Ruins Park in Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa Trolley

Selaron Steps

Ruins Park - Santa Teresa

View from Chinese View

Tijuca Forest

Chinese View

View from Chinese View

Tijuca National Park

Taunay Waterfall - Tijuca Forest

Tijuca Forest

Citroen C3 Aircross 7-seater

Santa Teresa & Tijuca Forest

Car Tour (driving guide)

Joined 2024

Alan D.

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Rio de Janeiro

English, French, Portuguese (Native), Spanish

7 hours

Private tour (only you and Alan D.)

Up to 6 people

This combination will make you experience totally different atmosphere: the nature and silence of the Tijuca Forest and the picturesque Santa Teresa neighborhood.

In 6 hours you will see a big amount of the Tijuca National Park, where we are going to visit the Chinese View, the Taunay waterfall and drive around - and Santa Teresa, where we are going to take the trolley and visit Selaron Stairs and the Ruins Park.

Let's head together from Santa Teresa to the Tijuca Forest!

Itinerary

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

08:00 AM

Meeting Point

Hotel

- Locations in the south and central zones of the city Rio de Janeiro. Port of Rio de Janeiro.

08:40 AM

Canoas viewpoint

We are going to start the tour visiting this wonderful viewpoint inside the Tijuca Forest.

09:10 AM

Taunay waterfall

Biggest waterfall of Rio that was painted several times by french artist Taunay.

10:10 AM

Chinese View (closed on weekends and holidays)

From this chinese pagoda viewpoint, you will see a view with a different perspective of the city.

11:00 AM

Mirante Dona Marta

Most beautiful entrance free viewpoint of Rio!

01:20 PM

Ruins Park (closed on mondays)

Old house that used to be owned by a Brazilian socialite woman called Laurinda Santos Lobo. From the top of the house, it's possible to see a beautiful view of Rio.

02:00 PM

Selaron Steps

Famous tiles project made by the chilean artist Selaron.

Ending Point

Hotel

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

- Transportation via Citroen C3 Aircross 7-seater 2025.

- Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south or central 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.

- Toll fee.

- Guide Fees.

What‘s not included

- Food and Beverages.

Tour Important Information

Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south or central 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 1.70 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.

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

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!