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Christ, Sugarloaf, Selaron
Steakhouse lunch day
- Length8 - 9 hours
- PickupSouth Zone hotels
- GuidesEn, Pt, Es, Fr, It
Cost for your group
Rio de Janeiro tour packages: what each day costs and includes
Christ, Sugarloaf, Selaron and lunch
★ 4.5 · 2,984 user reviews
The quick version
Rio de Janeiro tour packages range from short mornings at the Christ statue to full days with lunch, and many prices leave out the Corcovado or Sugarloaf tickets.
Price essentials
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Rio day tours priced for your party
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- Christ, Sugarloaf, SelaronFull day with lunch · for each guest from $74
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View - Highlights with lunch8 hours · for each guest from $131
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View - Sunset half day6 hours · for each guest from $122
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View - Christ and Selaron3 hours · for each guest from $60
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Starting prices on GetYourGuide, exchanged at the ECB reference rate. The booking page gives the exact price.
Rio de Janeiro tour packages range from a 3-hour morning to a full day with lunch. Here are the main city tours with their from-prices, and the tickets they leave out.
Editorial team, riodejaneirotour.click · Updated November 11, 2026 · Takes 7 min
Quick look
- Our full dayChrist, Sugarloaf, Selaron and a steakhouse lunch, from $74.
- Most reviewed dayA 6-stop highlights day with lunch, from $131.
- Sunset half dayChrist, Selaron and Sugarloaf at sunset, from $122.
- Short morningsChrist and the Selaron Steps in 3 hours, from $60.
- Check the ticketsSome options leave out Sugarloaf admission.
How Rio city tours are priced
Rio packs its big sights onto different hills, so almost every city tour is built around a vehicle that carries you between them. The price you see on a listing covers that transport, a guide and whatever the option includes, which can mean a lunch, a train ticket up Corcovado or the Sugarloaf cable car. Tours that look alike on the map can therefore differ a lot in what you still pay on the day.
Lengths fall into clear bands. Short mornings of 3 hours cover Christ the Redeemer and the Selaron Steps, half days of 5 or 6 hours add Sugarloaf, and full days of 7 to 9 hours add Tijuca, the cathedral, a lunch or all of these. A longer day also means more time in traffic between stops, which is worth weighing against the extra sights.
The main listings can be cancelled free of charge until a day before, and you can hold a seat now and pay nearer the date. Booking early therefore carries little risk: if the summit of Corcovado is in cloud on your chosen morning, you can move to a sunnier date at no cost, provided you change it in time.
Every option
Rio city tours by length and price
| Tour | Length | Main stops | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our full day | 8 - 9 hours | Christ, Selaron, Sugarloaf | $74 |
| Highlights with lunch | 8 hours | Christ, Sugarloaf and more | $131 |
| Christ and Tijuca | 7 hours | Christ, Selaron, Tijuca | $73 |
| Sunset half day | 6 hours | Christ, Selaron, Sugarloaf | $122 |
| Christ and Sugarloaf | 5 hours | Christ, Sugarloaf | $130 |
| Santa Teresa tram | 4 hours | Tram, Selaron, Lapa | $71 |
| Christ and Selaron | 3 hours | Christ, Selaron | $60 |
| Hop-on hop-off bus | Valid 1 day | Bus loop | $37 |
From-prices are GetYourGuide starting prices, not quotes; admission tickets may be extra.
The full day sold on this site
The tour this site sells is a guided day of 8 - 9 hours from $74, with 2,984 reviews averaging 4.5. Pickup covers the larger hotels of Leme, Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and Barra da Tijuca, though not hostels or B&Bs, and its guides work in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian. In the breakdown, guides score 4.7, transport 4.6 and value 4.4.
The day goes up Corcovado to Christ the Redeemer by van or by train, depending on the option, then passes Maracana stadium and the Sambadrome, which are seen from the outside only. It stops at the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Selaron Steps, and ends with Sugarloaf by cable car. The lunch options add an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse meal, the churrascaria lunch that gives the tour its BBQ label.
Read the options before you pay. Sugarloaf admission is included in some options only, and without it you get free time at the foot of the mountain instead of a ride up. The option without lunch also drops the Sugarloaf ticket. The listing adds that the tour needs a minimum number of people, and if too few book, the operator offers another date or your money back, and that traffic or rain can reshuffle the sequence of the stops.
Hours per tour
How long Rio city tours last
- Christ and Selaron3
- Santa Teresa tram4
- Christ and Sugarloaf5
- Sunset half day6
- Christ and Tijuca7
- Highlights day8
Hours taken from each GetYourGuide listing; Rio traffic may add to them.
Best tours in Rio de Janeiro, by length and price
Which are the best tours in Rio de Janeiro depends on how many hours you have, so compare like with like. Among full days, the 6-stop highlights day with lunch has 5,475 reviews and runs 8 hours from $131 with guides in 6 languages. A 9-hour Christ and Sugarloaf day starts from $138, and the Christ, Selaron and Tijuca day runs 7 hours from $73.
Half days suit a first morning or an afternoon after a late arrival. The 6-hour half day with Christ, the Selaron Steps and a Sugarloaf sunset starts from $122 and has 2,487 reviews. A 5-hour Christ and Sugarloaf half day by van starts from $130 and offers free rebooking if the road up is closed by bad weather. A 5-hour express version of the same pair starts from $110.
Short tours fill a gap in a busy plan. Christ and the Selaron Steps in 3 hours start from $60, and a 4-hour Santa Teresa tram tour with the Selaron Steps and Lapa starts from $71. For travelers changing planes, a 5-hour airport layover tour to Christ and Sugarloaf starts from $205.
Narrow it down
The Rio tour that fits your plan
Start from your time and priorities, then compare prices.
If I want every big sight in one day
Our full day
Christ, Selaron, Sugarloaf and lunch, from $74.
If I want sunset from Sugarloaf
Sunset half day
6 hours ending at Sugarloaf, from $122.
If I only have a morning
Christ and Selaron
3 hours with pickup listed, from $60.
If I want forest as well as the statue
Christ and Tijuca
7 hours with the Selaron Steps, from $73.
If I am between flights
Layover tour
5 hours to Christ and Sugarloaf, from $205.
Shortlist
Rio days most travelers compare
Big group day
Highlights with lunch
Most reviewed
- Length8 hours
- Stops6
- Guides6 languages
Evening finish
Sunset half day
Christ to Sugarloaf
- Length6 hours
- GroupsPrivate or small
- GuidesEs, En, Pt
Day tours in Rio de Janeiro beyond the classic stops
Many visitors add day tours in Rio de Janeiro that leave the classic circuit. A guided jeep tour through the Tijuca rainforest runs 4 hours from $92, and a rainforest hike to waterfalls and caves runs 5 hours from $76. Both fit a morning before a beach afternoon. Our page on the Tijuca rainforest covers them in detail.
Community walks are the other common add-on, and they cost much less than a full day. The most reviewed Rocinha walk lasts 2 to 3 hours from $32, and the leading Santa Marta tour starts from $33. Read our favela tour guide before booking either: foreign governments advise against favela visits, while the city tourism agency says visits are best made with registered local guides.1,2
At the top of the range sit the flights. A helicopter hop of 6 minutes from Urca Hill starts from $154, and the most reviewed flight of 20 - 40 minutes starts from $220. They are the priciest minutes in Rio, but they show the beaches, the lagoon and the Christ statue together in a way no road can.
The full day
The stops of the day tour sold here
Pickup
South Zone hotel
Major hotels from Leme to Barra da Tijuca.
Corcovado
Christ the Redeemer
Up by van or train, through the Tijuca Forest.
City
Maracana and Sambadrome
Both seen from the outside only.
Centre
Cathedral and Selaron
The Metropolitan Cathedral, then the tiled steps.
Lunch
Steakhouse
All-you-can-eat Brazilian barbecue in the lunch options.
Afternoon
Sugarloaf
By cable car; admission in some options only.
What a tour price usually leaves out
The biggest extra is admission. If your option does not include the Corcovado train, the railway sells its own tickets: when we checked on 11 November 2026, its own site quoted an adult fare of BRL 139 as the price for a visit that day, covering the ride up and down and access to the monument, valid for any nationality.3 Bought through GetYourGuide, a Corcovado train seat with statue entry costs from $48, and a Sugarloaf cable car pass from $47.
Drinks at lunch, snacks along the way and anything you buy at the Selaron Steps are on you. Brazil uses the real, written BRL, and you will want a few notes for small purchases such as water, a snack at the steps or a souvenir tile.4 Paying by card is normal, yet British advice reports cloned cards at ATMs and shop tills, so never let yours out of view.5
Tips are a personal choice and no official rate applies to tours. If a guide made the day, leave something, more when they handled a big group well or adapted to the weather. Hand it over directly at the end. If the tour was cut short or did not deliver what the listing said, raise that with the booking platform instead.
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Read the listing
Check these before you pay
What is included3
- Corcovado train or van, and which option
- Sugarloaf cable car admission
- Lunch and whether drinks are extra
Logistics3
- Pickup area and the hotels it covers
- Total length, including traffic
- Guide languages and group type
Flexibility3
- Free cancellation window
- What happens if Corcovado is in cloud
- Pay now or reserve and pay later
Packages, single tours and how to judge an operator
Some agencies sell multi-day Rio packages that bundle hotels, transfers and tours. They can save effort, but they lock you into a schedule set weeks ahead, when nobody can know which mornings Corcovado will be clear. Booking single tours with free cancellation lets you build the same trip and move a day when the weather turns.
Whoever you book with, check that they work legally. Brazil's Cadastur list covers agencies and tourist transport firms as well as guides, and a guide also needs a finished technical course to work.6,7 A registered guide carries a Cadastur badge, which you can ask to see on the day.8 A reputable operator will also answer messages before the tour, confirm the pickup time the evening before and name the guide who will meet you.
Reviews tell you the rest. Look at the number of reviews as well as the score, and read the newest ones for pickup times and the length of the lunch stop. A ticket for the hop-on hop-off bus in Rio de Janeiro, valid 1 day, starts from $37 but averages 3.5 across 592 reviews, a reminder that the cheapest ticket is not always the easiest day.
Which tour to book first
Book the tour that holds Christ the Redeemer first, and put it early in your stay. The statue stands 710 metres up by Riotur's figure,9 and cloud on the summit can hide both the statue and the view. With free cancellation, an early booking costs nothing if you have to move it. Check the forecast and the summit view the evening before; if the mountain is wrapped in cloud, move the tour to a clearer day and use the free morning for the beach or a museum instead.
For a single full day that covers the essentials, the day sold on this site packs in the essentials: Christ, the Selaron Steps, Sugarloaf, a look at Maracana and the Sambadrome, and the cathedral, from $74. If you would rather watch the sun go down from Sugarloaf, the sunset half day is the alternative.
Then fill the gaps. A rainforest morning, a community walk or a flight each add something the city day does not, and each costs less time than another full tour. Leave at least one day free of bookings for the beach, which in Rio is not a break from sightseeing but part of it. A slow morning at Ipanema or Copacabana, with a coconut from a kiosk and a swim between the flags, shows you how the city lives as much as any tour.
FAQ
Fast answers to common questions.
How much does a Rio city tour cost?
From about $60.
Short mornings start from $60; full days with lunch from $74 to $138.
Does the price include Christ and Sugarloaf tickets?
It depends on the option.
On our day tour Sugarloaf admission is in some options only.
Is lunch included?
In the lunch options.
The lunch options include an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse meal.
Which hotels get pickup?
Major South Zone hotels.
Larger hotels in the beach districts and Barra da Tijuca; no hostel or B&B stops.
How long is the full day?
8 - 9 hours.
The day tour sold here lasts 8 - 9 hours with hotel pickup and drop-off.
Can I cancel if it is cloudy?
Yes, a day ahead.
Both leading days can be cancelled at no cost until 24 hours before departure.
Is the hop-on hop-off bus worth it?
Read the reviews.
A 1-day ticket starts from $37 and averages 3.5 across 592 reviews.
Sources
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (gov.uk) · Brazil travel advice: safety and security ↩
- Riotur, Rio de Janeiro City Tourism (riotur.rio) · Roles nas favelas cariocas ↩
- Trem do Corcovado (the Corcovado railway, tremdocorcovado.rio) · Trem do Corcovado: tickets ↩
- Government of Canada (travel.gc.ca) · Travel advice and advisories for Brazil ↩
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (gov.uk) · Brazil travel advice: safety and security ↩
- Government of Brazil (gov.br), Ministry of Tourism service page · Cadastrar Guia de Turismo (Cadastur) ↩
- Government of Brazil (gov.br), Ministry of Tourism service page · Cadastrar Guia de Turismo (Cadastur) ↩
- Government of Brazil (gov.br), Ministry of Tourism service page · Cadastrar Guia de Turismo (Cadastur) ↩
- Riotur, Rio de Janeiro City Tourism (riotur.rio) · Christ the Redeemer ↩