Rio De Janeiro Full-day Private Tour Tailored To Your Interests

So, you wondering why I do not recommend this but am giving 4 stars. Simple: the service was good, the guide was great and the driver excellent. A full day tour is a disaster. You end up with endless masses of people at one of the main sites and in-between is just fodder and a disastrous lunch. We opted to go somewhere else and paid for our own lunch. I recommend you do Christ the redeemer one morning, (use a van!!!) sugarloaf on another and the other sites on your own. We were happy but it was too much and a lot of time-filler crap in between. PLEASE DO NOT BOOK YOUR AIRPORT TRANSFER WITH THIS COMPANY. They outsource it to another company and the service is disastrous

Awful experience. We had to cancel the tour as our driver was rude and disrespectful! No tefund ! Awful customer service !

The worst customer service ever . We have used a few different tour providers in Brazil and this one was the worst from all of them . Renato is absolutely disrespectful and rude . The customer service is awful . We were running slightly late and I have shared my location, was asked to upgrade either for private tour or pick us up at next stop . Renato called us and was shouting at me over the phone in disrespectful and rude Manner ! I had to asked him 5 times not to shout at me . My daughter got scared ! Wasted £150 , taxi fee and day of holiday!

We had an excellent overview of Rio, with the exceptionally nice, knowledgeable and informative guide Monica. She took us through the forests, stopping at beautiful viewpoints, through downtown Rio, with visits to amazing places, like Santa Tereza and Lapa, and the antique center, and finally showed us Rio’s beautiful beaches. Monica was very good about giving us plenty of historical information, and answered any question we had. She is obviously extremely well read and informed. She also took us for a nice and easy lunch. Overall, it was an amazing day that I would recommend touring with Monica to anyone looking to get to know Rio. I would gladly go again!

I was throughly excited to go on this tour as I had been communicating via WhatsApp with this company. I let it be known the time we were landing, that we needed to be picked up from the airport and that we wanted to remove a location to visit little Africa. We paid the additional BRL for the airport pick up and the location change. An hour prior to landing, I reached out to the company to let them know we would be landing to find out that the start time was incorrect and the location pick up listed was incorrect as well. We wanted to be picked up from the airport to start our tour because we only had one day in Rio. Somehow there was a lack of communication as the person I spoke to the next day had not referenced prior messages from the day before. However, after waiting, they arranged the transportation pick with an SUV not to start the tour but to take us to our drop off location to wait for the driver which was a waste of time. We had to wait 30 mins on the side of the street with our luggage which we was told was unsafe to do and when the guide arrived, he arrives in an extremely small car not fitting for 4 people and a driver. It would have even made more sense to keep the SUV to have more space. The driver then takes us to the Rio Carioca office location and from there I had never experienced the lack of customer services as I had from one of the young female with the medium length curly hair in their office. She was very nasty, rude and lacked customer service. I then began to match her energy and that when she saw I was not going to play with her. The tour was subpar as our tour guide was more of a driver and not a tour guide. The ride was silent and we were not given any information about our locations. I was not until one of my friends said something to him that he started to talk. There was no information given to us in Little Africa, we paid extra to ride through Little Africa instead of a tour as we didn't even exit the vehicle and was only told a story about a lady who owned a house that had plumbing problems and as a result of it, they found skulls in her home as we briefly rode through... That was it! When we got to the train for the Christ the Redeemer, the driver left his wallet. I ended up paying for the train (500 BRL) to avoid us having to sit and wait for him as he parked a half a mile away from the sight. At the end of the tour, the driver proceeded to drop us off at a steak house, when I asked was it paid for as I was told lunch was included, he tells me no, that lunch was not included, I then contacted the company, and he ends up taking us to the most unsanitary and disgusting restaurant while he proceeds to tell us he was leaving and drops us off at the restaurant with our luggage. I then asked the driver about my money back and I also contacted the connect via what's app to tell them what was going on. The driver comes back, I had to ask several times about my money. I had previously paid for myself and my daughter, the other two asked several times about payment and was told to wait as he would take them to the ATM. The connect via what's app told us the tour was 550 BRL per person and the balance was 1100 all together, After going to the atm, the driver attempts to make the other 2 pay 1100 BRL per person double the amount. We kept trying to explain it was 550 per person and made the attempt to call the person on what's app but the person would only respond via text and according to the driver Alberto, it didn't matter as he kept saying that was he was told. The driver attempted to hold our luggage hostage after being given 120 usd and 550 BRL in which he was paid more than enough and more. We tried to explain to him that he was actually being paid more but again he was not hearing it. He basically held us and our luggage for over 20 mins in the rain while trying to explain that he had already been paid and had over the amount. I literally had to record him with the money on his lap, send it to the connect via what's app to show them he had been paid. This companies communication is awful, their customer service was awful and their driver/guide Alberto is a fraud. DO NOT waste your money on a private tour with this company. I saw the review but the review are of group tours and not a private tour. Please go with another company to get the worth of the tour.

We used Rio Carioca tours for airport transfers and two all day tours in Rio. Everything was perfect.. They were on time and provided excellent service. If travel to Rio, Rio Carioca is the tour company to use!

We had the most interesting tour in Rio. We enjoyed Monica. She has lots of knowledge. Monica is highly recommended ....

I booked a full day tour of the main attractions in Rio de Janeiro for me and my team of wheelchair paralympic athletes, so it wasn't an easy task for the organisers. They organized everything perfectly - adapted transport picked us up and took us to the hotel, we visited all the attractions using wheelchair accessibility. The guide Sergio was incredibly well prepared, kind, communicative with great knowledge! I recommend it 100%!

What a wonderful day we had with our entire family. We ordered a private tour for our group of 11 and we really had a blast. Our guide was Monica who took the time to answer all of our questions and who tailored the itinerary as we had requested. Great memories, smooth operation and highly recommended !

It was amazing day in Corvavado and pão de açúcar. We were very lucky to have Monica as our guide. She is very interesting in her explanations, she is caring and speaks fluently English, Spanish, French and I think other languages. Congratulations to her.

I enjoyed the Rio Full Day Tour. My guide Manuela was excellent. She was very kind and knowledgeable about history of Rio/tour sites we visted. I was also amazed how she spoke Portuguese to other tourists and then translated to English for me. I strongly recommend you book this company along with Manuela as your guide.

We did two days of private tours and it was a beautiful experience. The guide Monica is very knowledgeable and engaging. We visited many places full of history, nature, and curiosities, some of which we had never heard of. Thank you for showing us a different and magnificent Rio de Janeiro!!

Beautiful day. Monica is a skilled and friendly guide!! Highly recommended

Excellent tour, very complete and with a great guide as is Mar!! The food was also very comfortable and the time at each stop!

Monica was an excellent guide who guided us around Rio flawlessly. He took us around the most famous and crowded attractions efficiently. He has not neglected at all the historical, architectural and artistic aspects of a city that apparently does not offer the ideas of other large metropolises. A guide that I would highly recommend to everyone. Thanks Monica

Very nice day, with an excellent guide. The explanations and information about the city were great. To be done again.

Monica Bertazzolo is the best guide you can hope to have in Rio de Janeiro. Prepared, kind, funny, patient, helpful. She speaks perfect Italian and was super kind to repeat every time all the explanations in Spanish for a girl who did not understand our language. Super recommended!!!

Monica Francesca Bertazzolo was not only our guide during an eight-hour tour of Rio de Janeiro, but supported us in the following days to optimize our holidays and our trip. Very prepared, very competent in her work and with perfect Italian. It has a fantastic ability to optimize timing and a great elasticity in finding B plans if the weather did not allow to do what was initially planned. Super recommended! If you want to discover the city in the maximum optimization and know its history and curiosities, contact Monica!

The places visited are amazing. The journey was long, but the guide Cristian made the journey pleasant, light, with professionalism, sympathy and a lot of attention to visitors. Very recommended tour.

Difficult the favorite part. But the Sugar Bread is a unique experience! The river is beautiful. The sun helped a lot. The guide Monica a darling. Educated, kind, willing and countless in the history class we had. She's too much! He attended everyone in a unique way. Worried about every detail. He spoke all the languages necessary to serve the group well. We love everything! The agency is also very good. Super we indicate. Super individualized care. Oh, the driver Luis also contributed a lot to the safety of the group. Careful driver! Our experience was amazing. Walk, history lesson, good CIA, beautiful day, wonderful places!

Everything was very good, the guide Juan was very nice and fun. Everything was great, Juan was great as the guide, very fun. All was very good, Juan was very good guide, very fun.

It was all beautiful, the views, the places... everything. Very clean with air conditioning, punctuality and good service I would like to highlight the attention of our guide Cristian Guariza, warm, friendly very committed friendly and handsome!!

We really loved it all day!!! We had Monica a superb Francophone guide, a professional and exceptional kindness.

The 8hs. x Rio de Janeiro tour includes: Christ the Redeemer, Maracana, Cathedral, Stairs of Selaron (Lapa), lunch and Sugarloaf cable car. It is a unique, unforgettable and very interesting experience to know the most representative points of Rio. And to that is added the incomparable presence of the local guide MONICA, who is who leads this tour with a lot of experience, with a lot of kindness and with a lot of information to take a look at this immense city. Monica spoke to us in 3 languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English, she answered all our concerns, listened to us and was always willing to make our tour a moment that will last forever... 😍 P/S: bring sunscreen, water and something light to eat. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 👌🏻

Christ the Redeemer and sugar bread, excellent lunch, tourist guide Monica a wonderful professional

A great day in Rio with our guide Monica. She speaks French perfectly. We learned a lot about this wonderful city. Monica is really a passionate carioca show the values of Rio! A thousand thanks again

It was an excellent tour. Monica a very good guide explaining precisely and simply each place we visit in Rio. It's the best experience...

Excellent city tour through Wonderful City. The guide Monica was sensational with us. Precise in all the city information, she gave a show of sympathy and care with everyone.

Com guia Monica was bom We toured Christ, Sugarloaf, Sambodromo, Cathedral and Selaron. Muito recommended.

Very good tour and super recommended! Monica treated us great. We saw all the essentials of Rio in one day.

The day in Rio was a fantastic experience, mainly due to the cordiality and knowledge of Guia Monica, who made us know the history of Rio de Janeiro and presented us with details that we would hardly know without your help. The guide Monica enriched and added value to the tour. We took the tour together with other tourists and everything went well. The guide explained the details in both languages, Portuguese and Spanish. It was too much!

The tour was great, exceeded our expectations, was all wonderful, and our guide Monica received us super well, super helpful, with only one observation in relation to the Van that sought us and led us to the Christ the Redeemer, because it presented mechanical failures at the time of the ascension, and at some crossings of the route.