Sugar Loaf Mountain Half-Day Tour
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4 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English and 9 more
Overview
Explore Rio and visit Sugar Loaf Mountain during this 4-hour morning tour. Visit some of the city's most important landmarks, including the Metropolitan Cathedral and Copacabana Beach. Then, board a glassed-in cable car bound for Sugar Loaf's peak, stopping once at a scenic viewpoint. Upon reaching the top of Sugar Loaf at 1,299 feet (396 meters) above sea level, admire the views of Niteroi, Copacabana, and Santa Cruz Fortress. Round-trip transportation from selected Rio hotels is included.
- 4-hour guided tour to Sugar Loaf Mountain including cable car ride (options with ticket included or excluded).
- Admire the impressive view below, including Copacabana Beach, Guanabara Bay, and Santa Cruz
- Drive through downtown Rio including the Municipal Theater (Teatro Municipal) and Flamengo Park
- Roundtrip transport from selected Rio de Janeiro hotels included
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Following morning pickup from your hotel in Rio (pickup is available in São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema, and Copacabana), embark on a tour of the city with your local guide.
Drive by the traditional Cinelandia Square where the various historic buildings such as the Municipal Theater, the National Library, and the National Museum of Fine Arts are located.
Pass the Sambadrome, where Carnival's samba competition takes place, and stop at the Metropolitan Cathedral, famous for its unusual architecture.
When you reach the Urca neighborhood, board a glassed-in cable car for the ascent to the peak, stopping once at a scenic viewpoint. Upon reaching the top of Sugar Loaf at 1,299 feet (396 meters) above sea level, admire the views of Niteroi, Copacabana, and Santa Cruz Fortress.
When you descend from Sugar Loaf Mountain, enjoy transportation back to your Rio hotel.
Please note: This tour offers options with and without tickets. Ensure you select your preference on booking.
Drive by the traditional Cinelandia Square where the various historic buildings such as the Municipal Theater, the National Library, and the National Museum of Fine Arts are located.
Pass the Sambadrome, where Carnival's samba competition takes place, and stop at the Metropolitan Cathedral, famous for its unusual architecture.
When you reach the Urca neighborhood, board a glassed-in cable car for the ascent to the peak, stopping once at a scenic viewpoint. Upon reaching the top of Sugar Loaf at 1,299 feet (396 meters) above sea level, admire the views of Niteroi, Copacabana, and Santa Cruz Fortress.
When you descend from Sugar Loaf Mountain, enjoy transportation back to your Rio hotel.
Please note: This tour offers options with and without tickets. Ensure you select your preference on booking.
Itinerary
The first cable car takes you to Urca Hill, a vantage point 215 meters high for which already grants beautiful views of Guanabara Bay and its islands, Flamengo and Botafogo beaches, Santos Dummont Airport, the Rio-Niterói Bridge, Urca’s neighborhood and Corcovado Mountain.
Duration: 10 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
A second cable car takes you up to the top. When you get there, you will understand why Rio is considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. At 395 meters you’ll enjoy breathtaking views from Copacabana beach, Niterói and the Santa Cruz fortress. From up there, you will have no trouble understanding why Rio is nicknamed “Wonderful City”.
Duration: 40 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
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- "My wife and I have never been to Rio, so it was great to have a guide and transportation from our hotel and back again." See review
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