Rio de Janeiro Half-Day Walking Tour

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Take an afternoon sightseeing tour of Old Rio on foot, and get a feeling for the legends and history woven around the narrow streets and superb baroque buildings of downtown Rio de Janeiro. While you walk, your knowledgeable and entertaining guide will bring the city and its stories alive.

You'll gain unforgettable insights into Rio and its history on this four-hour afternoon walking tour, visiting the following highlights:

• Sao Bento Monastery, dripping with gilt carvings and paintings
• Nossa Senhora de Candelaria, Rio's most impressive church
• Praca XV de Novembro, the square where many important events in Rio de Janeiro's history took place, such as the coronation of Brazil's emperors
• Imperial Palace, built in the style of a Portuguese manor house for Brazil's rulers

The walk continues down Uruguaiana Street to Carioca Square and the Metropolitan Cathedral, where your afternoon walking tour of Old Rio's historic sites concludes. This afternoon walking tour takes you behind the scenes of Rio's famous sights, leaving you with time in the day free to explore Rio on your own.

USD $56.99

Review by: Pegah J	February 2012
I really liked the tour,wished more places would have been covered fro example the Opera house.Our tour guide was great.The transport was not good a little bit.And also if the tour is done in one language is much better.

Review by: prince_nz	January 2012
Excellent tour. Our guide had a wealth of knowledge. This is an excellent way to see things that you wouldn't otherwise on your own. I would recommend this tour to all other travelers. Upon pickup they were late, as they had an accident, however sent a nice car which was excellent and at the end of the trip arranged for a bus (which was brand new) for transfer back to our hotel.

Review by: izausa	December 2011
It was really fun to see all the old beautiful churches, walk the streets of old town and then have a coffee and pastries in wonderful Cafe Colon - for a moment I felt like I was in Vienna._br/_ I really enjoyed this tour immensely. The guide was very knowledgeable .

Review by: Maria B	November 2011
Perfect guide, nice walk!

Review by: Robert S	September 2011
Great tour. At least half of it was churches though, although they were very nice. Guide was very informative but it seemed a bit rushed. Though we did cover alot of ground. Got to see much or Rio which I didn't think about before hand. Definitely worth while if you already saw the major highlights (Christ Redeemer and Sugar Loaf etc) and are looking for something more to see in Rio.

Review by: Jason R	August 2010
Excellent tour! By far the second best tour I took during my stay no. 1 being the "Favela Tour". The guide was very professional, charismatic, and informative. Wear comfortable shoes because there is a lot to see and a lot of ground to cover. The tour is of the downtown area where you will see lots of landmarks, residencies, shopping areas, and be privied to history lessons.

Review by: Monica S, United States of America	May 2010
The tour guide was good. Rio has a lot of interesting history but they have not perserved it as well as Europe. Many of the beautiful historic sites have become fronts to skyscrappers. It was still very interesting and worthwhile to do.

Review by: Patricia M, United States of America	February 2010
Great

Review by: Stefan A, Austria	February 2010
If you want to know more historical information about the city and some of its churches, take this tour, it was good.

Review by: Ursula H, United Kingdom	February 2010
Guide very knowledgeable and entertaining.

Review by: Patricia F M	February 2010
Great

Review by: Anne G, United Kingdom	January 2010
This tour is perfect if you want to see the other side of Rio. You wont get bored because there's so much to see!

Review by: Christian G	January 2010
This tour is perfect if you want to see the other side of Rio. You wont get bored because there's so much to see!

Review by: Valdur R, Canada	December 2009
This is an excellent way to see the downtown core of Rio de Janeiro! The walkabout lets one experience the environment that is not available on a bus tour. In our day tour there was no indication of the dangerous environment that had been predicted in some travel information obtained before we arrived in Brazil. Rio is like any other big city in the world, one has to be aware of time and place!

Review by: Desiree R	December 2009
This is an excellent way to see the downtown core of Rio de Janeiro! The walkabout lets one experience the environment that is not available on a bus tour. In our day tour there was no indication of the dangerous environment that had been predicted in some travel information obtained before we arrived in Brazil. Rio is like any other big city in the world, one has to be aware of time and place!

Review by: Jesus C, United States of America	November 2009
Excellent tour and excellent guide. This tour is a must in Rio.

Review by: Priscilla T, United States of America	November 2009
Five of us did the Rio de Janiero walking tour. Our guide was delightful.

Review by: Bruno C, Canada	November 2009
We booked this tour to learn about the history and the past of this vibrant city. We enjoyed visiting historical places and appreciated the information that we were told by our dynamic guide. Also during the tour, we had the chance to make a little stop at the beautiful Confeitaria Colombo. For the price of the excursion, I was expecting more from this tour. The places we visited didn't have entrance fees and we visited mostly monasteries, churches and cathedrals. Overall, it was a good walking tour and excursion.

Review by: Teresa C, Portugal	August 2009
Rio de Janeiro's downtown is a very rich architectural treasure, but the traffic, forget it! The churches and the buildings are very elegant and beautiful. Don't forget to visit Colombo! And bring your camera and prepare yorself for a great history appointment.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2009
Rio de Janeiro's downtown is a very rich architectural treasure, but the traffic, forget it! The churches and the buildings are very elegant and beautiful. Don't forget to visit Colombo! And bring your camera and prepare yorself for a great history appointment.

Review by: Armando & Lai Sei H, United States of America	July 2009
Our tour guide was exceptionally knowledgeable and charismatic. He remembered our names and personally engaged us throughout the tour. My wife and I both enjoyed his humor and personality woven into his great time management skills as well! That was a tough tour to fit within a short amount of time, but he managed to get us through safely in the middle of downtown. We had nothing but good feelings by the end.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2009
Absolutely fantastic! Guide is the best I have ever had.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2009
Excellent tour guide who was very knowledgeable! Definitely worth doing because there are some wonderful sites that you are not likely to find or see otherwise.

Review by: Armando H	July 2009
Our tour guide was exceptionally knowledgeable and charismatic. He remembered our names and personally engaged us throughout the tour. My wife and I both enjoyed his humor and personality woven into his great time management skills as well! That was a tough tour to fit within a short amount of time, but he managed to get us through safely in the middle of downtown. We had nothing but good feelings by the end.

Review by: Kathryn B, United States of America	November 2008
This was well done, with just the right amount of breaks.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2007
We were glad that we were part of the tour group to go to the Centro district. We felt safe the entire time and got a lot more from the tour because of our well informed tour guide. The walking tour can be long and tiring, so save it for a time when you can rest a bit afterwards. It really is worth it if you enjoy looking at architecture and historical sites. This tour showed us a side of Rio that we hadn't seen before and may not have explored on our own.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	March 2007
Our guide was very informative and protective. I think we had an advantage by having our tour on a Saturday instead of a weekday. It was not too crowded.

Review by: Kathleen P	September 2006
A really good tour with an excellent guide. We began by coach and then were guided on foot through downtown Rio, ending up at Cafe Colombo. We really enjoyed the trip and learned a lot.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2006
We loved the Historic Tour of Rio. Just make sure to call ahead and confirm the departure time.