Citroen C3 Aircross - 2025

Favela Tour + The Maze Rio

Car Tour (driving guide)

Joined 2024

Alan D.

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Rio de Janeiro

English, French, Portuguese (Native), Spanish

3 hours

Private tour (only you and Alan D.)

Up to 6 people

Get to know the Favela Tavares Bastos, the worldwide famous FIFA Street pitch, and an autentic hidden gem: The Maze Rio, the brazilian Park Güell!

Located in the safest square meter of Rio de Janeiro, next to the headquarters of BOPE (type of Brazilian SWAT), Tavares Bastos is where is located The Maze Rio: a house with an unusual architecture covered with mosaics - and a panoramic view of Rio.

A visit to Tavares Bastos is a true Carioca experience, where art, history and culture come together

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

10:30 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel

- Pick-up in a private transportation at: - Locations in the South or Central zone of the city. - Port of Rio de Janeiro

11:00 AM

Tavares Bastos

Favela walking tour heading down, visiting the site of foundation of the favela, bars, beautiful views on the way - and you will have an understanding of their day-by-day life.

12:00 PM

The Maze Rio

Favela Tavares Bastos is where is located The Maze Rio, the brazilian Park Güell: a house covered with mosaics with an unusual architecture, and venue for live music performances.

Ending Point

At your hotel

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

- Local Kombi Van to get to the top of the favela

- Private transportation.

- Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south zone of Rio.

- My car is a 7-seater SUV and can accommodate 6 passengers (plus me as the driver guide). For tours, I recommend a total of 4 adults and 2 more persons up to 1.60 meters tall in the 2 back seats. For more than 4 adults over 1.60 meters, I rent a van with a driver (at an extra cost), so that the tour is extremely comfortable for everyone.

- Gasoline fee and toll fees

What‘s not included

- Entry Ticket to The Maze Rio (US$4 per person)

- Water, snacks and personal expenses.

Tour Important Information

* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2024

Alan D.

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About Tour Guide Alan D.

Hi and welcome! My name is Alan, I am 44 years old, and I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Having been to 35 countries on all the continents of the world, and having lived in Australia, Holland, Israel and Argentina, I have had the opportunity to be in touch with different cultures and languages - and this grew my desire to show my city, Rio de Janeiro, to tourists.

I am a licensed tour guide in Rio by EMBRATUR, the Brazilian Institute of Tourism, and have been a private guide in Rio de Janeiro since 2013, having carried out hundreds of private tours of Rio, and have become more and more in love with my city and with my job as a Rio Tour Guide.

I am fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and have a BA in Social Communication. When I'm not guiding, I enjoy writing, reading, spirituality, hiking and studying languages (I also speak intermediate French).

In my private tours in Rio de Janeiro I use a 7-seater car (including me as rio de janeiro driver guide), and my motivation is to be flexible and to offer you tailor-made tours in Rio, customized to your needs and desires, optimizing your time in Rio.

What I look for in each tour, is to provide you with an experience that you will remember for many years to come!