5.0 Tour
312g_rans, April 2026
We booked a full day with this company! Everything was executed perfectly! Octavio was our host and he was really nice and good👍
5.0 Really good and insightful 😀
Roving01548145395, October 2025
The full day tour was absolutely insightful and awesome..We were the only English speaking tourists in this tour (the group was mostly Spanish) &
Our tour guide Marlady was exceptionally good in English to give us the full History of all the sights that we saw..& She has a wonderful sense of humor 😀
Everything was great about the tour and lunch was delicious.i Would definitely recommend..
Brazil is great 😁
2.0 Not a great experience
Maria_M, May 2024
We booked this trip as part of a 3 day pre-cruise holiday in Brazil. It was a full day trip so 8 hours in length. We had booked the 'English' version for our tour. The tour guide was hopeless and struggled with English. He seemed happier speaking in Spanish / Portugese, although even guests that could spak Portugese said he was terrible. He arrived 40 mins late, after we had been told to get to the meeting point 15minutes early! We got no apology. He also struggled to give a commentary on the sites we passed and did not give us an overview of the day before we started. ie. what order were we doing the itinerary and where were the toilet stops.. Some of the stops i.e. the Maracana Stadium, were a total waste of time. We all had to get off the bus to take photos of concrete walls. Despite the morning starting off beautiful, by the time we got to Christ the Redeemer in the afternoon the clouds had come in and visibility was non existent. This should have been the highlight of the tour and I would have expected that the weather would have been checked in the morning so that we could avoid the experience being ruined. Despite everything, we ended up having a good time as we had fun with the other people on the trip. I would maybe recommend people undertake a half day tour as this was just too long!
Response from Host,
May 2024
Hello,
Thank you for your detailed feedback. We sincerely apologize for the problems you had, especially regarding the guide's language skills and the delay in starting the tour. We appreciate your comments on the organization of the tour and will use this information to improve our services.
Even so, it's good to know that you still had a good time with the other guests, despite the challenges. We hope to offer you a better experience in the future. Nevertheless, thank you for choosing us for your pre-cruise vacation.
Best regards,
Rio Carioca Tour
5.0 Great full day excursion
Crin_F, April 2024
This tour was a great experience. The bus was really nice and the guide spoke good English and was very informative. They were also right on time on the morning. We got a lot done in one day - visited Cristo Redentor, drive by the soccer stadium, stopped by the cathedral that looks like a pyramid, saw the seladon steps and finally took the cable car up to sugarloaf mountain. The spot for lunch was a buffet and it was very satisfactory. Desserts and drinks were extra.
Response from Host,
April 2024
Hello!
We're very happy to hear that you had a great experience on our tour! Our team is very well prepared and we make every effort to offer excellent service. We're glad you enjoyed visiting the attractions and also that the lunch met your expectations.
On behalf of Rio Carioca Tour, thank you for choosing us for your tour of Rio!
5.0 Out of the fog
Richard_V, April 2024
After a scary start, due to our mixup up meeting spots, all was great, due to the guide’s persistence in finding us. Too bad for us, that the Cristo Redentor was so shrouded in fog, that we had trouble seeing it, even while we were actually touching it. Regardless, it was a great day and introduction to the city.
Response from Host,
April 2024
Hello!
We're very happy to hear that your day was enjoyable (despite the turbulent start and the fog at Christ the Redeemer)! Our team is very committed to satisfying our customers, whatever the adversity. That's why we work with the best professionals in Rio!
Thank you very much for your kind review and for choosing Rio Carioca Tour!
5.0 Great tour of Rio’s top sights
Retiredcat2, July 2023
This was a great day. This tour was operated by Rio Carioca tours. We were picked up at our Copacabana hotel and had skip the line tickets for both the sugarloaf mountain cable car and the train to Christ the Redeemer. Both of these attractions get very busy so skipping the line was great. Both attractions also offer a personalized photo with a great backdrop of the place that you can purchase for less than $15 US when you exit. You will also visit the soleran steps and have a buffet lunch. Note that the lunch was described as a Brazilian steakhouse which for me means being offered many cuts of meat by waiters. This was a buffet that included several kinds of meat which was fine but nothing special. The tour leader described each part of the tour in 3 languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The vehicle was a small Mercedes mini bus that seated 20 to 30 people. This tour is a very efficient way to see the top sights of Rio.
We left the hotel at 830am and returned in time for supper.
4.0 Everything but the Van
Alan_K, March 2022
The views are breathtaking, the guide terrific. The train was great, the. Cable cars were incredible but the poor AC in the van was unacceptable. It should have been repaired before taking us out.
Response from Host,
March 2022
Hi!
Thank you very much for your comment.
We are glad that you enjoyed your tour and our service.
About the air conditioning, it was a one time situation, thanks for the feedback, we will improve this aspect.
Have a good day
5.0 A day in Rio with the Monica Guide
Maylen2500, January 2022
We had the full day trip in Rio de Janeiro with Monica that was our guide, an excellent walk to get to know the city of Rio de Janeiro
Response from Host,
January 2022
¡Hola! Muchas gracias por tu comentario.
Estamos muy felices de saber :) Gracias por las amables palabras.
¡Esperamos verte de nuevo pronto!
5.0 Excellent
Rafael_Lichtenfels, November 2021
Though the natural features from de city, parks and other atractive activities in the full-day pack with Ms Monica (our guide), all logistics aprouches did well because of the know-how of the guide linked to times of moove, tracks, transit, buy of tickets. Programed visits were realized in time. Food in good quality. Monica's explanations of evolution of City across the years and photo comparisons were excelent to make sense of the evolution of the City modifications. I recomend.
Response from Host,
December 2021
Thank you very much for your comment.
We were happy to hear! Monica is very special, we are happy to know that you enjoyed her experience.
We hope you come back for more good experiences!
5.0 Incredible experience
81analuizaa, November 2020
Amazing experience. I was super well served. I highly recommend for those looking for a caring staff and amazing services.
Response from Host,
November 2020
Olá!
Muito obrigada pelo seu comentário e pelo carinho!
Ficamos felizes em saber que gostou do passeio.
Esperamos revê-la em breve!
5.0 Comfort and safety
gabrielajanuario6, November 2020
It was an incredible experience to meet Christ and I was glad that I made this tour through the agency, because on the day the queue was huge and I didn't have to stay in it! I felt very safe the whole trip and the lunch was delicious. I say a lot!!!!!!
