

Diogo was one of the best guide ever. We also took a favela visit, which was very safe. We even visitied a couple living there. Although it was raining, we had a great time, and the view to the favela from their terrace was amazing.

Fred, the tour guide showed us amazing places!!! It was so nice seeing some Brazilian hidden gems!!! We loved and enjoyed the tour!!! Fred is the best!!!

A fabulous full day really packed the sights on. Tatiana tailored it to our interests but still making sure we saw everything unique to Rio. Driver was excellent getting in and out of tight spots eg selaron stairs. Highlight of the tour tailored to our interests was going to the Maze fabulous mosaics and interesting to see inside a favela. Tatiana was lovely and extremely knowledgeable as our guide. Highly recommend this private Tour

Freddie listened to what my wife, daughter and I wanted to accomplish during the day. He was flexible and accommodating. We had a blast! We learned so much while enjoying ourselves.

Patricia was very responsive and her team were wonderful and worked with our large group of 8 and at times a much smaller group. They were flexible, knowledgeable, friendly , kind and helpful. Her drivers were careful and safe. She made our trip to Rio de Janerio extra special. We all highly recommend Patricia.

My experience on this personal tour with my tour guide Tatiana was excellent. She took us to hidden gyms throughout Rio, and she was very informative and knowledgeable about the countries, history that tied in to the entire personal tour. When I do come back, I will definitely be using her as my tour guide again.

Had an amazing tour it was filled with historic information beautiful sights and experience that will not be forgotten Many thanks to our awesome friendly and attentive guide, Ederson he truly made our day so enjoyable Highly recommend the services of this guide extraordinaire Ederson If I have an opportunity I hope to see him again

Great day trip seeing sights like Tijuca Forest, Palace and Gardens, Maracana, Selaron Steps etc. Our guide Fabiana was very accommodating and flexible, as was the driver. Top tip, bring some insert repellant for the rain forest.

Trip was great definitely recommend the classic and hidden gem tours, might skip the waterfall as it is a bit of a drive.

Fred was an amazing guide! We saw the rainforest, parks, the arts district, the communidad, we really got a feel for Rio beyond the top 3 tourist destinations. It was well worth it!

The absolute best tour I’ve taken (done lots with viator) EVER!! It was my husband and teen son and because it’s customizable you see what you want. First time in Rio so it was so helpful that our tour guide Igor recommended best sites … Igor is not only extremely knowledgeable, kind and fun hearted … we had an incredible time! Saw so much historic, architectural, sports, nature & art , immersed in the culture … if you are looking for a tour this is the one!! Worth every penny! Request Igor!!!!

Happy with this travel agent, Patricia was very responsive to our WA texts. Our guide Romulo was great, knowledgeable, friendly and professional and last but not least a good photographer. We enjoyed our trip very much.

Touring with Gabrielle was fantastic! We were able to receive a great tour of Rio's marvelous history and culture. Members of our group had spent years in Brazil while others were enjoying their first time and all were deeply impressed with the tour.