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Rio From the Sea: Guanabara Bay Cruise with Optional Barbecue Lunch
(88) Reviews
Rio de Janeiro
Important Information
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pick-up at selected hotels in Barra da Tijuca available on request ($10.00 per person). Please contact the local provider to arrange this service
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The bay ride is made by Schooner and takes around 2 hours.
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In private options, only guide and hotel transfer are private. Schooner Cruise is still shared
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Spend half a day sailing on Guanabara Bay, for the most beautiful views of Rio de Janeiro with Sugar Loaf Mountain towering in the distance. Pass the bay's islands and forts as you cruise the idylic waters. From the water you can see Rio’s downtown, cruise just below planes landing in Santos Dumont Airport, see the Museum of Tomorrow, go under the Niterói Bridge and see the lovely beaches from Rio’s siter city, as well as seeing the famous Oscar Niemeyer Museum. The Guanabara Bay Cruise includes roundtrip transportation from your Rio de Janeiro hotel. An optional all you can eat barbecue lunch is also available on your return, in a local Rio restaurant.
Highlights
From 4 hours to 6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 4 hours to 6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop off to Most Hotels in São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana (South Zone)
Lunch at Barbecue House - all you can eat style (if option selected)
2-hour Guanabara Bay cruise
Professional Tour Guide
Gratuities
Beverages
Food (if option selected)
Rio From the Sea: Guanabara Bay Cruise with Optional Barbecue Lunch
(88) Reviews
Rio de Janeiro
About
Spend half a day sailing on Guanabara Bay, for the most beautiful views of Rio de Janeiro with Sugar Loaf Mountain towering in the distance. Pass the bay's islands and forts as you cruise the idylic waters. From the water you can see Rio’s downtown, cruise just below planes landing in Santos Dumont Airport, see the Museum of Tomorrow, go under the Niterói Bridge and see the lovely beaches from Rio’s siter city, as well as seeing the famous Oscar Niemeyer Museum. The Guanabara Bay Cruise includes roundtrip transportation from your Rio de Janeiro hotel. An optional all you can eat barbecue lunch is also available on your return, in a local Rio restaurant.
Highlights
From 4 hours to 6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 4 hours to 6 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop off to Most Hotels in São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana (South Zone)
Lunch at Barbecue House - all you can eat style (if option selected)
2-hour Guanabara Bay cruise
Professional Tour Guide
Gratuities
Beverages
Food (if option selected)
Itinerary
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Marina da Gloria
After the pick up at your hotel, you get to Marina da Gloria Pier, where the boat leaves at 9:30m or so.
15 minutes
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Guanabara Bay
Get a nice perspective from the sea and check the surroundings from a different view.
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Santos Dumont Airport
Check out the Rio's airport for home destinations and have the chance to see airplanes landing or departing. See how big they are!
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Ilha Fiscal
Originally named by Europeans as Ilha dos Ratos (Rat Island), its current name comes from the fact there have worked since the Guarda Fiscal, serving the port of the then capital of the Empire in the nineteenth century. The island became famous for having housed the famous Baile da Ilha Fiscal, the last big party of the Empire before the coup d'état that proclaimed the Republic in November 1889.
Ilha Fiscal now houses a museum of cultural history that is maintained by the Navy of Brazil.
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Downtown RJ
You will get a nice perspective of the huge buildings and avenues from Downtown Rio. Be enchanted with urban area, without transit and noise!
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Church of Our Lady of the Candelaria
Get a nice perspective of an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Portuguese colonial Baroque façade with later Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance interior elements.
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Museu do Amanha
The Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Check out the beauty and modernism of this exquisite structure.
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Ponte Rio–Niteroi
Pass right underneath the President Costa e Silva Bridge, commonly known as the Rio–Niterói Bridge. It connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.
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Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi
Get a nice perspective of the iconic Museum projected by the famous brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. Completed in 1996, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is one of the city’s main landmarks.
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Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra
View the beautiful and historical Fort located in Niterói
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Urca
See the beautiful neighborhood that hosts one of the major Rio's sights: The Sugar Loaf Mountain
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Sugarloaf Mountain Cable Car
Get a wonderful perspective of the Sugar Loaf from the sea. Sugar Loaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 m above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
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Botafogo Bay
See the Boafogo Bay, that links the South Zone to downtown Rio.
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Flamengo district
Get a nice perspective of Aterro do Flamengo and its parks, designed by Burle Marx
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Copacabana Beach
Check the Copacabana Beach, the most famous beach in the city (maybe even in the country, or in the world) and is about 4 km long. Among the trademarks is its boardwalk with waves drawn in Portuguese stone, designed by famous brazilian landscaper Burle Max.
