Half- and full-day excursions from Rio de Janeiro

Corcovado Redeemer’s Statue and Tijuca Coastal Rainforest

Daily from Rio - Half day

Collection from hotel with guide. Corcovado is the highest of the easily-accessible mountains in Rio, and the huge statue of Christ with arms outstretched is one of Rio’s landmarks. The drive through the rainforest that covers the hillside leaves a lasting impression of this spectacular beach-city in the tropics.

Pão de Açucar: Sugar Loaf Mountain

Daily from Rio - Half day

Collection from hotel. There is a two-stage cable car to the top of the Sugar Loaf (Pão de Açucar), with panoramic views of Rio’s beaches to the south: Copacabana and Ipanema. And beyond, like Sugar Loaf itself, half a dozen granite monolithic morros rise straight from the water’s edge.

Schooner: Tropical Island

Daily from Rio - Full day

After collection from hotel, drive through the suburbs of Rio to embark at the small port of Itacuruçá, for voyage by schooner to palm-fringed tropical beaches. Lunch included. For overnight options see Pestaña, Portobello and Frade.

Maracana Stadium - football match

Evenings only - please enquire

Rarely is a visitor in Rio without coinciding with a football match.  A visit to the Maracana stadium, one of the worlds largest seating 95,000 people, is an electric experience.  The football will keep you on the edge of your seat, and the samba beat will keep you off your seat altogether!