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Tour Packages and Tourism on your own in Rio!

Filed under: Ask Us - April 11th, 2006

Your Question:

We have been on some web sites and there seems to be lots of agents who organize trips in Rio de Janeiro. My wife and I want to got to Sugar loaf, Christ the Redeemer, Botanical gardens, Maracanã for 4 football matches (Vasco v Flamenco 28 Oct, Botafogo v Fluminense 4 Nov, Flamenco v Santa Cruz Nov 2, and Flamenco v Atlético Nov 5), horse racing and maybe a boat trip round Rio harbour. Iis it better to contact these agents to organize a package for all the trips before we get there or organize them locally on our arrival? Any idea what the cost of the above trips would work out at?

Our Reply:

It is better to contact these agents when you get in Rio. There are many agents doing this kind of work in Rio. You will receive many folders with tour packages when you are sitting on the beach in Rio. Being here, you will be able to see pictures of all these tours and you will also be able to deal with the agents in person. There are many different kinds of packages tours, and you will easily find a different thing to do in Rio every day. Here is one example of how much things may cost and what these tour packages look like. The prices are related to April 2006, so it may be different by the time you get in Rio in October.

Tours Packages (Options and Prices): This is only one example of what you will find in Rio de Janeiro regarding tours package.

Option1: Statue of Christ - $25.00 US (each person) - 4 hours tour
Pick up in your hotel, Tijuca Forest, Christ Statue, City Tour, Sambodrome, Maracanã Stadium, Cathedral, and return to your hotel.

Option2: Sugar Loaf Mountain $30.00US (each person) - 4 hours tour
Pick you in your hotel, Sugar Loaf Mountain (cable cars ride included), and return to your hotel.

Option3: A Day in Rio de Janeiro - $60.00US (each person) – 9 hours tour
Sugar Loaf Mountain (cable cars ride included), Rio Beaches Tour, lunch, Tijuca Forest, Statue of Christ, City Tour, Sambodrome, Maracanã Stadium, Cathedral

Option 4: A Night in Rio de Janeiro - $120 (each person) – 4 hours tour
Pick up in your hotel, dinner, show/concert ticket, and return to your hotel.

Option 5: Búzios - Cabo Frio - Angra dos Reis (Nearby Cities) from $40.00US to $80.00US – 10 hours tour.
Pick up in your Hotel, City Tour of the City you are going to visit, lunch included, Beach Tour, and return to you hotel.

Option 6: Soccer Matches (big groups) with a Tour Guide: $25.00US (each). Price includes: pick up from your hotel, soccer game in Maracanã Stadium, and return to your hotel. 4 hour Tour.

How much would that cost to do on your own?

Here are the prices you will pay to get into these attractions. The additional costs on going on your own would be the costs of a tax ride, a bus, or subway.

Soccer Matches on your own: Prices will vary from $9.00US (general bleachers) to $20.00 US (chair sits) – away from the crowd.

Sugar Loaf Mountain – $ 17.00US (each)

Statue of Christ Train – $ 16.00US (each)

Regarding a horse racing, you would want to check the Jockey Club’s Page when you are in Rio. Horse racings do not happen every day, so it is important that you check their schedule. The Jockey Club is located between two other tourist attractions, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake and the Botanical Gardens. Getting there is easy, and any taxi driver or a bus would be able to get you there safely.

If you have any further questions, just write to us and we will try to help you to answer them. Planning your trip far in advance will make you have an awesome time in Rio.

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