Rio Historic Downtown - Walking Tour (car pick-up included)
Joined 2024
Get to know the history of Rio with your guide!
The best way to get to know the history of Rio is by doing a walking tour with your local tour guide in Rio. You will have the chance to experience the Historic Center where the city was founded, in 1565.
We will park the car at the Metropolitan Cathedral and start walking by churches, squares and palaces. You will understand the history of Rio from 1565 to the present days.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Hotel
- Pick-up and Drop-off in a private transportation at: Locations in the south zone of the city Rio de Janeiro. Port of Rio de Janeiro
Metropolitan Cathedral
We will appreciate the iconic architecture of the metropolitan cathedral of Rio (outside and inside).
Church São Francisco da Penitência
Visit to the interior of the church of Franciscans, one of the most beautiful churches of Brazil.
Colombo Confectionery
Visit to the iconic interior of the Colombo Confectionary, where we are gonna have some time for a coffee, snacks or desserts.
Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
Lusophone cultural institution and one of the most beautiful and imposing libraries in the world.
XV of November Square
Square where some of the most important facts of Brazil's history happened. It is where are located the former Cathedral and the Paço Imperial.
CCBB
Cultural center located in a beautiful building where temporary exhibitions on different themes take place.
Candelaria church
Lunch time together
St. Bento Monastery
In this monastery is where is located probably the most beautiful church of Brazil.
Light Vehicle on the Trail (VLT) way back to cinelandia
We are going to take this safe public transportation for a 5 minutes ride to get to Cinelandia square.
Cinelandia square
Square of the Municipal Theater, National Library and City Hall Palace are located (we don't go inside these attractions; we will appreciate the outside architecture)
Ending Point
Hotel
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Transportation via Citroen C3 Aircon 7-seater 2025
- Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south or central zone of Rio (if starting from Barra, start time of the tour will need to be 1h earlier).
- Gasoline fee
- Toll fee
- Guide Fees
- 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 1.70 meters tall in the 2 back seats.
For more than 4 adults over 1.70 meters, I rent a van (at an extra cost), so that the tour is extremely comfortable for everyone.
- Coffee, snacks
- Church entrances (US$5)
Tour Important Information
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
* This tour is not recommended for those with severe back/knee problems.
* This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south or central zone of Rio (if starting from Barra, start time of the tour will need to be 1h earlier).
Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south or central zone of Rio (if starting from Barra, start time of the tour will need to be 1h earlier).
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
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!
$290/ per group
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