First rate trip to see the highlights of Petropolis. The hotel pickups in Rio at the start of the tour included too man stops. But, once we were on the way our guide, Tanya, was great. She efficiently and effectively communicated to a diverse group in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The tour was well organized once we reached Petropolis. We saw or visited most of the highlights before a late 2:30 pm delightful, bargain-priced lunch next door to the cathedral. It was smart of Tanya to suggest waiting until after lunch to visit the Imperial Museum. By then the crowds had thinned out and we were to tour at a leisurely pace. Tanya was exceedingly accommodating in having the driver drop me off close to the port so as to reboard my ship. The tour was well worth the price, and the guide was worth her weight in gold.
Review by: Zairi, February 2018
Well I was the 1st stop for pick up and we did about 9 pick ups this took over an hour out original pick up time was 8:10 but the arrival of the tour guide was :20 mins later due to inclement weather. Call it a drive by, stop in a few places for 3-5mins photo opportunity and move on type of trip
Review by: mlbrzo1, January 2018
enjoyed the trip, very outgoing tour leader. Packed day, quite long.
Review by: carol q, December 2017
Very good saw lots of things beautiful screeners. Tour guide was great. Carol australia
Review by: Robert M, November 2017
Petropolis is a fascinating place if you are interested in history. The guide was very knowledgeable about the different places we visited and could answer our questions. It is also a very picturesque place and we had plenty of opportunities for photographs, except in the Imperial Museum where it is not allowed. My only issue were there were times when things could be more organized. We were left in downtown for shopping for over one hour, and everyone felt that was a waste of time.
Review by: Stephen G, November 2017
The mini bus transport was clean and comfortable, our tour guide TTUHLALA was brilliant, she kept us entertained and informed even though we were the only British couple on the tour. _br/_ The Petropolis trip started at a chocolate store, which was okay then on to the shopping centre in Petropolis which was not for us. From there we visited the Crystal Palace, quite interesting. We made a short trip to Santo Dumont's house 8 reals entrance fee where a video explained the inventors life. We then had a buffet meal 40 reals good food and value. Next was a visited to the Cathedral followed by the museum Royal Summer Palace, for us this was the highlight of the tour and our guide kept us informed throughout. A worth while day trip made more enjoyable by our guide TT.
Review by: Michelle W, October 2017
Great tour outside of the city. Nice seeing the Museum and Crystal Palace. Long drives but worth it. Hey when stopping for lunch the guide wanted everyone to eat at a local restaurant. But my husband and I noticed a brewery with a beer garden right by where we stopping for lunch. Which lunch is on your own. So we walked over to the Brewery. Free brewery tour and great beer and food to enjoy after. So happy we did this extra stop at Bohemia Brewery in Petropolis. If you a beer fan, this is a must check out at lunch time!
Review by: David L, October 2017
The only trip we have been disappointed with. We were seated over the back wheels and i hit my head on the roof twice. The seat belt was broken and very uncomfortable. The tour guide had three groups. Spanish at t6he front, Portugese in the middle and English at the back. She struggled with English and although we couldn't understand her we were compelled to pay attention and we misses a lot of the scenery. We would recommend this tour only with a better tour guide and road worthy vehicle.
Review by: Malia V H, May 2017
Really good. The guide kept calling places while we were on the tour to make sure that we were not caught in crowds at any of the locations. She was funny and knowledgeable. Kept the tour moving without feeling rushed.
Review by: Miles B, March 2017
The place was really interesting. I wish they've allowed us to take photos of the Imperial Museum. However, the tour was great.
Review by: harrisontoe, January 2017
get to see something outside of rio
Review by: Violeta, January 2017
Excellent choice! Wonderful trip and competent guide! It was a pleasure to spend one day in Petropolis, far from the madding crowd in Rio!
Review by: S C H, September 2016
Excellent but could have spent less time in shopping area and more time looking at the really interesting places. Needed stronger travel medicatioN to cope with the winding roads of the ascent might be worth making this clearer in your description of the day.
Review by: Linda W, August 2016
the tour was fine, it was the tour diretor Tonya I did not like.. Even though_br/_ I had requested the tour in English, she spoke mostly in Portuguese as _br/_ most of the other people spoke both languages. She would talk 5-10 _br/_ minutes in Portuguese and then just a few words in English. As a _br/_ result I missed seeing one of the tour highlights because she did not_br/_ tell me when we were to see it. Also she caused undue stress on me_br/_ when on our way back the bus stopped and people started to get off_br/_ I did not know why as she spoke in Portuguese. When I asked what_br/_ we were doing she just told me to stay on the bus for the time. Turned_br/_ out it was the free time about 40 minutes to look around the city, but she_br/_ could not be bothered to explain that in English. When I came back to_br/_ get the bus, no bus and no around causing me to think the bus had _br/_ already left without me. She gave no apologies.
Review by: Peter L, August 2016
This was a good tour. Interested parties should be aware that there is a fairly long drive between Rio and Petropolis. Google Maps will say that it's 1 hour 15 minutes from Copacabana, but there are hotel stops to make to pick up fellow tourists. The countryside was pretty, but it would have been nice to have some dialog over the speakers or headsets to describe what we were looking at along the drive.
Review by: Jabari W, June 2016
Good tour as it was nice to see a different part of Brazil and learn its history of the Portuguese royal family. Lunch was superb. Disappointing you couldn't take pictures inside the Impetial Museum.
Review by: Jennifer P, June 2016
The guide we had was truly a delight and well versed in the history of Rio de Janeiro. It was though she made the vacation....Rio at its best!
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